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- CLIVE>HELP HELP
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- Full help on the CLIVE Database. COLINS LATEST INCREDIBLY VIABLE EXPERIMENT
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-
- The AFTER command.
-
- AFTER dd/mm/yy
-
- This command is to enable users to get a listing of files which have been
- installed on CLIVE since a specific date. The AFTER file listing is
- identical to a WHAT listing with the exception that only recently installed
- files are shown. At the top of each CLIVE REPORT> msg there is now a date.
- This is the date on which your file was processed. It has been put there so
- that you can use the AFTER command to best effect. The AFTER command shows
- all files installed since 00 hours on the date given.
-
- AFTER dd/mm/yy Gives a list of files installed since given date.
-
- Example.
-
- TOPIC MISCMODS < Chose your topic.
- AFTER 01/10/91 < Ask for a list of any files installed since
- < the date of your last listing.
-
- NB. As with the WHAT command the AFTER command refers to current topic
- only. A topic should therefore be chosen prior to use. No "download"
- command is needed to get an "after" listing.
-
- WHEREVER POSSIBLE, PLEASE USE THE "AFTER" COMMAND INSTEAD OF "WHAT"
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-
- The BYE command.
-
- The BYE command works as it does on your local BBS. Anything in your
- CLIVE REQUEST message after a BYE command will be TOTALLY IGNORED.
-
- Example.
-
- BYE
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-
- The CANCEL command.
-
- CANCEL has three variations.
-
- CANCEL <Will de-select ALL files currently SELECTED.
-
- CANCEL 1 2 <Removes files 1 and 2 from the list of selected files.
- (Several files may be de-selected at once.)
-
- CANCEL FT290 <Will de-select all files refering to F7290
-
-
- Example 1.
-
- TOPIC AMSAT < Chose your topic.
- SELECT GALLILEO < Select a set of files you are interested in.
- WHAT SELECTED < Ask for a list of them.
- CANCEL < Cancel them.
- SELECT MAGELLAN < Select another set of files you are interested in.
- WHAT SELECTED < Ask for a list of them also.
- CANCEL < Cancel them as well.
-
-
- Example 2.
-
- TOPIC PMR < Chose your topic.
- SELECT WESTMINSTER < SELECT all the files you are interested in.
- CANCEL 1,3,5,7,9 < Cancel the ones you already got last week.
- DOWNLOAD < Ask for the remainder to be sent to you.
-
-
- Example 3.
-
- TOPIC PMR < Chose your topic.
- SELECT PYE < Select a range of files.
- CANCEL WESTMINSTER < Cancel ones you don't want.
- WHAT SELECTED < Ask for a list of what's left.
-
- NB. Changing topics will automatically cancel all files.
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- The RESEND command
- ------------------
-
- >From time to time one part of a large (multi-message) file may be corrupted
- on it's way to the user. The RESEND command allows the user to request any
- part/parts of such a file. It may also be used to give the user an idea of
- what the contents of a large file may be without having to request it all.
- The message to the user is identical in every way to the one which would
- have been sent had he DOWNLOADed again.
-
- The syntax is compatible to the DOWNLOAD and SCAN commands....
-
- TOPIC MISCMODS
- SELECT 17
- RESEND 3,4
-
- ...would send just parts 3 and 4 of that file. (Assuming that the file was
- actually long enough to have four or more parts.)
-
- Any attempt to RESEND a part number which doesn't exist results in an error
- which is reported to the user in the usual way.
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- The DOWNLOAD command.
-
- The download command instructs CLIVE to send ALL files which are currently
- selected to you at your local mailbox. From time to time there may well be
- a limit to the number of files allowed per user, per session. This limit
- varies depending on workload. Your CLIVE REPORT> message will tell you how
- many of the files you requested have been sent. Please feel free to request
- any outstanding files later.
-
- Example.
-
- TOPIC MISC < Chose your topic.
- SELECT 1,7,14 < Pick the files you would like.
- DOWNLOAD < Ask for them to be sent to you.
-
- NB. "SELECT" MUST HAVE BEEN USED BEFORE A DOWNLOAD WORKS
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-
- The NAME command.
