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- ? _
- Instructions for obtaining help:
-
- 1. A brief explanation of ALL the commands can be obtained by entering ? CMD
- (that's ? space CMD).
- 2. A short "Help on Basic Commands" is available to enable new users
- to use the MailBox right away. It tells you how to get a LIST of
- messages, how to READ messages that interest you, and how to SEND
- messages to others. To see this, enter ? ? (That's two question
- marks with a space between them.)
- 3. To receive complete help information on a specific command, enter H
- followed by a space and then the first command letter. Example: H R will
- tell you all about the READ command. When you actually use the commands,
- you'll find that many of them require that something additional be entered
- after the initial letter, such as a callsign or message number.
- The help file will tell you about those requirements.
- 4. To receive a complete description of ALL commands, enter: H *
- (That's H space asterisk). Regular MailBox users will want to do this
- to become familiar with all features of the system. This
- information fills twelve pages, so turn on your printer or have your
- buffer ready to store the information before entering H *.
- 5. To receive help on extended MailBox services enter H SERV.
- ? ?
- Help on Basic Commands:
-
- To find out how to enter the required information about yourself,
- enter H N
- To LIST messages that have been received by the MailBox since you last
- checked in, enter: L
- To LIST recent messages, enter: LL xx (xx = the number of messages
- you want to list.) Example: LL 15 will list the last 15 messages.
- To READ a message, enter: R, a space, and the message number.
- Example: to read message 4350, enter: R 4350
- To SEND a message to another ham who uses this MailBox, enter:
- SP , a space, and the station callsign.
- Example: SP W0RLI
- To SEND a message to a station who uses another MailBox, enter:
- SP, the callsign of the receiving station, @, the callsign of the
- ham's MailBox, a period, and the 2 letter state abbreviation.
- Example: SP N2XYZ @ W2ABC.NY (Note the spacing!)
- To KILL (erase) a message, enter K and the message number.
- Example: to erase message 6112, enter: K 6112
- To log off the MailBox (to say goodbye), enter: B (or just disconnect).
-
- ? H
-
- H (Help) - Provides information on how to use each of the MailBox commands.
-
- H - (Entered by itself) - Gives you information and instructions on
- how to use the various help commands.
-
- H x - Gives a detailed explanation of the command designated by x.
-
- H * - Gives the complete HELP document (it runs 12 pages) with a
- detailed explanation of all commands on this MailBox.
-
- Use the command H SERV for information on extended MailBox services.
-
- ? CMD
-
- B - BYE ------ Disconnect from the MailBox.
- CP- COPY MSG - Make a copy of a message for another station.
- D - DOWNLOAD - Download files. (Read files that are in the MailBox.)
- E - EDIT TFC - Edit the message header (TO, FROM, etc.) of an NTS message.
- H - HELP ----- Help in using the commands available on this MailBox.
- I - INFO ----- Information on the computer, software and hardware.
- I -(with call) Information from the user database for that callsign.
- K - KILL ----- Kill (erase) messages.
- L - LIST ----- List messages. (Several variations available.)
- N - NAME ----- Enter your Name, QTH, Zip, Home MailBox into WP database.
- R - READ ----- Read messages.
- S - SEND ----- Send messages, and STATUS --- Show System Status.
- T - TALK ----- Talk to the sysop.
- U - UPLOAD --- Upload files. (Put files into the MailBox.)
- V - VERSION -- Find out what version of the W0RLI MailBox program is on line.
- W - WHAT ----- List file directories and file names.
- Some commands require added information after the command letter.
- For detailed information on a specific command, enter H x, where x is the
- command letter. Example: H L will give you information for LIST.
- Use the command H SERV for information on extended MailBox services.
-
- ? !
- !
- ! ! DOS_command - Does the DOS command from the Mailox command
- ! line. Note that the log, mail, and user files
- ! are still open. Do not access them.
- !
- ? <
- !
- ! < file - The MailBox will read input from file instead of the console.
- ! Control is returned to the console at EOF.
- ! This can be used, for example, to create complex distributions.
- !
- ? @
- !
- ! @ - Switch between the standard commands remote sysop commands.
- ! User must have sysop privilege.
- !
- ? B
-
- B - Log off the MailBox. This will return you to the node, if the
- system is configured to do so. Disconnecting from the MailBox
- will also log you out.
-
- ? C CB CP CR
-
- C - Gets a Cookie!
-
- CP # CALL - Copy message # to CALL. Same syntax as S command.
- Example - CP 123 kb6dui.
