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                 ^t-=>  T H E   P O I N T   S Y S T E M  <=-^n

 The EMSI point system is designed mainly for points in fidonet or other
 similar networks. It can also be used by companies that have a mailer
 program running such as Frontdoor, Portal of Power, d'Bridge or Binkley
 >2.50. It now also supports the old standard called YooHoo/2U2.
 With this system you can, as a point, totally throw away a frontdoor if
 you are not using another maileditor. As a default it is set up with
 TERMAIL

 With a mail system you can send and receive packed messages and files
 without getting online to a BBS system. The only demand is that the system
 you are calling runs EMSI (Electronic Mail Standard Identification). When
 using the mail system in Terminate you can throw away your fossil driver
 (serial device driver) and your nodelist compiler.

 Terminate can use direct port access and read the uncompiled nodelists with
 large buffers. Maybe this is a little slower than searching a compiled
 nodelist BUT normal points normally only call their BOSS (uplink) and get
 their mail and files from there. With Terminate you will not have to find
 and setup nodelist compilers and this will save a lot of hard disk space.
 Fidonet, which we are a part of, is the biggest private network in the
 whole world. It has thousands and thousands of computers connected
 throughout the entire world. To understand this system you must understand
 what a node number looks like. This number is an identification number -
 so if anyone sends you a message from anywhere in the world. The message
 will be 'routed' through some other systems before reaching the
 destination. The best part is that you only call your BOSS and send the
 message - the rest will be taken care of by the network, so you save the
 phonebill by not calling long distances. The only thing it costs you is
 the call to your BOSS, which is normally located in your own city or
 country. You will also be able to participate in conferences where all
 messages are public. But you will learn all this if you make contact with
 a Fidonet sysop near you. BBS's belonging to a network will often have a
 mailer program answer the phone and decide if the caller is another mailer
 or a 'human' caller. That is why you have to press ^hESCAPE^n and then the
 system says something like: 'Loading BBS, please wait'. If you are calling
 with the point system you will be recognized as a mailer, and a mail-
 session will be started.

   Mail session
   ────────────
   You dial up and connect
   The point system tries to handshake (establish EMSI session)
   Terminate sends all mail-packets/files to system with Zmodem
   Goes into receive mode and receives mail/files/requested files for you
   The other end terminates the call, (Terminate will also hangup)

 The best thing about running this mail system, is that you will start
 transferring files immediately you have been connected and will not have to
 log on manually and type anything - everything is fully automatic. Most
 points in fidonet are users that have had modems for a while and have
 problems paying their phonebill, because they were hanging online on systems
 quite a lot. Now they can save money because ^hREQUESTING^n files is much
 faster and the requests will not appear on their user account under
 downloads. At our system we allow all points in fidonet to request, but
 some places you will not be allowed to do this. To understand how the
 system works you need to understand what a nodenumber looks like.
 The syntax for a nodenumber in fidonet is Zone:Net/Node.Point.

 Zone    1 = USA, Canada
         2 = Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States
         3 = Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
         4 = Latin America
         5 = Africa
         6 = Asia

         Many other networks are also using Fidonet Technology and
         uses normally higher zone numbers.

 Region  A country or part of a larger country is normally specified as a
         region. A Zone is a group of regions.

 Net     Systems that are linked together, normally due to phonecosts or
         area dependent. A region is a group of nets.

 Node    A system that belongs to a net.

 Point   If you are a point you will belong under a node also called your
         boss. You will usually send/receive your mail through your
         boss.

 Our nodenumber is 2:236/111.0 (or short 2:236/111). A node is a computer
 that is always available in zone mail hour, at least. This is a time,
 usually at night, depending on where you are in the world, where you always
 can expect to reach the node. Most nodes are also BBS systems where normal
 users can access conferences and write messages to users on other boards,
 sometimes in other parts of the world. A node will always have point number
 .0 . The first point a sysop gets will be .1. Our first point is
 2:236/111.1. The SysOp decides for himself the point numbers.
 For each user profile in the setup you can define a nodenumber. Don't get
 confused about all the different expressions. To test the system, edit user
 profile 1 (with your name) and enter 2:236/111.9999 as a test number. You
 are hereby allowed to use that number for test reasons only, please do not
 abuse the number. Then setup the point system described later and try to
 call our system at 2:236/111.

