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^t-=> T H E P O I N T S Y S T E M <=-^n
The EMSI point system is designed mainly for points in fidonet or other
similar networks. It can also be used by companies that have a mailer
program running such as Frontdoor, Portal of Power, d'Bridge or Binkley
>2.50. It now also supports the old standard called YooHoo/2U2.
With this system you can, as a point, totally throw away a frontdoor if
you are not using another maileditor. As a default it is set up with
TERMAIL
With a mail system you can send and receive packed messages and files
without getting online to a BBS system. The only demand is that the system
you are calling runs EMSI (Electronic Mail Standard Identification). When
using the mail system in Terminate you can throw away your fossil driver
(serial device driver) and your nodelist compiler.
Terminate can use direct port access and read the uncompiled nodelists with
large buffers. Maybe this is a little slower than searching a compiled
nodelist BUT normal points normally only call their BOSS (uplink) and get
their mail and files from there. With Terminate you will not have to find
and setup nodelist compilers and this will save a lot of hard disk space.
Fidonet, which we are a part of, is the biggest private network in the
whole world. It has thousands and thousands of computers connected
throughout the entire world. To understand this system you must understand
what a node number looks like. This number is an identification number -
so if anyone sends you a message from anywhere in the world. The message
will be 'routed' through some other systems before reaching the
destination. The best part is that you only call your BOSS and send the
message - the rest will be taken care of by the network, so you save the
phonebill by not calling long distances. The only thing it costs you is
the call to your BOSS, which is normally located in your own city or
country. You will also be able to participate in conferences where all
messages are public. But you will learn all this if you make contact with
a Fidonet sysop near you. BBS's belonging to a network will often have a
mailer program answer the phone and decide if the caller is another mailer
or a 'human' caller. That is why you have to press ^hESCAPE^n and then the
system says something like: 'Loading BBS, please wait'. If you are calling
with the point system you will be recognized as a mailer, and a mail-
session will be started.
Mail session
────────────
You dial up and connect
The point system tries to handshake (establish EMSI session)
Terminate sends all mail-packets/files to system with Zmodem
Goes into receive mode and receives mail/files/requested files for you
The other end terminates the call, (Terminate will also hangup)
The best thing about running this mail system, is that you will start
transferring files immediately you have been connected and will not have to
log on manually and type anything - everything is fully automatic. Most
points in fidonet are users that have had modems for a while and have
problems paying their phonebill, because they were hanging online on systems
quite a lot. Now they can save money because ^hREQUESTING^n files is much
faster and the requests will not appear on their user account under
downloads. At our system we allow all points in fidonet to request, but
some places you will not be allowed to do this. To understand how the
system works you need to understand what a nodenumber looks like.
The syntax for a nodenumber in fidonet is Zone:Net/Node.Point.
Zone 1 = USA, Canada
2 = Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States
3 = Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
4 = Latin America
5 = Africa
6 = Asia
Many other networks are also using Fidonet Technology and
uses normally higher zone numbers.
Region A country or part of a larger country is normally specified as a
region. A Zone is a group of regions.
Net Systems that are linked together, normally due to phonecosts or
area dependent. A region is a group of nets.
Node A system that belongs to a net.
Point If you are a point you will belong under a node also called your
boss. You will usually send/receive your mail through your
boss.
Our nodenumber is 2:236/111.0 (or short 2:236/111). A node is a computer
that is always available in zone mail hour, at least. This is a time,
usually at night, depending on where you are in the world, where you always
can expect to reach the node. Most nodes are also BBS systems where normal
users can access conferences and write messages to users on other boards,
sometimes in other parts of the world. A node will always have point number
.0 . The first point a sysop gets will be .1. Our first point is
2:236/111.1. The SysOp decides for himself the point numbers.
For each user profile in the setup you can define a nodenumber. Don't get
confused about all the different expressions. To test the system, edit user
profile 1 (with your name) and enter 2:236/111.9999 as a test number. You
are hereby allowed to use that number for test reasons only, please do not
abuse the number. Then setup the point system described later and try to
call our system at 2:236/111.