- CB # CALL - The same, except make a bulletin instead of personal message.
-
- !
- ! CS YYMMDD HHMM - Set the clock.
- !
- ! CP # CALL [@ BBS] [< call] [$BID] - Copy message. (See "S" command)
- ! EXAMPLE - CP 923 N6HAM or CP 923 KB6LIB @ N6MPW < N6IYA
-
- CR CALL - "Check Routes" to CALL. Checks against WP and FWD.MB
- to show what forwarding route will be taken.
-
- ? D
-
- D (Download) - Use for downloading (reading) files.
-
- Each file in the MailBox is placed in one of the MailBox's several
- file areas. Each file area is identified by a letter or number,
- called the directory ID. The D command must be used with a directory
- ID and filename using the following form: Dx filename. x is the
- directory ID and the filename must be entered exactly as listed in the
- directory.
-
- Example: DG FCCEXAMS.90 will get you a file in the G directory named
- FCCEXAMS.90. Under "help" for the W command (H W) you will find
- information on listing the directories and the contents of each.
-
- ! Dd filename - Download a file. "d" is the directory ID.
- ! Full device and directory path may be given.
- ! Example: D \MailBox\GENERAL\FCCEXAMS.90
- !
-
- ? E
-
- E # - Edit a message header.
- ! EP p - Edit port parameters for port p.
- ! ES - Edit system parameters.
- ! EU CALL - Edit a user record.
-
- ? F
-
- F - Show system message and forwarding information.
- !
- ! Fd # FILE opt - Make a file from a message, in directory area d.
- ! F # FILE opt - Directory path and file name.
- ! Opt: A - Append to existing file.
- ! H - Put the message headers into the file.
- ! 8 - Put RFC-822 header into the file.
- !
- ? G
- !
- ! GM - Compress the mail file.
- ! GM n - Compress the mail file, renumber messages starting with n.
- ! - With appended semicolon, show status of each message.
- ? I I@ IZ
-
- I - Gives a paragraph on the hardware, software,
- and rf facilities of this MailBox station.
- I CALL - Query the local WP database for all info on call.
- Example: I N1HAM.
- I@ BBS - List users at home MailBox BBS or Hierarchical location.
- Wildcards may be used.
- Examples: I@ N6IYA, I@ CA, I@ HB9*
- IZ ZIP - List users at ZIP code. Wildcards may be used.
- Example: IZ 950*
-
- NOTE: For a detailed explanation of data displayed by the various I
- commands, enter: H IMORE.
- !
- ! For sysop I commands, use H IX for extended commands,
- ! H IM for database maintenence commands.
-
- ? IX
-
- ! For the following commands, if a file name is given as argument,
- ! the list is put into the file instead of displayed on the screen.
- ! Trailing "-ea" can be used with the command:
- ! An "e" means export using comma-delimited file format,
- ! an "a" means append to an existing file.
- ! Example: IA WP.TXT -E will create a text file named WP.TXT, containing
- ! all the information in your WP.MB, in comma-delimited format.
- !
- ! IA - List all users.
- ! IB - List users marked with MailBox privilege.
- ! IC - List all users that have logged in.
- ! IE - List users marked as expert.
- ! II - List users marked as MailBox.
- ! IN DAYS - List users first seen during the past DAYS days.
- ! IS - List sysop users.
- ! IU DAYS - List users updated during the past DAYS days.
- ! IW - Force creation of WP Update message.
- ! IX - List excluded users.
-
- ? IM
-
- ! For the following commands, if a filename is given with the command,
- ! the WP entry is deleted after being put into the file.
- ! See H IX for output file format information.
- ! These commands are intended for various archiving functions.
- !
- ! I? - List users with their own call as Home, but not seen as MailBox,
- ! with "junk" callsigns, and with "junk" home MailBox callsigns.
- ! IF AGE - List users not seen in AGE days.
-
- ? IMORE
-
- The information you receive with the various I commands is part of the
- MailBox "White Pages", and is gathered from three sources: by users of this
- MailBox entering information with the N, NH, NQ and NZ commands, from "WP"
- messages originated by other systems, and from the routing headers of
- messages that pass through this system.
- First - the date the software first heard about the station. If it's
- shown as 800101, the station was already a user of this MailBox
- before this feature was developed and no date is available.
- Last - the day the station logged in last, if a local user, or the
- last day any information was received on the station.
- Log - the last day the station logged into this MailBox. If the date
- 800101 is shown, the station has never logged in to this MailBox.
- Seen - the total number of times the information has been updated
- either by check-in or by message.
