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MAIN MENU HELP:
(NOTE: Not all commands are available to unvalidated users.)
MESSAGE COMMANDS
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S - Scan messages on the current sub-board. This command allows you to read
the messages on the sub-board you are currently on. The current sub-board
name and number are shown on the main menu prompt.
Q - Quickscan current sub-board. This will read the new messages on the
current sub-board.
N - Newscan. Newscan quickscans all the sub-boards.
P - Post. This will allow you to post a message on the current sub-board.
R - Remove. This allows you to remove messages you have previously posted.
* - Board list. You will be given a list of sub-boards you have access to.
Z - Express newscan. This will read all new messages on all selected
sub-boards, but without pausing between messages. This is useful for
capturing all new messages, then logging off, and calling back later to
reply.
Number - Typing a number will change the current sub-board to that sub-board
number.
MAIL COMMANDS
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C - Chat with the sysop. This command turns on a sysop page, which may
attract the attention of the sysop.
F - Feedback. This enables you to send a letter to the sysop personally.
M - read Mail. This lets you read mail addressed to you personally.
E - E-mail. You will be able to send mail to other users.
/E - E-mail to more than one user. This will let you send the same piece
of mail to up to 20 different people.
ACCOUNT COMMANDS
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Y - Your info. Information is displayed about your account.
X - eXpert mode. This will toggle the display of the main menu.
D - Default change. This lets you set your screen size, ANSI state,
password, set your macros, and the sub-boards you want quickscanned in a
N:ewscan.
K - Kill old E-mail. If you send a piece of mail that you later decide you
didn't actually want to send, you can delete it with this command.
BOARD COMMANDS
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T - File system. This lets you upload and download files.
A - Auto-message. This allows you to change the auto-message seen
when users first log on.
V - Vote. There are up to 19 questions that you may vote on.
B - BBS list. This will allow you to display the numbers of other BBS
systems, and to add other systems to the list.
G - G-files. These are general-interest files that you may view.
I - Info on system. This will display the logon message and other
information about the system.
L - Log of the day. This displays a list of users who logged on today.
U - User list. This shows a list of users of the system.
O - Off the system. This loggs you off.
. - Other programs available.
/O - Log off immediately.
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BOARD COMMANDS
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Q - Quit back to the BBS main menu.
O - Log off the BBS.
/O - Quick log off.
C - Chat with the sysop.
Y - Your info.
LISTING FILES
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L - List matching files in this directory.
S - Search for matching files n ALL directories.
F - Find matching file description.
A - Archive listing of interior files. Files that have the extension
.ARC actually contain other files in them. This command will
list out the files that are containted within them, along with the
sizes of the files. You may enter global-filename characters, such as
"*.ARC" to list out the interior files for all .ARC files.
N - This will list all the new files since your last logon.
T - Transfer defaults. This will allow you to set your default protocol,
which directories will be scanned in an n-scan, and whether or not to do
an n-scan of the transfer system after an n-scan of the message base.
P - Set the date for a new file scan. If you wish to see all new files since
last week, you may enter a date for last week, and N:ew file searches will
list out those files uploaded on or after the date you enter.
X - Download YMODEM Batch. If you marked any files to be downloaded with
YMODEM Batch protocol, use this option to download them. You also have the
option here of deleting files out of the download queue.
FILE TRANSFER
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U - Upload a file to the current directory.
D - Download a file from the current directory. You may enter global filename
characters, such as "*.PAS", and you may download all .PAS files. After
listing out information on each matching file, you will be asked for the
protocol you wish to use. If you decide you do not wish to download it,
hit "Q" or "0", and you will not.
R - Remove file. If you have uploaded a file, and you wish to remove it, you
can do so with this option.
Z - Submit file to the sysop. If you want to send a file to the sysop only,
use the Z command instead of U.
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This command will page the sysop to come to the computer to chat with you.
You must enter a reason for chatting, such as "VALIDATION," or some other
meaningful reason. The page will continue until you hang up or turn it off
by hitting "C" at the main menu again. If you do not wish to do this, just
hit <ENTER> here.
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Here you may change certain information about your terminal and the way you
want the BBS to respond to you. The options are:
1. Screen size. The screen width is usually 40 or 80, although some terminals
use 32 or 64. This information is used to format messages for your screen
size. The number of lines on your display is also asked for. Most
computers have 25 lines per screen.
2. ANSI graphics. If your terminal supports ANSI graphics, you should
have this option set ON. It will allow the BBS to change the color of
text on your screen and move the cursor around more efficiently.
If you have it set on, you will also have to tell whether or not you have
a color screen.
3. Pause on screen. If you are using a high-speed modem, some information
may scroll off the screen faster than you can read it. You may use ctrl-S
or "P" to pause the screen, but it might be easier to use this option. If
the pause is set on, the BBS will pause when your screen is full of
information, wait for you to hit a key, then resume.
4. Mailbox. If, for some reason, you do not wish to receive mail from other
users, you may "close" your mailbox. You also have the option of having
your mail forwarded to another user. For example, if you will be on
vacation you may want your mail forwarded.