There are plenty of new words to learn in this world!
^hPoll^n
Poll simply means calling a mail system
^hRequest^n
When you request a file from a BBS system, you must know the filename in
advance. There is something called ^hMAGIC^n filenames, that refers to
filename alias's. For example, if you request ^hFILES^n from any system the
system should send the entire BBS filelist. Another known alias is ^hABOUT^n
which will send you a small description of the BBS. If you want the latest
Terminate, you can just request ^hTERMINAT^n from our number. You can also
request files from all the areas on a BBS where the SysOp has allowed
file requests. If you want the filelist from DAN BBS, you could either
request FILES or DANBBS.ARJ.
^hNetmail^n
A netmail is a private message that is only destined for one person.
The message can be routed through the network but also sent directly. All
the SysOps will be able to see your message if you route it through the
network, but you can also send the message ^hCRASH^n which means you dial
directly to the system to which the message is addressed.
You are not able to send messages directly to other points of course,
because they do not have mailers running, but if you want to send to
another point, you can call the point's BOSS and then the message will be
directed to the point (then the SysOp on that board can read your message.)
You can only send crashmail to systems which have a CM flag in the nodelist
you are using. The CM flag means that the system can accept crashmail 24
hours a day, that means the phoneline is used only for the computer.
^hEchomail^n
Echomail messages are messages written in a conference. There is a
public conference called ^hTERMINATE^n, in both Fido and EuroLink, where
everyone is encouraged to contribute.
When you write a message in such a conference the message can be read by
anyone that has access to that conference. Every conference has a set of
rules that must be followed and which normally are administered by the
conference moderator.
^hHold^n
When things are on hold it means that they are waiting to be picked
up. Your BOSS will always place your mail on hold, so you will get it
the next time you poll.
^hSnailmail^n
A term used for the normal letters you put in the mailbox. Using a mail
system is faster and more convenient for a SysOp than using a fax machine.
If you want to send a message to any member of the fido network, you can
write the message with crash status, press a button and 1 minute later the
guy anywhere in the world has your message. This kind of electronic mail
system will take over almost everywhere in the next few years. Nothing else
will be faster and why use fax paper when you can do it this way?
^hAlt-O,N^n
^m╒════════════════╤════════════════════════════════════════╡^t Point system ^m╞╕
│ ^nS^by^nstem name ^m│ ^hTERMINATE Mail System ^m│
│ ^bM^nain address ^m│ ^h2:236/111.9999 ^m│
│^r Boss setup ^m│ ^m│
│ ^bN^nodelists ^m│ ^m│
│ ^nPhon^be^n convert ^m│ │
│ ^nDe^bv^nice control ^m│ │
│ ^bR^nedial tries ^m│ ^h3 ^m│
│ ^bH^nandshake ^m│ ^hAuto ^m│
│ ^bA^nllow ZedZap ^m│ ^hNo ^m│
│ ^nA^bs^nk device ^m│ ^hNo ^m│
│ ^bP^nick up mail ^m│ ^hYes ^m│
│ ^bZ^none match ^m│ ^hNo ^m│
│ ^nSend ^bA^nKA's ^m│ ^hYes ^m│
│ ^bD^nescriptions ^m│ ^hYes ^m│
│ ^nInbo^bu^nnd ^m│ ^hI:\ ^m│
│ ^bO^nutbound ^m│ ^hOUT\ZONE\ ^m│
│ ^nPass^bw^nord file ^m│ ^hPASSWORD.TXT ^m│
│ ^nMai^bl^n editor ^m│ ^hTERMAIL\TM.EXE !m ^m│
│ ^nImpor^bt^n ^m│ ^hTERMAIL\TM.EXE /TOSS !m ^m│
│ ^nE^bx^nport ^m│ ^hTERMAIL\TM.EXE /SCAN !m ^m│
│ ^nA^bf^nter mail ^m│ ^h ^m│
╘════════════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n
^hSystem name^n
Name of your system to be presented when using the point system.
