v2.0 has even MORE great finds for CNet! In this offering, PMK, myself and others bring you over 80 different tidbits written in both ARexx and MCI!

ARexx Routines:
        [01] : From "Expanded" date to "Sorted" or "Internal" date format.
        [02] : From x5xxxxx GU Value to "Sorted" or "Internal" date format.
        [03] : From "Sorted" or "Internal" date to "Expanded" date format.
        [04] : "Signed" Numeric Format into "UnSigned" Numeric Format.
        [05] : "UnSigned" Numeric Format into "Signed" Numeric Format.
        [06] : Numeric Range Parser: [ -2 19- 4 7-9 11.13.15,17 ]
        [07] : CNet-like input routine, using MCI.
        [08] : Find and return BBSTEXT/BBSMENU line entry.
        [09] : Check if a user is Suboperator in current subboard.
        [10] : Checks if MCI is enabled in current subboard.
        [11] : Convert from 12/24 hour time format to 12/24/min format.
        [12] : External Library Loader
        [13] : View, Enable, Disable or Toggle "Priviledge" Flags.
        [14] : Get "Arguments" from last command.
        [15] : Read "Cursor Key" / "Return/Enter" Keyboard Input.
        [16] : Convert "UPPERCASE" to "lowercase" text.
        [17] : Pauses output for "x" number of seconds the RIGHT way!
        [18] : Checks for "Loss of Carrier" in your Pfiles!
        [19] : An informative "Error Checking" routine.
        [20] : Positions cursor for printing anywhere on the screen.
        [21] : Horizontal Text Scroller Number 1.
        [22] : Horizontal Text Scroller Number 2.
        [23] : Read the joystick(s) and firebutton(s).
        [24] : First attempt at MOUSE capability. (95% Complete!)
        [25] : Disable or Enable the MORE? prompt, regardless of setting!
        [26] : Muffle ALL ports, regardless of setting!
        [27] : Extended SelectFile Routine.
        [28] : Add line of text to specified LOG file.
        [29] : Check Port Menu(s) Checkmark Status.
        [30] : Send Text File as CNet MAIL to specified User.
        [31] : Send SystemOLM to current user.
        [32] : Add keystrokes to other ports from present port.
        [33] : A QUICK "Who" for SysOps, listing Access Group Number.
        [34] : View "port" log of specified port. (Pre "calls" log).
        [35] : Send Line Noise to a port (Ability to kick them off too!)
        [36] : UnLock User Accounts (That May NOT Have Been Previously!)
        [37] : Replace <input> with <output> within string of <text>.
        [38] : Find and return BBSMENU section line(s).
        [39] : Clears a specific port, by dumping the user.
        [40] : EnCode & DeCode text strings, using a Numeric Key.

MCI/Text Routines:

   THE BBSMENU ENHANCEMENTS:

       [M01] : "Reverse NSal" - Show New Messages, THEN the New Files.
       [M02] : Disable use of the "SuperUser" help level.
       [M03] : Quick Upload Mode for ZModem users.
       [M04] : Some quick aliases for Menu # 2; Available Everywhere.
       [M05] : Some quick aliases for Menu's 4; UD/Base and 6; G/P/News.
       [M06] : Here are 32 computer types you could use for Menu # 30.

   THE BBSTEXT ENHANCEMENTS:

       [T01] : Split the GFiles/PFiles/News display into 2 columns.
       [T02] : Split the G/P/N display into 2 columns with BOXES.
       [T03] : Colorize the +/-/!/v/p flag in the file descriptions.
       [T04] : Colorize the +/-/* area flag, shown when listing subboards.
       [T05] : "Sent By: <handle>/<real name>" in the file desciptions.
       [T06] : Display banner before Uploading, Downloading or QWK Uploading.
       [T07] : Force ALL users into IBM-ANSI at logon.
       [T08] : Display filenames in UDBase as <NAME>.<SUFFIX>
       [T09] : Help-Header for Mail Read. - Shown when reading Private mail.
       [T10] : Display download count, instead of responses in UDBase.
       [T11] : Decrease "dead space" size in Base/UDBase LIST command.
       [T12] : USE the "dead space" above, so it's NOT "dead space"!

   OTHER MCI ENHANCEMENTS:

       [O01] : Guideline Entry-text for Mail (and File) Subboards.
       [O02] : How to test for Infinite File/Byte Credit using MCI.

