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- :*
- The commands can be abbreviated by leaving out any non-capitalized letters
- :*
- in the command name. Parameters in "[]" are optional.
- :*
-
- :*
- NOTE: Commands marked with "*" are only available to SYSOPs.
- :?:help
- :*
-
- ? Give short list of all commands
- :@
- @ Enter SYSOP mode (SYSOPs only)
- :area
- Area Give list of message areas without descriptions
- :area
- Area name Change to area 'name'
- :af:area
- AF Give the areas list with descriptions
- :al:area
- AL name Change to area 'name' and list new messages
- :an:area
- AN Same as 'AS', but only lists areas with new messages
- :an:area
- AN ALL Same as 'AN', also lists personal areas with new messages *
- :as:area
- AS Give the areas list with number of messages summary
- :as:area
- AS ALL Same as 'AN', also lists personal areas summary *
- ::area
-
- The Area command will list the mail areas that contain messages
- you may read.
-
- 'A' will give a short listing, whereas
- 'AF' will give a full listing with descriptions (if available)
-
- 'AN' will give a listing of areas with unread messages and
- 'AS' will give a detailed listing of all areas with number of messages
-
- To read messages in one of the area, type 'A <areaname>'
- You will then be told how many new, not previously listed messages
- there are in this area.
-
- To change areas and give a listing of all unread messages, type
- 'AL <areaname>'.
-
- You can send mail to any of the listed areas as 'S areaname'
- :bye:exit:quit
- Bye Bye (ie. disconnect)
- :bump
- BUmp user Bump a user from the system *
- :c:conference
- C Conference bridge (i.e. CROWD) entry to default channel
- :connect
- Connect pt cl AX.25 connection, if permitted on port 'pt' to call 'cl'
- The connect command has several modes:
-
- C
- CA
- C port call
-
- C (or CONF) puts you in the conference bridge; this is a roundtable
- discussion feature.
-
- CA (if available) connects you to an Internet Callbook server.
-
- C[onnect] [port] [callsign] [<digipeater> . . .]
- to connect to station 'callsign' on interface 'port',
- possibly via digipeaters 'digipeater...' (note the lack of 'via'!)
- For a list of valid port names, try 'H PORTS'.
- :conference
- CONFerence # Conference bridge entry (optional initial channel number #)
- :download
- Download file Download textfile 'file'
- :del:zap
- DEl file Delete a file (if permitted)
- Z[ap] [/][<path_name>/]<filename>
-
- The zap command allows you to delete a file in the current directory,
- or one you specify with the optional path_name. Use of this command
- requires that permission be granted by the operator of this system.
-
- EXAMPLES
- del myfile.txt (Deletes myfile.txt in the current dir)
- z /nos/mydir/myfile.txt (Deletes myfile.txt in /nos/mydir)
-
- :dir:what
- DIr Listing of files in the current directory (same as 'W')
- :dir:what
- DIr path Listing of the directory 'path'. Wildcards are accepted
- :du:download
- DU file Download a uuencoded file (for binary files)
- ::du:download
- D[ownload] [/][<path_name>/]filename
- DU [/][<path_name>/]filename
-
- The download command will begin sending a file from this system
- to you. Use the "D" command to send a plain ASCII text file.
- You can also download binary files converted to UUENCODED ASCII
- by using the "DU" command. You will need the "uudecode" utility
- to convert this ASCII file back to binary. Source code, in
- various languages, for uudecode can be downloaded from most
- TNOS systems. Look for uudecode.bas, uudecode.c, etc.
-
- The optional path_name may be included along with the filename
- if the desired file is not in the current directory (you can
- determine this using the W[hat] command). Please note that the
- character used to separate the path and filename is a "/".
-
- EXAMPLES
- download oscar13.inf
- du public/files.txt
- :escape
- Escape Show the escape character
- :escape
- Escape char Set the escape character to 'char' (one character!)
- :escape
- Escape on|off Set the escape character mode
-
- The escape command, when entered by itself, will display the
- character that is currently set as the escape character. This
- character is what will be used if you want to exit from the
- current session. For instance, if you have started a "chat"
- session, and you don't get any response from the operator after
- waiting a few minutes, you can enter the escape character,
- followed by a <RETURN> or <ENTER>, and the session will be
- terminated. You will then be returned to the MBOX prompt.
-
- The escape character may be changed to one of your preference
- by entering "escape" followed by a <SPACE> and the character
- that will become the new escape character. This must be a
- single typed character (the <CTRL> key may be used in addition).
