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PROGRAM INFORMATION
PPoint - Copyright (c) 1996 Harvey Parisien
Box 323 Station A, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7M 6R2
FidoNet 1:249/114 or InterNet parisien@alcuf.ca
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To create an up-to-date User Reference Guide, press F1 for a help
screen. Select Help Index and select the last choice which is Print
User Reference Guide. This will print a complete function by function
guide to running PPoint. This guide contains the complete contents of
your online Help System.
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Other software by Parisien...
Magic FREQ names for 1:249/114
DB = Generic dBASE III+ Database Manager / CONTACT MANAGER, PIM
RAD = dBASE III file compatible, BBS or REMOTE online database
DBQ = Message based Query system for dBASE III files
OMENU = oMENU the Ultimate disk Menu System
POINT = PPoint - Professional Point System
OFFLINE = The easy to use, QWK offline reader.
HARVEY = Harvey the Robot automated message mailer *.PKT format
HLIST = HLIST File List Compiler for files.bbs systems.
RAT = Moderator Warning System
VGP = VGP Encryption System
PPoint and most of these systems are available from...
Site SysOp Address
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AUSTRALIA Sue Blake, Sydney, Australia 3:712/404
CANADA Harvey Parisien, Kingston, Ontario (HOME) 1:249/114
CANADA Matthew Lewis, Calgary, Alberta 1:134/32
CANADA Preston Smith, St. Margarets Bay, NS 1:251/11
GERMANY Peter Kaszanics, Essen, Germany 2:245/100
GERMANY Peter Kaszanics, Essen, Germany 2:245/8
ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/301
ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/338
ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/350
ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/355
NETHERLANDS Robert Borst, Veldhoven, Netherlands 2:500/136
NETHERLANDS Joop Blokker, Brainstorm, Amsterdam 2:280/711
THAILAND Gerald Williams, Bangkok, Thailand 6:608/10
UK Cliff Harrold, Pencader, Dyfed, Wales 2:442/403
US Jack Shoup, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1:128/88
US Marc Lewis, New Orleans, Louisiana 1:396/45
On the Internet: ftp://ftp.aracnet.com/users/carter/point/
http://www.aracnet.com/~carter/
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Help on Help
Throughout the Help screens, you will find Topics identified by a in
front of a keyword. This allows you to get details on that topic by
using your arrow keys to move the highlighter bar on the topic and
pressing enter.
The top of each Help screen also provides a selection for a Help Index
which lists all the topics contained in online help.
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Host: Host Transfers
This connects you to your HOST system (or boss node) to collect new
mail/files, and send any outstanding mail from your system. It is not
necessary to have mail to send in order to connect to your host. You
can Poll for mail when ever you wish to see if there is anything
waiting for you on the host system, or to request or send files.
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You will have the option to set a timer to Poll at a future time. If
you choose to do so, the screen will display the Poll time, and
current time. Pressing Esc aborts the Poll, any other key starts
immediately. After 60 seconds (or pressing the space bar) of waiting,
the screen will blank, all except for the timer display. If you use
the Timer, then after the Poll is completed the screen will go blank
again after 60 seconds, to preserve your hardware.
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Request Files
Send Files
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Host: Activity Report
This displays your systems log, which shows details on processing mail
into and out of PPoint, and information on transfers to your host.
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103
Host: View Outbound
This shows any files waiting in your outbound area. These are files
waiting to be delivered to your host on your next transfer.
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104
Host: View Inbound
This shows any files received from your host on previous transfers.
If you are using DOS 5.x or newer, you will have a prompt to MOVE the
files to another location.
If you have LIST by Vernon Buerg in your PPoint directory, you will
have a prompt to LIST files in your inbound.
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Host: Request Files
This allows you to request files FROM YOUR HOST. For a list of your
hosts files, you just simply request FILES. It is not necessary to
have mail to send in order to connect to your host.
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You also will have the option to request any new entry automatically
every time you connect with the host. This is handy if your host has
an updated file continually waiting for you.
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This feature can also be used to cause your mailer to exit even if
there was no mail received from the host. Usually the host will have
a file called ABOUT which is a very small text file containing
information on your host.
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TO REQUEST FILES DIRECTLY from other nodes in your network, you need
a nodelist. This is a more traditional way of requesting a file. You
send a netmail message to the source node (just use SysOp if you don't
know his or her name) of the file and put the file to be requested on
the subject line like this:
/freq bexe_256.zip
... and the file will be requested. This is often referred to as
FILE REQUESTING or FREQING.
Some systems require additional passwording security for file
requests. When freqing using a password, the format is:
/freq filename.ext!password
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Send Files
Operational Keys in the Reading Area
Setup: Edit Nodelist
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Host: Send Files
This allows you to send files TO YOUR HOST. This can be a complete
drive and path description. This will be sent to your host on your
next transfer. It is not necessary to have mail to send in order to
connect to your host.
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You also will have the option to send any new entry automatically
every time you connect with the host. This is handy if you have an
updated file to continually send to your host.
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TO SEND FILES DIRECTLY to other nodes in your network, you may need a
nodelist if your HOST systems can not route file attaches like mail.
You send a netmail message to the receiver of the file and put the
file to be sent on the subject line like this:
/send c:\trash\oldstuff.lzh
... and the file will be sent. This is often referred to as
FILE ATTACHING.
PPoint now has a directory/file browser feature that lets you point to
files to attach. This is accessed by pressing F5 when entering a
subject.
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Request Files
Operational Keys in the Reading Area
Setup: Edit Nodelist
How to Send Files or File Attach Netmail
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Host: Exit
This exits PPoint to DOS
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
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201
Mail: Select message area
This displays a list of all the current message areas (or sometimes
called conferences) on the system. As PPoint receives new areas, they
are automatically setup (no need to fuss with configuration files).
This function allows you to select an area to read mail in.
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203
Mail: Read/Reply messages
This is the area where you read and/or reply to mail. You can list
areas, and messages from the READING AREA, as well as export or print
messages.
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Operational Keys in the Reading Area
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204
Mail: Enter a message
This allows you to enter a new message in any message area.
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Address Book and Carbon Copy Messages
Operational Keys in the Reading Area
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206
Mail: Read your new mail
This checks all message areas for mail addressed to you. You can
check your whole message database, or just UNREAD mail.
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Mail: Find & Read messages
This allows you to search one or all message areas for a match to your
search text in the message header (the To, From, and Subject fields),
or complete message.
Once a FIND/SEARCH has been requested, just use the normal keys to
review all finds ie: Right Arrow Key or ENTER causes a FIND AGAIN.
PPoint lets you store a find request and assign a name to it. Future
find requests can simply be picked off a list. These find requests
are