AminetRate is an ARexx script that enables you to rate Aminet files easily,
using either ToolsDaemon or a similar tool, or a web browser, or even from
the shell.

If you never heard about Aminet files rating, it is explained in the
CHARTS: http://de.aminet.net/aminet/charts.txt

This version was made thanks to a bug report by Michael Taylor.

Changes in v1.5 (12.12.2001):
   · Fixed MOVEREADME bug (readme files weren't moved at all).

Changes in v1.4 (04.12.2001):
   · Improved SMTP client. Added "HELO" message in the SMTP dialog (the
     domain is based on the email address).
   · Improved a little bit the documentation.


Installation :

- Copy AminetRate.rexx somewhere in your path, for example in C:, S: or
preferably REXX:.

- Edit the prefs section of AminetRate.rexx to enter your own email
address, as well as your mail server address (you can ignore the
explanations given in the beginning of the script if you're a "normal"
user ;) ).
  If you don't have a DOWNLOAD: directory, you'll need to change the
following lines to the place where you usually download your Aminet files.
  French speaking users can change the default "english" setting into
"français".

· Usage with ToolsDaemon :

- Create a menu named "AminetRate" which calls the command
  "AminetRate.rexx []".
- Create another menu named "AminetRate send" which calls
  "AminetRate.rexx MAIL".

  Now all you have to do is select one or several files, then the
"AminetRate" menu.

  AminetRate will try to find the Aminet directory of these files, looking
at their readme if you downloaded them, or at the local path. If it can't
find it, you will be asked to enter it. So you'd rather download the readme
together with each Aminet file, or replicate the Aminet directory structure
locally (both are easily done with AmFTP).

  Once it has got the complete filename including the Aminet directory
(e.g. dev/c/vbcc.lha), AminetRate will write it in the file
"DOWNLOAD:AminetMarks" (or any other file you want if you changed the
prefs).

  Then, once you have given a mark to all the files you wanted, just select
the "AminetRate send" menu, and the mail will be sent to the Aminet server
for inclusion in the CHARTS.


· Usage with AWeb :

- Run AWeb.
- Open the interface settings, "Popup" section.
- Add an "AminetRate" entry to the "Image" and "Link" menues. The
associated command should be : "RUN AminetRate.rexx %u".
- Save, and that's it :) You can rate pictures with a right click on them
for example... (if you have set AWeb to open context menues on a right
mouse button click, of course)
- You still have to call "AminetRate.rexx MAIL" to send the marks to the
Aminet Server though, either with another menu in AWeb executing "RUN
AminetRate.rexx MAIL", or with ToolsDaemon/whatever.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                 1500    3066  48.9% -lh5- 8b27 Dec 14  2001 AminetRate.readme
[generic]                 5011   15146  33.1% -lh5- f368 Dec 12  2001 AminetRate.rexx
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         2 files    6511   18212  35.8%            Dec 15  2001