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ReadCIS 1.4
About ReadCIS
About ReadCIS Help
Common Problems
Online Setup
About Names
O Modem Names
D Dialing Names
U User Names
F Forum Names
S Service Names
C User Command
About Switches
Switches: Modem Settings
Switches: Access Networks!
Switches: Country of Operation
Switches: Menu Options
Switches: CompuServe Mail#
 Switches: Executive News Service"
Switches: General News Services#
 Switches: Computer News Services
Switches: Financial Services
Switches: Weather Services
Switches: Forums
Switches: Interactive Use
Switches: PreferencesB
?ReadCIS is an Offline Reader to automate CompuServe access fromI
FPsion's Series 3a computer.  ThreeCIS is a script that does the onlineH
Ework. They automatically logon,  receive and send Mail; retrieve newsG
Dsummaries, weather reports, financial quotes; collect and post forumG
Dmessages and library files. All reading and writing is done offline.
=           DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS WHILE THE SCRIPT IS RUNNING.H
EReadCIS Help is a portable reference for users who are familiar with G
DReadCIS' basic operating procedures, it is not a replacement for theF
Cdocumentation. ReadCIS stores variables as 'Names'.  Online actionsH
Eare controlled with software 'Switches'. If the program does not run F
Ccorrectly, or perform the online tasks you expect, changing a Name J
Gor Switch setting will usually correct it. In ReadCIS Help,  Names are 0
-grouped by menu dialog, Switches by function.?
+<Common errors with cross reference to relevant Help section:
+="?? LOGISX - Illegal syntax" means CIS did not recognize yourB
+?User ID, probably because there is a space within or after the C
+@number. It is not caused by the *OTHER terminal identifier.  See
'User Names' and reenter.
+<"?? LOGINE - Invalid entry" means CIS did not recognize your?
+<User ID/password combination.  See 'User Names' and reenter.
+A"Host did not respond as expected" means script did not recognize;
+8host computer prompts.  See 'Switches:  Network Access'.
+>"CIS did not verify address & subject" means CompuServe unable4
+1to read address embedded in Cismail message text.
Possible causes...H
+E1) Data compression. Disable in Initialise string, see 'Modem Names';E
+B2) Operating serial port faster than connect speed, see 'Switches:
     Modem Settings';D
+A3) Composing Cismail with Word Processor and failing to use
A to8
+5     "Save as _Text_" and set "Use new file _Yes_".  F
'CReadCIS requires some specific online settings. Logon to CIS and...
'A1)  GO ASCIIMAIL.  At Mail! prompt type ADD NAM, press Enter, andC
'@follow online prompts to verify your own name in online address B
'?book,  enabling you to send mail without embedding From:  line.
'92) GO TERMINAL.   Use CHANGE PERMANENT SETTINGS to verify
these setting:
PERM DISPLAY OPTIONS*
''2 BRIEF prompts                   [YES]-
'*7 Character Set                    [ASCII]
'=Users of supplementary access networks must also verify these4
'1settings for each network/speed combination used:
TERMINAL TYPE/PARAMETERS)
'& 1 TERMINAL type               [OTHER](
'% 9 Output Delays                  [0]?
<These are the steps to change information in the Names file:
1) Start ReadCIS.
2) Press
:3) Use Connect Settings and Online Settings menus to store
a value for each Name.
44) Press
X to save settings and return to ReadCIS.8
5Initialise String: 3Fax modem users set to: &F\G1%C0.9
6Other modem users configure to enable flow control and2
/error correction, but disable data compression.
<Tone Recognition: Use X4. Change to X1 if modem  incorrectly>
; reports "NO DIALTONE" or mistakes ringing for busy signal.
7Sound: Use M1 to hear modem dial and handshake. Change
to M0 for silent operation.8
!5Exchange Type: Set forTone or Pulse (rotary) dialing.
!@Dialout Code: Prefix to access outside phone line, often 8 or 9.:
!7Enter comma after access number to pause before dialing8
!5telephone number, or W to wait for a second dialtone.
!4Autoexec Number: Phone number used in AUTOEXEC mode.
!3Hotel Number: "Hotel" phone number on Dialing Menu.
!9Home Number: "Home" phone number on Dialing Menu, ignores
Dialout Code.
!1Work Number: "Work" phone number on Dialing Menu.
!3Other Number: "Other" phone number on Dialing Menu.B
?If CIS password is stored, it must be reentered to view dialog.
0Your Name: User's complete first and last names.
.User ID: CompuServe User ID number. No spaces.
"CIS Password: CompuServe password.3
0Enter Name and Section Numbers for three forums:
.Forum Name: GO word used to navigate to forum.8
5Include CIS:, ZNT: or ZMC: prefix (e.g. CIS:PALMTOP).
3Forum Sections:  Message sections to read in forum.8
5Use commas or hyphens (e.g. 1,18-20 gets 1,18,19,20).;
k8Ticker Symbols: Codes for financial quotations. Separate<
k9with commas (e.g. F,DNB,XRBP). GO LOOKUP to find symbols.
k0Weather City: Name or code for weather reports.
