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SPORT WIDE AREA INFORMATION TRANSFER SYSTEM USERS GUIDE Version 1.30 (c) 1989, 1990 Augustine Associates, All Rights Reserved [I] SUMMARY OF SPORT FUNCTIONS Unattended Functions -------------------- Mail - Messages to one or many recipients. Mail with file(s) attached - Any kind of files may be sent. File Requesting - A line within a message that causes files to be received in the same session. SPORT News - Ability to have important information displayed on the screen of receiving systems. Mass Mail - Have one or many lists for mass mailings. Routing - Ability to automatically route incoming mail. Mail Compression - The ability to automatically pack and unpack files before sending and after receipt. Remote Programming - A line within a message triggers activities on the target system. Event Scheduling - Ability to designate multiple daily or weekly SPORT or DOS events. Conferencing - Ability to design automatic conferences so mail is circulated according to planned topography. Library Management - Maintain a number of separate mail libraries. Mail Special Session Interface Support - Ability to receive and send mail to/from other mail programs. Intermittent Command Processing - Ability to process commands in the background. For Human Callers ----------------- Subsystems - Allow callers access to one or two subsystems. Remote Mail - Ability to access mail functions on a remote system. Remote Services - Pre-programmed remote services for callers. Special Session Interface Support - Ability to use passwords to access various levels and functions. Remote BBS - Ability to send entire package of information and executable files programmed for a target system. [II] TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= [I] SUMMARY OF SPORT FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 [II] TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 [III] REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 [IV] SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [V] LEGAL NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [1] INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [1.1] OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [1.2] SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [1.3] SECURITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [2] INSTALLING SPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [2.1] THE PATH AND CONFIG.SYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [2.2] INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 [2.3] MODEMS AND INITIALIZATION STRINGS . . . . . . . . 7 [2.4] ADVANCED SET-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 [2.5] SPREP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 [3] SENDING MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 [3.1] RUNNING SPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 [3.2] CREATING MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 [3.3] THE FULL SCREEN EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 [3.4] YOUR CUSTOMIZED MESSAGE HEADER . . . . . . . . . . 13 [3.5] ENTERING A MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 [3.6] ATTACHING FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 [3.7] APPENDING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 [3.8] POLLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 [4] RECEIVING MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 [4.1] THE MAIL MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 [4.2] RECEIVING A MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 [4.3] INCOMING FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 [4.4] THE LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 [4.5] READING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 [4.6] SPORTBBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 [5] SPORT UTILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 [5.1] THE UTILITIES MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 [5.2] FILE REQUESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 [5.3] SPORTU MAIL UTILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 [5.4] SPORTRM REMOTE MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 [5.5] SPORTEX EXTENDED MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 [5.6] SPORTPAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 [6] OPERATING SPORT AS A TERMINAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 [6.1] THE TERMINAL MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 [6.2] DIALING A NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 [6.3] UP AND DOWNLOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 [7] BEING A HOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 [7.1] BANNERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 [7.2] REMOTE ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 [7.3] SUBSYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 [8] MANAGING YOUR SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 [8.1] SYSTEM MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 [8.2] POSTMAIL PROCESSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 [8.3] EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 [8.4] ROUTING MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 [8.5] CONFERENCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 [8.6] SPECIAL SESSION INTERFACE SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . 29 [8.7] INTERMITTENT COMMAND PROCESSING . . . . . . . . . 29 [9] TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 [9.1] MODEM AND INITIALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 [9.2] THE FULL-SCREEN EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 [9.3] MAIL AND MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 [9.4] TERMINAL MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 [9.5] TSR's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 [9.6] SPORT AND DESQVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 [III] REGISTRATION ============ ANY SPORT SYSTEM WILL EXCHANGE MAIL WITH ANY OTHER SPORT SYSTEM EXCEPT ONE WITH THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER. We will provide registered copies of SPORT that will have a unique serial number and will not have the 30 second registration screen. To register the Beta Version of SPORT, first install and set-up the unregistered version of the program. Send a message the Augustine Associates with your name, address and phone number. Any other comments, questions and relevant information such as type of use you envision for SPORT, times you will be on line, type of hardware you are running, modem and modem string you are using (if any) will be very much appreciated. Send this message to Augustine,(5210/20 out of the 415 area, 5210/10 within the 415 area). This is SPORT registration headquarters. A registered version and the Operators Manual on disk will be sent back to you via U.S. Mail. You will receive a high density 5 1/4" floppy, unless you indicate preference for a low density or 3 1/2" disk, containing a registered Beta version of SPORT, the Operators Manual and any new utilities by return mail. In the beta period volunteer testers are very welcome. Let us know if you are interested in being in touch with others in the process. [IV] SUPPORT ======== Support by SPORT Mail is available for registered users from Augustine Associates. Net/Node 5210/10 in 415 Area Code or 5210/20 outside the 415 area code. The phone number is (415) 648- 8120. You should let us know the hours that you are running SPORT so that we may send your answers to you. [V] LEGAL NOTICE ============ The SPORT Wide Area