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Article: 5632 of comp.binaries.apple2
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From: taob@r-node.io.org (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.apple2
Subject: binpost 1.1 (part 1/1)
Date: 9 Oct 1993 03:56:40 -0400
Organization: Internex Online (io.org) Data: 416-363-3783 Voice: 416-363-8676
Lines: 156
Message-ID: <295qro$3ap@r-node.io.org>
NNTP-Posting-Host: r-node.io.org
Here is the shell script I wrote to help deliver multi-part Binscii
files. In the olden days, you had to read in each segment into the
newsreader editor and manually type in the newsgroup name and subject.
Sometimes you lose track of which files have been posted, or you make
silly typos in the subject line. Binpost avoids all that by automating
the procedure as much as possible. The script is documented at the
beginning and it is very easy to use. Just follow the prompts!
Please send suggestions for features to taob@io.org. Thanks.
--- BEGIN ---
#!/bin/sh
# BINPOST - Automated delivery of multi-part Binscii segments for UNIX
# Written by Brian Tao, version date: 93/10/09 02:18 (1.1)
# E-mail: <taob@io.org> or <90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca>
#
########################################################################
#
# To use binpost, you must have execute privileges on your system's
# `inews' news posting script. All servers using Bnews or Cnews
# software to process Usenet news should have this file. It is
# typically located in /usr/local/bin or /usr/lib/news. Ask you
# system administrator if you can't locate the file. Set the INEWS
# variable below to the correct pathname and append the "-h" switch.
# This tells `inews' to take the headers from stdin rather than from
# the command line.
#
# DEFGROUP defines the newsgroup to be posted to if none is specified.
# Since binpost was written specifically with Binscii segments in mind,
# there shouldn't be any need to change this.
#
# Supply the filenames on the command line (e.g., "binpost foobar.*")
# and follow the prompts on the screen. Binpost will use your standard
# editor (as defined by the EDITOR environment variable) for entering
# the description of the uploaded file. Once all the relevant info has
# been amassed, binpost will add headers to each segment and use INEWS
# to send them on their way. Then you will have the option of deleting
# the Binscii files.
#
#######################################################################
DEFGROUP="comp.binaries.apple2"
INEWS="/usr/local/bin/inews -h"
if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "$0: No files to post."
exit 1
fi
read -p "Enter newsgroup name [default is $DEFGROUP]: " NEWSGROUP
if [ "x.$NEWSGROUP" = "x." ] ; then
NEWSGROUP=$DEFGROUP
fi
read -p "Subject line: " SUBJECT
if [ "x.$SUBJECT" = "x." ] ; then
echo ""
echo "No subject entered. Exeunt."
exit
fi
read -p "Distribution [nothing for 'world']: " DISTR
if [ "x.$DISTR" = "x." ] ; then
DISTR=""
fi
TMPFILE=TmP.$
BLURB=BlUrB.$
if [ "x.$EDITOR" != "x." ] ; then
echo "--------------------------------------------" >> $BLURB
echo "Name: " >> $BLURB
echo "Version: " >> $BLURB
echo "Computer: " >> $BLURB
echo "Requirements: " >> $BLURB
echo "--------------------------------------------" >> $BLURB
echo "" >> $BLURB
echo ""
echo "You will now be asked to provide some information on this file"
read -p "and to enter a brief description. Press Return to continue..." YN
$EDITOR $BLURB
echo ""
read -p "Post description to $NEWSGROUP (n = no)? " YN
if [ "x.$YN" != "x.n" ] ; then
echo "Newsgroups: $NEWSGROUP" > $TMPFILE
echo "Subject: $SUBJECT description (part 0/$#)" >> $TMPFILE
echo "Distribution: $DISTR" >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
cat $BLURB >> $TMPFILE
echo "Posting description..."
$INEWS < $TMPFILE
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
echo "*** Error posting description!"
fi
fi
rm $BLURB
fi
COUNT=1
for SEG in $@
{
REMAIN=`expr $# - $COUNT`
echo "Newsgroups: $NEWSGROUP" > $TMPFILE
echo "Subject: $SUBJECT (part $COUNT/$#)" >> $TMPFILE
echo "Distribution: $DISTR" >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
echo " --- Delivered by binpost 1.1, written by Brian Tao ---" >> $TMPFILE
echo " --- For more information on binpost, e-mail taob@io.org ---" >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
if [ $COUNT -eq 1 ] ; then
echo "This is a Binscii file. You need a Binscii decoder to turn this" >> $TMPFILE
echo "file back into its original form (usually a ShrinkIt file). The" >> $TMPFILE
echo "following software is available:" >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
echo "ProDOS 8 -> BINSCII" >> $TMPFILE
echo "GS/OS -> GScii+ NDA (desktop), sscii (shell EXE)" >> $TMPFILE
echo "UNIX -> sciibin, bsc" >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
echo "Send suggestions for changes to this blurb to taob@io.org." >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
else
echo "Please see part 1 of this posting for decoding information." >> $TMPFILE
echo "" >> $TMPFILE
fi
if [ $REMAIN -gt 1 ] ; then
echo "This is part $COUNT of $#. There are $REMAIN more parts to follow." >> $TMPFILE
elif [ $REMAIN -eq 1 ] ; then
echo "This is part $COUNT of $#. There is one more part to follow." >> $TMPFILE
else
echo "This is part $COUNT of $#. All parts have been posted." >> $TMPFILE
echo "Make sure you have all the parts before downloading!" >> $TMPFILE
fi
echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------" >> $TMPFILE
cat $SEG >> $TMPFILE
echo "Posting part $COUNT of $#..."
$INEWS < $TMPFILE
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
echo "*** Error posting segment $COUNT!"
fi
COUNT=`expr $COUNT + 1`
}
rm $TMPFILE
read -p "Remove Binscii files (y = yes)? " YN
if [ "x.$YN" = "x.y" ] ; then
rm $@
fi
--
Brian Tao:: taob@io.org (Internex Online, 416-363-3783, 17 lines, v.32bis)
::::::::::: 90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca (University of Toronto, 9T4)