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=================== DISview [518]
BBS
telnet <mynodename>
===================
_________________________________________________________________
telnet <mynodename>
_________________________________________________________________
Remote users can access the built-in BBS on your system by
telnetting to it. You can access the BBS yourself with the
command 'telnet <mynodename>' at the net> prompt.
See ~/ftpusers for details of user passwords and access
permissions.
N.B. The Telnet server must be running on your system to gain
access to the BBS. Start the server with the 'start telnet'
command at the net> prompt.
=====================
KA9Q BBS Sub-commands
=====================
After logging in with a user name and password, a set of KA9Q BBS
sub-commands is then available:
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?
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Display a summary of BBS commands:
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:(?)help (A)rea (B)ye (C)hat (D)ownload (E)scape (F)inger:
:(G)ateway (H)elp (I)nfo (J)heard (K)ill (L)ist (N)etrom:
:(R)ead (S)end (T)elnet (U)pload (V)erbose (W)hat (Z)ap :
:...............................................................:
(There is also an '@' command which allows remote access to the
KA9Q NET Session Manager).
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A[rea] [<area_name>] Default: your login name
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The Area command, when used by itself, will list the mail areas
(i.e. mailboxes) that contain messages you may read. The list
gives the name of each area, followed by a description of the
area's contents.
When the Area command is followed by a valid <area_name>, your
current mail context will be switched to the new area. You may
then use the R[ead] and L[ist] commands to review messages in the
selected area.
If you want to add your own message to one of these areas, first
select the area with the Area command, and then use the S[end]
command to send mail to that area.
>> Examples: a public (makes "public" your current mail area)
s public (puts a message in the "public" mail area)
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B[ye]
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The Bye command is used when you want to exit from the NOS BBS.
This will close your mailbox file and remove any messages that
you have deleted with the K[ill] command.
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C[hat]
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The Chat command allows other people to "talk" keyboard-to-
keyboard with you. (It starts a Telnet session to port 87).
A new window is opened on the console, and whatever you type will
be visible there, together with responses from the connected
user.
(If the mailbox-attended flag has been set to "off" by the net>
command 'mbox attend off', the message "Sorry - the system is
unattended" appears instead, and the Chat session is closed
immediately).
When you wish to terminate the chat session, type the escape
character on your keyboard, and then press ENTER. The default
escape character is CTRL-X. This escape character may be changed
to whatever you prefer by using the 'E[scape]' command.
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D[ownload] [/][<path_name>/]<filename>
DU [/][<path_name>/]<filename>
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The Download command will begin sending a file from this system
to you. Use the 'D' command to send a plain ASCII text file.
You can also download binary files converted to uuencoded ASCII
by using the 'DU' command. You will need the "uudecode" utility
to convert this ASCII file back to binary.
The optional <path_name> may be included along with the
<filename> if the desired file is not in the current directory
(you can determine this using the W[hat] command).
>> Examples: d oscar13.inf
du public/nosview/view.com
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E[scape] [<escape_character>] Default: CTRL-X
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The Escape command, when entered by itself, displays the
character that is currently set as the escape character. This
character is what will be used if you want to exit from the
current session.
For instance, if you have started a Chat session, and you don't
get any response from the operator after waiting a few minutes,
you can enter the escape character, followed by ENTER, and the
session will be terminated. You will then be returned to the BBS
prompt.
The escape character may be changed to one of your preference by
entering 'E[scape]' followed by a space and the character that
will become the new escape character. This must be a single
typed character (the CTRL key may be used in addition).
>> Example: escape ^Z (the ASCII character CTRL-Z)
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F[inger] [<finger_filename>][@<host>]
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The Finger command retrieves personal information about users of
a system.
When used by itself without parameters, a list of known users on
the current system will be displayed.
To get a list of the users on a remote system, enter Finger
followed by a space and an "@", then the host name.
To get information about a particular user, simply insert the
user name before the "@" (N.B. no spaces either side of the @).
>> Examples: f (list the known users on this system)
f frank (list info about the local user frank)
f @ucsd.edu (list the known users at host ucsd.edu)
f ken@ucsd.edu (display info about ken at host
ucsd.edu)
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G[ateway]
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The Gateway command is not supported in this version of KA9Q NET.
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H[elp] [<command_name>]
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The Help command displays help for a given command.
[The help description files are called '*.HLP', with the first
letter of each filename corresponding to its BBS command letter.
These files are located in directory ~/spool/help].
>> Examples: h area (describes the Area command)
h d (displays info about downloading files)
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I[nfo]
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The Info command is intended to provide useful information about
the system to remote users.
Edit the file ~/spool/help/info.hlp to include this information.
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J[heard] [<interface>]
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The Jheard command is not supported in this release of KA9Q NET.
