DOS Gateway

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h2. History

One of the problems of a multiuser BBS program as opposed to a multinode BBS program was the inability to "shell out" to DOS, that is, suspend the BBS program and get to a DOS prompt. If one was allowed to do this, everyone on the BBS would pause, not just the channel that was shelling out.

Users needed to be able to perform basic DOS tasks. A couple of ISVs answered this need. [Logicom]'s [Don Arnel|DonArnel] was one of them.

The need for this module was eliminated when [Galacticomm|gcomm:Home] released version 6.0 of [The Major BBS|gcomm:TheMajorBBS], which incorporated the Remote Sysop Menu from [Moonshae Telecomm|MoonshaeTelecomm]'s [Functions and Utilities|FunctionsAndUtilities] package, which included these features. 

h2. Module Information

This software simulates a gateway to DOS while your BBS is up and running, permitting you to execute a limited number of useful DOS operations. Access to the DOS Gateway is through the remote accounting section of the BBS which is accessible only to the Sysop. Commands available include:

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 CHDIR or CD                 Change Directories
 COPY                        Copy File(s)
 DATE                        Set System Date
 DEL or ERASE                Delete File(s)
 DIR                         View Directory
 MKDIR or MD                 Create A New Directory
 PRINT                       Output File(s) To The Printer
 REN or RENAME               Rename File(s)
 RMDIR or RD                 Remove A Directory
 TIME                        Set System Time
 TYPE                        Read A Text File
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