-
- NAME yourname
-
- This command is purely optional but I like it. All it does is to store the
- word after it along with your callsign in the user file. From then on the
- database will address you by name. It also lets me know your name so that
- if I want to send you a message I don't have to start "Hello, sorry I don't
- know your name." Once you have done the name command you need never do it
- again, unless you change your name of course.
- Status: R
-
- Example.
-
- NAME Mick < No quotes needed, just the name.
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-
- The QTH command.
-
- Will send details of the CLIVE database program, the station QTH, and some
- details of the station equipment as well as anything else the sysop feels
- you might like to know.
-
- Example.
-
- QTH < Ask for the stations details.
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-
- SELECT has three variations.
-
- SELECT 1,7
- Will select file numbers 1 and 7 in current TOPIC. All selected files
- may be downloaded with one DOWNLOAD command assuming the current file
- limit is not exceeded. The maximum number of files you will be
- permitted to download in a single message is set by the SysOp and is
- determined by existing network conditions. File numbers must have
- spaces or commas separating them. Several files may be selected per
- SELECT command.
-
- SELECT WESSY WESSIE WESTMINSTER
- The second usage of SELECT is to select only files which contain
- certain key words. There may be up to ten words but single words
- produce the most predictable results.
-
- SELECT
- This format of the SELECT command will report the numbers of all files
- which are currently selected. Similar in use to the WHAT SELECTED
- command but does not report the file descriptions.
-
-
- Example 1.
-
- TOPIC MISCMODS < Chose your topic.
- SELECT 1 2 5 6 < Select file numbers 1,2,5, and 6.
- DOWNLOAD < Ask for the files to be sent to you.
-
- Example 2.
-
- TOPIC YAESU < Chose your topic.
- SELECT FT101 < Select files mentioning the FT101
- WHAT SELECTED < Ask for the descriptions of selected files.
-
- Example 3.
-
- TOPIC PMR < Chose your topic.
- SELECT PYE < Show what file numbers are selected.
- SELECT < Ask for the numbers of selected files.
-
- NB. The SELECT command will only work with the current topic. Changing
- topics will AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL ALL SELECTED FILES. A TOPIC must be
- chosen (see TOPIC command) before a SELECT command is used.
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-
- The TOPIC command.
-
- TOPIC MODS
- Will select the first topic which has the word MODS as a keyword.
-
- Example.
- TOPIC MODS < Selects the topic (if any) which refers to MODS
-
- NB.
- A topic MUST be chosen before a SELECT command will work.
- Changing topics will AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL ALL SELECTED FILES.
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-
- The TOPICS command.
-
- This command will list the headings of whatever topics CLIVE has files for.
-
- Example.
-
- TOPICS
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-
- The UPLOAD command.
-
- UPLOAD
-
- Has one use, your messages is saved to a file. CLIVE will allocate a
- filename automatically so you don't have the bother of avoiding one which
- is already in use. As usual, your call sign and BBS is recovered from the
- message header, so any reply from the sysop will be addressed to you at the
- BBS from which your message was sent. The upload command is intended to let
- users (who do not wish to be full time sysops) pass any interesting files
- they come across to the CLIVE sysop. Your message is not automatically
- installed on the database but the sysop will have a message alerting him to
- the fact that a file has been offered.
-
- Example.
-
- UPLOAD
- 10 PRINT "THIS PROGRAM CALCULATES THE GAIN"
- 20 PRINT "OF YAGI ANTENNAS UP TO 50 ELEMENTS"
- 30 etc.
- 40 etc.
- 1000 etc.
- BYE
- :The above stores the file intended for CLIVE's use on disk.
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-
- The WHAT command.
-
- The WHAT command has three uses.
-
- WHAT <Lists what files there are on current
- topic whether they are SELECTED or not
-
- WHAT SELECTED <Lists all files currently selected
-
- WHAT NOT <Lists all files NOT currently selected
-
- Example 1.
-
- TOPIC 1 < Chose your topic.
- WHAT < What files have you got on this topic?
-
- TOPIC PMR < Chose your topic.
- SELECT PYE < Select a group of files.
