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ProDoor Main Menu Command Summary
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(A)bandon conference, return to main message area.
(B)ulletin listings.
(C)omment to sysop.
(D)ownload files.
(E)nter a message.
(F)ile directory listings.
(FL)ag file for later download.
(F V)iew/extract zipfiles.
(G)oodbye, logoff.
(H)otkey mode. Enable instant response on most commands.
(J)oin a conference, enter new message and file areas.
(J A)uto-join configuration update.
(J N)ew messages in all conferences.
(J S)tatus of all conferences.
(J Y)our mail. Scan for conferences with new mail addressed to you.
(J +)join next higher conference.
(J -)join next lower conference.
(LIB)rary request (access CD-ROM).
(L)ocate files (by name).
(M)ode (graphics on/off).
(N)ew files (by date).
(NODE) status display.
(NEWS) repeat news message for main board or conference.
(O)perator page.
(OPEN) another door.
(P)age length.
(Q)uick mail scan.
(QQ)uicker mail scan.
(QU)it to PCBoard.
(R)ead and reply-to messages.
(REPACK) zipfile with maximum compression.
(REPLY) to specific messages.
(S)can. Toggle auto-join and (zipm a).
(T)able of protocols.
(TEST) zipfile validity.
(U)pload a file.
(V)iew user profile.
(VX)quick view/extract zipfile contents.
(W)rite user database information. Change password and other stuff.
(X)pert mode.
(Y)our mail.
(YA) your mail or mail to "all".
(Z)ippy DIR Scan (by subject).
(ZIPM) Compress new messages for download.
ProDoor Command Examples
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D Z file1 file2 ;download with (Z)modem protocol
D file S ;immediately (s)tart download of files
D file1 file2 G ;immediately start d/l of files, (g)oodbye at end
F 1 2 3 NS ;non-stop listing of file directories 1 2 and 3.
B;3;11;NS ;non-stop listing of bulletins 3 and 11.
J M ;main board
J;6 ;join conference 6
J TOOLS ;join tools conference
L *PCB* 1 2 ;locate files with 'PCB' in the filename in
file areas 1 and 2.
N 120188 U NS ;non-stop listing of files newer than
12/01/88 in the upload directory.
N;S;A ;new files (s)ince last time on in all file areas.
DOOR;3 ;switch to DOOR number 3
R 2000+ NS ;non-stop reading forward from msg 2000.
F;V;file ;verbose listing of component files within
file.ZIP. Prompts for text view and
extract.
VX file ;skips the verbose listing and goes
directly to text view and extract
function.
ZIPM A ;zip new mail in all conferences.
ProDoor Command Details
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(A)bandon Leave current conference and return to the Main Board.
Continue reading messages.
(B)ulletin Bulletin listings. List the bulletins available for viewing
and the date they were placed on the system.
(C)omment Enter a comment message to the sysop. You specify the
'subject' of the message. The message will be protected so
it is seen only by the sysop.
(D)ownload "Downloading" refers to moving files from this system to
your system. You can also "stack" (S)tart or (G)oodbye
after the last filename to immediately start the transfer.
Examples:
D SPOON
D Z SNOW PLASTIC
D file S ;immediately start download of files
D file1 file2 G ;immediately start d/l of files, goodbye at end
(E)nter Enter a new message. You then specify who the message is to
be addressed to, as well as the 'subject' of the message.
You can protect the message so it will be seen only be the
'receiver'.
(F)ile File directory listings. Lists the names of the files that
are available on the board for downloading to your system.
(FL)ag Flag file for later download. All flagged files are
automatically selected for download when you use the
(D)ownload command. Note: you will lose your flag list when
you use (U)pload, (ZIPM), (TEST) or (REPACK) commands.
Use (FL U) (file) to UN-flag a specific file.
Use (FL U *) to completely clear the flag list.
(G)oodbye Logs you off the system. Examples:
G ;logoff
G Q ;quick logoff, bypass closing bulletins
(H)otkeys Enable instant response on most commands. Eliminates the
need to type RETURN to activate most commands.
In hotkey mode you should use ";" (not SPACE) to "stack"
commands. The spacebar acts like RETURN in hotkey mode.
(J)oin Allows you to switch to a different conference. You may
specify either a conference number or a conference name.
