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- User Configuration Options
-
- Fnordadel allows you to set a variety of configuration options to control
- the system's behavior. You can set all of them in the configuration menu,
- which you call up with the command .E(nter) C(onfiguration). You can set a
- single option using the .E(nter) O(ption) command. For example, entering
- ".EOE" will echo back as:
- ".Enter Option Are you an experienced Citadel user? ([Y]/N): "
-
- The configuration options are as follows:
-
- [A]uto new: If you answer "Yes", the system will automatically show you
- all new messages in the Lobby> room each time you sign on. If you answer
- "No", you will have to execute the [N]ew command yourself.
-
- [E]xpert mode: If you answer "Yes", system prompts will be fewer and
- more terse. You should answer "No" until you are familiar with the system.
-
- [F]loor mode: If you answer "Yes", the system will show you its collection
- of rooms in groups called "floors", rather than all lumped together in one
- unorganized pile. A floor is to rooms as a room is to messages -- a way to
- group related things together. See .H(elp) FLOORS.
-
- [L]inefeeds switch: If you answer "Yes", the system will send both a
- carriage return and a linefeed at the end of each line displayed. If you
- answer "No", only the carriage return will be sent. Most users can answer
- either way and see no change, but some older systems or software might need
- linefeeds so that each line doesn't print over top of the previous one.
-
- [N]ulls: You answer this option with a number. A "null" is the null
- character, ASCII code 0. It is a non-printing, non-functional character whose
- only purpose is to take up transmission time. Fnordadel outputs the number
- of nulls you set here at the end of each line displayed. You can use this to
- slow down display speed if you have a fast modem.
-
- [O]- show last old message on [N]ew: If you answer "Yes", the system will
- show you the last old message in a room when you enter the [N]ew command to
- read new messages. This can assist you in recalling what the thread of
- discussion was before diving into the new message.
-
- [P]ause after each message: If you answer "Yes", the system will always use
- the "more" option when you read messages. The "more" option makes the system
- pause after each message displayed, and gives you several commands to use
- without having to break out of the message reader.
-
- [R]unning count of msgs while reading: If you answer "Yes", the system
- will add a running count to the header line of each message displayed. The
- count shows the number of messages remaining to be read by you.
-
- [T]- show time of message creation: If you answer "Yes", the system will
- display the time of each message's creation in its header line. If you answer
- "No", only the date is shown.
-
- [V]iew configuration: This command shows your current configuration.
-
- [W]idth of screen: You answer this option with a number. It specifies the
- width of your screen in characters. Most people have a display 80 characters
- across. Fnordadel uses the value you set here to format all output so it
- fits nicely on your screen.
-
- [Y]- set default transfer protocol: This option can be answered currently
- with either "X" or "Y", to indicate Xmodem or Ymodem. This default will be
- used by the system with certain file transfer commands (e.g. [D]ownload,
- [U]load and .E(nter) F(ile)). See .H(elp) FILES.
-
- %%SEE ALSO:
- %FILES About file transfers
- %FLOORS Information on floors
- %TOPICS Main help topics list
-