Information Transfer System (c) and its utilities from Satore Center Software are provided as is, with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Under no circumstances will Satore Center Software, or Augustine Associates, be liable to you or anyone else for any damages, lost profits, savings or data in any form or for any other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this program and system. All Satore Center Software, and Augustine Associates products are copywritten. SPORT is neither in the Public Domain nor Freeware, but is Shareware, and we ask users to register. [1] INTRODUCTION [1.1] OVERVIEW ======== SPORT is a Wide Area Information Transfer and Remote Resource Management System which allows unattended direct transmission of messages, files and instructions between Personal Computers via modems and phone lines. SPORT provides both mail and terminal capabilities, as well as an enhanced capacity to remotely manage your system resources. You can use SPORT almost immediately and, as you become more experienced, you can enjoy its many advanced features. SPORT - Introduction Page 5 SPORT is designed to be configured by users to reflect their needs. The program support files are written in ASCII, a universal text format, which means they can be edited by any text editor and most word processors. The documentation is divided into a Users Guide and an Operators Manual, so you can easily set up and use SPORT, and later customize its features as you need them. The Users Guide contains the basic information needed for the novice user. The Operators Manual contains more complete and technical information, which will help users take full advantage of the many capabilities of SPORT and is available to registered users. [1.2] SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== An IBM compatible computer with 384K RAM. A hard disk. A modem with the Hayes compatible instruction set and a true modem cable. [1.3] SECURITY ======== There are many kinds of security available with the SPORT system. For example, you may lock the Mailer Menu with Ctl L. You may also set your system for PRIVATEMAIL. The password for both these options is the one declared for the REMOTEPASS in your configuration file, SPORT.RAW. Know your password before you use Ctl L! Various security features are covered in more detail in the Operators Manual. [2] INSTALLING SPORT [2.1] THE PATH AND CONFIG.SYS ======================= The SPORT installation process will automatically create three subdirectories: \SPORT, \SPORT\INCOMING and \SPORT\DOCS. The \SPORT subdirectory should be on your PATH. For instructions on how to set the path, see your DOS manual. SPORT requires at least 20 files designated by the line SPORT - Introduction Page 6 FILES=20 in your CONFIG.SYS file. Be alert to the possibility that TSR's (RAM resident programs), may not get along well with SPORT. If you should experience any system problems, remove all TSR's and try running SPORT again. You may then add each TSR in turn until you can identify which one is causing the problem. The guilty TSR should be eliminated when you are running SPORT. [2.2] INSTALLATION ============ Place SPORT130.EXE in the root directory of the drive on which you want to install SPORT, type SPORT130 and follow the instructions in the "READ.ME" file. [2.3] MODEMS AND INITIALIZATION STRINGS ================================= Programs that use communications in an unattended mode need to have modems respond to the software very exactly and reliably. Unfortunately there is a wide variety of modems and many have unique requirements. If you have a true Hayes compatible modem, you may not need to do anything to have it configured to run with SPORT. However, if you run SPORT and get the message "Unable to Initialize Modem", you will have to look at adjusting the modem initialization string, which is the bridge between the computer software and the modem. Hint: If you are having modem initialization problems, you can invoke sport in the test mode using RUNSPORT X This will run the program and allow you to edit the configuration file, without having the program relate to the modem. When you want to try the program "live", don't use the X anymore. Utilities to Help You --------------------- There are two utilities to help you find your correct initialization string. First, run SPORT - Introduction Page 7 SMODEM from the system prompt. This will provide you with a list of known modems, and will automatically insert the string in your CFG file. Secondly, run the utility CHECKS from the system prompt. This will test your modem, tell you whether it will work with SPORT and give you some initialization strings to work with. Check List to Help You ---------------------- Here is a check list to help you install and optimize the use of your modem with SPORT. Following this checklist will provide you with the most effective match between your modem and SPORT. 1. Use "U)tilities Confi(G)uration from the Main Screen to check your SFLASH.RAW configuration file and be sure that you are NOT using any of the following keywords. Check each keyword to make sure it does NOT appear in your SFLASH.RAW or it is "commented out" by placing an "!" or ";" before the keyword. Keywords to be commented out or eliminated are these: FASTMODEM MODEMINITSPEED VERYSLOW MODEMINITSPEED SLOW MODEMINITSPEED MEDIUM MODEMINITSPEED FAST MODEMINITSPEED VERYFAST 2. While you are editing SFLASH.RAW, also comment out any MODEMINIT line so that SPORT can use its own, internal modem initialization string. 3. Save the edited file. (This automatically runs the utility SPREP to prepare SFLASH.RAW for use with SPORT.) 4. Type RUNSPORT at the DOS prompt. If your modem initializes correctly go to step 6. 5. If you are at this step than your modem did not initialize correctly when you ran SPORT. There are two SPORT - Introduction Page 8 possible causes. First, your modem initialization string is incorrect (most likely) or, second, your modem is incapable of accepting characters at the default rate of SPORT (least likely). If this happens, assume you will need a custom modem initialization string for SPORT. In building your string bear in mind that SPORT does not require the preceding "AT" or following Carriage Return for your modem initialization string. All SPORT requires is the actual sequence of commands preceded by "MODEMINIT " in your SFLASH.RAW file. With your modem manual, build your modem initialization string using these guidelines: - SPORT requires that Carrier Detect not be forced high or low. - SPORT requires that Data Terminal Ready (DTR) not be forced. - SPORT requires that Auto_Answer be OFF. - SPORT requires that modem responses by in English. - SPORT requires that modem responses be verbose. Build your modem string with these requirements in mind and enter that string in your SFLASH.RAW file like this: MODEMINIT command_sequence where "command_sequence" is the string you will be using WITHOUT the preceding "AT" or the following "|" command. After you have designed your modem initialization string, add or "uncomment" the key-phrase "MODEMINITSPEED MEDIUM" to your SFLASH.RAW file by deleting the preceeding "!". Go back to Step 3. 