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!PozChat v0.90 by James Porritt
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Release
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This release (0.90) of the program is freeware, although it could
conceivably become shareware in the future. In any case please I would be
pleased to hear from anyone who runs it seriously.
Version 0.90 is quite a break-away from previous versions, and is due to its
parallel development with the Unix version.
If you are upgrading from a previous version (before 0.90), then I would
advise NOT dragging !PozChat over an old version, but to have a brand new
copy.
Overview
========
This talker provides a lot of the features which I like in talkers, and is
easy for a beginner to start on. I want a talker which I can talk on straight
away, without having to wade through pages of introduction and tons of stuff
on location, story, etc.
Connecting and Talking
======================
To connect merely telnet to the port defined in the preferences window.
You will be asked for an account name. If the name you enter does not have an
account then you will be logged straight in as a guest, otherwise you will be
asked for the password.
Talking is merely a matter of typing the text you want to say.
When you first connect you will be in group Public, and only people in that
group will be able to hear what you say. To see who is on the talker type:
.who
You can also check who is on the talker without even having to connect, by
telnetting to port defined in the preferences window.
Commands
========
A user can only access a command if his privilege is greater than or equal
to that of the command. If not then the talker will appear not to be aware of
that command.
NOTE: All user and group names as well as commands are case insensitive.
.QUIT
Quits the talker.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.HELP [<command>|<help file>]
Help facility.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.COMMANDS
Lists all known commands.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.INFO
Gets account info on <user>.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.EXAMINE <user>
Examines <user> on line.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.WHO
Lists who is on the talker.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.EMOTE <action>
Express an <action>, eg ".EMOTE waves" from user "Poz" would display:
"Poz waves".
Minimum privilege - 0.
.WHISPER <user> <message>
Whisper <message> to <user>.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.GROUPTELL <group> <message>
Whisper <message> to people in <group> only.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.COMMENT [<message>]
Sets your comment to <message>. If <message> is ommited your last
comment is removed.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.COMMENTS
Lists all users comments.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.GROUP <group>
Changes to <group>.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.GROUPS
Lists the groups currently on the talker.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.EVICT <user>
Evicts a user from a group.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.JOIN <user>
Joins a user in a group.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.GMASTER <user>
Makes someone else the group master.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.GNAME <name>
Changes the current group name to <name>.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.TIME
Displays local time.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.CREDITS
Shows a list of credits for the talker.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.SET
Sets user related flags. See the note on flags below.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.UNSET
Unsets user related flags. See the note on flags below.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.IGNORE <user>
Prevents you from hearing, or being whispered to by <user>.
Minimum privilege - 0.
.UNIGNORE <user>
Stops ignoring <user>
Minimum privilege - 0.
.SHOUT <message>
Shout <message> to everyone on the talker.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.LOCK
Locks a group.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.UNLOCK
Unlocks a group.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.INVITE <user>
Invites a user.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.UNINVITE <user>
Uninvites a user.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.INVITES <user>
See who is invited to all the locked groups.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.PASSWORD
Enters the password changing procedure.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.SETINFO
Sets account information. Currently the 'age', 'comments',
'interests' and 'next around' fields can be set.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.WAKE <user>
Wake <user> up.
Minimum privilege - 1.
.GAG <username>
Gags a user from shouting.
Minimum privilege - 3.
.UNGAG <username>
Ungags <username>, enabling them to shout.
Minimum privilege - 3.
.NAME <oldname> <newname>
Changes <oldname>'s name to <newname>.
Minimum privilege - 5.
.WARN <username> <message>
Warns <username>
Minimum privilege - 7.
.KICK <username> [<message>]
Kicks <username> off the talker, and tells him <message>.
Minimum privilege - 7.
.STATS
Displays some talker statistics.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.INVIS
Makes you invisible.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.VIS
Makes you visible again.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.BANUSER <user>
Suspends a <user>s account.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.UNBANUSER <user>
Re-enables a <user>s account.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.ALERT <message>
Alerts the whole talker with <message>.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.SPY <group>
Spys on a group.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.UNSPY <group>
Stops spying on a group.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.SPYING
Lists the groups you are spying on.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.SETPRIVS <user> <priv>
Temporarily set <user>'s privs to <priv>.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.RESTART
Allows external restart of talker.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.SHUTDOWN
Shutsdown the talker.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.TSET
Sets talker related flags. See the note on flags below.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.TUNSET
Unsets talker related flags. See the note on flags below.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.TLOCK
Locks the talker from further connections.
Minimum privilege - 9.
.TUNLOCK
Unlocks the talker allowing connections.
Minimum privilege - 9.
A list of commands can be found in the talker by typing .commands.
There do exist various shorthand ways of performing some of these commands.
They are as following:
"<message>" would send "<username> : <message>" to the current group.
"`<message>" would send "<username> : <message>" to the current group.
": <message>" would send "<username> <message>" to the current group.
":: <message>" would send either "<username>'s <message>" or
"<username>' <message>" (depending on which is gramatically correct) to
the current group.
";<message>" would send "<username><message>" to the current group.
"! <message>" would send "<username> !<message>" to everyone on the talker.
"> <otheruser> <message>" would send "<username> > <message>" to user
<otheruser>
">> <groupname> <message>" would send "<username> >> <message>" to group
<groupname>"
"< <otheruser> <message>" would send "<username> <message>" to user
<otheruser>
"<< <groupname> <message>" would send "<username> <message>" to group
<groupname>
Online Help
===========
Help is provided on all commands by typing: .help <command>, and you can
addhelp on any item by putting a file with that name into the
<PozChat$Files>.Help directory.
Accounts
========
Accounts can be created/changed with a text editor, and putting the
relevantly named account into the Accounts directory located inside the main
!PozChat directory. In previous versions of !PozChat an accounts window has
existed which has allowed 'simpler' editing of accounts, but since I've
changed the way accounts are stored the window has been removed from this
version.
Flags
=====
A quick note on which flags can be set with which commands.
.SET/.UNSET
VT100 - sets wether important text is displayed in bold or not.
CR - sets wether carriage returns are sent as well as line feeds.
ECHO - sets wether user input is echoed.
BEEP - sets wether the users terminal beeps whenever anyone connects.
.TSET/.TUNSET
BEEP - Makes the host computer beep whenever anyone connects
GUESTVT100 }
GUESTCR } Sets what flags are set in the guest account
GUESTECHO }
GUESTBEEP }
.TSET
LOG <value> - Sets the talker log level to <value>
CHATPORT <port> - Sets the port the talker starts on.
WHOPORT <port> - Sets the port the .who information is available on.
.TUNSET
LOG -