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K[ill] <message_number> [<message_number> ...]
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The Kill command allows you to delete messages from the current
mailbox area (if you have have permission to do so, as specified
in ~/ftpusers). At least one message number must be supplied.
The message numbers you can select from can be displayed with the
L[ist] command. The second parameter on each line of the list is
the <message_number>.
The Kill command only applies to messages in the current mailbox
area. The current mail area can be checked and modified with the
A[rea] command.
>> Examples: k 1
k 2 4 5 7
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L[ist] [<starting_msg_number> [<ending_msg_number>] ]
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The List command prints a list of the messages in the current
mailbox (area). For each message, the list contains the subject
header line, the time and date it was created, who it is from,
how many bytes long it is, and whether or not it has been read.
You may include an optional <starting_msg_number> from which to
begin displaying the list. If you specify a starting msg number,
then you may also specify an ending number as well. This will
limit the display for you in case there are a large number of
messages in a particular area.
>> Examples: l (Display all message headers)
l 6 (Display from message 6 onwards)
list 6 10 (Display from 6 to 10)
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N[etrom]
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The Netrom command is not supported in this release of KA9Q NET.
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R[ead] <message_number> [<message_number> ...]
<message_number>
ENTER
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Each of these commands allows you to read a message (or messages)
from the current mail area.
To read a specific message, you may either type 'read #' or just
the number by itself.
If there is a specific list of messages you are interested in
(determined by the use of the L[ist] command, for instance), you
can enter the list of message numbers (separated by spaces) on
the 'read' command-line.
You can also simply advance sequentially through the messages by
just pressing the ENTER key. This will display the next message
in order.
The Read command displays only an abbreviated portion of the mail
headers. If you want all the header lines displayed, use the
V[erbose] command instead.
>> Examples: r 3 5 (Read messages 3 and 5)
4 (Read message 4)
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S[end] <username>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
SR [message_number]
SF <user>[ @ <host>] [< <from_addr>] [$<bulletin_id>]
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The Send command allows you to enter a message and send it to a
user at either this system, or some other system on the network.
The <from_addr> and <bulletin_id> fields are for special use and
won't be covered here.
The 'SR' command allows you to "reply" to either the current
message or the message number specified. The subject will be
copied and the reply will be sent to the address it was sent
from.
The 'SF' command will forward a copy of the current message to
the user specified.
>> Examples:
s giles@demon.net
sr 3 (Reply to message number 3)
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T[elnet] <hostname> [<port_number>]
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The Telnet command allows you to initiate a TCP connection from
the BBS to another host.
By including the optional port_number, you can connect to any TCP
server at the given host. The default is to be connected to the
Telnet server (port number 23).
To quit the session at any time, enter the escape character
(CTRL-X by default, can be changed with the E[scape] command).
>> Examples:
t dowrmain.demon.co.uk
t dowrmain.demon.co.uk 25 (Connect to the SMTP mail
server at dowrmain.demon.co.uk)
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U[pload] [/][<path_name>/]<filename>
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The Upload command allows a remote user to transfer an ASCII file
to your system.
Binary files must first be converted to ASCII (for example, by
using "uuencode") before transmission.
All uploads can only go into the directory logged into, or into
another directory under the current one.
The transfer proceeds line-by-line until the file is sent and you
enter either a CTRL-Z or /EX as the first thing on a blank line.
>> Examples: u kepler.txt
u /public/satelite/oscar13.txt
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V[erbose] <message_number> [<message_number> ...]
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The Verbose command allows you to read a message (or messages)
from the current mail area, and it includes all the header lines
for display.
To view a specific message with all headers, type 'verbose #',
where the "#" is the number of the message to be displayed. (The
R[ead] command operates the same way, but with abbreviated header
lines).
If there is a specific list of messages you are interested in,
you can enter the list of message numbers (separated by spaces)
on the command line.
>> Example: v 3 5 (Read messages 3 and 5 with full headers)
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W[hat] [/][<path_name>]
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The What command generates a sorted directory listing of the
current directory or the one specified by the optional
<path_name>. The listing includes the filename (or subdirectory
name if there is a "/" appended), the file size in bytes,
creation time, and date.
>> Examples: w (Displays current directory)
w public (Displays files in the 'public' dir)
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Z[ap] [/][<path_name>/]<filename>
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The Zap command allows you to delete a file in the current
directory (or one you specify with the optional <path_name>),
provided you have delete permission in ~/ftpusers.
>> Example: z myfile.txt (Deletes myfile.txt in current dir)
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@
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The @ command provides Remote Sysop access to the NET Session
Manager (this requires Remote Sysop permission to be set in
~/ftpusers).
A new "Net>" Session Manager prompt appears (with a capital "N"
instead of the usual lower-case "n").