~ BBS commands: CTRL-S Suspend text listings CTRL-Q Start text listings CTRL-C Abort text listings When logging on The BBS, ~N , if you do not wish to see the log on screen type the following: Welcome to AmiExpress BBS version Beta Your connected at XXXXX baud ANSI Graphics (Y/N)? {Enter Y or N followed by Q for quit opening} 'A' - Alter file flags This command allows you to change the flagged file list without having to do a file listings and get a PAUSE...MORE prompt to change the flags. This is good only for the current conference that you're in. Chaining data is allowed, or the routine will prompt you. First it will show the current list of flags. No file flags Filename(s) to flag: (C)lear, (Enter)=none? At this prompt you may: 1. Enter new files to add to the flag list 2. Enter 'C' to goto the clear flag prompt Filename(s) to Clear: (*)All, (Enter)=none? At this prompt you may: 1. Enter filenames to remove from the flag list wildcards are valid, however they will only remove the first entry. 2. Using '*' will remove all enties in the list. 3. Or (Enter) to exit. Once you've exitied the Clear prompt it will once again show the list of flagged files and drop back to the Main Menu. 'B' - Bulletins Displays a list of Bulletins if available in the current conference. Choose a bulletin number to read or (Enter) to return to Main Menu. Stacked command: B 1 Read Bulletin 1 'C' - Comment to SYSOP This command is the same as entering a message, except the message is to the SYSOP. 'D' - Download a file You can only download files that are in the conference you're currently in. You can't flag files in one conference, then join a different conference and still download those flagged files. 1. The BBS displays the your download/upload stats. 2. The BBS then figures out what ratio limits you have left before uploading. 3. Next it asks for the protocol to be used. At this time Z (Z-Modem) is the only valid protocol. 4. Wildcards are allowed, but not without at least one normal character. EG: "*" is not allowed but "a*" is allowed. 5. As the BBS finds a file and displays the amount of time required and how big, if you can d/l it, the BBS automatically checks the flaglist and if there isn't already a entry like the one just found, then it adds it to the flag list. This is so if you want to exit the d/l routine to list a file area again, you don't have to type the filenames in again. If you need to remove a file you don't want to download, just use 'A'lter flags command. 6. After hitting (Enter) on a blank filespec prompt the BBS displays the totals and checks to see if you can download the files within your limits. 7. Asks "(Enter) to Start, (G)oodbye after transfer, (A)bort?" Specifing 'A'bort will exit out of the download routine. 'G'oodbye after transfer will give you 10 secs to decide whether you really want to logoff or not. Stacked command: D Filename1 Filename2 Filename3 'E' - Enter a message. If you're addressing a person who doesn't have access to the conference you're in, they will never get that message. 1. Asks for who to send it to. If a wildcard is used the search will find the first user that fits the wildcard and will display it and then ask if its correct, if you say no, then it will search forward. If it doesn't find the user, it exit back to the Main Menu prompt. 2. If you just hit (Enter) on the TO: prompt it will send the message to ALL. This will be a public message. 3. Another name that is valid in the TO: prompt is SYSOP, this will be replaced by the Name of the SYSOP, in user slot 1. 4. Next prompt is the Subject of the message, if you just hit (Enter) it will exit back to the Main Menu prompt. 5. The BBS will now ask if the message is to be readable only by the receiver of the message. 6. Now you have entered the message editor. 7. Tabs now work in the editor, they are indicated by a '|' in the header. 8. Ctrl-X in the message editor will delete the current line. 9. If you hit (Enter) on a blank line you will exit the message editor to the Edit Command prompt. 10. The options are: 1. A)bort - Abort entering the message. 2. C)ont - Continue entering the message, this option will print the last line with text and put the cursor at the end of the line. 3. D)elete - Allows you to delete a specific line. 4. E)dit - Allows you to change text within a line. 5. L)ist - List the message to the screen. 