If you have a company you could insert the name here or any other
information you want to give.
Examples:
"SerWiz Comm"
"Point #121 of DAN BBS"
"Denmark, 12 points"
"What's the point"
"We have a matchpoint"
In other words, if you have a little sense of humor you will quickly
find out exactly what will suit you.
^hMain address^n
For each user profile you can define a network address (nodenumber/
pointnumber). Choose which address will be your main address when calling
other systems. The test number which you are allowed to use is
2:236/111.9999 - that means you are point number 9999 of DAN BBS.
^hBoss setup^n
Terminate will allow you to use 8 different systems. So here you can
set up each phone number and other options.
^hDial^n
If you call Terminate from the command line with /BOSS or /BOSS:0
Terminate will either call every Boss specified in the Point System
setup or call the marked systems until you get a connection, depending
on what you have selected here. The "dial until connect" option is
useful if you have a Boss that has different numbers and you just want
to connect to one of these numbers in case the other numbers are busy.
^m╒═══════════════╤═════════════════╡^t Boss setup 1 ^m╞╕
│ ^bB^noss comment ^m│ ^hDAN BBS ^m│
│^r Boss phone ^m│ ^h43623990 ^m│
│ ^nBo^bs^ns Device ^m│ ^hCOM1 2400 8N1 ^m│
│ ^nBoss ^bp^nrefix ^m│ ^hATDT ^m│
│ ^nBoss p^ba^nssword ^m│ ^m│
│ ^nBoss s^by^nnch ^m│ ^hYes ^m│
│ ^nBoss a^bu^ntodial ^m│ ^hYes ^m│
│ ^nBoss bau^bd^nrate ^m│ ^h28800 ^m│
╘═══════════════╧═════════════════════════════════╛^n
^hBoss comment^n
You could use this for name of boss or whatever you like.
^hBoss phone^n
Terminate does not need to know the nodenumber of your BOSS, you can call
to any system, then the outbound directory will be checked and any file
that has the same nodenumber as the called system, will be sent.
^hBoss device^n
Which device to use for dialing this Boss.
^hBoss prefix^n
Which string to send to the modem before dialling. This works just as in
the phonebook.
^hBoss password^n
Force a password especially for this system, to make sure that you have
actually got the right system. If the password does not match on both
sides the called system will hang up. When calling a Boss, the
password file will not be used and you MUST specify the password you
use in this menu.
^hBoss synch^n
When using the ^bC^nall Boss function your computer's time/date will be
synchronized to the same as the Boss's computer. In this way you can
always be sure your watch is correct if you have an unstable clock. If
your Boss has an unstable clock you should turn this off.
^hBoss autodial^n
When choosing autodial, Terminate will call this Boss and all other
Boss's that have autodial enabled. Works only when 2 or more are defined.
^hBoss baudrate^n
If lower than minimum baudrate, you will be asked to hangup and retry.
^hNodelists^n
^m╒═════════════════╤════════════════════════════════════╡^t Nodelist setup ^m╞╕
│ ^b■ ^nNodelist ^b1 ^m│ ^hUTILS\TER-NODE.* ^m│
│ ^nNodelist ^b2 ^m│ │
│ ^b■ ^nNodelist ^b3 ^m│ ^hDK-POINT.LST ^m│
│ ^nNodelist ^b4 ^m│ │
│ ^nNodelist ^b5 ^m│ │
│ ^nNodelist ^b6 ^m│ │
│ ^nNodelist ^b7 ^m│ │
│ ^nNodelist ^b8 ^m│ │
│ │ │
│ │ ^n■ Nodelist in use, SPACE to enable/disable ^m│
╘═════════════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n
A nodelist in fidonet is usually called NODELIST.xxx. The xxx is the day
number of the release. The nodelist is compiled every week by leading
members of fidonet who also provide NODEDIFF files, which contain changes
in the nodelist for last week. The current nodelist is (was) NODELIST.092.