6. If you have reached this step it is assumed that you have SPORT operational with a correct modem initialization string and now want to optimize its performance. First we will try to optimize the way SPORT answers incoming calls. SPORT supports two ways to answer a call. The first is by sensing the "Ring Indicator" or "Ring Detect" line on your modem and acting immediately upon it. The second way is by waiting for the word "RING" to be sent from your modem to SPORT. The first way is the fastest but will only operate with modems capable of sending/receiving characters at a high rate of speed. To try this first method use the following keyword in your SFLASH.RAW: FASTMODEM SPORT - Introduction Page 9 Be sure to comment out any phrase which begins with "MODEMINIT- SPEED" by placing an "!" in front of it. Now save the edited file. (This runs SPREP). If you are already running SPORT, use S R to reinitialize the modem with the new configuration. If your modem initializes properly you have a high speed modem and SPORT will automatically talk to your modem at the maximum speed available. If your modem does not initialize properly or fails to answer incoming calls properly, you cannot use the FASTMODEM option. Go on to the next step. Sometimes FASTMODEM will initialize the modem properly but will not answer the line consistently. If you find frequent log messages which state "No carrier detected" than you probably should NOT be using FASTMODEM. Move on to the next step. 7. If you reach this step than you have a modem which cannot always rely JUST upon the "Ring Detect" function of your modem for SPORT to answer incoming calls. You will need to instruct SPORT to use the word "RING" received from your modem when it senses an incoming call. You can still optimize your system by varying the speed at which SPORT sends characters to your modem. This is a simple process using the key-phrase "MODEMINITSPEED " and a modifier. Here are the modifiers you can use. They range from the fastest modem response time (first item) to the slowest (last item): MODEMINITSPEED VERY SLOW MODEMINITSPEED SLOW MODEMINITSPEED MEDIUM MODEMINITSPEED FAST MODEMINITSPEED VERYFAST Remember to use ONLY ONE of these options at a time. If you should forget and use two or more, only the last one encountered by SPORT in your SFLASH.RAW file will be used. To optimize the speed of your modem just try each of these in the order presented until your modem fails to initialize properly. You will notice a considerable increase in speed with each successive item. You should use the one which sends characters to the modem in the shortest possible time yet still initializes your modem correctly. More detailed information about the required settings for SPORT are in the Operators Manual. You may have to consult your SPORT - Introduction Page 10 modem manual for any special characters that it may need. Experimentation is the key. [2.4] ADVANCED SET-UP =============== You may add expanded options to your set-up at any time by choosing the Edit CFG (ConFiGuration file) option from the Utilities Menu. There are many functions of SPORT which may be used by putting keywords in the configuration file. These are described in the Operators Manual. If you choose to use your own text editor from DOS to modify the SFLASH.RAW and/or SPORT.RAW support files, be sure to run SPREP to make these changes permanent and available to SPORT. [2.5] SPREP ===== After you edit your Configuration File and/or Phone Index List files from within SPORT, and choose to make the changes permanent, the utility SPREP is automatically run. If you edit using an external text editor from outside of SPORT, you must run SPREP to prepare the files for use by the program. Running SPREP causes the essential information in: SFLASH.RAW to become the file SFLASH.CFG; and SPORT.RAW to become the file SPORT.IDX This concept is important to understand. The documentation refers to the CFG and IDX files. The function of SPREP is to automatically make the ASCII file SFLASH.RAW become the encrypted file SFLASH.CFG, and the ASCII file SPORT.RAW become the ASCII file SFLASH.IDX. The encrypting is done for security purposes. Practically, you will be always editing the RAW files, not the CFG or IDX files. SPREP also checks for errors in your SPORT.RAW file. [3] SENDING MAIL [3.1] RUNNING SPORT SPORT - Sending Mail Page 11 ============= After you have installed SPORT, you will have a batch file made for you called "RUNSPORT.BAT". Type RUNSPORT at the prompt and you are ready to go. Use Alt H for help. A log file, called SPORT.LOG will record your SPORT activity. At midnight every day, or when you run the Housekeeping function a new log will be started and the old log saved named for the date. The end of the log will provide a summary of the days' activity. You will have to manage or deleted old log files because they will build up on your system. You can edit this batch file to add a variety of functions to customize and enhance your system. They are described more fully in the file itself and in the Operators Manual. [3.2] CREATING MAIL ============= When SPORT is online, the Main Screen displays the mail in your library, its source and date and whether it has been read or not. The bar across the top of this screen contains pull-down menus. You may select letters on the keyboard or a use a mouse to pull down the Mail, System or Utilities Menus. To return from the menus to the Main Screen, use Escape, or the right mouse button. To create mail, use M E from the Main Screen. Messages are referred to as "Flash" messages because they were designed to be like cover letters; brief and to the point, either conveying reasonably short amounts of information and/or describing the attached material. A Flash Message is limited to 100 lines of text, including the header. Flash Messages are always created in flat ASCII, a standard text format, which allows for maximum flexibility. Any text editor and most word processors will create ASCII files. [3.3] THE FULL SCREEN EDITOR ====================== During installation, the full-screen text editor SPORTEDT.EXE is placed in the SPORT default directory and becomes the default SPORT - Sending Mail Page 12 editor. However, there is flexibility in your choice of editors. If an external editor is declared in your CFG file, the external editor will be used. If you do not select an external editor, and SPORTEDT.EXE is present in the SPORT subdirectory it will be used to make messages. If SPORTEDT is NOT present, the SPORT line editor will be used. SPORTEDT will be automatically used after you enter the heading of the message. You will be asked if you want to merge any other text file into your message . If you answer [Return] or N, you will start to write the body of the message. The header and footer of messages are automatically created by SPORT and should not be edited in any way. The receiving system needs to have this information in a certain precise format. [3.4] YOUR CUSTOMIZED MESSAGE HEADER ============================== Your installation creates the file SFLASH.HDR for you. It will appear at the top of any message you write. You may wish to edit this file to give your messages a more customized look. [3.5] ENTERING A MESSAGE ================== When you use E)nter Mail from the SPORT Mail Options Menu to create mail, the first prompt you will see as you begin to enter a message is: To: This can be ANYONE or ANYTHING. The "address" part of the message comes later. You may also do a "Mass Mailing" which is discussed in the Operators Manual. Next you will be asked for the subject, for informational and indexing purposes. If you are using the default editor, you will be asked if you want to read a text file into the message. Now you may type in your message. Your words will wrap to the next line automatically. When you are finished entering your message, use Alt Q (Quit and Save). If you are using your own text editor you have to save it now. After you have saved your message, you will be asked for the address. SPORT - Sending Mail Page 13 If you enter a question