PROBLEMS (Q) AND ANSWERS (A) FOR SRE! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRDOOR doesn't read the door file correctly. A. We have tested SRDOOR for DOOR.SYS and DORINFO1.DEF. If you are unable to use these, you may be able to experiment with the formats for other BBSes. Unfortunately, we have not fully tested the other BBS formats. If you have any information about the door file produced by your BBS, please send us a letter! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I get an error message about running SRDOOR! A. Run SRINSTAL to install the correct BBS type for your system. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I can't figure out what to put in my batch file to run SRE. A. Run SRINSTAL to set up a batch file automatically. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I don't know how to set up my BBS software to run SRE. A. Consult your BBS manual for more information. Look for information on running DOORS. You also need to produce a DOOR FILE when running SRE. Select a door file format that is compatible with the options listed in SRINSTAL. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have a high speed modem running at locked baud rates. A. Use SRLOCK. It changes the door file to have the correct baud rate. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I get ANSI trash locally. A. Run SRE without the /LOG option - edit the batch file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have Telegard and I don't know how to set it up to run SRE. A. Set up the option for "Command Execution Keys" to "DG" and the MString to "SRE.BAT". Then create an SRE.BAT with SRINSTAL's Set up batch file option. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm running TAG. A. Switch to Telegard. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have TAG and I don't know how to set it up to run SRE. A. Set up the option for "PKey" to "=" and the "PData" to "SRE.BAT". Then create an SRE.BAT with SRINSTAL's Set up batch file option. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have Spitfire and I don't know how to set it up to run SRE. A. You need to set up a door in the batch file (SF.BAT). What you can do is run SRINSTAL and create SRE.BAT, then insert SRE.BAT into SF.BAT in the appropriate place. The SF.BAT file has comments indicating where to insert commands for each door. Also, you need to edit your SFDOR.MNU to add an entry for SRE. If you have not done this before, consult your BBS documentation (SPITFIRE.DOC) for detailed step-by-step instructions. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I get snow on my CGA monitor. A. Use the /BIOS switch when running SRE to remove snow. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE runs too slowly. A. If you have a fully compatible COLOR monitor, you may use SRE /FASTWRITE to speed up screen writes. (Opposite of /BIOS) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I am using DesqView and running SRE produces trash on my screen. A. Use the /BIOS switch to ensure compatibility with DesqView. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I have a monochrome monitor. How can I play locally without color? A. Use the /ANSI=0 switch to turn off ANSI color. Also use /BIOS to make sure SRE is compatible with your monochrome display card. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. My modem buffer causes the pauses and Yes/No prompts to be extremely slow on the remote side. A. Use the /NOSPECIALEFFECTS switch to turn off the special effects at the pauses and Yes/No prompts. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to know what the users have done in SRE. A. Use the /LOG option to write all output to the file SRE.LOG. Note: this file is overwritten every time SRE runs. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want a separate file to contain the scores. A. SRE automatically creates SRESCORES.ANS (ANSI file) and SRESCORES.MSG (non-ANSI file) when it runs. You can modify the batch file to copy these files to your BBS's bulletins or any other place you may need the files. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to be on the SRE mailing list without paying $15! A. Fill out the form SREINFO.TXT and you don't have to pay $15! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to register but I don't want my name to appear. A. Your name will appear at the end of the game in the registered version. We do not register to your handle for legal reasons. (A handle is not a legal recipient of registration benefits.) Sorry! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I hate that annoying *UNREGISTERED* beep! A. Run SRE with the /NOBEEPS switch to disable the beeps locally (when a remote user is playing). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I want to register but I don't want my name to be added to junk-mail mailing lists. A. Don't worry! All registerers of SRE will NOT be added to any junk-mail list. Our list is used ONLY for notifying registered users of updates and/or bulletins. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm running OPUS. A. Switch to Telegard. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. My computer is an oldie 4.77 mhz 8088 with CGA... A. Don't worry! It'll be an antique worth millions of dollars in 70 years! And besides... SRE was written on a 4.77 mhz CGA computer! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I don't have enough money to register. A. Just send in the SREINFO.TXT form and you'll be officially on our list of Sysops Running SRE! You'll be on the list of registered users here at the Solar Realms, but you won't receive a registration number. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE locks up occasionally. A. We're working on this, but it is hard to track down. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. SRE is terrible. A. Then why are you reading this? 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I need to delete a user. A. Use SRE EDIT to delete a user, change his/her/its handle, or change the name of the empire. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I've received my registration numbers and I want to know how to get the registration benefits. A. Type SRE REGISTER and enter your registration numbers. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. This game is registered to somebody else! A. Delete STATUS.SRE. It won't display "Registered to Joe Bloggs" anymore. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm registered and I want a bank. A. Type SRE BANK to set up a bank. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm registered and I want the new attacks. A. Type SRE ATTACKS to enable or disable Guerilla/Nuclear/Chemical/ Pirate Raid attacks. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Q. I'm not registered. A. Register this game! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Any more questions? Write to Amit Patel 4851 Cairnsean Houston, TX 77084-2541 Re: SRE Question