- WHAT SELECTED < Ask for a list of selected files.
-
- TOPIC MISCOMPS < Chose your topic.
- SELECT IBM < Select a group of files you aren't interested in.
- WHAT NOT < Ask for a list of all other files.
-
- If you are just browsing through CLIVE and don't intend to download
- anything, the "WHAT", "WHAT SELECTED" and "WHAT NOT" commands will let you
- know what files WOULD have been sent had you included a DOWNLOAD command.
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-
- File STATUS flags.
-
- Any file may have one of three status flags associated with it. The flags
- have meanings as follows...
-
- D ... You may DOWNLOAD this file
- S ... You must use the SCAN command on this file. (No download.)
- P ... This file is private (sysop only) he may let you have a
- copy if it is relevant to you but it may not be sent over
- the packet network.
-
- The status of a file as shown after the file size in the WHAT/AFTER listings.
-
- Example -----------
- |
- CLIVE>WHAT
- No. Date BytesStsDescription of contents.
- 1 26/10/90 1471 D DX Award. "Pearl of the Orient Seas" working Phillippines
- 2 27/10/90 2907 D RSGB vhf/uhf/shf contest dates for 1991
- 3 18/03/91 7727 D Mobile Rally dates for 1991
- 4 21/12/90 753 D GB3RV Amateur tellevision repeater operational in IO92JH
- 5 16/02/91 1158 D Standard RAYNET CW proceedure notes de G4FSN Bolton group
- 6 16/02/91 2015 D Who's who at the RSGB and the DTI. Usefull contacts
- 7 22/09/91 2181 D The White Rose ARS (Leeds W. Yorks.) Syllabus 1991-92
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-
- How to access the CLIVE database @ GB7WRC.#16.GBR.EU
-
- A typical TOPICS output will look like this....
-
- CLIVE>TOPICS
- There are currently 6 topics on the data base.
- (Topic 0 is selected.)
- No. Content of topics.
- 01 BBSINFO Bulletin boards & mailbox's on amateur radio.
- 02 PACKET Packet related files excluding BBS.
- 03 PMR Mods to PMR equipment for amateur use.
- 04 YAESU Mods for YAESU equipment.
- 05 KENWOOD Mods for KENWOOD equipment.
- 06 GENERAL General Amateur radio files.
-
- Each topic holds many files, below are a few useful hints to enable you
- to automatically access the inormation you would like from your local BBS.
-
- 1. Send your message using SP CLIVE @ GB7WRC (If you are outside the
- United Kingdom then use SP CLIVE @ GB7WRC.#16.GBR.EU)
-
- 2. The subject field of the message MUST contain only the single
- word REQUEST and nothing else, not even a full stop.
-
- 3. If you get more than one reply message from CLIVE the RM command
- on most BBS will send them to you in reverse order. To read them
- in the correct order use R 1230 1231 1232 1233 etc. Have your
- printer or disk capture ON.
-
- 4. Exercise moderation in the amount of information you request.
- If in doubt ask your local BBS sysop for his advice. I suggest you
- regard 30000 bytes per day as the absolute maximum. The size of each
- file is clearly given in the WHAT listings.
-
- Examples of a users first three sensible CLIVE REQUEST messages.
-
- 1st message 2nd message 3rd message
- might be... might be... might be...
-
- sp clive @ gb7wrc sp clive @ gb7wrc sp clive @ gb7wrc
- request request request
- qth topic MISCMODS topic MISCMODS
- help what select 1,3
- topics bye download
- bye bye
-
- Msg#1 Gives details of station, command summary, and a list of topics.
- Msg#2 Makes the MISCMODS topic active and lists the files in it.
- Msg#3 Makes the MISCMODS topic active and sends files 1 & 3 to the user.
-
- As you gain experience you will find that much more complex messages can be
- sent but keep them simple until you know what to expect. Please note that
- files which are larger than the existing bbs forwarding limit are split into
- smaller parts for transmission. Please be sensible about how much you request.
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-
- The SCAN command.
-
- By specifying one or more words in a SCAN command all currently selected
- files are searched and each line that contains any of the words will be sent
- to you at your bbs.