 There are plenty of new words to learn in this world!

 ^hPoll^n

  Poll simply means calling a mail system

 ^hRequest^n

  When you request a file from a BBS system, you must know the filename in
  advance. There is something called ^hMAGIC^n filenames, that refers to
  filename alias's. For example, if you request ^hFILES^n from any system the
  system should send the entire BBS filelist. Another known alias is ^hABOUT^n
  which will send you a small description of the BBS. If you want the latest
  Terminate, you can just request ^hTERMINAT^n from our number. You can also
  request files from all the areas on a BBS where the SysOp has allowed
  file requests. If you want the filelist from DAN BBS, you could either
  request FILES or DANBBS.ARJ.

 ^hNetmail^n

  A netmail is a private message that is only destined for one person.
  The message can be routed through the network but also sent directly. All
  the SysOps will be able to see your message if you route it through the
  network, but you can also send the message ^hCRASH^n which means you dial
  directly to the system to which the message is addressed.
  You are not able to send messages directly to other points of course,
  because they do not have mailers running, but if you want to send to
  another point, you can call the point's BOSS and then the message will be
  directed to the point (then the SysOp on that board can read your message.)
  You can only send crashmail to systems which have a CM flag in the nodelist
  you are using. The CM flag means that the system can accept crashmail 24
  hours a day, that means the phoneline is used only for the computer.

 ^hEchomail^n

  Echomail messages are messages written in a conference. There is a
  public conference called ^hTERMINATE^n, in both Fido and EuroLink, where
  everyone is encouraged to contribute.
  When you write a message in such a conference the message can be read by
  anyone that has access to that conference. Every conference has a set of
  rules that must be followed and which normally are administered by the
  conference moderator.

 ^hHold^n

  When things are on hold it means that they are waiting to be picked
  up. Your BOSS will always place your mail on hold, so you will get it
  the next time you poll.

 ^hSnailmail^n

  A term used for the normal letters you put in the mailbox. Using a mail
  system is faster and more convenient for a SysOp than using a fax machine.
  If you want to send a message to any member of the fido network, you can
  write the message with crash status, press a button and 1 minute later the
  guy anywhere in the world has your message. This kind of electronic mail
  system will take over almost everywhere in the next few years. Nothing else
  will be faster and why use fax paper when you can do it this way?

 ^hAlt-O,N^n

 ^m╒════════════════╤════════════════════════════════════════╡^t Point system ^m╞╕
 │ ^nS^by^nstem name    ^m│ ^hTERMINATE Mail System                                  ^m│
 │ ^bM^nain address   ^m│ ^h2:236/111.9999                                         ^m│
 │^r Boss setup     ^m│                                                        ^m│
 │ ^bN^nodelists      ^m│                                                        ^m│
 │ ^nPhon^be^n convert  ^m│                                                        │
 │ ^nDe^bv^nice control ^m│                                                        │
 │ ^bR^nedial tries   ^m│ ^h3                                                      ^m│
 │ ^bH^nandshake      ^m│ ^hAuto                                                   ^m│
 │ ^bA^nllow ZedZap   ^m│ ^hNo                                                     ^m│
 │ ^nA^bs^nk device     ^m│ ^hNo                                                     ^m│
 │ ^bP^nick up mail   ^m│ ^hYes                                                    ^m│
 │ ^bZ^none match     ^m│ ^hNo                                                     ^m│
 │ ^nSend ^bA^nKA's     ^m│ ^hYes                                                    ^m│
 │ ^bD^nescriptions   ^m│ ^hYes                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nInbo^bu^nnd        ^m│ ^hI:\                                                    ^m│
 │ ^bO^nutbound       ^m│ ^hOUT\ZONE\                                              ^m│
 │ ^nPass^bw^nord file  ^m│ ^hPASSWORD.TXT                                           ^m│
 │ ^nMai^bl^n editor    ^m│ ^hTERMAIL\TM.EXE !m                                      ^m│
 │ ^nImpor^bt^n         ^m│ ^hTERMAIL\TM.EXE /TOSS !m                                ^m│
 │ ^nE^bx^nport         ^m│ ^hTERMAIL\TM.EXE /SCAN !m                                ^m│
 │ ^nA^bf^nter mail     ^m│ ^h                                                       ^m│
 ╘════════════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n