mark, you will access your Phone Index List to obtain the address. The utility SPORTID is used to manage your Phone Index List. It will make it easy for you to make this file. Since SPORTID can hold 500 addresses it will use quite a bit of extra memory when called. Addresses are INDEXED in the IDX file to the phone number of the system to which you are sending mail. This is how an address is indexed to a phone number in an IDX file line: 8219556.FLS,8219556;2400 Bill at Acme [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] This is the address. This is the net/node 821/9556 - in this case the same as the phone number. [2] The FLS message extension. [3] The actual phone number (including the area code if necessary). [4] The baud rate. [5] Comment Here are two examples showing a line in the Phone Index List for two types of addresses for Bill at Acme Metal Spinning. Example #1 ---------- The Index Line is: 8219556.FLS,2038219556;2400 Bill at Acme THUS THE ADDRESS FOR THE MESSAGE IS: 821/9556 The Phone Number which will be called is: 203-821-9556 The Baud Rate of his system is: 2400 Net/Node numbers are the same as the Prefix/Suffix concept of telephone numbers. They can be THE SAME or DIFFERENT than the phone number. If you are using Net/Node numbers, there can be a maximum of four numbers on either side of the slash (/). SPORT - Sending Mail Page 14 Example #2 ---------- The Index Line is: BILL.FLS,2038219556;2400 Bill at Acme Thus the address for the message is: BILL/ The Phone Number which will be called is: 203-821-9556 The Baud Rate of his system is: 2400 Addressing by alias refers to addressing by name. In this case, you can have up to eight characters before the slash (/). You must put the slash (/) after any alias to let SPORT know that there is a Net number or alias name but no Node number. Because of this, you may have addresses like 15/ or 6/ or A/. This gives you maximum flexibility in addressing. THE ADDRESS IS THE PART OF THE INDEX LINE BEFORE THE EXTENSION .FLS. After addressing your message, several other options are presented before the message is placed in your outbound area, ready to be automatically sent. [3.6] ATTACHING FILES =============== Any kind of files can be "attached" to a Flash Message. You are prompted for the path and name of each of the file(s) to be attached after you address the message. Wildcards are accepted, but SPORT will automatically limit the number of attached files to 50. You may enter a question mark at the prompt and select a file to attach from the display of the list of files on your system. [3.7] APPENDING MESSAGES ================== Flash Messages may be appended, one to another. When creating a Flash Message to a system which already has a message waiting for SPORT - Sending Mail Page 15 it, you are asked if the new message should O)verwrite (replace) the waiting message or if the new message should be A)ppended to the waiting message, or if the old message should be preserved and the new one be S)kipped. If you elect to append the message, the system will send both messages. Once received, a combined message is unappended automatically by the receiving system. [3.8] POLLS ===== Polls are inquiries sent to a target system, asking "are there any messages or files waiting for me?" If there is anything waiting for you, it will be picked up. Polls will pick up pending messages, messages on hold and messages which have failed to synch, along with any attached files. You can initiate a Poll from the Mail Options Menu using P or from the Utilities Menu using C. Simply enter the address of the system you want to poll. SPORT will do the rest. [4] RECEIVING MAIL [4.1] THE MAIL MENU ============= When SPORT is "at rest", the Main Screen, or Mail Summary Menu is active, ready to send and receive mail or calls from other systems. You may choose a pull down menu from the top bar, or, if you are using a mouse, you may click on a message and read that message immediately. You may use a question mark to view the complete status of your system. To access Mail Options, use M. A System Status Screen is available using "=" to show you an overview of your system status. This will show you all outgoing messages, how many times SPORT has attempted to send them, messages on hold and that have gone BAD, as well as the contents of your incoming subdirectory. At the Main Screen, you may type Alt H for SPORT Online Help. SPORT - Receiving Mail Page 16 The Main Screen provides options in four areas; MAIL, SYSTEM, UTILITIES and QUIT. The lowest line on the screen will show a short definition of the option that is selected on any of the pull-down menus. [4.2] RECEIVING A MESSAGE =================== You do NOT have to be present to receive mail. You can leave the system on for as long as you want, automatically accepting mail, then read through all the messages that have accumulated. If incoming Flash Messages are correctly addressed, they will automatically be moved into your Library. Messages will be filed in the order received. If incoming Flash messages are incorrectly addressed, they will remain in your incoming area. SPORT has the ability to provide a wide variety of optional, user-defined automatic processes. As part of receiving incoming material, SPORT checks for any special instructions and for any routing directions which you have established. These "postmail" processing instructions are described in section [8.1] below and in the Operators Manual. [4.3] INCOMING FILES ============== Often mail comes with attached files. These files are treated differently than the mail. Files will arrive in the incoming area you have declared in your set-up, and will stay there until you do something with them. They will NOT be overwritten by a new incoming file with the same name. Files with the same name will be renamed up to 10 times. For example, if a file VERSION.TXT is in your incoming area, the next file that comes in with the same name will be renamed VERSION.TX0, VERSION.TX1, VERSION.TX3...etc, by SPORT. This may occur up to 10 times. If there are certain files you expect to receive on a regular basis, you may want to use postmail processing to move them to a subdirectory where they CAN be overwritten. The exception to this is the special SPORTNWS.TXT file, which is SPORT - Receiving Mail Page 17 displayed teletype style on the receiving system. This file will be overwritten in the incoming area. See the Operators Manual for an explanation of this interesting feature. [4.4] THE LIBRARY =========== The SFlash Library is the repository of messages received. The Library is accessed by using M L from the Main Screen. Just as Flash Messages were designed as a kind of electronic cover letter, so the SFlash Library was designed as an in- basket, and not to become a permanent repository of mail. It is designed to keep a maximum of 100 messages. There are ways to keep your Library cleaned out. The SPORTLIB utility that is provided with SPORT should take care of most of your Library maintenance needs. You will find that periodic cleaning of the Library is something you will want to do. You can directly access SPORTLIB using the S)ave or G)etlib command directly from the Library, or from the Utilities Menu. There is more information on using SPORTLIB in the control file SPORTLIB.CTL and in the Operators Manual. [4.5] READING MESSAGES ================ When using the Library mode, the last message read will be accessed first. The Library screen tells you how many messages you have in your Library and tells you which message you are currently reading. After reading the message, you may press Enter to go to the next message. The