PlutScan is a multi-purpose application program for anyone using a *.MSG
message base.  And yes!  It can also be used on the Paragon/StarNet
message base, but not to delete messages - only to Scan and do the Stats
on them.

For Plutonic and TransAmiga BBS systems it can be used to update the
message pointers (a replacement for TrUMP).

It will generate a summary file of the current state of the message
areas each time it's run (as a textfile in ram:)

It will also generate a weekly statistics file.  (The nice bit!) This
can be automatically posted as a message, if you are using a standard
*.MSG base, or you can use a program like robo-writer to add the text
into your message base.

It can be used on any BBS system that numbers its messages as XXX.YYY
(where XXX is an integer from 1-32,767).  It does not actually matter
that the message format is a 190-byte *.MSG base.  I was amazed that
PlutScan would actually keep stats for Para/Star systems too!  Any
problems, let me know.

Plutscan can also be used for maintaining the message areas by deleting
old messages for you.  Rather than just deleting the messages outright
it can also create a textfile, in the message directory with an ascii
interepretation of the messages it would have normally deleted, useful
for keeping archives of the messages in important areas.

This means you can keep your messages in textfile form (for later
reference) in a much more efficent form than *.MSG.  You can choose to
do this for ANY or all areas.

(Deletion/Textfile generation only applies to a *.MSG base)

You will be impressed with PlutScan's speed.  Even TransAmiga users will
want to replace Trump with it, not only for the increased speed, but
also because of the extra power in the stats department.

    Mea Culpa, Peter Deane
 c8345041@cc.newcastle.edu.au

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