ZipLab LOCAL I - ZipLab Around the Clock
(C)Copyright 1991 by Jeffrey S. Morley
May 9th, 1991

.ZIP file tester

ZipLab LOCAL is a program which will perform thorough testing on desired
.ZIP file(s). Rejected files will be moved to a holding directory, where
you can do further checking, erase, or accept for addition to your
collection.

LABLOCAL will do the following:

* Test for CRC errors in the .ZIP file.
* Test for imbedded .ZIP files and if found, CRC check those too.
* Test for imbedded .TD0 (Teledisk) files and if found, test with TDCHECK.
* Virus SCAN imbedded EXE and COM files, using SCAN.EXE from McAffey.
* Remove all .ZIP comments from the file.
* Replace .ZIP comments with your own. (Optional)
* Delete unwanted BBS ads and/or other unwanted ZIP members as you define.
* Reject programs older than a date (year) which you specify.

* NEW IN THIS VERSION!!! ******************************************************

ZipLab LOCAL I - First version released.

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REQUIRED:
You must already have the following programs:

PKZIP.EXE - Phil Katz archive create program (version 1.01)
PKUNZIP.EXE - Phil Katz archive extract program (version 1.01)
TDCHECK.EXE - .TD0 (Teledisk) checker from SyDex (any version)
SCAN.EXE - McAffey's virus detection program (any version)

There are other small utility programs which I have bundled with this .ZIP.
Those which were not written by me may require registration for continued
use. PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE AND DO SO!

RECOM.EXE - Mike Loewen's ZIP file comment remover and date stamper.


Quick Start ---

* Place the LL.EXE and SETUP.EXE files into a directory which is in your
DOS PATH.
* UnZIP the enclosed supplemental utilities into directories in your DOS PATH.
Make note of where you put them, you will need this information later.
* Change to the directory containing SETUP.EXE and LL.EXE and run SETUP.
* Fill in the following information when prompted by SETUP.EXE:

- The DRIVE and PATH to the directory where rejects will be
placed pending manual sysop inspection.
- The date (yyyy) which will be the minimum acepted year. ZIPs
containing files older than this will be rejected.
- The fully qualified filename of the zip comment to add, or
type "NONE" if you don't want to add a comment.
- Full DRIVE:\PATH to PKZIP.EXE.
- Full DRIVE:\PATH to PKUNZIP.EXE.
- Full DRIVE:\PATH to TDCHECK.EXE.
- Full DRIVE:\PATH to SCAN.EXE.
- Full DRIVE:\PATH to RECOM.EXE.
(I need these spelled out becuase the method I am using
to get ERRORLEVELS returned to the program requires it.)
- A list, each on one line, of files which you wish deleted
from .ZIP's before posting. This could include the famous
"READMEOR.DIE", "BBS.AD", or other unwanted advertising.

Sample LL.CFG file:

M:\HOLD
1990
C:\EXE\COMMENT.CMT
C:\ZIP\PKZIP.EXE
C:\ZIP\PKUNZIP.EXE
C:\ZIP\TDCHECK.EXE
C:\DIAGS\SCAN.EXE
C:\EXE\RECOM.EXE
ANNOYING.BBS
README.TOO


* That's it... Now run LL.EXE against any .ZIP file or files, and
LL will check out the file, placing any rejects in the holding directory
you specified in the SETUP process above. You DO NOT have to be in the
directory containing LabLocal.Cfg, I'll find it...



This program was written in QuickBasic 4.5, with some help from Hammerly
Computing's ProBas 4.01. I have also included a few utilities which LL
will use in the course of testing. These utilities are the property of the
authors, and you are strongly requested to register them if you continue to
use LL.EXE. There is no registration required for LL itself, nor for
any of the little utilities included which were written by me.


Jeffrey S. Morley
The Interconnect BBS
(703)425-2505

* LL.EXE, SETUP.EXE, and DELF.COM are my own creations, and no
registration is required. They are all:
(C)Copyright 1989-1991 by Jeffrey S. Morley