available commands in the Library mode are: V = The VERBOSE Mode which shows the entire message, page by page. I = The INDEX Mode shows you the headings and the first lines of a message. [This is the default.] T = Table of Contents. This will show you the Table of Contents of all messages in the Library, with all the standard information fields ( From, Date, Subj...etc ) referenced. <^>Home End The Up Arrow and the HOME key will bring you to SPORT - Receiving Mail Page 18 the first message in your Library. The Down Arrow and the END key will bring you to the highest numbered message in your Library. The Left Arrow will bring you to the next lowest message and the Right Arrow will you to the next highest message. D)elete Delete this message. E)cho Send an "Echoback" message. This functions like a receipt. A message is automatically created for the sending system, indicating that their message has been received. F)rwd This command will allow you to "forward" a copy of this message to another destination. G)etLib Get messages from another library which has been created by SPORTLIB. N)ew Enter a new message. P)rint Print this message to LPT1. R)eply If you want to reply to a message, using R brings you to the Enter a Message Mode. The subject is automatically entered as a reply to the original message and you will be asked if you want to insert the original message in your reply. S)ave Moves the message from the default Library to another Library created by the SPORTLIB Utility. O)pSys This is not shown, but exists for the DOS shell. Type "EXIT" to return to the program. #) Entering "#" will allow you to specify which message number you would like to see. Q)uit This will bring you back to the Mail Menu. Every time you change the Library, a new table of contents ["TOC"] file will be written and the messages will be reordered according to the date and time recieved. [4.6] SPORTBBS ======== SPORT - Receiving Mail Page 19 The SPORT user has the ability to prepare and receive complete Bulletin Board packages. The packages have the file extension SOS. Running SPORTBBS from the operating system turns the SPORT system into a remote Bulletin Board, capable of displaying information, messages and files. This topic is covered in the Operators Manual. Because this is an advanced feature, the program file is not included in your distribution package. It may be obtained free of charge by file request from Augustine Associates. [5] SPORT UTILITIES [5.1] THE UTILITIES MENU ================== This mode is accessed is reached by pressing U from the Main Screen. The Utilities Mode offers seven options: Drop to an Errorlevel specified in your RUNSPORT.BAT file. Show the Function Keys assigned in your Configuration File. Shell to DOS. Go to the Utility Menu. Print your SPORT.LOG. Edit your Phone List using the SPORTID utility. Quit the Program. From the Utility Menu you can perform several mail and operating system utility functions, use the FKEYS, and make notes directly into your log file. The options are: - Hold ALL mail. Allows you to put all outgoing mail on hold to be picked up by the target systems. + Unholds ALL mail. Allows you to put all mail already on SPORT - Utilities Page 20 hold into a ready to send state. R Causes all undeliverable Flash Messages to be prepared for resending. This has the effect of causing all messages which have gone "BAD", that is, have not been able to synch properly with their intended target, to be reset to sendable mail. Be sure to watch and/or know why the systems were not synching. D Display all outgoing Flash Messages. U Runs SPORTU Utilities. See Section [5.3] below. L Runs SPORTLIB Library Utilities. See the Operators Manual and the SPORTLIB.CTL file. O This is a DOS shell function. E Runs SPORTEVT Event Manager Utility. See Section [8.2]. X Edit your Phone Index List file. G Edit your Configuration file. C Create a poll. P Delete all polls from the Library. N This will enter a note into your SPORT.LOG file. AltH Help. Q Quit will return to the Menu from which you called the Utilities Menu. [5.2] FILE REQUESTING =============== There are several ways to retrieve files from a remote system using SPORT. File requesting causes the file, if allowed by the target system, to be sent back from the target system during your call. Other methods of retrieving files are explained in detail in the Operators Manual. The simplest method to file request is to put the line REQUESTFILE [filename] in a message. The filename is simply the name of the file you SPORT - Utilities Page 21 wish to receive.A file request will be created automatically by SPORT and sent along with the message. Another method is to create an ASCII file with the extension .REQ and the filename. This can be done from the Utilities Menu using Utilities, using SPORTU G [filename]. [5.3] SPORTU MAIL UTILITIES ===================== You may invoke the SPORTU Utility by entering U from the Utilities Menu, by designating SPORTU on a FKey, or by typing SPORTU at your system prompt. The choices marked with an asterisk may be used in the unattended mode with your events if desired. SPORTU A [FLS filename] ... add to an FLS/FLO file. * SPORTU B [n] ... sound bell for [n] seconds. * SPORTU D [n] ... delay for [n] seconds. * SPORTU E POLL ... delete polls from Library. * SPORTU F [filename] ... show files, wildcards OK. * SPORTU G [address] ... create a poll (w/file request). * SPORTU P [address] (fn) ... to create a poll (w/file attach) * SPORTU U [filename] ... unappend an appended Flash Message. * SPORTU - [address] ... unsend a waiting Flash Message * SPORTU + [address] ... resend waiting Flash Message. * SPORTU S CHECK ... system check, can be piped. * SPORTU R [address] [to_name] [textfilename] for ROBOT Utility. [5.4] SPORTRM REMOTE MAIL =================== The SPORTRM Utility allows you to log in to your personal computer from a remote computer, using any communications program, and both read and send mail from your own system. If you call in and type the remote mail password you have declared in your CFG file for remote mail, you will access the SPORTRM menu. It will allow you to read your through your library, and send mail and forward mail, as well as attach files that are on your system. See the Operators Manual for a more detailed explanation. [5.5] SPORTEX EXTENDED MAIL ===================== The SPORTEX utility allows you to distinguish between different callers and treat them differently. It allows for Remote Programming and is one of the most powerful features of SPORT. It is outlined in the SPORTEX.CTL control file and explained in the SPORT - Utilities Page 22 Operators Manual. [5.6] SPORTPAC ======== The SPORTPAC Utility will be run if you add it in the appropriate place in your RUNSPORT.BAT file and have the control file SPORTPAC.CTL in your default directory. This utility allows you to pack and unpack pre-determined pieces of incoming and outgoing mail and attached files. This will cut down the size and therefore the time it takes to send and receive transmissions. See SPORTPAC.CTL file and the Operators Manual for more information. Because this is an advanced feature, the program file is not included in your distribution package. It may be obtained free of charge by file request from Augustine Associates. [6] OPERATING SPORT AS A TERMINAL [6.1] THE TERMINAL MENU ================= The Terminal facility of SPORT allows your computer to emulate an ANSI terminal. It is used to operate your system in the manual mode to telecommunicate, call Bulletin Boards, databases, on- line services, and other systems. It allows you to get files from other systems (Downloading) and