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Continued from Previous Chapter PROMPT Change the main Waffle prompt. Normally, this is set to %B%|%T (?=help!) -> % which translates to current newsgroup (full name) followed by a carriage return, the time and "(?=help!) -> ". [#1: the Public Barbequeue] 6:29p (?=help!) -> _ A full description of % options is available in STATIC.DOC documentation file. Entering PROMPT without an argument changes back to the default prompt. If you really want NO prompt, use "PROMPT %". The default prompt is configured in the static file parameter "prompt"; this command is included to allow users to customize their prompts by using their "waffle" startup files. READ The READ command enters Waffle's "newsreader mode", for reading & responding to Usenet messages. "READ" alone will read the currently selected newsgroup, where "READ group" will read a different one. Normal behavior after typing READ is to just hit return to read messages. Other commands that are available with READ or NEW are: % AGAIN Read the current message again. Also see the VERBOSE command if you want to read it without any headers supressed. % BACK Go back one message to read the previous message. However, to go forward a message hit RETURN (the NEXT won't do this). % CANCEL Remove a message that you had previously posted. If the message was sent over the network, a CANCEL control message will be generated to remove the message on all systems. [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: cancel From: jones@pyrite.edu (Robert F. Jones, x3312) Subject: Re: Making your car explode Cancel 434 on rec.pyrotechnics? Although a privileged user may cancel any message, it is considered impolite to CANCEL messages from people on other systems. % CATCH Mark ALL messages as read. If this is a NEW scan, Waffle will proceed to the next newsgroup. [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: catch Catch up ALL MESSAGES on rec.pyrotechnics? y % DOWNLOAD Download current message, using the currently selected protocol. [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: download Download #434 via Z protocol? y 17 blocks, 3k You should then start up the receiving end of your terminal to receive the file. % FOLLOW Post, including quotes. Text from the most recently read message is prefixed by >'s. [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: f Subject: Re: The safest pyrotechnic NOTE - Please delete any unnecessary text in the quoted message, as it tends to get annoying... You are now placed in the editor to compose a response. % FORWARD Mail copy of message elsewhere. This is similar to the MAIL forward command except deals with a posted message instead of a letter. [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: forward jim To: jim Letter saved. % LIST Display message subjects or other headers. [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: LIST 434: Re: Stupid Childhood Activities 435: Re: The safest pyrotechnic ...etc... A numeric argument will begin listing at that number. When an "alpha" argument is given, that header will be listed instead of the SUBJECT line: [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: list from 434: jones@pyrite.edu (Robert F. Jones, x3312) 435: sysmgr@KLING.ENG.DUMB.EDU (Doug Mueller) ...etc... These two forms may be combined: [RET] 434-533, Q)uit: list 450 subject 450: Kansas State University, Dept. of Computing 451: University of California, Berkeley ...etc... % MAIL Send private mail to author, with quoted text of the message included. This is in effect a followup mailed to the author rather than posted for the rest of the world to see. % NEXT Skip to following forum, leaving any remaining messages unread. This is NOT the same as just pressing return to read the following message. % POST Post public message. Newsgroups may be specified in the argument. See the full section on the POST command. This will also occur if you answer YES to a "Post Here?" question during a NEW scan. % QUIT Exit to main menu. The newsgroup you were in when you started will be reentered. % SEARCH Search by subject or author. The first time give the search string as an argument to SEARCH; after that "s" without any argument will continue the search where you left off. [RET] 435-534, Q)uit: s thermite <..a message is displayed that contained the word "thermite" in the header..