6. S)ave - Saves the message. 'F' - File listings File listing will only show files that are available in the conference you are currently in. 1. A listing of file directories will be displayed. Type the directory number to see the list of files, or (Enter) by itself to return to the Main Menu prompt. 2. The specified directory will be displayed and will pause unless NS (Non-Stop) has been specified. 3. On the pause prompt, you can select 'F' for flagging files. Stacked commands: F 1 List Files in directory 1 F * NS List Files in non-stop mode! (Where * = A(ll) U(pload) or dir #) 'G' - Goodbye 1. First checks to see if there was a ZooMail that hasn't been downloaded. If there is, it will ask if you want to leave anyway. NOTE: ZooMail has been disabled temporarily. 2. The system then checks to see if there are any partial uploads that the you haven't finished sending yet. If so, then it will let you know and ask if you want to leave anyway. If you don't want to leave, then the BBS asks if you want to view the files. If you do want to view them, the BBS will go into the resume routine showing you the filename and filesize, then ask if you want to resume on that particular file. If not, the the BBS asks if you want to delete the file. If you don't want to delete that file, then the BBS will go onto the next file that is to be resumed. 3. The BBS will display the Log-Off screen. 'H' - Help 1. The BBS will display this file. 'J' - Join 1. The BBS will display a list of conferences that you have access to. Type the number of the conference you want to go to or (Enter) to return to the Main Menu prompt. Stacked command: J 1 Join Conference 1 'M' - Mode Select This option allows you to toggle between ANSI color and monochrome display. 'N' - New files since. This allows you to list just the files that have been added to the BBS since the last time you've called. This will only show new files for the conference that you're currently in. 1. It will then ask for the date you want to list from. The last date you were on will be the default. This is selected by just hitting (Enter) alone. Entering the date to start the list from must be done as MM-DD-YY. 2. Next the BBS asks for the directory to search thru. An 'A' can be used to list all directories, also 'U' can be specified for the Upload directory. 3. The Pause prompt works the same as described in the file listing section. (N)ew Files Date & Dir # Stacked commands: N 06-01-89 6 N 06-01-89 6 NS (Non-Stop) 'O' - Operator Page This function is used to try to page the SYSOP to see if he's around to chat. 1. If you select this option you name displayed in the status bar will change to a different color even if the paging function is currently turned off. 2. If the Chat toggle flag is not set to allow paging then the BBS will say: "Sorry, The SYSOP, is not around right now You can use 'C' to leave a comment." 3. If the chat toggle flag is set to allow paging, then the BBS displays "paging SYSOP (CTRL-C to Abort). ." followed by bells and more dots. 4. If the SYSOP is around and wants to chat with you, he will see the flashing and initiate the chat function. During chat, if ANSI mode is selected, your text will be a different color than his. 'OPEN' - Open a door Displays a list of doors available in the current conference. Type the number of the door you want to run or (Enter) to return to the Main Menu prompt. Stacked command: OPEN 1 Start door 1 'R' - Read mail First the BBS shows the read prompt: A>gain D>elete R>eply Q>uit <CR>=Next (a+b)? Hitting (Enter) by itself will show the next available public message. You can also jump to a message by typing a message number: (#) Will take you straight to that message. (+) Read messages Forward order. (-) Read messages Reverse order. 1. A>gain displays the message currently shown again, (specified by the 'a' in the above line). 2. D>elete allows you to delete a message only if you left the message or the message is to you. 3. R>eply allows you to reply to either a private message you've just read, or a public (ALL) one. 4. Q[32>uit exits out of the read mail routine. Stacked commands: R 10+ Read at message 10 and go forwards. R 10- Read at message 10 and go backwards. R NS Read new messages in non-stop mode. 