Ascii Pfiles Version 2.1

Version 2.1 is based on stock circle 3.0 bpl 17 and may patch cleanly
to other versions.  This release is mainly intended to fix bugs and
improve portability.

If you're not familiar with ascii pfile conversions, this mod will
convert circle from using a single binary player file to one ascii
file per player.  This makes the player files much easier to edit
and maintain.  It also saves a lot of disk space by only saving
the data needed to load the player.  This release has the capability
to convert an existing binary player file to the new ascii files.
It also has the ability to automatically remove players who have
not logged in for a specified time.  By default it wil remove
players just like purgeplay.c normally would, but will do so at
each mud boot.

This distribution includes windows and non-windows patch files,
utility batch files, some simple instructions in the doc directory,
and the full modified source files in case you have a totally
stock mud and want to just copy the files into your circle src
directory.

If you're running under windows, read doc/install_win.txt.  Otherwise
read doc/install_unix.txt.  Read doc/using.txt for information on
setting up the available options (such as automatic maintenence).

WARNING:  Windows users, please rename the included patch.bat file
to patchsrc.bat.  It won't work correctly as is.

Direct questions, comments, and contributions to samedi@ticnet.com or
samedi1971@yahoo.com.  If you have a problem you want help with, please
provide as much information on your setup and the problem if you
want a prompt response.