Below you will find a listing of all the BBS commands. 1 GOODBYE 2 PREVIOUS 3 TOP 4 LOGEDIT 5 LOGVIEW 6 SIGVIEW 7 BIOGRAPHIES 9 CONFERENCE 10 REGISTER 12 CHAT 13 HELP 14 MBJOIN 16 ENTERMESSAGE 18 READSEQUENTIAL 19 READNEWAREA 20 READNEWGLOBAL 21 READSEARCH 24 READPERSONAL 27 MOVEMAIL 28 ARCMAIL 29 MBCHANGEAREA 30 MBFEEDBACK 31 PROTOCOL 33 NEWFILES 34 LISTFILES\pi 35 SHORTLIST 36 DBCHANGEAREA 37 MARKEDFILES 38 DBSEARCH 39 DBINFO 40 DBLISTOPTIONS 41 DBEDIT 42 UPLOAD 43 UL_LOGOFF 44 DOWNLOAD 45 DL_LOGOFF 46 DBMOVE 47 DBKILL 49 DBCONTINUOUS 53 PAGELINE 55 MBCONTINUOUS 56 DBBROWSEMODE 57 WHOS_ONLINE 58 LASTTEN 59 WHOS_IN_CB Enter the number of the command you need help with :@? @L1 GOODBYE Logs off the system. @; @L2 PREVIOUS Returns to the calling menu. "Pops up" one layer in the menu tree. This option has no meaning in the MAIN menu. @; @L3 TOP Same as PREVIOUS but pops ALL the way up to the Main Menu. A useful command if are several layers deep in menus. Like PREVIOUS, this command has no meaning in the MAIN menu. @; @L4 LOGEDIT Allows a user to alter his terminal parameters, personal prefer- ences, statistical information and his user biography. The statistics and parameters maintained for each user are for convenience divided into two parts: the caller's personal statis- tics, his name, address etc., and the defaults and preferences this user has set up for the actual interaction with Skyline. This is also where personal biographies are entered. None of the changes are saved (except the Biography) unless the user selects the SAVE CHANGES option on the way back to the BBS. @; @L5 LOGVIEW Shows a listing of the userlog of this system. Several different levels of displayed data are available. These are chosen when this command is executed. @; @L6 SIGVIEW This is a message-base related command, and shows a list of all the people who have JOINed this message base area. @; @L7 BIOGRAPHIES This is the command that allows reading of user-written biogra- phies. A list of the available user biographies is shown and the user is given the opportunity o read one or more. @; @L9 CONFERENCE Enters the Conference area. @; @L10 REGISTER This is the command that lets nonmembers join the system. @; @L12 CHAT This pages the SYSOP for a chat. Chat hours might be restricted. It is poossible that you will be asked for a reason. @; @L13 HELP This command gives you help from any menu. @; @L14 JOIN Allows a user to JOIN a message base or SIG, so that the system will allow them to receive mail there and begin to track the user's use of the area. This is different than in most BBS sys- tems. You can read messages in an area even if you haven't joined it, and even post them, but until you JOIN it, no one can send mail to you, and your HIGH MESSAGE READ will not be remembered. Once a message base has been JOINed it can be selected with the MBCHANGEAREA command. @; @L16 ENTERMESSAGE This is the generalized command to enter a message in a message base. All message input, except direct replies to other messages, are initiated with this command. The user has a choice of entering his message directly or upload- ing it via their default transfer protocol. The locally-logged-on SYSOP has the additional option of turning a text file directly into a message. Simply enter the full pathname of the desired file. @; @L18 READSEQUENTIAL This command is the generalized message reading command. It serves as both a forward and reverse reading command. It asks for a starting and an ending number for the read; if the ending number is higher than the starting, it reads sequentially for- ward. If not, it reads backwards. @; @L19 READNEWAREA This command shows the user all messages entered in this area since the last one read. This works only if the caller has JOINed this area. @; @L20 READNEWGLOBAL This cycles through the caller's own message base list (the ones he has JOINed) and shows the new messages in each area. The caller may be asked before each area change if they wish to enter a message in this area before proceeding. @; @L21 READSEARCH This allows a search through a message base using several differ- ent keying possiblilties. The messages containing the search word in the chosen key fields will be shown sequentially. @; @L24 READPERSONAL This command retrieves all messages in all areas that are direct- ly addressed to the user and have not been previously seen. @; @L27 MOVEMAIL This command is used to move an inappropriate message into anoth- er area. Often an inxperienced user will mistakenly enter a message that doesn't belong in a certain area. This command simply moves it over to the new area, adjusting message numbers and high-low counters appropriately. @; @L28 ARCMAIL This command turns on a specialized mode that affects the NEXT message-reading command. When activated, the results of the next read command will be compressed in the user's default archive method and then transmitted via the user's default transfer protocol. (The default ARCHIVE method is changed with the LOGEDIT command; the default protocol is selected via the PROTOCOL com- mand.) @; @L29 MBCHANGEAREA This lets the user select from among the message base areas he has JOINed. It will show a list of them if desired. Note that this command is also restricted by the settings in the menus. It is possible for a menu to lock out