: _* N For help on a specific command, enter H x where x is the command for which you need help. For example, H R will send complete help for the READ command. Message commands: (K)ill (L)ist (R)ead (S)end File commands: (D)ownload (U)pload (W)hat Misc commands: (B)ye (H)elp (I)nfo (J) Who? (N) Register (T)alk to SYSOP (P)arms Further info: (@) At BBS Other help topics available by issuing the H command followed by the topic name: SEARCH -- how to search for messages WILDCARD -- how wildcards work Issue H topicname : WILDCARD N Patterns are supported in many commands. With patterns we attempt to match something with just more than a straight comparison. Special characters in the pattern are: * -- Matches 0 or more characters of any type @ -- a..z, A..Z # -- 0..9 + -- A..z, A..Z, 0..9 ? -- A-F, a-f, 0-9 (a hex number) < -- a..z > -- A..Z $ -- =@#+?<>$ = -- Any one character " -- Escape. The next character in the pattern much match exactly. wild cards will not be interpreted. ( -- Group. A "(" starts a group and a ")" ends it. For each group, there must be a matching character in the string. Example: (abc) matches b. Wild cards are not interpreted. Examples: 95* -- Will match anything starting with 95 such as 95020, 95123, 95asb, and 95. 95=== -- Will match anything that starts with 95 and is 5 characters long. 95020 will match but 9502 will not. 95### -- Will match anything that starts with 95 and has 5 digits. 95020 will match but 95ABC will not. (WK)6* -- Will match anything starting with W6 or K6. *ARRL* -- Will match anything with ARRL in it : SEARCH N The BBS now allows you to choose messages which satisfy multiple criteria, as well as messages which do NOT satisfy a selection. This ability applies to the READ, KILL, and LIST commands. NEGATION -------- You have always been able to specify, for example, that you want to see all messages of a type -- for example, to list all bulletins, you issue the "LB" command. You can also specify that you want to see all messages which are NOT of a type -- for example, to list all messages which are NOT bulletins, use "L^ B". You can use the "negation" symbol (^) to invert almost any search. MULTIPLE SEARCHES -------- -------- You can use the "and" symbol (&) to specify only those messages which satisfy multiple search criteria. For example: To list bulletins which are newer than October 1, 1990: LB & D > 901001 To list unread messages which are NOT addressed to someone @AA4RE: LN & ^ @ AA4RE To list Private messages that are not to AA4RE or at AA4RE LP & ^ @ AA4RE & ^ > AA4RE Note that you can use negation as part of a multiple search. TYPES OF SEARCHES ----- -- -------- _ -- Messages of type ' ' A -- Messages of type 'A' B -- Messages of type 'B' C n -- Combine P and F D > d -- Messages newer than date d (See note) D < d -- Messages older than date d (See note) E u -- Messages to a server. Same as > but @ must be blank or this BBS F n -- Forwarded messages greater than n H n -- Held messages greater than n K n -- Killed messages greater than n L n -- Last n messages M u -- Messages of a specific user. Default is current user N n -- Messages just sitting here unread greater than n O n -- Messages of with "old" attribute & number greater n P -- Messages of type 'P' Q -- Read messages to a specific user S s -- Messages with string in subject T -- NTS messages U u -- Unread messages to user u. Current user is default Y n -- All read messages greater than n < u -- Messages from a user u. > u -- Messages to a user u. @ b -- Messages to a user at mailbox b % b -- Messages from a user at mailbox b $ s -- Messages with string in the BID + n -- Messages in forwarding progress with number >= n ? n -- Messages with unknown forwarding with number >= n - n -- Messages being forwarded right now with number >= n . s -- Messages addressed to certain H addresses # > n -- Messages with number >= n # < n -- Messages with number >= n Note 1: Date can be expressed as YYMMDDHHMM HHMM is optional. Alternatively, the date could be #5 which is 5 days before today. So, the command "LB & D > #5" means list bulletins less than 5 days old. In any search anything but a number is required, you can use a wildcard. Issue HELP WILDCARD for details. Example: > AA4* Will match to callsign that starts with AA4 : "@* N Enter this symbol to indicate the BBS of the addressee, for proper forwarding of the message to its destination. The message, no matter to whom addressed, will be forwarded to the "@ BBS" location. : B* N B - Log off the MailBox. Simply disconnecting has the exact same effect. : DB N DB