-
- Escape mode can be turned off, which is necessary if you need to
- pass binary data through the BBS (forwarding to-from FBB systems,
- for instance.
-
- EXAMPLES
- escape ^Z (the ASCII character <CTRL>Z)
- escape X (the character "x" is the new escape)
- :exit:quit:bye
- EXit Exit, same as 'bye' (ie. disconnect)
- :expand
- EXPand alias Expands a local alias/mail-group name to list of names
- :finger
- Finger topic Finger users (information on users or topics)
- F[inger] [<user_name>][@<host>]
-
- The finger command retrieves personal information about users of a
- system. When used by itself, a list of known users on the current
- system will be displayed. When a user_name is added to the command,
- finger will display information about that particular user.
-
- The same functions detailed above may be performed on some other
- TCP/IP host connected to the network. Just add the "@<host>" to the
- finger command as specified in the usage line above. To get a list
- of the users on a remote system, enter "finger" followed by a
- <SPACE> and an "@", then the host name. To get information about a
- remote user, simply insert the user name before the "@".
-
- To list the users in the conference bridge, use "finger conf".
- To list the users in the BBS, use "finger bbs".
- To list the current status of the system, use "finger stat".
-
- EXAMPLES
- finger (list the known users on this system)
- f sysop (list info about the local user "sysop")
- f @ko4ks (list the known users at host "ko4ks")
- f johan@wg7j (display info about "johan" at host "wg7j")
- :fdesc
- FDesc file File Description of an uploaded 'file' for 'W/DIR' command
- :get
- Get A[rea] Display current area-indication in prompt status
- :get
- Get C[ompres] Display status of compressed (LZW) input/output
- :get
- Get F[inger] Display your personal information, available w/FINGER
- :get
- Get G[raphics] Display your setting for ANSI color graphics
- :get
- Get M[ore] Show number of lines before more-prompt
- :get
- Get N[ame] Display login name in prompt on/off status
- :get
- Get S[can] Display status of whether new messages are scanned on login
- :get
- Get SI[g] Display your personal signature for messages
- :get
- Get X[pert] Display current Expert status
- :group
- GRoup S[ub] g Subscribes to (adds yourself to) the mail group, "g"
- :group
- GRoup U[ns] g Unsubscribes (Removes yourself) from mail group, "g"
- :group
- GRoup L[ist] Lists the current mail groups on the BBS.
- :group
- GRoup I[nf] g Informs you of all new members to the mail group, "g" *
- :group
- GRoup UNI g Uninforms (stops informing) additions to mail group, "g" *
- :group
- GRoup A[dd] g Adds (creates) a new mail group, "g" *
- :group
- GRoup D[el] g Deletes an existing mail group, "g" *
- :group
- ==------->> A SYSOP can execute a GROUP cmd on behalf of another user
- :group
- by adding their name as a fourth parameter to the GROUP cmd.
- :help:?
- Help [subj] Help - get help on a subject
- :home
- HOme Change the name of your HOME BBS
- :home
- HOme usr @bbs Sets new HOME BBS of user 'usr' to 'bbs' *
-
- The home command allows you to change your HOME BBS.
- :iheard
- IHeard Lists TCP/IP stations that have been heard
- :info
- Info Information Server (if available), else info on this system
- :iproute
- IProute Display non-private IP routing table
- :if
- IF Information on messages queued for forwarding *
- :jheard
- Jheard Just heard, on all ports
- :jheard
- Jheard port Just heard on 'port'
- J[heard] [<interface>]
-
- The jheard command will display a list of all the station callsigns
- that have been received as sending packet traffic on the channel,
- the time since the station was heard last, and the total number of
- packets received. When the command is used alone (no interface
- specified), the "heard" lists for all interfaces will be displayed.
- To display a list of stations heard on only a particular channel,
- specify the "<interface>" name along with the "jheard" command.
-
- Warning: if this system has been on the air for very long, and the
- channels are very active, this list could be extremely long.
-
- Examples:
-
- j 2m
- jheard
- :kill
- Kill # Kill message # (one or more numbers accepted)
- :km:kill
- KM Kill Mine, kills all read messages
- :ks:kill
- KS from to Kills section of messages starts with 'from', ends with 'to'
- :ku:kill
- KU # Kill Undo, undoes a messages marked to be killed
- K[ill] [<message_number>] [<message_number> . . .]
- KU [<message_number>] [<message_number> . . .]
- KS <start_with_number> <end_with_number>
- KM
-
- The kill command allows you to delete messages from the current
- mailbox (if you have been given that permission by the operator).
