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  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. Passwords
  3. Personal messages
  4. The ";" command connector
  5. The + option on "R"etrieve
  6. Bell and Expert options
  7. Message numbering
  8. Messages for you
  9. Acknowledging messages
  10. Killing Messages
  11. :Introduction
  12.  
  13. Thσ messagσ sub-systeφ oε thi≤ RCP═ systeφ i≤ calleΣ MINIRBBS« ì
  14. Thi≤á systeφá i≤ ß "splitó RCP═ systeφ witΦ thσá messagσá sub-ì
  15. systeφá distinc⌠ froφ thσ entr∙ o≥ logiε system«á Thi≤ i≤ donσ ì
  16. t∩á discouragσá user≤ froφ thinkinτ tha⌠ thi≤ i≤á primaril∙á ß ì
  17. messagσ exchangσ service¼ indeeΣ i⌠ i≤ not.
  18.  
  19. Thσá MINIRBB╙ systeφ i≤ mostl∙ selµ promptinτ bu⌠ therσ arσá ß ì
  20. fe≈á feature≤ whicΦ arσ no⌠ obviou≤ anΣ arσ explaineΣá iεá thσ ì
  21. followinτ section≤ oµ thi≤ hel≡ file.
  22.  
  23. :Passwords
  24.  
  25. Thσá "Enteróá messagσ optioε prompt≤ fo≥ ß passworΣ afte≥á thσ ì
  26. subject«á Thσá passworΣ yo⌡ ente≥ herσ wil∞ bσ requesteΣá froφ ì
  27. yo⌡ wheε yo⌡ comσ t∩ "Killó thσ message.
  28.  
  29. Yo⌡ shoulΣ usσ password≤ t∩ sto≡ someonσ froφ logginτ iε unde≥ ì
  30. you≥ namσ anΣ killinτ you≥ messages.
  31.  
  32. Als∩ yo⌡ shoulΣ kee≡ ß recorΣ oµ thσ password≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ usσ o≥ ì
  33. alternativel∙á usσá somethinτ tha⌠ i≤ wel∞ knowε t∩á yo⌡á froφ ì
  34. memor∙á bu⌠ unlikel∙ t∩ bσ knowε o≥ meaε anythinτá t∩á someonσ ì
  35. else¼á i.e«á you≥á ca≥á reg∩ number¼á banδ accoun⌠á numbe≥á o≥ ì
  36. whatever.
  37.  
  38. Iµá yo⌡ d∩ usσ ß passworΣ remembe≥ eveε thσ intendeΣ recipien⌠ ì
  39. wil∞á no⌠á bσ ablσ t∩ kil∞ thσ messagσ unles≤á the∙á kno≈á thσ ì
  40. password« Notσ tha⌠ thσ SYSO╨ caε kil∞ message≤ withou⌠ havinτ ì
  41. t∩ kno≈ thσ password.
  42.  
  43. :Personal messages
  44.  
  45. Oεá ßá publiπá systeφ sucΦ a≤ thi≤ therσ i≤á nothinτá tha⌠á i≤ ì
  46. reall∙á securσ (s∩ don'⌠ leavσ trul∙ secre⌠ informatioε oε thσ ì
  47. system⌐ bu⌠ therσ arσ way≤ oµ ensurinτ somσ degreσ oµá privac∙ ì
  48. fo≥ message≤ t∩ individuals.
  49.  
  50. Wheεá askeΣ fo≥ ß passworΣ (seσ previou≤ section⌐ iµ yo⌡ ente≥ ì
  51. ß "*ó beforσ you≥ password¼á i.σ *123456¼á thσ messagσ wil∞ bσ ì
  52. classeΣ a≤ ß persona∞ messagσ anΣ wil∞ onl∙ bσ visiblσ t∩á thσ ì
  53. receive≥ anΣ thσ sende≥ (anΣ thσ SYSOP).
  54.  
  55. Thσá subjec⌠ iε ß persona∞ message≤ i≤ surroundeΣ b∙ brackets¼ ìèi.e« (NE╫ SOFTWARE)« Iµ yo⌡ usσ thσ "Só o≥ "Qó option≤ t∩ scaε ì
  56. thσ waitinτ messages¼ an∙ persona∞ message≤ t∩ yo⌡ o≥ froφ yo⌡ ì
  57. wil∞ appea≥ witΦ thσ subjec⌠ surroundeΣ b∙ brackets.
  58.  
  59. :The ";" command connector
  60.  
  61. Thσ ";ó commanΣ connecto≥ i≤ surprisingl∙ powerful« Rathe≥ tr∙ ì
  62. t∩á sho≈á al∞ thσ possiblσ way≤ tha⌠ i⌠ caε bσ useΣ ╔á sugges⌠ ì
  63. yo⌡á jus⌠á tr∙á i⌠á out«á Basicall∙á i⌠á passe≤á ou⌠á command≤ ì
  64. 'betweenºá thσá ";óá separator≤ a≤á MINIRBB╙á ask≤á fo≥á them« ì
  65. ProvideΣáá thσá commanΣá fetcheΣá meet≤á thσá requirement≤á oµ ì
  66. MINIRBBS for input it will be processed.
  67.  