5. Configured Q-scan. This lets you identify which sub-boards you want to
Q-scan in a N:ewscan.
6. Change password. If you want to change your password, this option
should be used.
7. Colors. If you have the ANSI graphics option set on, you will be able
to set which colors you would like displayed for prompts, questions, etc.
5
This feature enables you to send the same piece of mail to up to 20 different
users. You may want to do this if you are, say, notifying people of an
upcoming meeting.
You must first tell the system the users you wish to send this piece of mail
to. Enter the names or numbers of the users, one per line, until you are
done. Then hit enter on a blank line. If you do not wish to do this, just
hit <ENTER> at the first prompt.
You will then be able to list the list of users, add users to it, or remove
them from it. When you are done modifying your list, hit "E" to send
the e-mail. If you change your mind, hitting "Q" will quit back to the
main menu prompt.
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You now are entering the title for a post or email. The title should
be a one-line description of what your message is going to be about.
7
Here you may specify which sub-boards you want quickscanned in a N:ewscan. In
the list, a "*" before the sub-board indicates that that sub-board will be
q-scanned. If you do not want a sub-board q-scanned that is marked, just type
the number of the sub-board, and it will be un-marked. To re-mark the
sub-board, just enter the sub-board number again.
8
If you have sent a piece of mail that you decide you actually didn't want to
send, you may remove it with this command. Each un-read piece of mail you
have sent will be gone through, and you may optionally delete them. For
each piece of mail, the destination user, title, and how many days it was
sent will be printed out. Your options here are:
R - Read the piece of mail.
D - Delete it.
N - Go on to the next piece.
Q - Quit back to the main menu.
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You are being asked to enter a file mask. Specifying a file mask allows
you to specify only files that fit that mask. You may use the "*" character
to specify a wildcard. So, if you were searching for the file "TextFile", you
could use "Tex*" to find it. This would also find all other files beginning
with "Tex".
10
You now have a listing of who you have mail waiting from. You can enter
the number of the piece of mail you wish to start reading at, or you can
just hit enter to read all the mail you have waiting.
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You are being asked where to start listing the titles of messages. You are
given a numeric range of the messages, and you may start listing the titles
anywhere in that range. Optionally, you may type "S" to go directly to the
message read prompt, or "Q" to quit back to the main menu.
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If you continue, you will be logged off the BBS.
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You are being asked to enter a date for new files. The date you enter here
will be used when you do a new file search ("N"). The files listed in a
new file search will be any files that were uploaded on or after the date you
specify.
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You are being asked to identify a user. You may enter the user's name
or user number. Optionally, you may also enter only part of the user's
name followed by a *, and the BBS will search through the user list for
the first user matching that name.
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This allows you to remove a message you have posted. You will be presented
with a list of the messages you have posted on the current board, and you
will be asked which one to delete. You may enter the number of the message
you wish to delete, or just hit <enter> if you do not wish to delete one.
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This is the message read prompt. In the prompt line, you are told the range
of message numbers, and the last message number you have read.
Your options are:
<enter> - This reads the next message.
# - Entering a number will read that message number.
Q - This will quit back to the main menu.
B - If you are in a N:ewscan, this will cause you to stop reading the
messages on this board, and go on to the next one.
T - This will list the titles of the next 10 messages.
P - This allows you to post a message at the end of this board.
A - Auto-reply to last message. This will let you send a piece of mail to
the person who wrote the last message you have read.
R - Write a public reply to the last message.
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After entering a filename for upload, the BBS will check to make sure that
that filename is valid, and isn't already in use. If it is valid, you will
be asked to make sure you want to upload it. If so, you will be asked for a
one-line description of the file. The description should give some general
information about the file, such as what it does and/or what version it is.
A description may be up to 60 characters long. After entering the
description, you will be asked what protocol you would like to use. Hit
"?" for a list of valid protocols. After you tell which protocol, the BBS
will wait for you to start sending the file. If you get this far, and then
decide you don't want to upload it, hit Ctrl-X.
After uploading the file, you will be asked if you want to enter an
extended description, describing the file in more detail. The extended
description can be around 10 lines of 50 characters.
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Users may vote on certain topics which the Sysop picks. When you first enter
the voting section, you will be given a list of topics you may vote on.
Enter the number of the topic you wish to vote on. After specifying a topic,
you will be given a status of how the votes are so far, and be shown what your
current vote is, and asked if you wish to change it. If you do, you will be
asked to enter which response NUMBER you wish to change it to.
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The auto-message is read by all users when they first log on. This section
gives you three options:
R. Read the current auto-message.
W. Write a new auto-message. If you do write a new auto-message, it will
be three lines long, each 36 characters long.
A. Reply to current auto-message. This will send a piece of mail to the
author of the current auto-message.
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If you chose this option from the download main menu, you may enter the
filename you wish to download using global filename characters, such as "*".
So if you enter, say, "TextF*", you will be given the option of downloading
all matching files in the current directory.
After you specify a file, you will be given information on that file, such
as the description, who uploaded it, and when it was upload, as well as the
file length. The file length is given as the number of k long the file is
(1k=1024 bytes). The approximate trasfer time is also given, although
this is usually an over-estimate if you have a good connection.
