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- OPERATN.DOC
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- Citadel systems haven't had great reliability problems to date,
- but reasonably regular backups aren't a bad idea anyhow. An
- incremental archive program is contemplated.
-
- Message files can be expanded via use of EXPAND.TOS; see UTIL.DOC.
- Still, it's a good idea to start with a big system and not screw
- around with it too much.
-
- There's nothing compiled into the system concerning the number
- or structure of .HLP files. The system just looks for a ".HLP" file
- with the requested name, and prints it. Feel free to edit existing
- help files and add new ones as typical points of confusion become
- clear. Helpfiles may also be put in directory rooms, of course. A
- local-BBs listing probably makes more sense as a .HLP file;
- segmenting the local-BBs help file into several files is another
- thought if there are a large number of local BBSs.
-
- Pointlets:
- o The system does a 20-sec wait on bad passwords, to discourage
- password guessing. If you're establishing a new account, use a
- single-letter pw on first password prompt, and you can bypass this.
-
- o The system converts messages from uppercase-only folks to
- lowercase, then does a simple capitalization algorithm. This is
- lots easier on the eyes, but will confuse someone sooner or later.
-
- o Be careful to leave the system in MODEM rather than CONSOLE mode
- when you quit playing around.
-
- o There are also several utilities for use with the system. See
- UTIL.DOC.
-
- o There are several options you can give STadel on the command line to
- vary its behavior; `+hup' will leave the phone active when you
- exit STadel and when you ESC to console mode, `+netlog' will keep
- a log of all network activities in the file NETLOG.SYS in your
- audit directory, and `+netdebug' turns network debugging on.
-