- HmMailBox - the "Home MailBox" used by the station.
- BEISX - B = a station that can use the "MailBox only" ports of this
- MailBox. Entered by sysop.
- E = Expert User. Turned on or off with the NE command.
- I = a MailBox, as received from routing header of a message.
- S = station has remote sysop privileges.
- X = an ex-user of the system.
- ? = none of the above.
- The other items are self-explanatory.
- ? J
-
- The J command shows the calls of stations that have
- recently logged in to the MailBox.
-
- ? K KM
-
- K n1 n2 n3 ... - Kills messages numbered n1 n2 n3 ...
- Example: K 327 Kills message # 327.
- Example: K 327 389 623 Kills messages 327, 389, 623
-
- KM - Kills all messages addressed to you, that you have read.
- !
- ! K> CALL - Kills all messages to call. Example - K> WX
- ! K< CALL - Kills all messages from call. Example - K< N7QRM
- ! KF - Kills all forwarded-but-not-killed messages.
- ! KF CALL - Kills all forwarded-but-not-killed messages to CALL.
- ! KH - Kills all "held" messages.
- ! KO - Kills all "old" messages.
- ! KY - Kills all messages that have been read.
- ! KY CALL - Kills all messages to CALL that have been read.
- ! K@ CALL - Kills all messages addressed at this MailBox. Example - K@ W5QTH
- ! Note that plain K will kill ANY message.
-
- ? L LC LL LM LT L< L> L@ L.
-
- Lists messages newest to oldest.
- "Personal" messages not to or from you will not be listed.
-
- L - List all new messages since your last log-in.
- LC - List Catagories of new Bulletins.
- LC XXX - List new Bulletins in Catagory XXX.
- LL # - List the newest # messages.
- Example: LL 10. Lists newest 10 messages.
- LM - "List Mine". Lists all messages TO you.
- LT - List all NTS traffic.
- L> call - List all messages to this callsign.
- Example: L> WA6OCV. Lists all messages to WA6OCV.
- L< call - List all messages from this callsign.
- Example: L< N7EQN. Lists all messages from N7EQN.
- L@ call - List all messages addressed at this MailBox callsign.
- Example: L@ AMSAT. Lists all messages at AMSAT.
- Example: L@ CA. Lists all messages destined for California.
-
- Use "H LX" for information on other L commands.
- ! Use "H LS" for information on sysop only L commands.
-
- ? LS
- !
- ! LH - List all held messages.
- ! LH xxx - List all held messages addressed TO, FROM, or AT xxx.
- ! LK - List all killed messages.
- ! LK xxx - List all killed messages addressed TO, FROM, or AT xxx.
- ! LU - List all messages with unknown destination.
- ! LX - List all locally entered bulletins that are held.
- !
- ! An additional field at the end of the command gives optional list style:
- ! Semi-colon means list ALL information about the messages.
- !
- ? LX LA LB LF LI LO LP LS LY
-
- L # - List all messages back to message #.
- Example: L 325. Lists all messages to # 325.
- L # # - List all messages between the two message numbers.
- Example: L 325 335. Lists all messages between 325 and 335.
- LA # - List the oldest # messages.
- Example: LA 10. Lists oldest 10 messages.
- LB - List all bulletins.
- LF - List all messages that have been forwarded.
- LI BID - List messages by BID.
- LO - List all "old" messages.
- LP - List all personal messages.
- LS KEY - List messages with KEY in their subject. Wildcards allowed.
- LY - List all messages that have been read.
-
- An additional field at the end of the command gives optional list style:
- Semi-colon means list ALL information about the messages.
- Example: "LL 10 ;" Will also list the BID and cc: list.
- Example: "LC ;" Will list all Bulletin Catagories on the system.
-
- ? M
-
- ! M FILE TO - Make a message from a file. See S command for syntax.
- ! Example: M \MailBox\NTS\DESIG.NTS N6MPW
-
- ? N NQ NE NH NL NZ
-
- The N commands are used to enter your personal
- information into the user database ("White Pages").
-
- N xxxx - Enter your first name into user data base.
- NE - Toggle your "expert user" status.
- NH xxxx - Enter your 'Home MailBox'. (Aids in routing mesages to you.)
- NQ xxxx - Enter your QTH.
- NZ xxxx - Enter your ZIP or postal code. (Aids in routing mesages to you.)
- NL nn - Number of lines on your screen.
- !
- ! N from to - Rename file.
-
- ? O
- !
- ! Op file - Output file to port p, then go to terminal mode on port p.