to send files to other systems (Uploading). Use S T from the Main Screen to go to the Terminal Menu. At the top of the screen are the various Terminal commands and the keys used to use them, divided into three areas; UTILITIES, COMMUNICATIONS and OPTIONS. These are explained in detail in the Operators Manual. Below the command list is a line describing "Current Settings:" The first data on the information line is: 1/2400/n/8/1 which represents: port/baud rate/parity/word size/stop bits These parameters are set in your CFG file. They may be changed at any time by using the ALT P command. SPORT - Terminal Mode Page 23 The second item is: Echo ON or Echo OFF This can be switched on and off using ALT E from the Terminal Menu. If you make a call and see everything double, turn Echo OFF. The third item is: Capture is ON or Capture is OFF A "Capture" file is a file in which is saved the activity of your call for later examination, archiving or using in some way. Chat sessions may also be saved to a file. See Section [7]. When you turn the Capture file on, you will be asked to provide a name for the file. You may turn a Capture file on or off anytime during a call. The Capture file retains both text and ANSI graphics representation. In the Terminal Mode, you may use Alternate FKey assignments for FKeys 1 through 9. They may be listed in up to 9 lines, in a file named SPORTERM.KEY. in the SPORT default directory. The contents of the respective lines will be sent to the modem. The limit on the line is 128 characters, and the tilde (~) will represent a one second delay, and the bar (|) will represent a carriage return. This feature allows you to write small "scripts" to log on to boards and services with a single keystroke. [6.2] DIALING A NUMBER ================ To connect to a number in your Phone Index List, go to the Terminal Menu and use Alt D to start the dialing process. First you will be asked for the interval at which you want to redial in case you are not connected the first time. If there is no connection made the first time, SPORT will keep dialing at the designated interval. When it connects, the console bell will sound, to alert you to the connection. SPORT - Terminal Mode Page 24 [6.3] UP AND DOWNLOADING ================== When you access a remote system, you will often want to up and download files. Downloading means transfering files FROM the remote system TO your system. Uploading means transfering files TO the remote system FROM your system. SPORT uses a ZModem protocol as well as XModem and two varieties of YModem. You may integrate other protocols into your Terminal if you want to. This is discussed in the Operators Manual. [7] BEING A HOST When a caller at a terminal calls your system, SPORT will recognize the call as a human caller, not mail, and will greet the caller with the SPORT.BAN(ner) file. Look at this file and edit it to your taste, but keep it short and simple, without graphics. SPORT provides callers the opportunity to leave a note. This is saved for you in a file called SPORT.NOT. The ability for a caller to "Chat" with you is protected by a user-defined password and operates only between the hours designated as BELLON and BELLOFF in your CFG file. Chatting is a cross between making a phone call and sending a letter. Two systems are connected and each person sees what the other person is typing. Chat sessions may be saved to a capture file and reviewed offline. The ability to use any SPORT remote capability is optional and password protected, as is the ability to "drop" to another subsystem program like a Bulletin Board. See Section [7.2] and [7.3] and the Operators Manual. [7.1] BANNERS ======= SPORT - Being a Host Page 25 You may edit the banner files, which greet callers when they call your system. All callers will first see the file SPORT.BAN. If the caller asks to Chat, the file SCHAT.BAN is displayed. Both SPORT.BAN and SCHAT.BAN are created for you when you run the SPORTI Installation utility. You may want to edit these files to suit your system. [7.2] REMOTE ACCESS ============= The Sport Remote Access Utility is defined by the user, who edits or creates the file SPORTR.CTL, in the default SPORT directory, which allows up to twenty separate PRE-DEFINED operations to be performed. If the caller enters the REMOTEPASS password correctly, the remote access submenu is displayed. This submenu is automatically generated by SPORT from the contents of SPORTR.CTL. In the command lines of the SPORTR.CTL file, you may enter any command or any batch process that DOES NOT require human intervention. There is more information in the SPORTR.CTL file and in the Operators Manual. [7.3] SUBSYSTEMS ========== This is a sketch of a complex subject which is covered in detail in the Operators Manual. Subsystems, typically Bulletin Boards, may be spawned or batched. Batching is the default mode for running sub-systems. If you want to run one or two sub-systems, in the batch mode, add the words: BBSBAT <-- 1st Subsystem ALTBAT <-- 2nd Subsystem to your CFG file. Invoke SPORT with RUNSPORT.BAT, which uses an errorlevel of 5 for the first sub-system, and an errorlevel of 4 for the secondary SPORT - Being a Host Page 26 sub-system. This option is password protected with the password declared in your CFG file. When a caller correctly enters the subsystem password (any case) SPORT will automatically create the batch file named SPTSPAWN.BAT which will contain the following information: SPTCHILD [baud rate] [port] [time to next event in min] where the "baud rate" is the baud rate of the calling system and "port" is the port in use on the receiving system. After this file has been written, SPORT can use this batch file called SPTCHILD.BAT. This is a user defined batch file which should pass control to a subsystem using the replaceable parameters according to DOS procedures. This batch file (SPTCHILD) should make provision to return to SPORT upon completion. Technical Note for BBS users ---------------------------- If a user is going to run a subsystem (BBS) which requires a Fossil Driver such as the X00 series, it is important to note that the vector capture should be TURNED OFF before running SPORT and TURNED ON before running the BBS. This is a rather technical subject. The important thing to note is that SPORT does not recognize the Fossil and wants to deal directly with the same things that the Fossil does. Therefore it needs to be moved out of the way before SPORT and back in the way before the subsytem. [8] MANAGING YOUR SYSTEM [8.1] SYSTEM MENU =========== You may use Ctl P and the file SPORT.MNU and appropriate entries in your RUNSPORT.BAT file to have SPORT display a menu and drop to the other programs you use on your system. How to do this is explained in the Operators Manual. [8.2] POSTMAIL PROCESSING SPORT - System Management Page 27 =================== Postmail processing can be accomplished by entering the commands in the appropriate place in your RUNSPORT.BAT file. This is the default. It may also be accomplished in a separate batch file. See the Operators Manual. [8.3] EVENTS ====== SPORT supports the ability to exercise unattended, regular events which may be needed by a user to accomplish routine mail and maintenance functions. Events may be the running of SPORT Utilities, batch files, errorlevel numbers or scripts. Errorlevel drops are indicated by the number in square brackets and script names are enclosed in curley braces. To program Events, use E from the Utility Menu. This invokes the utility SPORTEVT. It will help you write your event files, it will automatically sort the commands by time, help you to insert or