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Directory Services (DS) is a brand new concept for FidoNet. It allows users
from other systems to query your system for your user names. Before a user
from another system would have to send a message to 'sysop @ <yournpde>' and
ask you the question if you had 'John Smith' as one of your users, and if
'John' spelled his last name as 'Smith' or 'Smyth'. DS fully automates this
process by eliminating the need for human intervention much like AreaFix
automated the job of echomail maintaince.
HOW DIRECTORY SERVICES WORKS:
DS scans your netmail area for messages addressed to it. Upon finding such a
message it will process it according to the commands found the message's
subject line. The following are a list of currently available user commands:
HELP
This will send back a sysop-defined message detailing DS'
instructions.
LIST [<field> <operation> <value>]
This will send back a list of users that fit the query.
The <field> is the name of a users record field (ex. name or city).
The <operation> can be one of the following:
= - <value> equals <field>
: - <value> is in <field> (string fields only)
< - <value> is less than <field>
> - <value> is greater then <field>
# - <value> doesn't equal <field>