- ! Port must have been used by a T or V command first.
- !
- ? P
- !
- ! PC Call - Poll Call.
- ! PG Group - Poll all calls in Group.
- ! (See also XC / XG)
- ! PM opt - Print all my unread messages (like RM).
- ! PR # opt - Print message number # on the printer.
- !
- ! Opt: F - Do a form feed at the end of each message printed.
- ! H - Print all the message headers.
- ? Q
- !
- ! Q - Quit (return to DOS).
- !
- ? R RH RM
-
- R n1 n2 n3 ...
- - Read messages numbered n1, n2, n3 ...
- Example: R 325. Reads message 325
- Example: R 12 132 475. Reads messages 12, 132, 475.
-
- RH n1 n2 n3 ...
- - Read messages numbered n1, n2, n3 ..., showing all routing headers.
- Example: See R above.
-
- RM
- - "Read Mine". Read all your unread messages.
- !
- ! RT n1 n2 n3 ... - Return message(s) to sender(s).
- !
- ? S
-
- S (System Status) - An S sent by itself will give you the status of the
- MailBox tasks, ports and forwarding. The status report shows what
- tasks and ports are in use and callsigns of stations using them.
- Also shown is a list of callsigns and designators for all messages
- awaiting delivery.
-
- ! SD - Shut down all MailBox tasks.
- !
- SB, SP, SR and ST - SEND (Send Bulletin, Send Personal, Send Reply and
- Send Traffic). The SEND command must be used in one of the
- following forms:
- SB - Send a bulletin intended to be read by anyone interested.
- SP - Send a personal message to another ham.
- SR - Send a reply message to the message you just read.
- ST - Send NTS traffic.
-
- For detailed help on these commands, enter as appropriate:
- H SB H SP H SR or H ST
-
- ? SB
- SB
- The SB command is used to send to send a general bulletin that can
- be read by anyone. You specify two things when you send a bulletin:
- The CATAGORY of information, and the DISTRIBUTION for the bulletin.
- SB CAT @ DIST
-
- SB IBMPC @ USA - A bulletin of interest to IBM PC users everywhere.
- SB EXAMS @ PNW - A bulletin about exams in the Pacific NortWest.
- SB HELP @ PDX - A reqest for help sent to the Portland area.
- SB WANT @ ALLUSW - Sent everywhere in the Western USA.
-
- Note: If you are entering an ARRL bulletin, AMSAT bulletin, "W5YI
- Report", or a similar message that has a Bulletin ID (BID) assigned
- to it, please enter that BID as part of the SEND command line.
- The BID is entered immediately after the forwarding designator,
- preceded by a dollar sign ($). Example: If you are entering an
- ARRL Bulletin that has a BID of ARLB0512 assigned to it, you would
- enter the message as follows: SB ARRL @ USA $ARLB0512.
- ? SP
-
- SP xxxx - Send a "personal" message to station xxxx at this MailBox.
- Example: SP WB6HAM
- A personal message can be read only by you, the sysop and the addressee.
- SP xxxx @ yyy.st - send message to station xxxx at MailBox yyy in state st.
- Example: SP KC3XC @ N4QQ.MD
- SP xxxx @ yyy.#region.st.country.continent - send a message to station
- xxxx at MailBox yyy in the state, country and continent indicated.
- This last format is the full "packet address" or "hierarchial location."
- Example: SP WB9LOZ @ W6PW.CA.USA.NA
- NOTES:
- 1. The MailBox call used must be that of a full service MailBox. Personal
- MailBoxes and TNC mailboxes are not included in the forwarding system.
- 2. The state must be abbreviated with the two letter abbreviation
- assigned by the US Postal Service.
- 3. The region must be a recognized region code used by the area MailBoxs.
- This information is optional.
- 4. The country and continent must be the internationally accepted codes.
- If you don't know what they are, do not enter them.
- 5. The items after the @ are separated by periods and listed in the
- order of smallest to largest area.
- ? SR
-
- SR is used to send a reply message to the originator of a message
- you have just read. It will automatically include the callsign,
- home MailBox and subject. This command can only be used as the first
- command after you have just read a message. Simply enter SR after
- you read a message if you wish to reply to it.
-
- SR nnn can be used to reply to message number nnn.
- ! SR nnn call - Reply to message nnn, address reply to call.
-
- ? ST
-
- ST ZZZZZ @ NTSxx - Send a message through the National Traffic System.
- ZZZZZ = Zip code of destination city.
- NTSxx = xx is the two letter state or province abbreviation.