When you specify a filename called C:\NODELIST\NODELIST.* then the nodelist
with the highest day number will be used. If you have a NODELIST.085 and a
NODELIST.092 then .092 will be used. You should place a small nodelist
first with important numbers of people so they will be found very quickly.
You can temporarily exclude nodelists from being searched by pressing
SPACE.
^hPhone convert^n
^m┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤^t Phone convert ^m├┐
│ ^nStrip Access code/PIN Add before ^m│
│ ^b1 ^h44-171 0 ^m│
│ ^b2 ^h44-181 0 ^m│
│ ^b3 ^h44- 132 0 ^m│
│ ^b4 ^m│
│ ^b5 ^m│
│ ^b6 ^m│
│ ^b7 ^m│
│ ^b8 ^m│
│ ^b9 ^m│
│ ^n1^b0 ^m│
│ ^b* ^h132 ^m│
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘^n
In Fidonet nodelists, there is a country prefix on all phone numbers. When
you call a system in your country this number must of course be removed,
otherwise you would dial a wrong number.
The international prefix for United Kingdom is 44- and in the UK you need
to add a 0 before the number. 44-171-394-1230 -> 0171-394-1230.
Whenever not stripping a number is considered to be international and
here the * can be used for inserting your access code.
The 44- and 0 would already be installed if you had COUNTRY.SYS
installed in your CONFIG.SYS the first time you ran Terminate.
The above example is taken from London where it is quite normal to use
a long-distance carrier company called Mercury. British Telecom is the
cheapest for local calls and Mercury cheapest for long distance calls
in normal situations. The above example demonstrates how numbers starting
with 0171 and 0181 will be dialed using BT and all other numbers will be
dialed through Mercury.
^hDevice control^n
^m┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤^t Device control ^m├┐
│ ^nFlag Device Dial prefix ^m│
│^r ISDNA ^h ISDN-device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hISDNB ISDN-device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hISDNC ISDN-device ISDN bundling (AT&B2D) ^m│
│ ^hV34 Async Modem COM2 8N1 Disable VFC (ATS56=128DT) ^m│
│ ^hVFC Async Modem COM3 8N1 Disable V34 (ATS56=64DT) ^m│
│ ^hV32T Async Modem COM2 8N1 V.Terbo (ATS34=0DT) ^m│
│ ^hPEP Default device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hH16 Default device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hH14 Default device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hHST Default device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hZYX Default device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^hV32B Async Modem COM3 8N1 Disable MNP5 (ATS27=16DT) ^m│
│ ^hV32 Default device Default (ATDT) ^m│
│ ^h* Async Modem COM2 8N1 Default (ATDT) ^m│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘^n
When dialling a number from the nodelist, Terminate will check the flags
in the nodelist and change to the correct device and the correct dial
prefix needed for calling that system. The flags must match exactly with
the menu entry and is searched from top to bottom until a match is found.
With this menu you can also control how to dial systems that you normally
cannot connect to without a special dial prefix.
The * will be used if none of the strings are found.
^hRedial tries^n
How many times to try connecting, Terminate will wait ^h`pause'^n seconds
between each call (modem and dialing). Enter a 0 to keep on dialing until
connect.
^hHandshake^n
With a mailer you can use either EMSI or Yoohoo/2U2, with this option
you can force which mail-handshake to use.
^hAllow ZedZap^n
Use Zmodem 8k for transfering the mail, if you have any trouble with
bad lines, you should not turn this on. Turning ZedZap on will increase
the CPS a little.
^hAsk device^n
When calling any system, then ask which device to use. Will be used when
you dial from outbound, nodelist or manually.
^hPick up mail^n
If you turn this option off you can send mail to the remote system without
receiving any mail packets. It could be useful if you, for example have
been on holiday and there is tons of mail you don't want to read, then you
can send a netmail to the SysOp that you want to have your mail deleted.
^hZone match^n
Yes: Compare the Zone number. No : Don't compare the Zone number.