- At least one message number must be supplied. The message numbers
- you can select from can be displayed with the "L[ist]" command. The
- second parameter on each line of the list is the <message_number>.
-
- The unkill command (KU) allows you to un-delete messages that have
- been previously killed.
-
- The kill section command (KS) allows you to kill a range of messages
- starting with <start_with_number> and ending with <end_with_number>.
-
- KM will delete all read messages in the area.
-
- The kill command only applies to messages in the current mail
- "area". The current mail area can be checked and modified with the
- "A[rea]" command.
- :list
- List List new messages
- :l$:list
- L$ xyz List only messages with string 'xyz' in the Message-ID: field
- :l>:list
- L> xyz List only messages with string 'xyz' in the To: field
- :l<:list
- L< xyz List only messages with string 'xyz' in the From: field
- :la:list
- LA List ALL messages in current area
- :lb:list
- LB List messages with message type B (bulletins)
- :lh:list
- LH List messages held for review by SYSOP
- :ll:list
- LL n List last n messages
- :lm:list
- LM List mine, lists new messages
- :ls:list
- LS xyz List only messages with string 'xyz' in the Subject: field
- :lt:list
- LT List message with message type T (traffic)
- L[ist] [<starting_msg_number> [<ending_msg_number>] ]
- LA
- LH
- LL <number>
- LM
- LB
- LT
- L>
- L<
- LS
- L$
-
- The list command prints a list of the messages in the current
- mailbox (or "area"). For each message, the list contains the
- subject header line, the time and date it was created, who it
- is from, how many bytes long it is, and whether or not it has
- been read.
-
- L by itself will display the headers for all unread messages,
- if any.
- LA will list all messages, read or unread
- LH will list all messages awaiting review of SYSOP
- LL will display the last <number> of message headers.
- LM is the same as 'L'
- LB will list all bulletins
- LT will list all traffic
- L> xxx will list all messages that have the string 'xxx'
- in the To: address
- L< xxx will list all messages that have the string 'xxx'
- in the From: address
- LS xxx will list all messages that have the string 'xxx'
- in the Subject: field
- L$ xxx will list all messages that have the string 'xxx'
- in the BID field
-
- You may include an optional "starting_msg_number" from which
- to begin displaying the list. If you specify a starting msg
- number, then you may also specify an ending number as well.
- This will limit the display for you in case there are a large
- number of messages in a particular "area" mailbox.
- :mboxusers:user
- Mboxusers Shows current mailbox users
- The M command will display a list of all the current users,
- how they connected, and their current activity.
- :ma
- MA [#] Makes a held message available, no longer held for review *
- :mc
- MC name Copy the current message to new area 'name' *
- :mc
- MC x [y z] name Copy messages x,y and z in current area to new area 'name' *
- :mf
- MF x name Marks message x for forwarding to BBS 'name' *
- :mh
- MH # Holds a message for review by the SYSOP *
- :mk
- MK Mailbox forwarding kick (start outbound forwarding) *
- :ml:user
- ML Shows all past users since system startup
- :ml:user
- ML n Shows the n past users since startup
- :ml:user
- ML call Shows when 'call' logged on last
- :mm
- MM name Move the current message to new area 'name' *
- :mm
- MM x [y z] name Move messages x,y and z in current area to new area 'name' *
- :mp
- MP # Makes message # a permanent message, will not expire *
- :mr
- MR t fl to [fm] Read file 'fl', address it in a message of type 't', send it
- :mr
- to user 'to', from 'fm', or from you if no 'fm' (import) *
- :ms
- MS Show mailbox status
-
- 'MS' will give some info on the number of messages handled since
- the system has been up
- :mt
- MT # Changes permanent message # to a temporary message *
- :mw
- MW x [y z] file Write messages x,y and z in current area to 'file' (export) *
- :mx
- MX Mailbox 'expire now' kick (start expiring of old messages) *
- :news
- News Enter the News Center (if available)
- :operator
- Operator Chat with operator (if system is attended)
-
- The Operator command allows you to "talk" keyboard-to-keyboard
- with the operator of this TNOS system, if the system is attended.
-
- When you wish to terminate the chat session, type the escape
- character on your keyboard, and then press <ENTER> or <RETURN>.
- The default escape character is "CTRL-T", which means to hold
- down the <CTRL> key and press the <X> key simultaneously. This
- escape character may be changed to whatever you prefer by using
- the "E[scape]" command.
- :ports
- Ports Give a list of the ports of the system
-
- The Ports command prints a list of interfaces (ports) that
- are installed in this system, along with a description, if one has
- been setup for that port. These ports can be used to make
- outgoing AX.25 connections with the "C[onnect]" command.