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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   25148    4595 81.7% 04-Oct-94 12:11:46  ExamplePictures/Color_FFlag.PIC
   15242    3310 78.2% 04-Oct-94 12:50:56  ExamplePictures/Color_SFlag.PIC
    7250    2089 71.1% 04-Oct-94 12:14:02  ExamplePictures/GuideLines_ANSI.PIC
    7368    2692 63.4% 04-Oct-94 12:12:54  ExamplePictures/GuideLines_Bevel2.PIC
   15494    4277 72.3% 04-Oct-94 12:22:16  ExamplePictures/Reverse_NSAL.PIC
   10800    2366 78.0% 04-Oct-94 12:00:22  ExamplePictures/2Columns_ANSI.PIC
   10276    2285 77.7% 04-Oct-94 12:01:12  ExamplePictures/2Columns_ASCII.PIC
    6656    2276 65.8% 04-Oct-94 12:13:14  ExamplePictures/GuideLines_Bevel.PIC
   21834    7138 67.3% 04-Oct-94 16:06:40  ExamplePictures/MailHeader.PIC
   17818    5067 71.5% 04-Oct-94 12:12:26  ExamplePictures/SentBy.PIC
   10980    2329 78.7% 04-Oct-94 12:01:38  ExamplePictures/2Columns.PIC
    6868    2107 69.3% 04-Oct-94 12:13:36  ExamplePictures/GuideLines_ASCII.PIC
     120      99 17.5% 16-Dec-94 09:58:04  Routines/DECODE
     120      99 17.5% 16-Dec-94 09:57:48  Routines/ENCODE
     159     133 16.3% 13-Dec-94 19:04:52  Routines/LOG
     540     285 47.2% 13-Dec-94 19:14:24  Routines/PARSE_NOSORT
     108     105  2.7% 13-Dec-94 19:05:10  Routines/PMENU
     294     227 22.7% 13-Dec-94 19:13:16  Routines/SCROLL
     355     245 30.9% 13-Dec-94 19:13:02  Routines/SCROLLER
      99      93  6.0% 13-Dec-94 19:05:58  Routines/ADDEM
     423     254 39.9% 13-Dec-94 19:07:42  Routines/BMTXT
     232     183 21.1% 13-Dec-94 19:07:58  Routines/DUMPUSER
     993     746 24.8% 13-Dec-94 19:06:50  Routines/LNOISE
     137     104 24.0% 13-Dec-94 19:06:32  Routines/LOGPO
     200     147 26.5% 13-Dec-94 19:05:26  Routines/MAIL
     128     109 14.8% 13-Dec-94 19:07:24  Routines/REPLACE
     199     152 23.6% 13-Dec-94 18:55:42  Routines/SDATE
     274     202 26.2% 13-Dec-94 19:05:40  Routines/SYSOLM
     208     156 25.0% 13-Dec-94 19:07:10  Routines/UNLOCK
     434     252 41.9% 13-Dec-94 19:06:12  Routines/WHO
     155     130 16.1% 13-Dec-94 18:58:06  Routines/BBSLINE
     160     123 23.1% 13-Dec-94 18:56:26  Routines/EDATE
     220     169 23.1% 13-Dec-94 18:56:06  Routines/GDATE
      93      87  6.4% 13-Dec-94 18:57:44  Routines/INPUT
     157     130 17.1% 13-Dec-94 18:59:38  Routines/LOADLIB
     120     109  9.1% 13-Dec-94 18:58:54  Routines/MCIENA
     822     388 52.7% 13-Dec-94 19:14:00  Routines/PARSE_SORT
      53      53  0.0% 13-Dec-94 18:56:46  Routines/SIGNED
     196     151 22.9% 13-Dec-94 18:58:24  Routines/SUBOP
     350     197 43.7% 13-Dec-94 18:59:18  Routines/TIM
      73      67  8.2% 13-Dec-94 18:57:04  Routines/UNSIGNED
     125     103 17.6% 13-Dec-94 19:00:24  Routines/ARGS
      34      34  0.0% 13-Dec-94 19:02:12  Routines/AT
     254     181 28.7% 13-Dec-94 19:01:34  Routines/CHECK
     311     155 50.1% 13-Dec-94 19:00:40  Routines/GETCURSOR
     196     150 23.4% 13-Dec-94 19:02:56  Routines/JOY
      64      64  0.0% 13-Dec-94 19:00:58  Routines/LOWER
      40      40  0.0% 13-Dec-94 19:03:42  Routines/MORE
     172     135 21.5% 13-Dec-94 19:03:10  Routines/MOUSE
      42      42  0.0% 13-Dec-94 19:03:30  Routines/NOMORE
      33      33  0.0% 13-Dec-94 19:01:16  Routines/PAUSE
    1093     435 60.2% 13-Dec-94 19:00:06  Routines/PRIV
     468     291 37.8% 13-Dec-94 19:12:04  Routines/SYNTAX
    2138     974 54.4% 16-Dec-94 01:40:52  !!!READ_ME_FIRST!
    1956     587 69.9% 16-Dec-94 09:59:06  !!Archive.List
    1018     453 55.5% 11-Nov-94 17:06:10  !FRONTIERS!
    1386     663 52.1% 15-Nov-94 16:37:40  !The_Authors
    4631    1435 69.0% 13-Dec-94 18:09:00  CNet_BBSTEXT.Lines!
    2803    1281 54.2% 16-Dec-94 08:27:52  CNet_ToolKit.HISTORY!
    8054    3749 53.4% 16-Dec-94 08:53:58  CNet_ToolKit.INTRO
   61746   18647 69.8% 16-Dec-94 09:49:16  CNet_ToolKit.REXX!
      50      50  0.0% 13-Dec-94 19:04:12  Routines/MUFFLE
     517     306 40.8% 13-Dec-94 19:04:36  Routines/SELFILE
   31096    8631 72.2% 16-Dec-94 01:51:42  CNet_ToolKit.TEXT!
    1345     380 71.7% 24-Feb-94 22:45:52  Flux_Point.txt
    5653    2128 62.3% 16-Dec-94 00:20:56  FPButton
    4120    1596 61.2% 16-Dec-94 00:20:36  FPButton.README!
     651     282 56.6% 16-Dec-94 01:13:40  Menu30
     941     470 50.0% 13-Dec-94 10:08:42  NewPfile
    1632     712 56.3% 13-Dec-94 10:57:44  RunALL
    2535    1062 58.1% 13-Dec-94 11:14:26  RunALL.README!
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  298260   90795 69.5% 16-Dec-94 10:00:48   71 files