- Example: ST 60625 @ NTSIL
- NOTES:
- 1. The Subject of an NTS message should always be entered in
- the form: QTC City, State AreaCode/Prefix
- Example: QTC Chicago, IL 312/555
- 2. ARRL message format should be used for an ST message.
-
- ? NTS
-
- There is exactly ONE way to address an NTS message so that it will
- travel through the packet MailBox system correctly:
-
- ST ZIP @ LOC
-
- ZIP is the zip code of the addressee. LOC is the standard NTS designator
- for the addressee's state. These designators are usually NTSxx where
- xx is the two letter state abbreviation.
-
- There MUST be only one NTS message per packet message.
- i.e. "book traffic" is not supported.
-
- If you place some further useful information in the message subject,
- it will help the delivering station as well as the relay stations.
- A town name, telephone area code and exchange, etc. are all useful.
-
- ? T
-
- T - Chat with the Sysop.
- Any command or Return before the request times out will
- return you to the normal MailBox prompt.
- !
- ! Tp - Go to terminal mode on port p with FLOW OFF.
- ! Tp FILE - Go to terminal mode on port p with FLOW OFF, open save file.
-
- ? U
-
- Ux (Upload) - Use for uploading (sending) a file to the MailBox. x is the
- ID of the directory you want to upload the file to. (Use the W
- command for a list of directories and their IDs.) Enter Ux
- followed by the filename you're assigning to the file.
- Example: UG FLEAMKT.INF would upload a file named FLEAMKT.INF
- into the G directory area.
- NOTES:
- 1. Filenames can have up to 8 characters preceding the dot and 3
- characters following the dot.
- 2. The MailBox will not allow you to upload a file with the
- same name as a file that already exists.
-
- ? V
-
- V - Show what version of the MailBox is running.
- !
- ! Vp - Go to terminal mode on port p, with FLOW ON.
- ! Vp FILE - Go to terminal mode on port p, with FLOW ON, open save file.
- !
- ! V # prn - Output file to printer where # is the message number.
- ! - Example - V 1843 PRN
- ! V from to - Copy file.
-
- ? W
-
- W (What) - Gives you a list of the file directories and a description
- of the topic that is found in each. Each directory is identified by
- a single character called the directory ID.
- Wx - Gives you a list of the files in the directory with identifier x.
- Example: WS will list the files in the S Directory.
- Wx ffffffff.fff - Lists all files in directory x that are described by
- ffffffff.fff. This command accepts traditional DOS global commands,
- such as the asterisk, as a wildcard, and is only useful used that way.
- Example: WI *DX*.* will list all files in the I directory with DX
- somewhere in the name before the dot. (WI *.* is the same as just WI)
- NOTES:
- 1. The W commands for FILES are equivalent to the L commands for MESSAGES.
- 2. To read (download) files shown by the Wx command, use the Dx command,
- where x equals the directory ID. The D command for FILES is
- equivalent to the R command for MESSAGES.
- Enter H D for further information on downloading files.
- 3. To put files into the MailBox, use the U command.
- The U command for FILES is equivalent to the SB command for MESSAGES.
- Enter H U for further information on uploading files.
-
- ! W - Any path and filespec allowed.
-
- ? WILD
-
- Special characters in the pattern are:
-
- * -- Matches 0 or more characters of any type.
- @ -- Matches any alpha character (a..z, A..Z).
- ! -- Matches any digit (0..9).
- + -- Matches any alphanumeric character (A..z, A..Z, 0..9).
- ? -- Matches any single character.
- " -- Escape. The next character in the pattern must match the character
- in the target exactly. Wild cards will not be interpreted.
-
- Examples:
-
- 97* -- Will match anything starting with 97 such as 97068,
- 97123, 97ABC, and 97.
- 97??? -- Will match anything that starts with 97 and is 5 characters
- long. 97068 will match but 9706 will not.
- 97!!! -- Will match anything that starts with 97 and has 5 digits.
- 97068 will match but 97ABC will not.
- @!@@@ -- Will match a 5 character US callsign such as W0RLI, N6IYA, etc.
- VE!@@@ -- Will match standard Canadian callsigns.
- "!"* -- Will match *!
- !* -- Will match anything that starts with a digit.
-
- ? WP
-
- WP - WP (white pages) - See I command for local queries.
-
- For WP server Query enter message to WP. Example:
-
- sp wp @ N6IYA <enter>
- query <enter>
- callsign ? <enter>
- cntrl Z <enter>
-
- ? SERV
-
- There is help information for some of the existing servers.