If using WEATHER1.ON switch...@
k=Enter one city only, in ordinary English  (e.g. London,UK).
If using WEATHER2.ON switch...<
k9Enter several cities separated by semi-colons. For North A
k>American cities include state or province postal abbreviation C
k@(e.g. Miami,FL;Regina,SK). For international cities use codes...
k' Adelaide..........................APAD$
k! Amsterdam...................EHAM'
k$ Barcelona......................LEBL.
k+ Berlin............................... EDBB.
k+ Bern..................................LSZB%
k" Birmingham...................EGBB)
k& Brisbane.........................ABBN-
k* Bristol..............................EGGD)
k& Brussels.........................EBBR(
k% Budapest........................LHBP(
k% Canberra........................ASCB$
k! Christchurch................NZCH*
k' Cologne...........................EDDK$
k! Copenhagen..................EKCH*
k' Crawley...........................EGBY.
k+ Dublin................................EIDW(
k% Edinburgh.......................EGPH(
k% Frankfurt.......................EDDF)
k& Glasgow..........................EGPF(
k% Hamburg.........................EDDH&
k# Hong Kong.....................VHHH1
k. Lille....................................LFQQ*
k' London............................EGLL#
k  Luxembourg.................ELLX.
k+ Lyon..................................LFLL,
k) Madrid..............................LEMD$
k! Manchester..................EGCC'
k$ Melbourne......................AMML/
k, Milan..................................LIMC,
k) Munich..............................EDDM0
k- Nice....................................LFMN/
k, Paris..................................LFPG.
k+ Perth.................................APPH+
k( Reading............................EGLL'
k$ Stockholm......................ESSA)
k& Stuttgart........................EDDS+
k( Sydney.............................ASSY-
k* Vienna...............................LOWW*
k' Wellington........................NZWN.
k+ Zurich................................LSZH?
<User Command: Command sent to CompuServe at end of script ifE
Bremaining online. Must logon with Shift-
O or Shift-
W to execute.D
ASwitches are files with .ON or .OFF extension that script uses toA
>determine online action. ReadCIS creates and manages switches.?
<See  which are ON or OFF above SWITCHES area of status bar.
APress
I to create a new switch,  type switch name, press Enter.
"Press
T to toggle switch ON/OFF.
 Press Shift-
I to remove switch.
Press Shift-
T to hide switch.?
<XONXOFF.ON: Use if modem does not explicitly support RTS/CTSD
Ahardware handshaking, or if using 3Link plus a generic null modemB
?adapter. Set "Initialise String" Name for software handshaking.
?Serial port runs at 19200bps by default. Chart below shows whenE
Bto set a switch to lower port speed, both for "Normal" conditions,H
Eand in the event of script "Failure", such as when sending Cismail...
GTYPE OF MODEM                            CONNECT      NORMAL    FAILURED
AV.42/MNP Error Correction....14400bps.......None..........9600.ONF
CV.42/MNP Error Correction.......9600bps.......None..........9600.ONB
?V.42/MNP Error Correction.......2400bps.......4800.ON...2400.ONZ
WPsion 3Fax..........................................2400bps.......None..........2400.ONL
INo Error Correction.......................2400bps.......2400.ON...1200.ONU
RAny Modem.........................................1200bps.......1200.ON...1200.ON 6
13Switches  required to logon via supported networks:
1@NETWORK       REGION                           SWITCHES REQUIRED2
1/CompuServe Worldwide.......................None
1JInfonet............Mexico..............................INFONET.ON & CPS.ONP
1M                            South Africa..................INFONET.ON & CPS.ONN
1K                            Korea,Taiwan................INFONET.ON & CPS.ONN
1K                            Europe, Russia..............INFONET.ON & CSF.ONN
1K                            Brazil, Columbia............INFONET.ON & CSI.ONI
1F                            Indonesia, Phillipines.INFONET.ON & CSI.ONH
1E                            Singapore, Thailand...INFONET.ON & CSI.ONA
1>Scitor...............Worldwide.......................SCITOR.ON<
19SprintNet.......Worldwide.......................SPRINT.ON
1HDatex-J..........Germany.........................NETWORK.ON & GERMANY.ONK
1HDatex-P..........Germany.........................NETWORK.ON & GERMANY.ONA
1>Dialplus...........United Kingdom...........NETWORK.ON & UK.ONO
1LFenics I..........Japan................................NETWORK.ON & JAPAN.ONE
1BIsrakav...........Israel, 2400bps...........NETWORK.ON & ISRAEL.ON?
