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- Entering a Message On AMTOR
-
- Messages may be entered directly from your keyboard into the
- system, however it is better if you prepare a file before logging
- on and then send it at machine speed. This reduces the connect
- time to the system and the potential for transmission errors.
-
- You may send three kinds of messages:
-
- 'SP (call)' which is a message to a specific station and may only
- be read by that station (or you or the sysop) and will appear on
- the message list only for those stations. For others, it simply
- isn't there. 'SP' messages will remain in the system for 21 days
- or 24 hours after being marked 'forwarded', whichever comes first.
-
- 'SP' type messages may also be entered for automatic forwarding
- to another MBO/BBS. They may be entered in the form 'SP (call)
- TO (route)' where (call) is the addressee and (route) is the
- hierarchical route to his local MBO/BBS. Since AMTOR does not
- provide for a number sign character (unless you are in full
- ascii mode), use the equal sign character in its place when
- required in an h-route address and APLINK will convert it to a
- number sign character.
-
- 'ST (zipcode) TO (NTS statecode)' is used to enter a message to
- anyone to be delivered by the National Traffic System. The
- subject (first line) should read: QTC (city, state) and the body
- of the message should be in standard ARRL message format.
-
- 'SB (id)' addresses a message to 'id' and marks it as a bulletin. You
- may also include a bulletin identification (BID) by adding 'BID '
- followed by the bin on the same line. For example:
-
- SB ALL BID 12345W1ABC
-
- is a message to 'ALL' with a bid of 12345W1ABC.
-
- Bulletin type messages will remain in the system until removed
- (cancelled) by either the originator or the sysop.
-
- To send a message, type the command (i.e., 'SP W5SMM(CR/LF)')
- and wait for a response from the system. The line will be typed
- back and you will be requested to confirm with 'YES' or 'NO'.
- At the 'GA SUBJ/MSG' prompt type the subject of the message on
- its own line and then enter the text of the message.
-
- At the end of the message send 'NNNN' on a new line. 'NNNN'
- embedded in text is ignored. After sending 'NNNN' wait for a new
- 'GA' prompt to enter a new command.
-
- Identify your station at regular intervals by sending your
- identification after a 'GA' prompt. Any character sequence that
- is not a valid command is ignored by the system.
-
- If you have already sent a partial command line and want to cancel
- the line just send three or more '/'s in a row anywhere on the
- line. That line will be ignored. This only works on command
- lines. /// embedded in a message will be passed on to the
- addressee.
-
- While transmitting a message and before sending the 'NNNN' you
- may cancel the message with the command 'CNCN' on a new line.
-
- After you have transmitted a message you may cancel it with the
- 'CANCEL (number)' command. This is normally used to remove a
- bulletin you have placed in the system, but it may be used to
- remove any message you have previously sent.
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