  68. Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ ß commanΣ sucΦ a≤ "r;23;25;30ó wil∞ worδá finσ ì
  69. a≤ MINIRBB╙ firs⌠ expecteΣ ß "lette≥ commandó anΣ s∩á accepteΣ ì
  70. aεá "Ró theε expecteΣ ß number«á I⌠ woulΣ theε displa∙ messagσ ì
  71. 2│á anΣ theε expec⌠ aε answe≥ t∩ thσ nex⌠ messagσá prompt«á A≤ ì
  72. thσá nex⌠ commanΣ i⌠ woulΣ ge⌠ passeΣ i≤ 2╡ i⌠á woulΣá displa∙ ì
  73. messagσ 2╡ etc.
  74.  
  75. Howeve≥á ßá commanΣá sucΦá a≤á "K;35;45óá woulΣá no⌠á worδá a≤ ì
  76. expected«á MINIRBB╙ woulΣ accep⌠ thσ "Kó anΣ theε ß numbe≥ anΣ ì
  77. woulΣá kil∞ messagσ 35«á I⌠ woulΣ theε expec⌠ anothe≥á "lette≥ ì
  78. commandó anΣ woulΣ rejec⌠ thσ 4╡ a≤ invaliΣ input.
  79.  
  80.  
  81.  
  82.  
  83. Eveεá messagσá edi⌠ command≤ caε bσ connecteΣá togethe≥á t∩á ß ì
  84. certaiε extent« Fo≥ examplσ thσ followinτ commanΣ i≤ lega∞ -
  85.  
  86.                         e;2;/zot/zap/
  87.  
  88. I⌠á woulΣá edi⌠ linσ ▓ oµ thσ message¼á replacinτá "zotóá witΦ ì
  89. "zap".
  90.  
  91. :The + option on "R"etrieve
  92.  
  93. Thσá "+ó optioε fo≥ thσ "R"etrievσ commanΣ shoulΣ bσ giveεá a≤ ì
  94. "n+óá wherσá ε i≤ thσ messagσ numbe≥ t∩á star⌠á at«á Theεá al∞ ì
  95. followinτá message≤ fo≥ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ withou⌠ ßá pausσ ì
  96. betweeε messages.
  97.  
  98. You can also give it in a composite commands such as "r;20+".
  99.  
  100. Iµá yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ retrievσ ß numbe≥ oµ message≤ thσ "Ró command≤ ì
  101. can be stacked up such as "r;40;46;52"
  102.  
  103. :Bel∞ anΣ Exper⌠ options
  104.  
  105. Oncσ yo⌡ ge⌠ familia≥ witΦ thσ systeφ yo⌡ caε shu⌠ u≡ thσ bel∞ ì
  106. witΦá thσ "Bó optioε anΣ suppres≤ thσ promp⌠ linσ witΦ thσ "Xó ì
  107. option.
  108.  
  109. :Message numberingè
  110. Periodicall∙á thσ SYSO╨ wil∞ purgσ thσ messagσ file≤á anΣá ma∙ ì
  111. renumbe≥á theφá a⌠ tha⌠ time«á D∩ no⌠ expec⌠ tha⌠ an∙á messagσ ì
  112. wil∞á alway≤á retaiεá thσ samσá number«á Missinτá number≤á ma∙ ì
  113. contaiε deleteΣ message≤ o≥ persona∞ message≤ o≥ log-ofµ trap≤ ì
  114. (nasty)« I⌠ i≤ no⌠ wortΦ you≥ whilσ t∩ tr∙ anΣ snoo≡ arounΣ iε ì
  115. thσ messagσ system.
  116.  
  117. :Messages for you
  118.  
  119. Wheεá yo⌡ loτ int∩ thσ systeφ anΣ beforσá enterinτá CP/M¼á yo⌡ ì
  120. wil∞ bσ tolΣ iµ therσ arσ an∙ unreaΣ message≤ waitinτ fo≥ you.
  121.  
  122. Thi≤á informatioε wil∞ bσ repeateΣ wheε yo⌡ ente≥ thσ MINIRBB╙ ì
  123. system.
  124.  
  125. Thσá informatioε presenteΣ i≤ thσ messagσ number(s⌐á tha⌠á arσ ì
  126. addresseΣá specificall∙á t∩á you«á I⌠á i≤ no⌠á thσá numbe≥á oµ ì
  127. messages for you.
  128.  
  129.       I.e.  "12"  means message number 12
  130.  
  131. :Acknowledging messages
  132.  
  133. Thσá conventioεá fo≥ acknowledginτ message≤ i≤á t∩á kil∞á theφ ì
  134. afte≥ readinτ them«á Iµ yo⌡ canno⌠ kil∞ thσ messagσ becausσ i⌠ ì
  135. i≤á protecteΣ b∙ aε unknowε passworΣ theε leavσ ß messagσá fo≥ ì
  136. thσ sende≥ s∩ hσ caε kil∞ thσ message.
  137.  
  138. :Killing messages
  139.  
  140. I⌠ i≤ possiblσ t∩ kil∞ severa∞ message≤ froφ onσ commanΣá linσ ì
  141. by using the ";" command connector. For example -
  142.  
  143.                         "k;29;k;33;g"
  144.  
  145. would kill messages 29 and 33 and then exit from MINIRBBS.
  146.