1<Mercury..........United Kingdom...........NETWORK.ON & UK.ONA
1>Pos-Serve.....South Korea................NETWORK.ON & KOREA.ONG
1DTelepac...........Switzerland..................NETWORK.ON & SWISS.ONJ
1GTranspac.......France............................NETWORK.ON & FRANCE.ON@
=Set one of these switches to have Dialing Menu "Directory..."=
:display CIS nodes in corresponding country. Also required 9
6with NETWORK.ON switch to recognize national networks:
=AUSTRIA.ON      BENELUX.ON     CANADA.ON           DENMARK.ON:
7FRANCE.ON        GERMANY.ON    HONGKONG.ON   HUNGARY.ONE
BIRELAND.ON       ISRAEL.ON         ITALY.ON               JAPAN.ONG
DKOREA.ON           MEXICO.ON        SPAIN.ON               SWEDEN.ON4
1SWISS.ON            UK.ON                  USA.ON>
;AUTOEXEC.ON: Bypasses menus, dials 'Autoexec Number' Name.
%MAIL.ON:  Forces Cismail toggle [On].
)SERVICES.ON: Forces Services toggle [On].
%FORUMS.ON: Forces Forums toggle [On].A
>SAVEMAIL.ON: Leave messages in online mailbox after retrieval.
BBINARY.ON: Retrieve binary Cismail files. The script cannot detectB
?binary mail if the SAVEMAIL.ON switch is set; text messages andD
Abinary files must be deleted after retrieval to use this feature.B
?Executive News Service collects wire service articles accordingF
Cto your personal criteria.  Clipping folders must be created onlineB
?interactively.  Retrieve and read 'Ens.doc' from CIS:HELPFORUM
before establishing folders.
?ENS.ON: Retrieve stories from up to three ENS clipping folders.E
BAdditional articles are not retrieved until you delete, rename, or'
$archive the ENS1, ENS2 or ENS3 file.
9ENS1.OFF, ENS2.OFF, ENS3.OFF: Block access to one folder.A
#>Create a switch for each service you wish to use.  Additional H
#Earticles not retrieved until you delete, rename, or archive the file.
#0APO.ON: Associated Press "Latest News Summary".
#+APSCORES.ON: Associated Press "Scoreboard".
#=PAO3.ON, PAO6.ON, PAO12.ON: UK Press Association 3, 6, or 12
newest "General" stories.
#>APFRANCE.ON: "Le point sur l'actualiti francaise" et "Le point%
#"sur l'actualiti  internationaile".
#;AAP.ON: Australian Associated Press "Highlights of the AAP
National Wire".
#/DPA.ON: Deutsche Presse-Agentur "Schlagzeilen".A
>Create a switch for each service you wish to use.  Additional H
Earticles not retrieved until you delete, rename, or archive the file.
"OLT.ON: Online Today Monitor News.
BServices below are part of ZiffNet.  Enroll online before using...
*MACBEAT.ON: Retrieves all MacBeat stories.
*MACWEEK.ON: Retrieves all MacWeek stories.:
7QUOTES.ON: Current financial quotations. Enter codes in:
7'Ticker Symbol' Name. GO QUOTES to find ticker symbols.<
9FORECAST.ON: Retrieves weather report for CompuServe node<
9where you are logged on.  Does not work via supplementary>
;network, or via US '800' number. Does not use Weather Name.
;WEATHER1.ON: Retrieves weather report for a single location
entered in Weather Name.
>WEATHER2.ON: Retrieves weather reports for list of cities. SeeA
>Weather Name help for formatting and international city codes.?
<Set individually for each forum. Replace ? with 1, 2 or 3 to/
,activate each switch in corresponding forum.
:NOHIGH?.ON: Prevents update of online High Message Number.
5WAITING?.ON: Retrieves only unread messages addressed;
8to you.  Your online High Message Number is not updated.
7ONEDAY?.ON: Retrieves messages posted in last 24 hours.
:GETFILE?.ON:  When ThreeCIS is started a Query will appear?
<requesting the name of the file to be retrieved.  Type exact>
;name of file, no wildcards.  Use arrow keys to move between=
:lines, press Enter when done. Pressing Esc exits ThreeCIS.?
<Retrieved file will appear in the ReadCIS LIBRARY directory.8
5Normally, ReadCIS sets CompuServe for a 50x16 screen.
5TERMINAL.ON:  Use an 80x20 screen after the automated+
(pass;  80x24 if NOBLANK.ON is also used.
6NOBLANK.ON: Suppresses blank lines after the automated@
=pass. Use to prevent tops of menus from scrolling off screen.@
!=ALARM.ON: Beeps to confirm address import, on certain errors,+
!(and at the end of automated online pass.
!2QUIET.ON: Disables certain informational messages.
!9WRAP80.ON: Creates mail, service and forum download files4
!1with an 80 character width, for transfer to a PC.
!4READER.ON, TEXTVIEW.ON, VR3A.ON: Changes text viewer?
!<default from Word to Reader, Textview, or a vertical reader.7
!4Exit and restart ReadCIS for switch to be effective.
!;WORD.ON: Changes Cismail editor default from Text Editor to;
!8Word Processor with word wrap. Must press
A to 'Save asE
!B_Text_' and set 'Use new file _Yes_' or script will fail to uploadA
!>Cismail.  Exit and restart ReadCIS for switch to be effective.