Since the chance of getting a call from another person with the same
nodenumber is practically zero, you should always set this to No,
so if the zonenumber is wrong (0:236/111) the transfer will continue
anyway.
^hSend AKA's^n
Yes: Send all your AKA's (Also Known As). Terminate will check if the
nodenumbers in the user profiles are different from 0:0/0 and send them
all. If NO then only the primary address will be shown to the remote site.
^hDescriptions^n
When you send files within the point system and this toggle is on, then
Terminate will look in the same directory for a FILES.BBS/DESCRIPT.ION
style files. These files contain descriptions of the files. Terminate
will grab the descriptions and create a file called NNNNnnnn.BBS where
NNNN is the netnumber in hex and nnnn is the nodenumber in hex.
(00EC006F.BBS). This file will be transfered after all the other files.
^hInbound^n
The directory where incoming files will be stored
^hOutbound^n
The directory where outgoing files/packets/mail files will be stored.
If you have mail for other zones they will be stored in a directory
called the old plus the zone in hex. OUT\ZONE -=> OUT\ZONE.016 for
zone 27 (16 hex = 27 dec). Terminate will delete empty directories.
^hPassword file^n
A file that will be used when dialling systems in the nodelist.
The syntax is simple:
Nodenumber Password PktPassword on each line
2:236/111 hello PKTsafe
That would tell you that you have talked with 2:236/111 and agreed on
a password to use at both places. If no PKT password will be inserted
directly in the netmail.
^hMail editor^n
Setup which program you want to call when pressing Mail editor in the
point system. You could send any command and parameters here. Defaults
to TerMail (TM.EXE)
^hImport^n
Which program and parameters to call when you have received mail and
want to import it into your mailsystem. Defaults to TerMail (TM /Toss)
^hExport^n
When you have written some mail and want to export the mail from your mail
system and make it ready to be sent to your BOSS or another system.
Defaults to Termail (TM /SCAN)
^hAfter mail^n
When you receive files or mail with the point system, you can call
any external program or batchfile.
^hAlt-F7^n ^hUsing the point system^n
^m╒═══════════════════╤╡^t Outbound 2:236/111 ^m╞══════════════╡^t Point system ^m╞╕
│^r Call Boss ^m│^t Node Files Size Flags ^m│
│ ^nCall syste^bm ^m│^t 2:236/111 1 208 ··C···· ^m│
│ ^bS^nend files ^m│^t 2:236/111 8 97 ·R····· ^m│
│ ^nFile ^br^nequests ^m│^t 2:236/2000 1 302 ··C···M ^m│
│ ^bK^nill mail ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^nAu^bt^no request ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^bZ^noom mail ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^nMain addr^be^nss ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^nSe^bn^nd message ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^nC^bh^nange mail ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^nMai^bl^n editor ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^bI^nmport ^m│^t ^m│
│ ^nE^bx^nport ^m│^t ^m│
├───────────────────┤^t ^m│
│ ^nC^bo^nnfiguration ^m│^t ^m│
├───────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
╘╡^t V Log Passw F1-F12 Alt-F Space abort/redial (A)dd time, Timeout in^m╞╛^n
To start up directly in this menu: ^hTERMINAT /POINT^n
^hThe outbound window^n
In the outbound window you will be able to see all packets/files/messages
that are waiting to be sent. First the nodenumber that shows which node the
files are intended for. Then how many files you are going to send or how
many you have requested, the size of the files and some status flags that
will show what kind and what do to with the package.
Status flags used in other mailers (?UT = Netmail, ?LO flow files)
^bI^n Immediate flag, force a mailer to start dialling at once and keep
on dialling until the package is delivered. (.ILO .IUT)
^bC^n Crash is almost the same as the Immediate flag, but it will not
be sent as fast as Immediate. (.CLO .CUT)
^bH^n Files are on hold, that means they will not be sent from your
system. (.HLO .HUT).
