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- REGISTERING A NEW AMTOR USER
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- THE COMMAND 'NEW (CALL) (SELCAL)' WILL REGISTER A NEW USER WITH THE
- SYSTEM. THIS COMMAND MAY BE INVOKED WHETHER LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM
- OR NOT. AN UNREGISTERED STATION MAY REGISTER ITSELF AND THEN LOG
- IN OR A LOGGED IN STATION MAY REGISTER ANOTHER STATION. SINCE THE
- SYSTEM WILL ONLY ACCEPT TRAFFIC FOR REGISTERED STATIONS (UNLESS THE
- TRAFFIC IS TO BE FORWARDED TO ANOTHER MBO/BBS), THIS PROVIDES A
- MEANS FOR A MESSAGE ORIGINATOR TO ENTER A MESSAGE BEFORE THE
- ADDRESSEE HAS USED THE SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
-
- THE SYSTEM WILL REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF THE CALL AND SELCAL. IF THE
- PLAYBACK IS NOT CORRECT FOR ANY REASON, RESPOND WITH A 'NO' AND
- INVOKE THE 'NEW' COMMAND AGAIN.
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- CALL LETTERS MUST BE SEVEN OR LESS LETTERS. PREFIXES OR SUFFIXES
- SUCH AS /8 OR /MM2 MAY NOT BE INCLUDED. THIS REGISTRATION PROCESS
- ASSURES ACCURATE STATION IDENTIFICATION AND ADDRESSING CONSISTENCY
- WITH THE PACKET SYSTEM WITH WHICH APLINK INTERCONNECTS.
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