- Use the following commands to obtain that information:
-
- H FILEX - Remote File Exchange services.
- H REQDIR - Remote directory listings.
- H REQFIL - Remote file download via message.
- H REQQTH - Request callbook information.
- H REQWP - Request White Pages information.
- H HB - Request callbook information.
- H SAM - Request callbook information.
-
- ? FILEX
- FILEX is a general purpose Remote File Exchange server. It supplies remote
- directory listings, downloads files to you via return message, and uploads
- files you send via message. Directory listing and file download are handled
- using the familiar REQDIR / REQFIL protocols. Any number of directory and
- download requests can be made in a single message. Example:
- SP FILEX @ W0RLI
- wa
- do or.net
- /EX
-
- Files are uploaded one file per message. The message subject must be the
- appropriate MailBox upload command. The file you wish to upload is placed
- in the message text. Example:
- SP FILEX @ W0RLI
- uo ntsnets.or
- The following is an up-to-date listing of all NTS nets in Oregon.
- Please send updates to W7QRN @ N7QRM.
- <lots more text>
- /EX
-
- See H REQDIR, H REQFIL, H D, H U, and H W for further information.
-
- ? REQDIR
-
- To get a return message containing a list of all available directory areas:
-
- SP REQDIR @ W0RLI
- w
- /EX
-
- To get a listing of files in specific directory areas, you put the "W"
- commands in the message Subject and/or the message text. Example:
-
- SP REQDIR @ W0RLI
- wg
- wp
- /EX
-
- See H FILEX for more information on remote file services.
- See H W for more information on directory commands.
-
- ? REQFIL
-
- SP REQFIL @ BBS will generate return messages containing the files
- you request. The files are specified in the message Subject and/or
- the message text. Use the standard download format.
-
- Example:
-
- SP REQFIL @ W0RLI
- ds reqdir.c
- do oregon.net
- dp ditdah.c
- /EX
-
- See H FILEX for more information on remote file services.
- See H D for more information on the download commands.
-
- ? REQQTH
-
- Thanks to Buckmaster Publishing's new HAM CD, the WA4ONG REQQTH server
- can provide information on any US callsign.
- Here is the format for requests:
-
- SP REQQTH @ WA4ONG.VA.USA.NA
- Enter message subject:
- call,call,call,call,call@myhomeMailBox
- enter message text
- /EX
-
- Calls can be seperated by commas or blank spaces. Any request not comforming
- to this format will probably go into that great bit bucket in the sky!
-
- Enjoy!
- Jim WA4ONG
-
-
- ? HB
-
- HB accesses callbook information provided by the J-Com HamBase database.
-
- Here is the format for requests:
-
- SP HB @ W0RLI.OR.USA.NA
- Any message subject will do.
- The message text is any number of callsigns per line, separated by spaces.
- /EX
-
- ? SAM
-
- SAM accesses callbook information provided by the RT Systems SAM database.
-
- Here is the format for requests:
-
- SP SAM @ W0RLI.OR.USA.NA
- Any message subject will do.
- The message text is any number of callsigns per line, separated by spaces.
- /EX
-
- ? REQWP
-
- Sending a message to REQWP @ BBS will query the WP database at BBS,
- and return a message to you with the results of that query.
- The message you send should have the "I" commands for the queries
- you would like to do. The commands I, I@, IH, and IZ are supported
- in this way. See "H I" for details of the I commands.
-
- An example message would look like this:
- SP REQWP @ N6IYA
- <any old subject will do>
- I@ W0RLI
- IZ 97*
- /EX
-
- Note that each sysop limits the size of the response message, so you
- may not get all the information you requested. For example, if you
- requested IZ *, you would get only the first 50-100 calls that matched,
- instead of the entire 47,000 callsigns in the database.
-
- ? X
- !
- ! XC Call - Forward, to Call.
- ! XG Group - Forward, to all calls in Group.
- ! (See also PC / PG)
- ! XX - Release all locally entered held messages.
- ! XY - Release ALL held messages.
- !
- ? Y
- !
- ! YF FILE - Change the name of the forward file (Normally FWD.MB).
- ! Example: YF d:\MailBox\sysop\109.fwd
- !
- ! YY - Force update of the "To forward" list.
- !
- ? Z
- !
- ! Z FILE - Delete the file. Full path name allowed.
- ! Example: Z \MailBox\sysop\test.msg
- !
- ! Zd FILE - Delete file from directory area d.
- ! Example: ZA Westnet.bbs
- !