^bF^n A normal package able to be routed. (.FLO .FUT)
^bD^n A direct package which cannot be routed (.DLO .DUT)
^bR^n The package is a filerequest (.REQ)
^bM^n Unpacked netmail
Since you are a point and nobody will call you and you will always call out,
there are a lot of flags that you will never need. Terminate will send all
files to the system you have called no matter what flag it has, except for
files with the ^hH^nold flag. Do not get confused about these flags, just
think: If the file is not on hold, it will be sent.
The filename of a package determines it's destination. A file request
package for DAN BBS 236/111 (the zone does not matter) will be a file
called:
00EC006F.REQ
The 00EC is ^h236^n and the 006F is ^h111^n, the numbers are converted from
the Hexnumber system (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F).
10 hex = 16 decimal , 000D hex = 13 decimal , FFFF = 65535
The .REQ means filerequest.
The file is a normal text file with one filename on each line. Like
DANBBS.ARJ
TERMINAT
If there is a password on files you request you can place a !password after
the filename. Like: TERMINAT !SECRET (Zoom mail and edit request file)
A flow file is a *.CLO *.HLO *.ILO *.FLO *.DLO. Terminate will think that
everything other than *.HLO files will be processed. These files are all
textfiles which have 1 line for each file you want to send.
A flow file for our system could be 00EC006F.CLO. In this textfile all
files to be sent will be listed in a special way:
^C:\PRIVATE\HELLO.TXT
#C:\TERMINAT\OUT\0000FFE8.TU1
C:\GRAPHICS\GIF\DPG-0125.GIF
The ^ means to delete the file after transfer. The # means to truncate
(make filesize = 0) the file after transfer (This is used by some tossers
to keep the same filename, don't worry about it) Without ^ or # the file
is just transferred. The 0000FFE8.TU1 is a mail package created by the
mail-tosser program. You will also need a good mail editor. Mail
packages can be compressed with all kinds of different programs, but
currently PKZIP is mostly used because it is faster than most other
packers.
^hCall Boss^n
Calls the number you have specified in the configuration (when handshaking
Terminate will know the nodenumber (or systems AKA's)) and send all files/
messages/packages. If you start Terminate with: ^hTERMINAT /BOSS^n Terminate
will start up, dial all systems with autodial enabled, then exit Terminate,
so you can call Terminate from batch files. If you already have a carrier,
you can enter the pointsystem, then the session will be started at once.
^hCall system^n
Call another mailer, either from outbound, a nodelist or manually.
The manual dial is only available to registered users (Terminate
Professional). This allows you to send files or request from any
system without knowing their nodenumber. You can start Terminate with:
^hTERMINAT /CALL:search-string^n, the search-string can be a
nodenumber or a part of name/system/location. Then Terminate looks in
the nodelists and the first match it finds will be polled (called),
then Terminate will exit to DOS just like /BOSS.
^hSend files^n
Send files to another system. You will be placed in the file manager and
can select files from both windows. When finished you press return and
Terminate will create the correct package. If you want to send
C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to our system 236/111 Terminate will generate a package in
the outbound directory called 00EC006F.CLO which only has one line:
C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT. If Descriptions in setup is 'Yes' Terminate will search
for descriptions of the files in a file called FILES.BBS or DESCRIPT.ION
and create a file called 00EC006F.BBS and append it to the .CLO file.
^hFile requests^n
The same as send files. Select the system to request from, then you will
be placed in the tagmenu, where you can select files from a filelist or
enter the names manually. That's it. You call the system, Terminate sends
the requests file, you receive the files as they are found if you are
allowed to request from that area. It is the system you call that decides
limits for how much you can request each time.
^hKill mail (DELete)^n
Allows you to remove any packet in the outbound window. If it is a flow
file and the files were marked for truncation or deletion, you will be
asked to confirm first.