 ^hSystem name^n

  Name of your system to be presented when using the point system.
  If you have a company you could insert the name here or any other
  information you want to give.

  Examples:

    "SerWiz Comm"
    "Point #121 of DAN BBS"
    "Denmark, 12 points"
    "What's the point"
    "We have a matchpoint"

  In other words, if you have a little sense of humor you will quickly
  find out exactly what will suit you.

 ^hMain address^n

 ^m┌─────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────────┤^t Change address ^m├┐
 │^b■^nAddress  ^b1  ^m│ ^h2:236/111.9999    ^m│ ^hBo Bendtsen                           ^m│
 │ ^nAddress  ^b2  ^m│ ^h2:254/261         ^m│ ^hBo Bendtsen                           ^m│
 │ ^nAddress  ^b3  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress  ^b4  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress  ^b5  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress  ^b6  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress  ^b7  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress  ^b8  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress  ^b9  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress 1^b0  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress 11  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 │ ^nAddress 12  ^m│ ^h2:0/0             ^m│                                       │
 ├─────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ ^n■ = Main address (SPACE to select)                                      ^m│
 └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘^n

  You can define up to 12 different addresses in Terminate.
  For each address you can also define a username that will be
  transmitted as the sysop-name during mail transfers.

  An address has the following syntax: Zone:Net/Node.Point
  Information on the address format can be read other place in this document.

  Normally all your addresses will be transmitted to the called system and
  you will collect all mail and files for all addresses that you present.
  However sometimes you want the another address to be presented as the
  first address or you only want one specific address to be sent.
  (see Send AKA's). Press Space to change primary address.

  ^bAddress 1 is important^n, since the the outgoing directory names are
  calculated on the zone number from this address. Do not change this
  to another zone while the outbound windows has entries.

  By using Terminate you are automatically assigned with point number:

    2:236/111.9999

  That means you are point number 9999 of DAN BBS.

 ^hBoss setup^n

  Terminate will allow you to use 8 different systems. So here you can
  set up each phone number and other options.

  ^hDial^n

   If you call Terminate from the command line with /BOSS or /BOSS:0
   Terminate will either call every Boss specified in the Point System
   setup or call the marked systems until you get a connection, depending
   on what you have selected here. The "dial until connect" option is
   useful if you have a Boss that has different numbers and you just want
   to connect to one of these numbers in case the other numbers are busy.

  ^m╒═══════════════╤═════════════════╡^t Boss setup 1 ^m╞╕
  │ ^bB^noss comment  ^m│ ^hDAN BBS                         ^m│
  │^r Boss phone    ^m│ ^h43623990                        ^m│
  │ ^nBo^bs^ns Device   ^m│ ^hCOM1 2400 8N1                   ^m│
  │ ^nBoss ^bp^nrefix   ^m│ ^hATDT                            ^m│
  │ ^nBoss p^ba^nssword ^m│                                 ^m│
  │ ^nBoss s^by^nnch    ^m│ ^hYes                             ^m│
  │ ^nBoss a^bu^ntodial ^m│ ^hYes                             ^m│
  │ ^nBoss bau^bd^nrate ^m│ ^h28800                           ^m│
  ╘═══════════════╧═════════════════════════════════╛^n

  ^hBoss comment^n

   You could use this for name of boss or whatever you like.

