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- LOGGING IN ON AMTOR
-
- THIS MBO HAS AN AUTOMATIC LOGIN PROCEDURE FOR REGISTERED STATIONS
- WITH AUTOMATIC ANSWERBACK (AAB) ENABLED. WHEN YOU FIRST LINK WITH
- THE SYSTEM, IT SEIZES THE LINK, IDENTIFIES, SENDS A 'WRU' CHARACTER
- (FIGS-D), AND WAITS FOR AN ANSWERBACK RESPONSE. THE EXPECTED
- RESPONSE IS: 'QRA CALL SELCAL' (FOR EXAMPLE 'QRA WA8DRZ WDRZ' IS
- THIS STATION'S RESPONSE).
-
- IF NO AAB RESPONSE IS RECEIVED THE SYSTEM SENDS A MANUAL LOGIN
- REQUEST FOLLOWED BY THE + ? SEQUENCE. AT THIS POINT A USER SHOULD
- SEND EITHER 'LOGIN (CALL)(CR/LF)' OR 'LOGON (CALL)(CR/LF)'. IF THE
- CALL HAS BEEN REGISTERED THE SYSTEM WILL RESPOND WITH A 'GA'
- PROMPT. IF AN ERROR WAS RECEIVED OR THE CALL IS NOT REGISTERED THE
- SYSTEM WILL EITHER PROVIDE ANOTHER PROMPT OR WAIT FOR THE USER TO
- TRY AGAIN.
-
- APLINK WILL DISCONNECT AFTER THREE MINUTES IF NO LOGIN HAS BEEN
- RECOGNIZED.
-
- ONCE YOU HAVE LOGGED ON, THE SYSTEM IS READY FOR YOUR COMMAND
- WHENEVER IT SENDS A 'GA' (GO AHEAD) PROMPT.
-
- YOU MAY LOG OUT OF THE SYSTEM WITH 'LOGOUT(CR/LF)', 'LOGOFF(CR/LF)'
- OR ANY TIME THE LINK IS LOST THE CURRENT USER IS AUTOMATICALLY
- LOGGED OUT.
-
- IF A MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO THE SYSTEM DURING A LINK FAILURE,
- THAT PART OF THE MESSAGE THAT WAS RECEIVED IS FILED AND IS
- AVAILABLE TO THE ADDRESSEE.
-