Notice to CD Rom authors:

It would be nice if you sent me a copy of any CD you put this file onto.
This counts especially to the Aminet publishers, who have so far failed
to send me the free CD for any of my published work since Aminet 8.....
Please email me for my address - recognition is nice once in a while


Every one else :)

KFBspeedup will speed up the output from KFB within individual file areas
for listing, especially in areas where very few files are online.

It works by splitting the file area down into component areas, and these
areas are scanned by patched versions of the original KFBLIST door (the
patch program is contained in the archive).

The marked files are then downloaded using a patched version of the
KFBDOWNLOAD door which looks at the small reference file to get it's
marked file pointers right.

The original KFB.DATA file is never touched, and the original function
can be replaced at any time.


Limitations of the door are:

      Files marked in a fast-listed area have to be dl'd in that area

      New files only appear once the fast data is updated (linked lists
      using the original doors still show them)


The archive contains:

      A small data creation program that is used by all the other programs
      to enable them to patch files (from the KFBfilelist generator).
      Creates a small file in RAM: equivalent to one byte per file in your
      filebase.

      A patched KFBLIST creator (one patched copy of KFBLIST required for
      each file area under the new system). The filename will have the file
      area number added to the filename, ie. KFBLIST20 is the door for FB20

      A patched KFBDOWNLOAD creator - as KFBLIST

      The KFB.DATA file splitter - make a directory in KFB called DAT/ and
      this program will split the original KFB.DATA file into individual
      areas in the drawer. Files will be called FB20 for area 20 etc.


The file splitter and the data file creator should probably be run on a
daily basis to keep the fast data up to date, the patched door makers
need only be run once when you set it up.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                  692    1008  68.7% -lh5- 4b9d Jun 22  1996 KFBcreate_data
[generic]                  129     338  38.2% -lh5- f878 Aug  7  1997 KFBcreate_data.info
[generic]                 2402    6105  39.3% -lh5- 7cf0 Aug  7  1997 KFBspeedup.doc
[generic]                  255     355  71.8% -lh5- 66c0 Aug  7  1997 KFBspeedup.doc.info
[generic]                 1258    2488  50.6% -lh5- 42ec Aug  7  1997 make_kfbdownload_patches
[generic]                  586    1213  48.3% -lh5- 42be Aug  7  1997 make_kfbdownload_patches.bas
[generic]                  130     338  38.5% -lh5- 98ff Aug  7  1997 make_kfbdownload_patches.info
[generic]                 1302    2692  48.4% -lh5- b5af Aug  6  1997 make_kfblist_patches
[generic]                  129     338  38.2% -lh5- f7cd Aug  7  1997 make_kfblist_patches.info
[generic]                 1027    1832  56.1% -lh5- ee95 Aug  6  1997 split_kfb_areas
[generic]                  129     338  38.2% -lh5- 807b Aug  7  1997 split_kfb_areas.info
[generic]                 1091    2298  47.5% -lh5- bf7c Aug 10  1997 KFB-Speedup.readme
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total        12 files    9130   19343  47.2%            Aug 10  1997