  ^hBoss phone^n

   Terminate does not need to know the nodenumber of your BOSS, you can call
   to any system, then the outbound directory will be checked and any file
   that has the same nodenumber as the called system, will be sent.

  ^hBoss device^n

   Which device to use for dialing this Boss.

  ^hBoss prefix^n

   Which string to send to the modem before dialling. This works just as in
   the phonebook.

  ^hBoss password^n

   Force a password especially for this system, to make sure that you have
   actually got the right system. If the password does not match on both
   sides the called system will hang up. When calling a Boss, the
   password file will not be used and you MUST specify the password you
   use in this menu.

  ^hBoss synch^n

   When using the ^bC^nall Boss function your computer's time/date will be
   synchronized to the same as the Boss's computer. In this way you can
   always be sure your watch is correct if you have an unstable clock. If
   your Boss has an unstable clock you should turn this off.

  ^hBoss autodial^n

   When choosing autodial, Terminate will call this Boss and all other
   Boss's that have autodial enabled. Works only when 2 or more are defined.

  ^hBoss baudrate^n

   If lower than minimum baudrate, you will be asked to hangup and retry.

 ^hNodelists^n

  ^m╒═════════════════╤════════════════════════════════════╡^t Nodelist setup ^m╞╕
  │ ^b■ ^nNodelist ^b1    ^m│ ^hUTILS\TER-NODE.*                                     ^m│
  │   ^nNodelist ^b2    ^m│                                                      │
  │ ^b■ ^nNodelist ^b3    ^m│ ^hDK-POINT.LST                                         ^m│
  │   ^nNodelist ^b4    ^m│                                                      │
  │   ^nNodelist ^b5    ^m│                                                      │
  │   ^nNodelist ^b6    ^m│                                                      │
  │   ^nNodelist ^b7    ^m│                                                      │
  │   ^nNodelist ^b8    ^m│                                                      │
  │                 │                                                      │
  │                 │ ^n■ Nodelist in use, SPACE to enable/disable           ^m│
  ╘═════════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n

  A nodelist in fidonet is usually called NODELIST.xxx. The xxx is the day
  number of the release. The nodelist is compiled every week by leading
  members of fidonet who also provide NODEDIFF files, which contain changes
  in the nodelist for last week. The current nodelist is (was) NODELIST.092.
  When you specify a filename called C:\NODELIST\NODELIST.* then the nodelist
  with the highest day number will be used. If you have a NODELIST.085 and a
  NODELIST.092 then .092 will be used. You should place a small nodelist
  first with important numbers of people so they will be found very quickly.

  You can temporarily exclude nodelists from being searched by pressing
  SPACE.

 ^hPhone convert^n

  ^m┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤^t Phone convert ^m├┐
  │    ^nStrip        Access code/PIN           Add before             ^m│
  │  ^b1 ^h44-171                                 0                      ^m│
  │  ^b2 ^h44-181                                 0                      ^m│
  │  ^b3 ^h44-          132                       0                      ^m│
  │  ^b4                                                               ^m│
  │  ^b5                                                               ^m│
  │  ^b6                                                               ^m│
  │  ^b7                                                               ^m│
  │  ^b8                                                               ^m│
  │  ^b9                                                               ^m│
  │ ^n1^b0                                                               ^m│
  │  ^b*              ^h132                                              ^m│
  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘^n

  In Fidonet nodelists, there is a country prefix on all phone numbers. When
  you call a system in your country this number must of course be removed,
  otherwise you would dial a wrong number.

  The international prefix for United Kingdom is 44- and in the UK you need
  to add a 0 before the number. 44-171-394-1230 -> 0171-394-1230.

  Whenever not stripping a number is considered to be international and
  here the * can be used for inserting your access code.