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 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
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[generic]                 4595   25148  18.3% -lh5- 8c2c Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/Color_FFlag.PIC
[generic]                 3310   15242  21.7% -lh5- 1ca4 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/Color_SFlag.PIC
[generic]                 2089    7250  28.8% -lh5- 02c8 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/GuideLines_ANSI.PIC
[generic]                 2692    7368  36.5% -lh5- 0347 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/GuideLines_Bevel2.PIC
[generic]                 4277   15494  27.6% -lh5- 0bee Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/Reverse_NSAL.PIC
[generic]                 2366   10800  21.9% -lh5- a2bc Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/2Columns_ANSI.PIC
[generic]                 2285   10276  22.2% -lh5- 548d Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/2Columns_ASCII.PIC
[generic]                 2276    6656  34.2% -lh5- f1ba Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/GuideLines_Bevel.PIC
[generic]                 7138   21834  32.7% -lh5- 4a92 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/MailHeader.PIC
[generic]                 5067   17818  28.4% -lh5- 6d45 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/SentBy.PIC
[generic]                 2329   10980  21.2% -lh5- 9552 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/2Columns.PIC
[generic]                 2107    6868  30.7% -lh5- 3f07 Oct  4  1994 ExamplePictures/GuideLines_ASCII.PIC
[generic]                   99     120  82.5% -lh5- cfeb Dec 16  1994 Routines/DECODE
[generic]                   99     120  82.5% -lh5- cb29 Dec 16  1994 Routines/ENCODE
[generic]                  133     159  83.6% -lh5- d26e Dec 13  1994 Routines/LOG
[generic]                  285     540  52.8% -lh5- 7cab Dec 13  1994 Routines/PARSE_NOSORT
[generic]                  105     108  97.2% -lh5- cb11 Dec 13  1994 Routines/PMENU
[generic]                  227     294  77.2% -lh5- 54d0 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SCROLL
[generic]                  245     355  69.0% -lh5- b402 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SCROLLER
[generic]                   93      99  93.9% -lh5- 5b35 Dec 13  1994 Routines/ADDEM
[generic]                  254     423  60.0% -lh5- a51c Dec 13  1994 Routines/BMTXT
[generic]                  183     232  78.9% -lh5- 5bcf Dec 13  1994 Routines/DUMPUSER
[generic]                  746     993  75.1% -lh5- 5fe0 Dec 13  1994 Routines/LNOISE
[generic]                  104     137  75.9% -lh5- d369 Dec 13  1994 Routines/LOGPO
[generic]                  147     200  73.5% -lh5- 03bd Dec 13  1994 Routines/MAIL
[generic]                  109     128  85.2% -lh5- 630b Dec 13  1994 Routines/REPLACE
[generic]                  152     199  76.4% -lh5- aaa3 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SDATE
[generic]                  202     274  73.7% -lh5- a2a8 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SYSOLM
[generic]                  156     208  75.0% -lh5- 4f0c Dec 13  1994 Routines/UNLOCK
[generic]                  252     434  58.1% -lh5- a5f5 Dec 13  1994 Routines/WHO
[generic]                  130     155  83.9% -lh5- 4000 Dec 13  1994 Routines/BBSLINE
[generic]                  123     160  76.9% -lh5- 6f1a Dec 13  1994 Routines/EDATE