- :query
- QUEry Query the callbook server (when available)
- Q <call> [<call> . . .]
-
- When available, this queries the BuckMaster CDRom callbook
- server for info on the calls given.
- More then one call per query is allowed.
- :quit:exit:bye
- Quit Quit, same as 'bye' (ie. disconnect)
-
- The Bye (or Exit) command is used when you want to exit from
- the TNOS MBOX. This will close your mailbox file and remove any
- personal messages that you have deleted with the K[ill] command.
- :quote
- QUOte Display the Quote-of-the-day
- :read
- Read n Read message n (a list of numbers is accepted)
- :reply:sr
- REPly Send a reply to the current message
- :reply:sr
- REPly n Send a reply to message number n
- :rh:read
- RH n Read with headers (same as V command)
- :rm:read
- RM Read Mine, reads all unread messages
- R[ead] <msg_number> [<msg_number> . . .]
- RH <msg_number> [<msg_number> . . .]
- RM
- <msg_number>
- <ENTER>
-
- Each of these commands allows you to read a message (or messages) from
- the current mail area. To read a specific message, you may either type
- "read #" or just the number by itself. If there is a specific list of
- messages you are interested in (determined by the use of the L[ist]
- command, for instance), you can enter the list of message numbers
- (separated by spaces) on the "read" command-line. You can also simply
- advance sequentially through the messages by just pressing the <ENTER>
- key. This will display the next message in order. The "read" command
- displays only an abbreviated portion of the mail headers. If you want
- all the header lines displayed, use the V[erbose] command instead.
- RH will show all the headers of the message (same as V[erbose]).
- RM will display, without interruption, all unread messages.
-
- EXAMPLES
- read 3 5 (Display only messages 3 and 5)
- 4 (Display message 4)
- <CR> (Display next message)
- :rmail
- RMAil destbbs Send an RMAIL message to 'destbbs'
- :route
- ROute address Displays list of BBS routes the address forwards to
- :send
- Send user Send message (defaults to private)
- :sb:send
- SB user Send bulletin (be careful!)
- :sc:send
- SC user Send with Carbon Copy to others
- :set
- SET A[rea] Toggle current area-indication in prompt status
- :set
- SET C[ompress] Toggle use of compressed (LZW) input/output (TNOS required)
- :set
- SET F[inger] Use to define your personal information, available w/FINGER
- :set
- SET G[raphics] Toggle your setting for ANSI color graphics
- :set
- SET M[ore] n Set more-prompt to n lines
- :set
- SET N[ame] Toggle login name in prompt on/off
- :set
- SET S[can] Toggle status of whether new messages are scanned on login
- :set
- SET SI[gnature] Use to set a personal signature for messages
- :set
- SET X[pert] Toggle Expert status
- :sf:send
- SF Forward current message to someone else
- :sf:send
- SF n Forward message number n to someone else
- :slip
- SLip Quit and make interface available for IP protocols
- :slip
- Only available on hard-wired and telephone connections
- :sp:send
- SP user Send private message
- :sr:reply
- SR Send a reply to the current message
- :sr:reply
- SR n Send a reply to message number n
- :st:send
- ST user Send traffic message
- :st:send
- ==------->> Proceed the SEND commands with a "~" for no signature or a
- :st:send
- "^" for a return receipt ("^" only works on TNOS dest BBS).
- ::send
- S[end] <user>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
- SP <user>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
- SB <user>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
- ST <user>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
- SR [msg_number]
- SF <user>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
- SC
-
- The send command allows you to enter a message and send it to a user at
- either this system, or some other system on the network. The "from_addr"
- and "bulletin_id" fields are for special use and won't be covered here.
- The "S" command may also be followed by "P", "B", or any other message
- type you use (e.g. SP wb7xxx @ n7xxx). The standard type are P (for
- personal, "B" (for bulletin) and "T" (for traffic). The S[end] command
- is the same as using the "SP" command. The "SR" command allows you to
- "reply" to either the current message or the message number specified.
- The subject will be copied and the reply will be sent to the address it
- was sent from. The "SF" command will forward a copy of the current
- message to the user specified.