  The 44- and 0 would already be installed if you had COUNTRY.SYS
  installed in your CONFIG.SYS the first time you ran Terminate.

  The above example is taken from London where it is quite normal to use
  a long-distance carrier company called Mercury. British Telecom is the
  cheapest for local calls and Mercury cheapest for long distance calls
  in normal situations. The above example demonstrates how numbers starting
  with 0171 and 0181 will be dialed using BT and all other numbers will be
  dialed through Mercury.

 ^hDevice control^n

  ^m┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤^t Device control ^m├┐
  │ ^nFlag    Device                Dial prefix                              ^m│
  │^r ISDNA  ^h ISDN-device           Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hISDNB   ISDN-device           Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hISDNC   ISDN-device           ISDN bundling    (AT&B2D)                ^m│
  │ ^hV34     Async Modem COM2 8N1  Disable VFC      (ATS56=128DT)           ^m│
  │ ^hVFC     Async Modem COM3 8N1  Disable V34      (ATS56=64DT)            ^m│
  │ ^hV32T    Async Modem COM2 8N1  V.Terbo          (ATS34=0DT)             ^m│
  │ ^hPEP     Default device        Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hH16     Default device        Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hH14     Default device        Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hHST     Default device        Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hZYX     Default device        Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^hV32B    Async Modem COM3 8N1  Disable MNP5     (ATS27=16DT)            ^m│
  │ ^hV32     Default device        Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  │ ^h*       Async Modem COM2 8N1  Default          (ATDT)                  ^m│
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘^n

  When dialling a number from the nodelist, Terminate will check the flags
  in the nodelist and change to the correct device and the correct dial
  prefix needed for calling that system. The flags must match exactly with
  the menu entry and is searched from top to bottom until a match is found.
  With this menu you can also control how to dial systems that you normally
  cannot connect to without a special dial prefix.

  The * will be used if none of the strings are found.

 ^hRedial tries^n

  How many times to try connecting, Terminate will wait ^h`pause'^n seconds
  between each call (modem and dialing). Enter a 0 to keep on dialing until
  connect.

 ^hHandshake^n

  With a mailer you can use either EMSI or Yoohoo/2U2, with this option
  you can force which mail-handshake to use.

 ^hAllow ZedZap^n

  Use Zmodem 8k for transfering the mail, if you have any trouble with
  bad lines, you should not turn this on. Turning ZedZap on will increase
  the CPS a little.

 ^hAsk device^n

  When calling any system, then ask which device to use. Will be used when
  you dial from outbound, nodelist or manually.

 ^hPick up mail^n

  If you turn this option off you can send mail to the remote system without
  receiving any mail packets. It could be useful if you, for example have
  been on holiday and there is tons of mail you don't want to read, then you
  can send a netmail to the SysOp that you want to have your mail deleted.

 ^hZone match^n

  Yes: Compare the Zone number. No : Don't compare the Zone number.
  Since the chance of getting a call from another person with the same
  nodenumber is practically zero, you should always set this to No,
  so if the zonenumber is wrong (0:236/111) the transfer will continue
  anyway.

 ^hSend AKA's^n

  Yes: Send all your AKA's (Also Known As). Terminate will send all
  nodenumbers that are different 0/0. If No then only the main address
  will be presented to the remote site.

 ^hDescriptions^n

  When you send files within the point system and this toggle is on, then
  Terminate will look in the same directory for a FILES.BBS/DESCRIPT.ION
  style files.  These files contain descriptions of the files. Terminate
  will grab the descriptions and create a file called NNNNnnnn.BBS where
  NNNN is the netnumber in hex and nnnn is the nodenumber in hex.
  (00EC006F.BBS). This file will be transfered after all the other files.

 ^hInbound^n

  The directory where incoming files will be stored

 ^hOutbound^n

  The directory where outgoing files/packets/mail files will be stored.
  If you have mail for other zones they will be stored in a directory
  called the old plus the zone in hex. OUT\ZONE -=> OUT\ZONE.016 for
  zone 27 (16 hex = 27 dec). Terminate will delete empty directories.