[generic]                  169     220  76.8% -lh5- 7355 Dec 13  1994 Routines/GDATE
[generic]                   87      93  93.5% -lh5- 33e9 Dec 13  1994 Routines/INPUT
[generic]                  130     157  82.8% -lh5- fa82 Dec 13  1994 Routines/LOADLIB
[generic]                  109     120  90.8% -lh5- 41be Dec 13  1994 Routines/MCIENA
[generic]                  388     822  47.2% -lh5- 6ffa Dec 13  1994 Routines/PARSE_SORT
[generic]                   53      53 100.0% -lh0- d634 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SIGNED
[generic]                  151     196  77.0% -lh5- 8975 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SUBOP
[generic]                  197     350  56.3% -lh5- def7 Dec 13  1994 Routines/TIM
[generic]                   67      73  91.8% -lh5- 84eb Dec 13  1994 Routines/UNSIGNED
[generic]                  103     125  82.4% -lh5- 84da Dec 13  1994 Routines/ARGS
[generic]                   34      34 100.0% -lh0- bfaf Dec 13  1994 Routines/AT
[generic]                  181     254  71.3% -lh5- 9b26 Dec 13  1994 Routines/CHECK
[generic]                  155     311  49.8% -lh5- e3c8 Dec 13  1994 Routines/GETCURSOR
[generic]                  150     196  76.5% -lh5- cd02 Dec 13  1994 Routines/JOY
[generic]                   64      64 100.0% -lh0- e9e8 Dec 13  1994 Routines/LOWER
[generic]                   40      40 100.0% -lh0- 5298 Dec 13  1994 Routines/MORE
[generic]                  135     172  78.5% -lh5- 6bea Dec 13  1994 Routines/MOUSE
[generic]                   42      42 100.0% -lh0- d2b4 Dec 13  1994 Routines/NOMORE
[generic]                   33      33 100.0% -lh0- ee9b Dec 13  1994 Routines/PAUSE
[generic]                  435    1093  39.8% -lh5- c3de Dec 13  1994 Routines/PRIV
[generic]                  291     468  62.2% -lh5- 5268 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SYNTAX
[generic]                  974    2138  45.6% -lh5- e50d Dec 16  1994 !!!read_me_first!
[generic]                  587    1956  30.0% -lh5- afcf Dec 16  1994 !!Archive.List
[generic]                  453    1018  44.5% -lh5- fd42 Nov 11  1994 !frontiers!
[generic]                  663    1386  47.8% -lh5- cc2e Nov 15  1994 !The_Authors
[generic]                 1435    4631  31.0% -lh5- c3c6 Dec 13  1994 CNet_BBSTEXT.Lines!
[generic]                 1281    2803  45.7% -lh5- 2b07 Dec 16  1994 CNet_ToolKit.HISTORY!
[generic]                 3749    8054  46.5% -lh5- 36f0 Dec 16  1994 CNet_ToolKit.INTRO
[generic]                18647   61746  30.2% -lh5- 309d Dec 16  1994 CNet_ToolKit.REXX!
[generic]                   50      50 100.0% -lh0- 74ab Dec 13  1994 Routines/MUFFLE
[generic]                  306     517  59.2% -lh5- 9265 Dec 13  1994 Routines/SELFILE
[generic]                 8631   31096  27.8% -lh5- eda7 Dec 16  1994 CNet_ToolKit.TEXT!
[generic]                  380    1345  28.3% -lh5- 6017 Feb 24  1994 Flux_Point.txt
[generic]                 2128    5653  37.6% -lh5- 5f6e Dec 16  1994 FPButton
[generic]                 1596    4120  38.7% -lh5- c323 Dec 16  1994 FPButton.README!
[generic]                  282     651  43.3% -lh5- f9e4 Dec 16  1994 Menu30
[generic]                  470     941  49.9% -lh5- 3652 Dec 13  1994 NewPfile
[generic]                  712    1632  43.6% -lh5- 6bfc Dec 13  1994 RunALL
[generic]                 1062    2535  41.9% -lh5- 5805 Dec 13  1994 RunALL.README!
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 Total        71 files   90795  298260  30.4%            May 31  1995