You will then be asked what transfer protocol to use. Hit "?" for a list
of protocols. If you do not wish to download this file, hit "0", or "Q".
If you decide to download the file with ZMODEM Batch protocol, it will be
added to a "queue." When you wish to download the files marked for Batch
protocol, from the download main menu hit "B". You will then have the option
of downloading those files.
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Here you may search the file DESCRIPTIONS to find matching entries. You
may, for example, search for "BBS", to find any files which may have to do
with BBS's. All descriptions are converted to uppercase first, so you do not
have to worry about whether to use upper or lower case.
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Here you have 4 main options:
D - Download the files marked for batch transmission.
L - List the files marked for transmission.
R - Remove a file from the queue (by its number).
C - Clear the batch queue.
NOTE: You must have a terminal program which supports batch downloading.
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If you have sent E-mail to anyone, here you can scan through each piece and
read or delete it. If for some reason you decide not to send a certain piece
of e-mail after sending it, just press the "D" key when that message shows up.
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Here you may specify which directories you want newscanned in a newscan
of the transfer section. In the list, a "*" before the directory indicates
that that directory will be newscanned. If you do not want a directory
newscanned that is marked, just type the number of the directory, and it
will be un-marked. To re-mark the directory, just enter the directory
number again.
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You may now add the phone number of a BBS to the system list. You must
enter the phone number in the form ###-###-####. Then you must enter the
name of the system, and any other information about it, such as operating
hours. After that, you will be asked for the maximum baud rate of the BBS.
If you do not know what the maximum rate is, just hit return. After you
enter the system name, you will be asked for a 4 character system type,
such as HRMS, WWIV, FIDO, TCAT, etc.
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This command will allow you to move a file from one directory to
another. This is useful if a user uploaded a file to the wrong file
area, or if you wish to move a file out of public access (if you suspect
it may have a virus, for example).
After entering a file mask for the file(s) you wish to move, the system
will prompt you, for each file, if you wish to move it or not. If you
do, it will prompt you for the directory to move it to. Hitting '?' at
this prompt will give you a list of possible directories.
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xfer defaults
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Your options, for each piece of mail that you have waiting, are:
D - Delete the piece of mail.
I - Ignore it. Keep it in your "mailbox" so you may come back and read it
again later.
R - Re-read the letter.
A - Auto-reply to the letter. This deletes the letter, and enables you to
send a letter in reply to whoever wrote it.
S - Save the message and reply to it.
F - Forward the mail. If you enter F, you will be asked for the name
or number of the user to forward it to. If you decide not to forward
it, just hit enter at this prompt.
Q - Quit out of mail read, leaving the remaining letters in your mailbox.
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forward mail defaults
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change colors
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This command allows you to remove a file. You may enter the file mask
that you wish to use to specify which file(s) to remove. For each
matching file, you will be asked if you really wish to remove it.
Additionally, if you are a co-sysop, you will be prompted if you want to
actually delete the file (as opposed to just removing it from the BBS
database of available files, but leaving the file on the hard disk). If
you do remove the file, you will be asked if you want to remove the
upload credit the user got for uploading the file.
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rename file
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This allows you to select your default file protocol. If you select a
default protocol, whenever you upload or download a file, this protocol
will be used if you don't explicitly specify a different protocol.
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This allows you to select a specific text file that the sysop has placed
here. The first list is categories. Picking a number will list out the
files in that category. You may then type the number of any title that
interests you and it will be printed to your screen.
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2User Editor Commands:0
1Q:uit D:elete user Y:(Un)Mark as Sysop
R:estore user S:ecurity Level A:Password
T:ransfer Level M:Computer Type
O:Change Note Z:Restrictions
F:orum Access U:ser change
N:ew Name G:Change Birthday
P:hone number L:Real Name
]:Forward User [:Backward User0
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2=EMail Commands=0
3RETURN)Go To Next Piece of Mail +)Go To Next Piece of Mail
A)uto-EMail Reply To Sender -)Go Back One Piece of Mail
F)orward Mail D)elete Last Piece of Mail
G)o To A Piece of Mail I)gnore This Piece [Save w/No Reply]
R)e-Read Last Piece S)ave This Piece and Reply
Q)uit To Main Menu [Deletes Nothing]0
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2=Message Base Commands=0
3RETURN)Go To Next Message #)Go To Message #
A)uto-EMail Poster of Last Message +)Go To Next Message
R)eply to Last Message -)Go To Previous Message
B)Go To Next New-Scan Sub Board C)ontinuous Read [No Stopping]
=)Re-Read Last Message T)itles of Next Ten Messages
Q)uit To Main Menu0
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2Co-Sysop Commands:0
3//SORT : Sort Transfer Directories
//MOVE : Move files
//REN : Rename files
//UEDIT : Go to user editor
//STATS : Board status information
//LOG : Today' s log so far
//YLOG : Yesterday's log
//ZLOG : Usage record
//UPLOADALL: Upload entire directory0
2Sysop Commands:0
3//MAILR : Read all mail
//CHUSER : Change into a user0