 ^hPassword file^n

  A file that will be used when dialling systems in the nodelist.
  The syntax is simple:
  Nodenumber    Password  PktPassword on each line
  2:236/111     hello     PKTsafe
  That would tell you that you have talked with 2:236/111 and agreed on
  a password to use at both places. If no PKT password will be inserted
  directly in the netmail.

 ^hMail editor^n

  Setup which program you want to call when pressing Mail editor in the
  point system. You could send any command and parameters here. Defaults
  to TerMail (TM.EXE)

 ^hImport^n

  Which program and parameters to call when you have received mail and
  want to import it into your mailsystem. Defaults to TerMail (TM /Toss)

 ^hExport^n

  When you have written some mail and want to export the mail from your mail
  system and make it ready to be sent to your BOSS or another system.
  Defaults to Termail (TM /SCAN)

 ^hAfter mail^n

  When you receive files or mail with the point system, you can call
  any external program or batchfile.

 ^hAlt-F7^n ^hUsing the point system^n

 ^m╒═══════════════════╤╡^t TERMINATE Mail System             2:236/111.9999 ^m╞╕
 │^r Call Boss         ^m│^t Node           Files         Size           Flags  ^m│
 │ ^nCall syste^bm       ^m│^t 2:236/111          1          208          ··C···· ^m│
 │ ^bS^nend files        ^m│^t 2:236/111          8           97          ·R····· ^m│
 │ ^nFile ^br^nequests     ^m│^t 2:236/2000         1          302          ··C···M ^m│
 │ ^bK^nill mail         ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nAu^bt^no request      ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^bZ^noom mail         ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nMain addr^be^nss      ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nSe^bn^nd message      ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nC^bh^nange mail       ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nMai^bl^n editor       ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^bI^nmport            ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nE^bx^nport            ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 ├───────────────────┤^t                                                    ^m│
 │ ^nC^bo^nnfiguration     ^m│^t                                                    ^m│
 ├───────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
 │                                                                        │
 ╘╡^t V Log Passw F1-F12  Alt-F  Space abort/redial  (A)dd time, Timeout in^m╞╛^n

 To start up directly in this menu: ^hTERMINAT /POINT^n

 ^hThe outbound window^n

  In the outbound window you will be able to see all packets/files/messages
  that are waiting to be sent. First the nodenumber that shows which node the
  files are intended for. Then how many files you are going to send or how
  many you have requested, the size of the files and some status flags that
  will show what  kind and what do to with the package.

  Status flags used in other mailers (?UT = Netmail, ?LO flow files)

   ^bI^n   Immediate flag, force a mailer to start dialling at once and keep
       on dialling until the package is delivered. (.ILO .IUT)
   ^bC^n   Crash is almost the same as the Immediate flag, but it will not
       be sent as fast as Immediate. (.CLO .CUT)
   ^bH^n   Files are on hold, that means they will not be sent from your
       system. (.HLO .HUT).
   ^bF^n   A normal package able to be routed. (.FLO .FUT)
   ^bD^n   A direct package which cannot be routed (.DLO .DUT)
   ^bR^n   The package is a filerequest (.REQ)
   ^bM^n   Unpacked netmail

 Since you are a point and nobody will call you and you will always call out,
 there are a lot of flags that you will never need. Terminate will send all
 files to the system you have called no matter what flag it has, except for
 files with the ^hH^nold flag. Do not get confused about these flags, just
 think: If the file is not on hold, it will be sent.
 The filename of a package determines it's destination. A file request
 package for DAN BBS 236/111 (the zone does not matter) will be a file
 called:

 00EC006F.REQ

 The 00EC is ^h236^n and the 006F is ^h111^n, the numbers are converted from
 the Hexnumber system (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F).
 10 hex = 16 decimal , 000D hex = 13 decimal , FFFF = 65535
 The .REQ means filerequest.
 The file is a normal text file with one filename on each line. Like

