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Tips for using Waffle
Reading messages:
In addition to the local conferences, Infoplus also carries many Usenet
conferences. Some of these conferences can have more than 50 new messages a
day!! It is STRONGLY suggested that you use the JOIN command. Using this the
first time will give you all the local conferences automatically. To add in
Usenet conferences, first use the USENET command at the main prompt, and write
down or remember which conferences you want to read. Then, use the JOIN
command, and Add them in, one at a time. You can use List to see what you
have. Delete will let you remove some that you don't want.
Once you have JOIN set up, all you have to do each time you log on is to
type New (N is sufficient.) Waffle will move from conference to conference. If
there are messages, it will display each one. At the end of each, you can hit
<ENTER> to move to the next. When you are at the end, it will ask if you want
to post there (if there are no new messages, this is the only prompt you'll
get.) <ENTER> or No will move you to the next conference you have joined.
At the [more] prompt, you can hit 'n' to skip the rest of the current
message, and move to the next. 'q' will skip the message, and move you to a
prompt. 'Q' at the message prompt will cancel reading. At all prompts
(including [more]) you can type '?' to get a help screen.
If you want to check out a conference before adding it to the newscan,
simply type it's name at the main prompt! In other words, to go to
news.newusers.questions, just type: news.newusers.questions
The FILES section:
The files section of Waffle is a little different than the rest. The biggest
difference is that it uses 'hotkeys'. That means you do NOT hit <ENTER>. Just
press the first letter of the command.
You will start out in the /public directory. This is the basic level,
and even unvalidated users can download files from here. Files here are
USER documentation files, an ACTIVE list of all USENET conferences, and
this TIPS file. To get a directory, hit 'D'. You'll get Directory: *.*
with the prompt under the first *. If you hit <ENTER>, you'll get a
directory of all files and subdirectories. The format is just like DOS's,
except you also get descriptions.
To move to another directory, you have to 'L'og it. Hit 'L'. You'll
get Log: /public. Just type in the name of the directory you want.
Moving is just like in DOS or Unix. To move to andyfilz, when you are
at public, you only need to type andyfilz, not /public/andyfilz. To
move back a directory level, just hit '.'. Normal users can only go as
far back as /public.
To upload or download a file, you first need to select a protocol. As a
default, you start out with Xmodem. To change it, hit 'P'. The current
selections are X for Xmodem, Y for Ymodem Batch, Z for Zmodem, F for
1K-Xmodem (sometimes called Ymodem,) and K for Kermit. Zmodem does
support MobyTurbo. To download, type 'S' for Send. You must be in the
correct directory. Just type in the correct filename. To upload, use
'R' for Receive. Please be in the most appropriate directory when you
do this. Uploads go to the current directory. If you use Log, and just
hit <ENTER>, you'll know what directory you are in.
There is also 'M' to get a list of ALL files you have access to, 'N' for
NEW files since last login, 'A' to view files inside a .ZIP (originally
stood for Arcview, I can't change the letters,) and 'V' to view an ASCII
file. There's also 'C' to upload an ASCII file.
Mail:
The Mail command is pretty simple. If you have incoming mail, just type
MAIL at the main prompt. Hitting <ENTER> at the prompts will move you from
message to message. You can Reply or Follow-up a message. The difference is
that Follow will 'quote' the original message. Putting '>'s in front of all
the lines. Reply doesn't do that.
To send mail off-site just use their address. Most Internet nodes look
something like person@this.place.com. The .COM can be .EDU for schools,
.COM for business, .MIL for military, .GOV for government, and .ORG for
local organizations. There are also geographical names, like chi.il.us, and
sydney.au.
An alternative way to send out mail is using what are called 'bang
paths.' They look like this: site1!site2!site3!person If you want to
send mail to a person that is on a local computer, and you know a path
to there. Use that instead. Infoplus connects to ddsw1, who in turn
talks to Firewall, gargoyle, and several others.
Miscellaneous:
I STRONGLY urge you to download one of the USER files in the /public
directory. It explains all of the normal commands. Many of the extra
commands I've added are really just text files like this. You can also type
NEWUSER to download many important files.
If you have ANY questions, leave mail to andyross, or use the FEEDBACK
command.