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- ======== NOSview [301]
- !NOSINIT
- ========
-
- _________________________________________________________________
- DOS_PROMPT> NOS.EXE [-b] [-s <sockets>] [-d <directory>] [-v]
- [<startup_file>]
- _________________________________________________________________
- When starting NOS, the following command-line options may be
- used:
-
- -b: The -b option specifies the use of BIOS for console output;
- the default is to write directly to the video display buffer.
- Use this option if you are running under a windowing package and
- have trouble with output "bleeding through" on top of other
- windows.
-
- -s: The -s option specifies the size of the socket array to be
- allocated within NOS. This limits the number of network connec-
- tions that may exist simultaneously. The default is 40.
-
- -d: The -d option allows the user to specify the NOS root
- directory. It defaults to the current DOS root directory.
- N.B. The <directory> parameter must N-O-T include a drive
- letter, and any slashes in the pathname must be FORWARD slashes,
- not backslashes.
-
- -v: The -v (verbose) option allows the user to view command
- execution during NOS startup. This is useful if NOS hangs during
- startup.
-
- Startup_file: Following all the command-line options, the name
- of a startup file may be specified. If no startup file is
- specified, NOS attempts to open a file named AUTOEXEC.NOS in the
- NOS root directory.
-
- If the file exists, it is read and executed as though its
- contents were typed on the console as commands. This feature is
- useful for attaching communication interfaces, configuring
- network addresses, and starting the various services.
-
- >> Example: NOS.EXE -b -s 50 -d /nos -v ns9bob.nos
-
-
- =========================
- DOS Environment Variables
- =========================
- The following DOS environment variables can be used to specify
- parameters to NOS and the ELM mailer.
-
- These variables are initialised with the DOS 'SET' command (see
- NOSfiles\NOSENV.BAT).
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- COMSPEC Default: COMMAND.COM
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- COMSPEC specifies the command shell to be used when shelling out
- of NOS with the 'sh' or '!' command.
-
- >> Example: SET COMSPEC=c:\4dos\4dos.com
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- EDITOR
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- EDITOR specifies the text editor to be used in ELM.
-
- >> Example: SET EDITOR=c:\dos\edlin.com
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- HOME Default: DOS root directory
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- HOME specifies the location of the ELM mailer startup file
- (ELM.RC).
-
- >> Example: SET HOME N:
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- MAILBOX
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- MAILBOX specifies the default mailbox for ELM.
-
- >> Example: SET MAILBOX ns9bob
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- MAILER Default: BM.EXE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- MAILER specifies what mailer program is to be started when the
- NOS 'mail' command is given.
-
- >> Example: SET MAILER=N:\elm.exe
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- NAME
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- NAME specifies the user name to be included in ELM message
- headers.
-
- >> Example: SET NAME=Robert R Roberts
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- NODENAME
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- NODENAME specifies to node name to be used in ELM message
- headers.
-
-
- >> Example: SET NODENAME=ns9bob.ampr.org
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- SPOOLDIR
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- SPOOLDIR specifies the outgoing mail dirctory for ELM.
-
- >> Example: SET SPOOLDIR=\spool\mqueue
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- TMP Default: NOS root directory
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- TMP specifies the directory to be used for temporary files.
-
- >> Example: SET TMP=dump\tmp
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- TZ Default: UTC
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- TZ specifies the local timezone. This is used on the timestamp
- in SMTP.
-
- >> Example: SET TZ=GMT
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- USER Default: guest
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- USER specifies the username name for the 'rlogin' daemon.
-
- >> Example: SET USER=bob
-