 DANBBS.ARJ
 TERMINAT

 If there is a password on files you request you can place a !password after
 the filename. Like: TERMINAT !SECRET  (Zoom mail and edit request file)

 A flow file is a *.CLO *.HLO *.ILO *.FLO *.DLO. Terminate will think that
 everything other than *.HLO files will be processed. These files are all
 textfiles which have 1 line for each file you want to send.
 A flow file for our system could be 00EC006F.CLO. In this textfile all
 files to be sent will be listed in a special way:

 ^C:\PRIVATE\HELLO.TXT
 #C:\TERMINAT\OUT\0000FFE8.TU1
 C:\GRAPHICS\GIF\DPG-0125.GIF

 The ^ means to delete the file after transfer. The # means to truncate
 (make filesize = 0) the file after transfer (This is used by some tossers
 to keep the same filename, don't worry about it) Without ^ or # the file
 is just transferred. The 0000FFE8.TU1 is a mail package created by the
 mail-tosser program. You will also need a good mail editor. Mail
 packages can be compressed with all kinds of different programs, but
 currently PKZIP is mostly used because it is faster than most other
 packers.

 ^hCall Boss^n

  Calls the number you have specified in the configuration (when handshaking
  Terminate will know the nodenumber (or systems AKA's)) and send all files/
  messages/packages. If you start Terminate with: ^hTERMINAT /BOSS^n Terminate
  will start up, dial all systems with autodial enabled, then exit Terminate,
  so you can call Terminate from batch files. If you already have a carrier,
  you can enter the pointsystem, then the session will be started at once.

 ^hCall system^n

  Call another mailer, either from outbound, a nodelist or manually.
  The manual dial is only available to registered users (Terminate
  Professional). This allows you to send files or request from any
  system without knowing their nodenumber. You can start Terminate with:
  ^hTERMINAT /CALL:search-string^n, the search-string can be a
  nodenumber or a part of name/system/location. Then Terminate looks in
  the nodelists and the first match it finds will be polled (called),
  then Terminate will exit to DOS just like /BOSS.

 ^hSend files^n

  Send files to another system. You will be placed in the file manager and
  can select files from both windows. When finished you press return and
  Terminate will create the correct package. If you want to send
  C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to our system 236/111 Terminate will generate a package in
  the outbound directory called 00EC006F.CLO which only has one line:
  C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT. If Descriptions in setup is 'Yes' Terminate will search
  for descriptions of the files in a file called FILES.BBS or DESCRIPT.ION
  and create a file called 00EC006F.BBS and append it to the .CLO file.

 ^hFile requests^n

  The same as send files. Select the system to request from, then you will
  be placed in the tagmenu, where you can select files from a filelist or
  enter the names manually. That's it. You call the system, Terminate sends
  the requests file, you receive the files as they are found if you are
  allowed to request from that area. It is the system you call that decides
  limits for how much you can request each time.

 ^hKill mail^n (DELete)

  Allows you to remove any packet in the outbound window. If it is a flow
  file and the files were marked for truncation or deletion, you will be
  asked to confirm first.

 ^hAuto request^n { Only in registered version }

 ^m╒══════════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╡^t Auto request ^m╞╕
 │ ^nMake autorequest ^m│ ┌─>─┐   ^n# Prefix MaxReq node/searchstring/Pxxx (P12)^m│
 │ ^nSelect files     ^m│ │   │   ^h1      1    100                             ^m│
 │^r Edit numbers     ^m│ │   │   ^h2      1    100                             ^m│
 ├──────────────────┤ │   │   ^h3      1    100                             ^m│
 │ ^nCalls      :     ^m│ │   │   ^h4      1    100                             ^m│
 │ ^nFiles left :     ^m│ │   │   ^h5      1    100                             ^m│
 │                  │ │   │   ^h6      1    100                             ^m│
 │                  │ │   │   ^h7      1    100                             ^m│
 │ ^nSpace = Next     ^m│ │   │   ^h8      1    100                             ^m│
 │ ^nEsc   = Abort    ^m│ │   │   ^h9      1    100                             ^m│
 │                  │ └─<─┘  ^h10      1    100                             ^m│
 ╘══════════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n