^hAuto request^n { Only in registered version }
^m╒══════════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════╡^t Auto request ^m╞╕
│ ^nMake autorequest ^m│ ┌─>─┐ ^n# Prefix MaxReq node/searchstring/Pxxx (P12)^m│
│ ^nSelect files ^m│ │ │ ^h1 1 100 ^m│
│^r Edit numbers ^m│ │ │ ^h2 1 100 ^m│
├──────────────────┤ │ │ ^h3 1 100 ^m│
│ ^nCalls : ^m│ │ │ ^h4 1 100 ^m│
│ ^nFiles left : ^m│ │ │ ^h5 1 100 ^m│
│ │ │ │ ^h6 1 100 ^m│
│ │ │ │ ^h7 1 100 ^m│
│ ^nSpace = Next ^m│ │ │ ^h8 1 100 ^m│
│ ^nEsc = Abort ^m│ │ │ ^h9 1 100 ^m│
│ │ └─<─┘ ^h10 1 100 ^m│
╘══════════════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛^n
This function will allow you to enter up to 10 different phone numbers
where you want to request files. This function should only be used
together with systems where you either know the SysOp or where anybody can
request. Generally this function will allow you to get a lot of files
without you having to call manually several times. If you define more files
to be leeched than is allowed by a system on one call, Terminate will
keep calling back immediately for the remaining balance each time the
remote system throws you off. Don't ever try to request files from BBS's
in the mail hours (2-6 in the morning). Most SysOps don't like somebody
requesting files when the SysOp expects mail at a specific time, but
normally you will just get hung up, if the system expects another to call.
Please do not abuse this system and rip off systems. Please ask the SysOp
first if he will allow you to request or become a point in fidonet. When
editing the numbers to call, you must select the dial prefix and the
maximum files to request. If you call a system and get logged off after 5
files, you could assume the system only accepts 5 requests each time you
call, but some systems also use max. size or max. time to decide how much
or how long a time. You can insert a nodenumber or a search string then the
nodelists are searched for a number, but you can also get a number from the
phonebook directly by typing: Pxxx where xxx is the entry number in
the phonebook.
^hZoom mail^n
Shows information on the system to be called, mail-session password,
and complete dial string. If a request or a flowfile, you are allowed to
edit the file. Netmail can be viewed with PKTVIEW or the external lister.
If some of the files you request have passwords, then you can edit the
.REQ files and enter the password on the same line like this:
'SNOOPY.GIF !secret' (secret=password).
^hMain address^n
Change your main address, without going into the configuration menu.
^hSend message^n
Allows you to write a message to another system. You must know the correct
network address of the destination. If the system is listed in the
nodelists you will be asked to confirm the name. If the system is not
listed you can continue anyway and write the name manually. You now enter
the subject of the message. 'Hello Joe, how are you' and then the external
editor will be called. Write your message, save it and the message will be
placed in the outbound. The filename of an unpacked netmail has the same
hexnumber prefix (00EC006F), but it always has .CUT as extension. When
sending the message to the system it will be renamed to a Unix time + .PKT
before sending. It is not important for you to know these things. Terminate
will generate one of the newest .PKT formats called ^hType 2+^n.
^hChange mail^n
Change destination for a request, netmail or flow file. Also allowing you
to put mailpackets or files on hold, so they will be sent later.
^hMail editor^n
Call the external mail editor. Actually you are not forced to use Terminate
as the menu system, but you can also use some batch files normally provided
by the tosser or maileditor.
^hImport^n
Call a mailtosser that will import new incoming mail. Defaults to
TerMail
^hExport^n
After writing messages in a mail system, you should normally always export
the messages, before they can be sent.
^hConfiguration^n
Call the point configuration menu directly. Also Alt-O will access this
menu from the pointsystem.
^hV ^nView logfile
Allow you to view the entire logfile. Allows you to scroll through
the last mail session.
^hManual^n { Only in registered version }
If you want to request/send files from/to a system where you don't know
the nodenumber, but just have the phone number you can use this function.
For requests Terminate will generate a MANUMAIL.REQ which will be renamed
when you call the next system and sent like a normal request.
When sending files Terminate will generate a MANUMAIL.CLO file, which
contain all the names of the files to be sent, then when you call the next
system they are sent. If you have mail for other systems, delete the file
again if you cannot get through to the system.