Don't use <SPACE> in hotkey mode. Examples:
J M ;main board
J;+ ;join next available conference
J;6 ;join conference 6
J TOOLS ;join tools conference
J;2;Q ;quick join, bypassing conference news
J S ;status of all conferences
J S + ;status of conferences after current one
J A 20 ;configure autoscan starting with conference 20
These subfunctions are available:
(A)uto-join configuration update
(M)ain board
(N)ew message status
(S)tatus of all conferences
(Y)our mail. Scan for conferences with new mail for you
(+)next higher conference
(-)next lower conference
(LIB)rary This selection allows access to CD-ROM libraries. The
selected CR-ROM disk will automatically be compressed into
a zipfile for you to view, manipulate and download.
Example:
LIB 801
(L)ocate Locate files (by name). With this selection, you can scan
the file directories for a matching filename. Examples of
valid wildcards:
L *PC ;Files ending in 'PC'
L PC* ;Files starting with 'PC'
(M)ode Select graphics or non-graphics display mode. Turns the
ANSI graphics mode on and off.
(N)ew file Scan (by date). Allows you to search the file directory
listings for either new files added to the system since the
last time you called, or for files added from a date which
you specify. Examples:
N S U
N 118087 1 2 3
N 3 4
(NEWS) Repeat conference news message. Redisplays the system news
message. If you are inside a conference, you will see the
conference news/welcome message again.
(NODE) Displays the list of callers that are online on other nodes
in a multi-node system.
(O)perator This selection allows you to try and page the sysop to come
to the computer.
(P)age Sets the number of lines displayed before stopping with a
"More:" prompt. Setting page length to 0 disables all more
prompting.
(Q)uick Shows you a quick summary of messages available for reading.
Includes the first 72 characters of message text.
(QQ)uicker Shows you a quicker summary of messages available for reading.
Does not display any of the message text.
(QU)it Return to PCBoard. This selection closes the door and
returns you to the main bbs program.
(R)ead Read and reply-to messages. This selection allows you to
read the messages in the current conference. Additional
help is available at the mail command prompt. Example:
R S
(REPACK) Re pack zipfile with maximum compression. This selection will
re compress a selected zipfile and store the result in
$SCRATCH$. You can specify an alternate format to convert
files to a format you can use. Examples:
REPACK TPC14.ARC LZH ;convert .ARC to .LZH format
REPACK PRODOR30 ZOO ;convert .ZIP to .ZOO format
(REPLY) This command allows you to directly to a message from a
command line. Useful when you are reading messages offline
through the ZIPM function. The original message number can
be stacked.
(S)can Toggle auto-join and ZIPM access to the current conference.
(T)able Table of protocols. This command lists the protocol driver
program command lines used to implement the various
protocols. The estimated efficiency of each protocol is
included in this report.
(TEST) Test the validity of a ZIP file. This command will call up
a "test" function to verify that a zipfile is valid before
downloading. Example:
TEST TPC14
(U)pload Move files between your system and the board. Examples:
U WINTER
U Z RAIN SNOW SUN
(V)iew View user profile. Displays the number of times you have
used ProDoor, your security level, number of downloads and
uploads, number of download bytes "earned" through
uploading, and total download bytes available.
(F V)iew View/extract zipfile contents. List contents of zipfile and
optionally view the text files without downloading. It is
also possible to "extract" parts of a zipfile into
$SCRATCH$ for downloading.
(VX)quick Quick view/extract zipfile contents. View the text files in
an zipfile without downloading. It is also possible to
"extract" parts of a zipfile into $SCRATCH$ for
downloading.
You can take any of these actions on each file contained in
the .ZIP file:
(Enter) or (S)kip
Pressing (Enter) alone or typing (S) will skip over
the current file and present you with the next file
in the archive.
(V)iew
Directly view the contents of the current text file.
(Q)uit
Skip over all the remaining files in the zipfile and
return you to the ProDOOR command prompt.
(W)rite Write user database information. Allows you to change your
password, phone numbers, location and user comment.
(X)pert Selects expert or novice mode.
(Y)our Search for messages addressed to you.
(YA) Search for messages addressed to you OR to "all".
(Z)ippy Keyword DIR scan (by subject). Allows you to scan the file
directories for a matching keyword entry of your choice.
Example:
Z SOURCE A
(ZIPM) Zip new mail. Captures up to 400 new messages in selected
conferences and then zips them in $SCRATCH$ for smallest
possible download time. Examples:
ZIPM N ;list new messages by conference before capture
ZIPM A ;zip mail in all conferences
ZIPM M 10 14 ;zip mail in main board (M), areas 10 and 14
ZIPM TOOLS AI ;zip TOOLS and AI conferences
Use (L)ast-read command to reset your "last read" message
pointers.
Use (J A)uto-config or (SC)an commands to select message
areas in (ZIPM A)ll.