  This function will allow you to enter up to 10 different phone numbers
  where you want to request files. This function should only be used
  together with systems where you either know the SysOp or where anybody can
  request. Generally this function will allow you to get a lot of files
  without you having to call manually several times. If you define more files
  to be leeched than is allowed by a system on one call, Terminate will
  keep calling back immediately for the remaining balance each time the
  remote system throws you off. Don't ever try to request files from BBS's
  in the mail hours (2-6 in the morning). Most SysOps don't like somebody
  requesting files when the SysOp expects mail at a specific time, but
  normally you will just get hung up, if the system expects another to call.
  Please do not abuse this system and rip off systems. Please ask the SysOp
  first if he will allow you to request or become a point in fidonet. When
  editing the numbers to call, you must select the dial prefix and the
  maximum files to request. If you call a system and get logged off after 5
  files, you could assume the system only accepts 5 requests each time you
  call, but some systems also use max. size or max. time to decide how much
  or how long a time. You can insert a nodenumber or a search string then the
  nodelists are searched for a number, but you can also get a number from the
  phonebook directly by typing: Pxxx  where xxx is the entry number in
  the phonebook.

 ^hZoom mail^n

  Shows information on the system to be called, mail-session password,
  and complete dial string. If a request or a flowfile, you are allowed to
  edit the file. Netmail can be viewed with PKTVIEW or the external lister.
  If some of the files you request have passwords, then you can edit the
  .REQ files and enter the password on the same line like this:
  'SNOOPY.GIF !secret' (secret=password).

 ^hMain address^n

  Change your main address, without going into the configuration menu.

 ^hSend message^n

  Allows you to write a message to another system. You must know the correct
  network address of the destination. If the system is listed in the
  nodelists you will be asked to confirm the name. If the system is not
  listed you can continue anyway and write the name manually. You now enter
  the subject of the message. 'Hello Joe, how are you' and then the external
  editor will be called. Write your message, save it and the message will be
  placed in the outbound. The filename of an unpacked netmail has the same
  hexnumber prefix (00EC006F), but it always has .CUT as extension. When
  sending the message to the system it will be renamed to a Unix time + .PKT
  before sending. It is not important for you to know these things. Terminate
  will generate one of the newest .PKT formats called ^hType 2+^n.

 ^hChange mail^n

  Change destination for a request, netmail or flow file. Also allowing you
  to put mailpackets or files on hold, so they will be sent later.

 ^hMail editor^n

  Call the external mail editor. Actually you are not forced to use Terminate
  as the menu system, but you can also use some batch files normally provided
  by the tosser or maileditor.

 ^hImport^n

  Call a mailtosser that will import new incoming mail. Defaults to
  TerMail

 ^hExport^n

  After writing messages in a mail system, you should normally always export
  the messages, before they can be sent.

 ^hConfiguration^n

  Call the point configuration menu directly. Also Alt-O will access this
  menu from the pointsystem.

 ^hV ^nView logfile

  Allow you to view the entire logfile. Allows you to scroll through
  the last mail session.

 ^hManual^n { Only in registered version }

  If you want to request/send files from/to a system where you don't know
  the nodenumber, but just have the phone number you can use this function.
  For requests Terminate will generate a MANUMAIL.REQ which will be renamed
  when you call the next system and sent like a normal request.
  When sending files Terminate will generate a MANUMAIL.CLO file, which
  contain all the names of the files to be sent, then when you call the next
  system they are sent. If you have mail for other systems, delete the file
  again if you cannot get through to the system.