message base areas otherwise allowable; see the beginning of the example menu. @; @L30 MBFEEDBACK This command sends mail specifically to the SYSOP. This is di- rected to the SYSOP area. @; @L31 PROTOCOL This allows the choosing of the available transfer protocols. These are set up initially by the BBS:Config/Globals file and its XFER keywords; see that section for how to maintain your list of allowable protocols. The default protocol then becomes part of the user's account and is used for all situations that require a file transfer protocol. @; @L33 NEWFILES This command shows the new files received by the system, that are in areas accessible to the user, received since a specified date. The default is the last day the user called. This command will show all files received on or since that day. @; @L34 LISTFILES This is the standard listing of files in a database. It is two lines long and gives basic file information and a short descrip- tion. @; @L35 SHORTLIST This lists the files in a database, but in an abbreviated, one-line format. @; @L36 DBCHANGEAREA This is the equivalent of MBCHANGEAREA, but in the database. The difference is that users do not "join" database areas like they do message base areas; all areas available by the access level limitations and the menu limitations are available to the user. @; @L37 MARKFILES This option controls the Marked Files list. While viewing the database listings, a user can choose to MARK a file for later downloading. When the listings stop after each page, selecting M will allow the user to enter one or more filenumbers for later reference. These can then all be downloaded at once with the DOWNLOAD command. The MARKFILES command allows the user to delete one or more files from their Marked Files list, or clear the whole list. @; @L38 DBSEARCH This option will search through either one or all databases for matches, either in the name or description, of a chosen keyword. @; @L39 DBINFO This command lists everything that is known about this file, including the long description if any. @; @L40 DBLISTOPTIONS This is a listing command that lets you set the displayed list up practically any way you want. You can shoose practically any meaningful combination of New, Global, Short list, Expanded list, Continuous, Files addressed to you, Files uploaded by you, and Browse mode. This is often handy in specialized situations. @; @L41 DBEDIT This command, intended for SIGOPS and SYSOPS only, allows the changing of a database listing. @; @L42 UPLOAD The generalized UPLOAD command. The appropriate protocols and prompts are given and the transfer is begun. The user has a choice of entering the descriptions before or after the transmission. If the descriptions are entered first, they must be in the same order that the files will be sent. After the (possibly batch) transfer, any files that do not have accom- panying descriptions will be discarded. @; @L43 UL_LOGOFF This option is simply a combination of UPLOAD and LOGOFF. This will often be used with pre-written descriptions, allowing the user to begin the transfer and leave, as can be done with down- loading. After the transfer, the caller is given 10 seconds to abort the disconnection by pressing a key. Pressing G at this time will log off immediately. @; @L44 DOWNLOAD Initiates the chosen download, single or batch, using the default protocol. @; @L45 DL_LOGOFF Exactly the same function as a DOWNLOAD followed by LOGOFF. After the transfer, the system gives the user 10 seconds to interrupt the logoff by pressing a key. They can also press G to logoff immediately. @; @L46 DBMOVE Allows a file in an inappropriate database to be moved to the correct one. This command is recommended to be restricted to SIGOPS and SYSOPS. @; @L47 DBKILL Delete one or more database files. Should be only a SIGOP or SYSOP function. @; @L49 DBCONTINUOUS This puts all the database listing commands into a continuous- output mode. Selecting this command aggain turns this mode off. This is useful for getting capture file dumps of listings. The setting is "sticky", that is, it is remembered on your next call. @; @L53 PAGELINE This allows a one-line message to be transmitted to one or more people on other lines. A common use for this is to ask if those other users want to meet in a conference room. @; @L55 MBCONTINUOUS This command toggles whether the user wants his message reading commands to work without interruption, for instance for a buffer capture, or whether he wants to interact normally with them. This choice is saved in the user's account and is remembered until changed. @; @L56 DBBROWSEMODE When this mode is on, listings in the database will be shown one at a time, with full descriptions, and the option to mark them for later downloading. @; @L57 WHOS_ONLINE This shows the names of people on other lines, and whether they are available for messages or other interactions. Users whose privilege flags have the INVISIBLE flag set will not be seen by this command or any other line-information command. @; @L58 LASTTEN This displays a list of the last ten callers to the system, all lines included. This command is often used in an embedded command during the logon sequence. @; @L59 WHOS_IN_CONFERENCES This command lists the names of the people who are currently in the conference rooms, and where they are. @;