> [RET] 435-534, Q)uit: s Not found. <..there were no more messages about thermite, apparently..> % UNJOIN Unsubscribe to newsgroup. If you answer YES, it will be removed from your JOIN file. [RET] 435-534, Q)uit: u Unsubscribe to rec.pyrotechnics? y If you have no JOIN file, this has no effect. To resubscribe, type "JOIN newsgroup" at the main Waffle prompt. If you just want to scan a newsgroup without JOINING, type "READ newsgroup" at the main prompt. This will not alter your JOIN file. % VERBOSE Redisplay the current message, including any headers that would normally be suppressed by the "ignore" statement in the static file. The "ignore" headers normally clutter up a message, but occasionally someone will want to see what the missing headers are. % WRITE Save the current message in a file in the user's home directory. If the file already exists the message will be appended. Next/36 Mail> write Appended to file /user/lunatic/messages If a name is specified, that filename will be used to store the message: Next/36 Mail> write yap.txt Written to file /user/lunatic/yap.txt Also whenever a number is entered instead of a command, that message will be displayed. Hitting RETURN causes the next message to be read. The READ command can be abbreviated as "R". RENAME Rename a disk file. Also, under some circumstances, the file may be renamed into a different directory (provided the directory is on the same physical disk as the original file). REN oldfile.txt newfile.txt RENAME is reserved for privileged users. This command can be abbreviated as "REN". SHELL Enter the operating system (usually COMMAND.COM or the Unix C shell). Obviously, for security reasons only privileged users are permitted access to the SHELL command: [#1: the Public Barbequeue] 6:29p (?=help!) -> SHELL [shell - type EXIT to return] C:\WAFFLE\BIN>DIR R*.EXE Volume in drive C is DROOL Directory of C:\WAFFLE\BIN RMAIL EXE 23966 7-05-90 8:55p RNEWS EXE 38640 7-03-90 8:19p 2 File(s) 913408 bytes free C:\WAFFLE\BIN>EXIT A similar display results with the Unix version of Waffle. If arguments are given to the SHELL command, they are executed without a command line. For instance, SHELL DIR R*.EXE has the same effect as the above. When running under DOS, it should be noted that there are some programs that are not "well behaved", that is, the input or output cannot be intercepted by Waffle to send over the modem. Such programs should not be used with a modem. SHOW Examine the system logs. There are a number of logfiles maintained by Waffle in the /waffle/admin directory that are useful to examine from time to time: SHOW TRANSFER will display the last 20 file transfers. To view more transfers, an additional numeric argument can be specified: SHOW 50 TRANSFER Some other interesting logfiles that can be examined in this manner include SHOW CALLERS Equivalent to LIST command SHOW ERRORS Any errors that the system has detected; some errors occur due to normal use. SHOW EVENTS Equivalent to EVENTS command SHOW LOGFAIL Login failures detected by the Waffle login sequence. SHOW REQUESTS Account request information, including any answers to the newuser questionnaire. There are more logfiles that are specific to the DOS networking utilities, such as SHOW NET and SHOW UUCP; refer to the documentation regarding those programs for further information. STATUS The STATUS command allows the user to display and modify information pertaining to his or her account. A list of the current information is shown, some of which may be altered: Account Name: system (SYSTEM 0PERATOR) Password: 14*boom Calls so far: 882 Posts left: 239 New messages: 105 since 06-Jul-90 Uploads: 974k Downloads: 264k Text Editor: vi Terminal Type: vt100 System calls: 79854 ..and posts: 20046 Last caller: grogant (Tim Grogan) change Editor Level Rank Name Password Terminal? The user may change any one of the following: EDITOR Text editor, to be used when entering messages or mail. LEVEL, For BBS's that have been configured RANK, or with a rank/level system, these three COMMENT items can be changed by people with sufficient access level. Example: Level 0: Unvalidated Here, "0" is the LEVEL and "Unvalidated" is the RANK (or COMMENT). NAME Change user's name; this is the "identity" rather than the login name. PASSWORD Set password -- do not forget what you change it to or you will be unable to login. TERMINAL Configure terminal type. Common terminal types include "none" and "vt100". See the section under "TERM" form additional information. The display of this command is controlled by the file /waffle/system/status, and can be altered if the need arises. SYSMAIL Read and respond to FEEDBACK. Specifically, any privileged account can access the mailbox of user "system" with SYSMAIL. [ Mail for <system@west.darkside.com> ] 80 12 Jul 90 - bigtime!larry@CS.ORST.EDU (Larry Gilbert) 81 13 Jul 90 - greg (Greg Montgomery) 82 13 Jul 90 - anwyn (anwyn) 83 13 Jul 90 - jim (Jim Klessig) 84 14 Jul 90 - "Erik E. Fair" <fair@apple.com> Next/78 Mail> QUIT The last ten letters are listed when first entering SYSMAIL; the example above has been abbreviated. Any responses to mail in the "system" mailbox are sent with the originator's return address. TAIL View the last few lines of a file. For instance, TAIL /waffle/system/callers will show the last 20 lines, or fewer if there aren't that many lines in the file. When an additional argument is given, a number other than 20 can be viewed: TAIL 400 /waffle/system/callers will give you the last 400 lines, if you are so inclined. TERM Select a terminal type. The DOS version of Waffle supports two types of terminals, vt100 (or ansi), and a plain terminal. Type TERM for a list of terminals available: [#1: the Public Barbequeue] 6:29p (?=help!) -> TERM This flavor of Waffle supports two types of terminals, vt100 VT100 emulation none No emulation at all To select a terminal, either issue the TERM command, as [#1: the Public Barbequeque] 6:29p (?=help!) -> TERM vt100 Terminal set to vt100 or select "Terminal" from the STATUS command's menu. The Unix version of Waffle supports any terminal handled by Unix termcap, including vt100, vt52, vt220, and many others. The specifics vary from one version of Unix to another. TIME Display the current date and time, plus the time online and time remaining: Sun, 15 Jul 90 17:05:47 PDT, on for 2 minutes, 88 left This is identical to the DATE command. TYPE View a file; similar to the DOS "type" or Unix "cat" commands. The filename may be a file or a pathname. TYPE welcome For unprivileged users, the file is assumed to be in the user's directory; otherwise the current directory is checked. UNJOIN Remove a newsgroup from your JOIN file, and thus from your NEW scan. For example, UNJOIN comp.sys.ibm.pc Much more information on this can be found under JOIN. USERS Display a listing of all users on the system, along with identity, last call date, and comment: Userlist @ darkside.com, 1334 total aahz | Aahz | 01-Mar-90 | Psychedelica aldr_do | Mark Aaldering | 22-May-90 | obba babatumbe ard | Aardvark | 09-May-90 | Generic Rank able | Able Baker | 15-Dec-89 | who goes abs | Al Sinclair | 13-Jun-90 | Have you seen absolute | Absolute | 17-Jun-90 | It's 2am & the achilles | Achilles | 12-May-90 | Toe Jam Football ack | Bill the un Cat | 28-Jun-90 | Black Velvet acumen | Acumen Publishing | 08-Feb-90 | Be good to your This command can be abbreviated as "U". VALIDATE Searches though the userlist for newly created accounts and asks whether to validate these or not: Validate floyd (Floyd R Turbo) Bud at 408/245-SPAM - y/n/kill? Y If "Y" is given as an answer, an ADMIN EDIT command is for that account; an "N" answer will cause the account to be remain unvalidated. A "K" will remove the account. After validation, an event is placed in the EVENTS log to allow assignment of credit/blame to the validators, in the event several people are using VALIDATE. VERSION Display the version number of Waffle that you are using. Waffle v1.65 compiled 3.1.92 (C) Copyright 1992 Darkside Int'l PO Box 4436 Mountain View CA 94040 Public access dialup at +1 408 245 SPAM Inquiries to dell@vox.darkside.com ..apple!uuwest!vox!dell Of course you probably know what version you are running, but other people on your system may not. WELCOME Redisplay the welcome message that was viewed immediately after logging in. (Occasionally an announcement is missed by an overzealous abort key, and someone wants to review the welcome bulletins..)