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- NOS PROCEDURES for KA9Q NOS Version 900828
- (14 nov 90)
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- HOW TO USE FTP (File Transfer Protocol):
- 1.Start NOS with STARTNOS.BAT. Wait for the prompt: "nos>".
- 2.Type "FTP callsign <cr>" to initiate an FTP session.
- 3.At the "Login:" prompt, enter your callsign <cr>.
- At the "Password:" prompt, enter your password <cr>.
- (Login and Password parameters are entered into the remote terminal's
- FTPUSERS file. Typical valid Login entries may be: your callsign,
- "guest", or "anonymous". The Password prompt typically accepts any
- entry, if so specified in the remote's FTPUSERS file.)
- 4.Type "DIR <cr>" to display current directory.
- Type "CD subdirname/subdirname <cr>" to change directory.
- (Note the slash mark used for this command!!)
- 5.Type "TYPE <cr>" to display current file transfer type.
- Type "TYPE A <cr>" to go into ASCII file transfer type.
- Type "TYPE I <cr>" to go into IMAGE (BINARY) file transfer type.
- 6.Type "GET remotefile <cr>" to receive a file.
- Type "GET remotefile con <cr>" to receive a file and view its
- contents on my console screen.
- Type "GET remotefile myfile <cr>" to receive a file and rename it
- as "myfile".
- Type "PUT myfile remotefile <cr>" to send "myfile" and rename it
- as "remotefile"
- 7.OTHER COMMANDS:
- a.Type "ABORT <cr>" to abort a file transfer.
- b.Type "DELE remotefile <cr>" to delete a file from the remote dir.
- c.Press F10 to return to "nos>" prompt.
- d.Press <cr> to return to current FTP session.
- e.To display session status press F10. Then type "SE <cr>".
- Current session is displayed with an "*".
- f.To change to another session press F10. Then type "SE number <cr>".
- Then press <cr> to enter new session.
- g.To close current session press F10. Then type "CLOSE <cr>".
- h.To close a session after a connection has been interrupted or after
- an unsuccessful attempt to connect, press F10.
- Then type "RESET <cr>".
- i.To kick the remote terminal if wait time between packets becomes great:
- at the "nos>" prompt type "REMOTE callsign KICK <cr>".
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- HOW TO ESTABLISH AN AX25 PACKET CONNECTION:
- 1.Start NOS with STARTNOS.BAT. Wait for the prompt: "nos>".
- 2.Type "C AX0 callsign <cr>" to initiate ax25 Packet connection.
- 3.OTHER COMMANDS:
- a.Press F10 to return to "nos>" prompt.
- b.Press <cr> to return to current Packet session.
- c.To display session status press F10. Then type "SE <cr>".
- Current session is displayed with an "*".
- d.To change to another session press F10. Then type "SE number <cr>".
- Then press <cr> to enter new session.
- e.To close current session press F10. Then type "CLOSE <cr>".
- f.To close a session after a connection has been interrupted or after
- an unsuccessful attempt to connect, press F10.
- Then type "RESET <cr>".
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- HOW TO USE TELNET:
- 1.Start NOS with STARTNOS.BAT. Wait for the prompt: "nos>".
- 2.Type "TELNET callsign <cr>" to initiate a TELNET session.
- 3.After "connected" status is displayed, begin conversation.
- 4.OTHER COMMANDS:
- a.Press F10 to return to "nos>" prompt.
- b.Press <cr> to return to current TELNET session.
- c.To display session status press F10. Then type "SE <cr>".
- Current session is displayed with an "*".
- d.To change to another session press F10. Then type "SE number <cr>".
- Then press <cr> to enter new session.
- e.To close current session press F10. Then type "CLOSE <cr>".
- f.To close a session after a connection has been interrupted or after
- an unsuccessful attempt to connect, press F10.
- Then type "RESET <cr>".
- g.To upload a file to the remote console screen press F10.
- Then type "UPLOAD /dirname/filename <cr>".
- (Note the slash mark used for this command!!)
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- HOW TO USE TRACE:
- 1.At the "nos>" prompt type "TRACE AX0 nnn <cr>" where "nnn" is the
- following:
- Display Display Display
- HEADERS HEADERS HEADERS
- DATA DATA
- HEX
- +-------+-------+-------+
- Display OFF : 0 : 0 : 0 :
- Display INCOMING Packets : 010 : 110 : 210 :
- Display OUTGOING Packets : 001 : 101 : 201 :
- Display BOTH : 011 : 111 : 211 :
- +-------+-------+-------+
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- NOS COMMAND SUMMARY:
- Press F10 to return to "nos>" prompt. Then:
- Type "AX25 HEARD <cr>" to display list of stations recently heard.