-
- SC allows you to send a message to more then one user. The system will
- prompt with "Cc: ", which allows you to add more users to be send
- Carbon copies of the message. Separate users on the Cc line with commas
-
- EXAMPLES
- send kf7xx (Send a message to the local user, kf7xx)
- s kf7xx @ wb7xxx (Send a message to kf7xx at the wb7xxx host)
- sr 3 (Reply to message number 3)
- sf n7aaa%n7bbb@w7ccc (Forward current msg to n7aaa at n7bbb via w7ccc)
- sc wg7j (Send with Carbon copy to others)
- Cc: ka7ehk, n7dva@n7dva
- :telnet
- Telnet host Telnet to 'host' (if permitted)
- T[elnet] <hostname> [<port_number>]
-
- The telnet command allows you to initiate a TCP connection from the
- TNOS mailbox out across the network to another host. This allows an
- AX.25 user with nothing more than a terminal and TNC to gain access
- to the TCP/IP network.
-
- By including the optional port_number, you can connect to any TCP
- server at the given host. The default is to be connected to the
- "telnet" server, which in the case of TNOS software, is the MBOX.
-
- To quit the session at any time, enter the escape character (<CTRL>T
- by default, can be changed with the E[scape] command).
- :time
- TIme Displays current system time of BBS
-
- The time command will display the current time on the BBS.
- :tutor
- TUtor Enter the Tutorial Server (if available)
- :upload
- Upload file Upload a textfile
- U[pload] [/][<path_name>/]<filename>
-
- The upload command allows you to transfer an ASCII file from your
- system onto disk at this host. You may also specify a full path_name
- containing a specific directory in which to deposit the new "upload".
- All uploads can only go into the directory that you logged into, or
- into another directory under the current one.
-
- The transfer proceeds line-by-line until the file is sent and you
- enter either a "<CTRL>Z" or "/ex" as the first thing on a blank line.
-
- EXAMPLES
- upload kepler.txt
- u /public/satelite/oscar13.txt
- :user:ml
- USer Shows all past users since system startup
- :user:ml
- USer n Shows the n past users since startup
- :user:ml
- USer call Shows when 'call' logged on last
-
- 'ML' will list all past users of the system, when they were last on
- and how many times they've connected.
-
- 'ML n' will show the last n users of the system
- 'ML call' will list when 'call' last logged in
- :verbose:read
- Verbose n Verbose read of message n (a list is accepted)
- :vm:verbose:read
- VM Verbose read of all unread messages
- V[erbose] <msg_number> [<msg_number> . . .]
- or
- VM, 'verbose mine'
-
- This command allows you to read a message (or messages) from the current
- mail area, and it includes all the header lines for display.
-
- To view a specific message with all headers, type "verbose #", where the
- "#" is the number of the message to be displayed. (The R[ead] command
- operates the same way, but with abbreviated header lines).
-
- If there is a specific list of messages you are interested in, you can
- enter the list of message numbers (separated by spaces) on the "verbose"
- command-line.
-
- VM will display, without interruption, all unread messages in the area
- :what:dir
- What What files ? in the current directory
- :what:dir
- What path Listing of the directory 'path'. Wildcards are accepted
- ::what:dir
- W[hat] [/][<path_name>]
- DIR [/][<path_name>]
-
- The what (or directory) command generates a sorted directory listing
- of the current directory or the one specified by the optional path_name.
- The listing includes the filename (or subdirectory name if there is a
- "/" appended), the file size in bytes, creation time, and date.
-
- EXAMPLES
- dir (Displays a directory listing of the "current" dir)
- w /nos/pub (Display a list of files contained in the "/nos/pub" dir)
- :wa:write
- WA "msg" Write a message "msg" to all other mailbox users *
- :wa:write
- Note, you MUST use quotes around the message!
- :wpages
- WPages user Get White Pages address of user
- :wpages
- WPages u @bbs Sets new White Pages address of user 'u' to 'bbs' *
- :wa:write
- WRite ur "tx" Write a message "tx" to another mailbox user "ur" *
- :wa:write Note, you MUST use quotes around the message!
- :xpert
- Xpert Toggle Expert status
- The Xpert command toggles the prompts that the system gives
-
- X - toggles the prompt between using long and short prompts.
- XA - toggles the 'current area' indication on or off.
- XN - toggles on/off the 'login name' being added to the prompt
- XM - shows the number of lines before -more- prompting occurs in lists
- XM n - sets the number of lines ...
- XS - toggles status of whether new messages are scanned on login
-
- The state of the above is remembered at logout and used at next login
-
- For more help, see "SET".
- :xa
- XA Toggle current area-indication in prompt status
- :xc
- XC Toggle use of compressed (LZW) input/output (TNOS required)
- :xm
- XM n Set more-prompt to n lines
- :xn
- XN Toggle login name in prompt on/off
- :xs
- XS Toggle status of whether new messages are scanned on login
- :zap:del
- Zap file Zap (delete) a file (if permitted)
-