type topic ffff.xxx Download the file ffff.xxx for the topic requested. D is for ASCII format. DB is for binary downloads. To get a list of topics, use the W command. The types for binary download are: XMODEM, XMODEMCRC, YMODEM, YMODEM-BATCH (Alias YMBATCH), and YAPP : D* N D topic ffff.xxx DB type topic ffff.xxx Download the file ffff.xxx for the topic requested. D is for ASCII format. DB is for binary downloads. To get a list of topics, use the W command. The types for binary download are: XMODEM, XMODEMCRC, YMODEM, YMODEM-BATCH (Alias YMBATCH), and YAPP DU callsign -- Will display user info on a specific call : H* N H - Gives a summary of the Help Subsystem. H x - Gives a detailed explanation of a specific command or topic. : I* N I - Gives a paragraph on the hardware, software, and rf facilities of this MailBox station. : J* N J - Gives list of ports Jp - Where p is a port identifier. Gives a short list of stations recently heard on that port. JL - Shows calls of stations recently connected to the MailBox. JN - SHows calls of stations currently connected : K* N K # - Kills message number #. The message number can also be a series of number (eg: 112 115 117) and/or a range of numbers (eg: 112 TO 115). A series can contain a range (eg: 112 115 TO 117) KM - Kills all messages addressed to you that you have read. KT # - kills an NTS message. : L* N Generally lists messages in reverse order, newest to oldest. "Private" messages not to or from you will not be listed. L - Lists all new messages since your previous "L" command. LM - "List Mine". Lists all messages addressed to you or by you. LU - "List Unread". Lists all messages unread by you. L # - Lists messages back to and including number #. LL # - Lists the last # messages. L> call - Lists all messages to this callsign. L< call - Lists all messages from this callsign. For a list of all the searches you can do, issue H SEARCH : N* N NE - Toggle your "expert user" status. NH xxxxx - Enter your 'Home BBS'. Aids in routing mesages to you. NN xxxxx - Enter your first name into user data base. NZ xxxxx - Enter your zip code into user data base. NF x - Change the format of message listings. Allowed values of x are 0 and 1. NL x - Change your language setting (only works if your BBS supports multiple languages) NP xxxxx - Change your telephone modem port password. Can only be issue from modem port. NS l w - Change your screen size info. l = length, w = width : P* N PL - Flip switch which controls adding a LineFeed on the modem port. Only works on modem port : R* N REPLY # - Replies to msg number #. REVIEW -- Display your unread messages for review. Each message is displayed and you are asked to tell what should be done. Options are Kill, Leave, rEply, and Quit. The last action leaves the message untouched and terminates the review command. Note that the letter "E" is used for REPLY. If the action is REPLY then an automatic SR to the message is issued. After the reply is completed, you will again be prompted for an action. You can then KILL, etc or even REPLY again. R # - Read message number #. The message number can also be a series of number (eg: 112 115 117) and/or a range of numbers (eg: 112 TO 115). A series can contain a range (eg: 112 115 TO 117) RH # - Same as "R" but forwarding headers are shown. RM - "Read Mine". Lists all messages addressed to you but unread RU - Same as RM RL # - Read the last # messages. Number assumed 1 if omitted For a list of all the searches you can do, issue H SEARCH : S* N SR xxxx Send a reply to message 'xxxx'. You could also say 'REPLY xxxx'. You must enter the number S? xxxx @ yyy Send message type '?' to station 'xxxx', at optional BBS 'yyy'. The MailBox will prompt for title and ask you to enter text. End text entry with a ctrl-Z. "?" is the "type" of message. They include: B - Bulletins P - Private. Only the addressee can read or list this type. T - NTS Traffic : T* N T - Talk to SYSOP : U* N U topic ffff.xxx UB type topic ffff.xxx Upload the file ffff.xxx for the topic requested. U is for ASCII format. UB is for binary uploads. The file must not exist. To get a list of topics, use the W command. The types for binary upload are: XMODEM, XMODEMCRC, YMODEM, YMODEM-BATCH (Alias YMBATCH), and YAPP : W* N W - Gives a list of topic areas available on the MailBox. W topic - Gives a list of the files for that topic W topic ffff.xxx - Gives a list of files for that topic that match the given file specification. W will show the file size WD will show the file timestamp instead of the size WX will include both the timestamp and size