delete new events and keep your events in order. You may designate daily events or weekly events. Events are contained in the following files: SPORT.EVT for Daily events (Default) SPORTEVT.MON for Monday events SPORTEVT.TUE for Tuesday events SPORTEVT.WED for Wednesday events SPORTEVT.THU for Thursday events SPORTEVT.FRI for Friday events SPORTEVT.SAT for Saturday events SPORTEVT.SUN for Sunday events SPORT looks for a file named SPORT.EVT in the default SPORT directory. If there is one, this file tells SPORT there are daily events of which it should be aware. If there is a file for any particular day of the week, SPORT will use that file on the appropriate day, then go back to the daily event file. [8.4] ROUTING MAIL ============ SPORT supports the ability to route mail to one or many destinations. If you have SPORTRTE.EXE in your SPORT subdirectory, and run it as part of your postmail processing, and SPORTEX Page 28Page 28 have put your routing instructions in the SPORTRTE.CTL file, you can cause incoming mail to be automatically distributed to others on your Phone Index List. See the SPORTRTE.CTL file and the Operators Manual for details. [8.5] CONFERENCING ============ Using the SPORTCON utility and the SPORTCON.CTL control file you may set up a variety of conferences which allow you to discuss subjects with a defined list of participants. How to set this up is discussed in the control file and in the Operators Manual. Because this is an advanced feature, the program file is not included in your distribution package. It may be obtained free of charge by file request from Augustine Associates. [8.6] SPECIAL SESSION INTERFACE SUPPORT ================================= The Special Session Interface Support capability of SPORT allows the user to customize his system to accommodate special mail protocols, special password access, scripting and other sophisticated methods of accessing and/or managing and/or exchanging information with other systems. This subject is covered in the Operators Manual. [8.7] INTERMITTENT COMMAND PROCESSING =============================== SPORT allows the user to run batch files in the background while it is online. How this is accomplished is explained in the Operators Manual. [9] TROUBLESHOOTING [9.1] MODEM AND INITIALIZATION ======================== * WHEN I INVOKE SPORT I GET THIS MESSAGE: "Unable to find CFG file" OR I DROP BACK TO DOS. Check that \SPORT and \SPORT\INCOMING subdirectories are on the path. Check that all SPORT files are in \SPORT. * I SOMETIMES SEE "UNABLE TO INITIALIZE MODEM" IN MY LOG FILE BUT SPORT IS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SPORT - Troubleshooting Page 29 You may have the FASTMODEM option active in your CFG file. Try removing this line or "commenting it out" by placing an exclamation mark in the first column of the line containing the keyword FASTMODEM. This will slow the speed at which SPORT sends commands to your modem. Alternatively, you may have extra commands in your modem initialization string which are not needed by SPORT. Try eliminating some commands to see if they really are necessary to SPORT. * SPORT CANNOT INITIALIZE THE MODEM AT ALL. The first thing to try is to eliminate the keyword FASTMODEM from your SFLASH.CFG if it is present. IF this does not cure the problem, run the utility CHECKS from the DOS prompt to determine a proper initialization string for your modem. Alternatively, use the utility SMODEM and select your modem, or one compatible with it, from the menu of modems presented. Consult your modem documentation for any special characteristics and/or system requirements needed to use it. In general, you must be using a Hayes compatible modem to use SPORT. [9.2] THE FULL-SCREEN EDITOR ====================== * WHEN USING THE SPORT FULL SCREEN EDITOR (SPORTEDT) FOR EDITING MY CFG (CONFIGURATION) OR IDX (INDEX) FILES, THE EDITOR WILL SOMETIMES TRUNCATE A PART OF THE LINE I HAVE CREATED. SPORTEDT is designed primarily for creating Flash Messages and only secondarily for use to edit the CFG or IDX files (using the G or X command from the Utility Menu). Because of this, SPORTEDT will force a certain line length to ensure that Flash Messages remain consistent from system to system. This line length is generally sufficient for most purposes, including editing the CFG or IDX files. If, however, you find that you must create a line longer than SPORTEDT permits, you should use your favorite external text editor. Since all of the SPORT control and support files are in flat ASCII, you may use the editor of your choice. Remember to run SPREP if you are using an external editor. * WHEN I WANT TO EDIT A MESSAGE I GET THE LINE EDITOR RATHER THAN THE FULL SCREEN EDITOR. SPORTEDT.EXE is not located in your SPORT default directory and you have not declared your favorite text editor useing the EDITOR keyword in the Configuration File. SPORT - Troubleshooting Page 30 [9.3] MAIL AND MESSAGES ================= * I GET THE MESSAGE "NO CARRIER" WHEN I TRY TO CONTACT A SYSTEM. The system is off-line or busy. * SPORT WILL NOT EXCHANGE MAIL WITH SOME SYSTEMS, BUT WILL DO SO WITH OTHERS. You may be attempting to contact a "closed system". SPORT has the capability of increasing its level of security by only allowing certain systems to exchange mail. See the Operators Manual for information on this subject. * I SEE SOME OUTGOING MESSAGES HAVE BEEN RENAMED WITH A "BAD" FILE EXTENSION. WHAT IS WRONG? This is normal and occurs whenever SPORT has tried to exchange mail with another system but the exchange has failed. Once the attempted exchange fails, SPORT immediately renames any FLS (Flash Message) to BAD so that no further mail will be sent to that system. Check your SPORT log for why the exchange failed. You may reset BAD files using R from the Utilities Menu. * I WANT TO MAKE MY SYSTEM AS SECURE AS POSSIBLE. To take full advantage of all of the security provisions which SPORT allows see the Operators Manual. [9.4] TERMINAL MODE ============= * MY MODEM DIALS THE PHONE, BUT THERE IS NO ANSWER. If the modem reports UNABLE TO CONNECT, then the target system is off line or it is busy. * TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC, OR IS CUT OFF. There could be line noise or other problems. Try later. * DURING A TERMINAL MODE CALL, NONE OF MY TYPED CHARACTERS APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. Turn the Echo On. SPORT - Troubleshooting Page 31 * DURING A TERMINAL MODE CALL, ALL OF THE CHARACTERS I TYPE APPEAR TWICE. Turn the Echo Off. * I CALL A BBS BUT SEE CHARACTERS IN PARENTHESIS INSTEAD OF GRAPHICS. ANSI graphics should be on. You need the driver ANSI.