- Type "AX25 FLUSH <cr>" to clear HEARD.
- Type "AX25 KICK <cr>" to force Packet transmission.
- Type "AX25 RETRY n <cr>" to set number of Packet retries.
- Type "EXIT <cr>" to exit NOS.
- Type "H C callsign <cr>" to hopcheck a remote station.
- Type "I S <cr>" to display IP status.
- Type "PARAM AX0 255 <cr>" to force TNC out of KISS mode.
- Type "PING callsign <cr>" to query a station. If an address packet
- is displayed then that station is on freq.
- Type "RO <cr>" to display routes.
- Type "SE <cr>" to display session status.
- Type "SO <cr>" to display socket status.
- Type "T S <cr>" to display TCP status.
- Type "T S nnnnnnnnn <cr>" to display detailed TCP status.
- (Note:"nnnnnnnnn" is the TCB#.)
- Type "? <cr>" to display commands.
- Type "! <cr>" to enter DOS shell. "EXIT <cr>" to return.
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- BM PROCEDURES for Bdale's Messy-DOS Mailer v.3.3.1
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- HOW TO READ A MESSAGE:
- 1.Start BM.EXE.
- 2.Message numbers and one-line subject headers will be displayed.
- The "current" message is displayed with a ">".
- To view the current message type: <cr>.
- To view another message type the message number followed by <cr>.
- 3.OTHER COMMANDS:
- a.Type "H <cr>" to list message headers.
- b.Type "1 <cr>" to read message #1.
- c.Type "S <cr>" to append current message and header to \SPOOL\MBOX.
- d.Type "S n filename <cr>" to append message #n and its header to
- \SPOOL\FOLDER\filename.
- e.Type "W <cr>" to append current message text to \SPOOL\MBOX.
- f.Type "W n filename <cr>" to append message text #n to
- \SPOOL\filename.
- e.Type "D <cr>" to delete the current message.
- f.Type "N <cr>" to display list of Notesfiles. A different Notesfile is
- created in \SPOOL\MAIL for each callsign that has mail
- waiting in this NOS mailbox.
- g.Type "N callsign <cr>" to list messages in another Notesfile.
- h.Type "Q <cr>" to quit BM.EXE.
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- HOW TO SEND A MESSAGE:
- 1.Start BM.EXE. Wait for the prompt: "callsign>".
- 2.Type "M <cr>" to mail a message.
- 3.At the "To:" prompt, enter the full address. (Eg. call@call)
- 4.To correct mistakes type "~E" to invoke the editor.
- 5.At the end of the message text type "CTRL-D <cr>".
- The message is now placed in \SPOOL\MQUEUE.
- A copy of the message is also appended to \SPOOL\RECORD if this option
- has been selected in BM.RC.
- 6.Type "Q <cr>" to quit BM.EXE.
- 7.Start NOS with STARTNOS.BAT. Wait for the prompt: "nos>".
- 8.Send messages by any ONE of the following methods:
- a.Type "SMTP KICK <cr>" to send messages in \SPOOL\MQUEUE immediately.
- b.Type "SMTP TIMER 1800 <cr>" to send messages in \SPOOL\MQUEUE every
- 1800 seconds. (Any time interval can be
- set here.)
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- (Note: You can type SMTP TIMER 1800 into AUTOEXEC.NET to send
- messages at 1800 second intervals by default.)
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- HOW TO FORWARD A MESSAGE:
- 1.Start BM.EXE. Wait for the prompt: "callsign>".
- 2.Type "N callsign <cr>" to list messages in another Notesfile.
- 3.Type the number of the message to be forwarded, followed by <cr>.
- 4.Type "F <cr>" to forward the current message.
- 5.At the "To:" prompt, enter the full address, (Eg. call@call) then <cr>.
- The message is now placed in \SPOOL\MQUEUE.
- 6.Type "Q <cr>" to quit BM.EXE.
- 7.Start NOS with STARTNOS.BAT. Wait for the prompt: "nos>".
- 8.Send messages by any ONE of the following methods:
- At the " nos> " prompt:
- a.Type "SMTP KICK <cr>" to send messages in \SPOOL\MQUEUE immediately.
- b.Type "SMTP TIMER 1800 <cr>" to send messages in \SPOOL\MQUEUE every
- 1800 seconds. (Any time interval can be
- set here.)
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- (Note: You can type SMTP TIMER 1800 into AUTOEXEC.NET to send
- messages at 1800 second intervals by default.)
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