-
- The SCAN command is intended for use with lists of items such as PD software,
- BBS listings etc. By using the SCAN command you do not have to receive the
- entire list in order to obtain information about only a couple of items in
- that list. SCAN will only operate on words containing 2 or more characters.
-
- Let's say you wanted information regarding the FT101, this is how you'd ask
- for it in a CLIVE request message...
-
- TOPIC YAESU < Chose the YAESU topic.
- SELECT 2,6 < Select the files of interest.
- SCAN FT101 < Ask for a list of all occurances of "FT101"
-
- Each selected file would be scanned in turn and all lines containing the word
- "FT101" would be sent to you. Note that FT101 will find Ft101, FT101, ft101,
- etc. etc. Note also that "COM" would find comical, comfortable, becomes,
- baycom, etc. etc.
-
- NB. If you decide to try a SCAN command on files that are not in the LISTS
- topic then be prepared for unusual results if those files were not written
- specifically with the SCAN command in mind.
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- Status: R
-
- The STATS command.
-
- This command lists the topics currently installed on the database together
- with the number and size of files in each topic and total capacity in bytes.
-
- Example.
-
- STATS
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-
-
-
- The CLIVE database is now running on several BBS in the United Kingdom.
-
- CLIVENET databases:- Automatically linked databases, access to all CLIVENET
- ------------------- stations can be made by a message to any one of them.)
-
- GB7KLY ...The home of the original CLIVE database written by G6WHL which
- first went on the air in March 1990 running through a BSX1 TNC.
- In January 1991 a version which used the PMS facility on a BSX2
- was developed and the system was fully automated for the first time.
- The GB7 call was obtained in May 1991 to allow further development
- using F6FBB Bulletin Board Systems as the hosts.
-
- GB7ULV ...Is the home of the "FOOD" topics on which well over two hundred
- mouth-watering recipes are stored. The FOOD topic sysop is Helen,
- G4FHA @ GB7ULV If you require any help or are in a position to
- offer any recipes not already on CLIVE @ GB7ULV please get in touch
- with her.
-
- GB7FCI ...The CLIVE station run by Chris, G6FCI, was the first in the country
- to take part in the CLIVENET experiment. CLIVENET is a series of
- databases which are capable of forwarding the users request if
- the information requested is stored elsewhere on the network. Note
- that not all CLIVE stations are included in CLIVENET.
-
- GB7CHS ...Ken, G3WCS keeps an up to the minute topic on the North West Packet
- User Group, NWPUG, in which is kept the minutes of their meetings as
- well as any general announcements they may make. A lesson in openness
- that other groups might do well to follow.
-
- GB7YAX ...Doug, G4SEQ is also running a netwoked clive and is located in Batley
- West Yorkshire near Bradford. Doug is starting a brand new Astronomy
- topic as well as having other more conventional ones.
-
- CLIVE independants:- These CLIVE database's DO NOT automatically link to
- ------------------- other CLIVE stations.
-
- GB7WRC ...Mick, G7DMS, the CLIVE sysop @ GB7WRC and can offer help and
- advice to CLIVE users in the Lancashire area and is the first
- CLIVE to completely re-organise the existing topics making it
- much easier to search for specific information.
-
- GB7BMX ...Tom, G1YAA, in Northumberland is serving Scotland and Ireland as
- well as the extreem North of England. GB7BMX is the Northern-most
- CLIVE.
-
- GB7ZZZ ...The latest (at time of writing) to join the ever growing number
- of CLIVE stations. Nigel, G1TDM is in charge of the station which
- is currently the only one in the south of England.
-
- GB7??? ...Watch this space ... CLIVE is due to be installed on a BBS in the
- South West of England very soon.
-
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-
-
- The CLIVE database is currently available only in English, French, & Insults.
- Work is now under way on translations in France Holland Belgium & Finland.
-
- To change language simply type the name of the language you would like.
-
- Example.
-
- FRANCAIS
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-
- CLIVE>BYE
- Thank you for using the database,
- I hope you find the reply useful.
- 73 de Mick..G7DMS, SysOp @ GB7WRC
-
-