'S' - Stats for the User This function shows you some of your stats. (123456789) Conf Access: XXXXXXXXX Caller Num.: 2049 Lst Date On: 05-14-91 Security Lv: 30 # Times On : 579 Ratio DL/UL: Disabled # Downloads: 0 # Uploads : 0 Bytes DL'd : 0 Bytes UL'd : 0 Bytes Avail: 99999999 'T' - Time This function shows the current time and date at the BBS. 'U' - Upload This function allows you to send files to the BBS. 1. The BBS shows the amount of free space. If lower then 2,000,000 bytes in the current directory (The second number.), the BBS will not allow any uploads. 2. At this point the BBS checks to see if you have any incomplete uploads. This works the same as explained under the 'G'oodbye command. 3. The BBS then asks you to enter the filenames of the files you wish to upload. Pressing (Enter) alone will have Z-Modem tell the BBS the names. Specifing an 'A' will abort out of the upload and return you to the Main Menu prompt. 4. If you enter filenames, the BBS will check to make sure they don't already exist. If not, the BBS will prompt you to enter a description for each file. Enter a blank line to end the description. 5. Next the BBS will display: (Enter) to Start, (G)oodbye after transfer, (A)bort? This works the same as specified in the download routines. 6. Once the transfer has completed the BBS displays the stats from the transfer for all the files and the time used is credited for the uploads. 7. The BBS checks files sent to see if the name is longer than 12 characters and asks you to rename them if any are. You will also be prompted for file descriptions if you've let Z-Modem tell the BBS the file names. 8. Once the description has been entered the BBS checks to see if the file ends in .ARC .ZOO .LZH .WRP or .DMS and if there is, the BBS tests the file. 'V' - View a file This function will allow you to view (read) a text file that is in the file listings. 1. The BBS asks for the filename to view. The BBS will only display a plain, uncompressed text file. Files with characters greater than 127 cause the BBS to return the message: "This file is not a text file." and then returns back to the Main Menu prompt Stacked command: V Filename.txt 'W' - Write info This function allows you to change a couple of items about yourself. 1. Name : Joseph Hodge 2. From : Radford, VA 3. Phone : 703-639-6114 4. Password : BuggyBoy 5. NumLines : 23 6. Computer : Amiga 2000/GVP030 7. Scr Type : Amiga ANSI 8. Scrn Clr : Y 9. Protocol : /X Internal Zmodem 10.Editor : Prompt 'X' - Expert mode toggle This function toggles whether you are in expert mode or novice mode. In novice mode the BBS will redisplay the menu after every command you issue. 'Z' - Zippy search 1. The BBS will ask for the string to search for, this search is NOT case sensitive. If you just press (Enter), it will exit back to the Main Menu prompt. 2. Next it will ask for the directory to search thru, options for this prompt are given above under (N)ew files since. 'ZOOM' - Zoo Mail This function will put all unread messages, both private to you and public, into one file. The BBS will then download the file to you using your default protocol setting. NOTEABLE FEATURES: 1. Command history has been added in to allow up to 20 history lines to be remembered. Once the limit of 20 has been released the history will cycle thru. CTRL-B will reset the history pointer to zero entries. 2. Automatic Z-Modem upload. If you start a Z-Modem upload on the Main prompt, the BBS will detect this and enter the Z-Modem upload routines. *** HST users *** For maximum speed make sure you run Amimodem or another similar program to set the HST up for maximum file transfers. If you have a HST 9600 you can expect around 1200CPS average time. If you have a 14.4K HST you can expect around 1450-1650CPS average time depending on the phone connection. How do you tell if you have a 14.4K or 9600 HST? Well after loging off from the BBS, give your modem the following AT command: ATI6 USRobotics Courier 9600 HST Dual Standard Link Diagnostics... Chars sent 1168 Chars Received 6840 Chars lost 0 Octets sent 1168 Octets Received 6119 Blocks sent 1027 Blocks Received 1642 Blocks resent 1 Retrains Requested 2 Retrains Granted 0 Line Reversals 0 Blers 196 Link Timeouts 0 Link Naks 0 Data Compression On Equalization Long Fallback Enabled Speed 14400/450 Disconnect Reason is Loss of Carrier OK If the speed says 14400/450 you have a 14.4K HST if it says 9600/450 you have one of the older 9600 HST's. Call US Robotics about upgrading to a 14.4K HST.