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file, and on your system. * DURING A CALL, BINARY CHARACTERS APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. Parameters are set incorrectly. That is, the 8/n/1 (word size/parity/stop bits) are different on the system you have connected with. You can either experiment by changing your parameters and calling again, or try to determine what their parameters are. Many Bulletin Board Systems indicate their settings when they publish their numbers. [9.5] TSR's ===== RAM resident programs often are sometimes not good software neighbors. If you are having trouble with SPORT you may try disabling your TSR's (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs, cold booting (turning your computer off and on again, and trying again. This will indicate if any of these programs are interfering with SPORT'S operation. [9.6] SPORT AND DESQVIEW ================== * WHEN RUNNING UNDER DESQVIEW, SPORT WILL SOMETIMES TAKE ALL OF THE TIME SLICE, BRINGING THE TASK IN THE OTHER WINDOW TO A HALT. This is normal if you are not using the IGNOREDV option in your SFLASH.CFG file. When not using this option SPORT is very aggressive about time slicing, attempting to ensure that nothing will interrupt the flow of communications. SPORT will take the entire time slice during preliminary syncing with another SPORT and during file transfer sessions. If you find this to be a problem, add the keyword IGNOREDV to your SFLASH.CFG file. This will prevent SPORT from taking more than the time slice available to the window in which it is running. If you use this option (IGNOREDV), be sure that you understand how SPORT - Troubleshooting Page 32 communications can be affected. You should refer to the documentation which came with DesqView for details. * SPORT WILL SOMETIMES HANG IN ITS WINDOW. This can be caused by a number of things. First check to be sure that you have given SPORT sufficient memory for the window in which it is run. We recommend a 384K window for most purposes. If you are supporting a subsystem in memory, a large external editor, or making extensive use of SPORT shelling capabilities, you may need to increase this memory allocation according to the needs of the programs you are running with SPORT. Also, remove any TSRs (Terminate and Stay Resident Programs) and try running SPORT. TSRs can be the cause of many strange system problems when run with other programs. If you are using any TSRs, suspect them first and check them out carefully. * SPORT BLEEDS THROUGH TO MY OTHER WINDOW. Comment out the keyword FASTSCREEN from your SFLASH.CFG file. This will eliminate all direct screen writes with the exception of the Sport Editor (SPORTEDT). None of the SPORT utilities uses direct screen writes so they will not bleed through to other multitasking windows. WHAT IS THE BEST TIME SLICE FOR USING SPORT WITH DESQVIEW? We recommend a 9:6 ratio, with the SPORT window receiving 9. SPORT - Troubleshooting Page 33 INDEX ADDRESSING Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ALIAS Addressing to an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ALTBAT For Invoking Sub-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 APPENDING Messages to Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ATTACHING Files to Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 BANNERS You Display to Callers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BATCH FILES Running in the background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CHECKS For Choosing Init String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 COMMANDS In Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CONFERENCING Using SPORTCON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CONFIG.SYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 DIALING A Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 DOWNLOADING From Another System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 EVENTS Daily and Weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 FASTMODEM How to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 FLASH Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fossil Drivers In Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 GETLIB To save a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 HELP From Mail Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 From Utilities Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HOLD All Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 HOST Being a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 INCOMING Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 INITIALIZATION Setting up strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 INSTALLING SPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 INVOKING SPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SPORT - Index Page 34 LEGAL NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 LIBRARY Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LOCKING MAILER For Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MAIL SUMMARY MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 MASS MAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MENU Selections for Other Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 MESSAGES Entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MODEM Guidelines for Intitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MODEMINIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MODEMINITSPEED How to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MODEMS And SPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PATH SPORT Subdirectories on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 POLLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 POSTMAIL Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PRIVATEMAIL for Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 READING Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 RECEIVING Messages and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 REGISTER How to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 REMOTE ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 REMOTEPASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 REQ File Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 REQUESTFILE For File Requesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 REQUESTING Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ROUTING Mail to Other Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SCHAT.BAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SCREEN Mailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SECURITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SET-UP SPORT - Index Page 35 Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SFLASH Creating messages with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Line Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SFLASH.HDR Message Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SMODEM For choosing Init String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SPORT.BAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SPORT.LOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SPORTBBS Remote BBS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 SPORTEDT SPORTEDT Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SPORTEX Extended Mail Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SPORTNWS.TXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 SPORTPAC For Packing/Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 SPORTR.CTL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SPORTRM Remote Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SPORTRTE.CTL Routing Control File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SPORTU System Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SPREP Preparing files with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SPTCHILD.BAT With Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SPTSPAWN.BAT Using for Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SUBSYSTEM Batching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Spawning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SUBSYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SYSTEM Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SYSTEM STATUS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 TSR's SPORT and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 UNHOLD All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 UPLOADING From Another System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 W.A.I.T.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPORT - 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