OPLDatabaseFile 3 ReadCIS 1.4 About ReadCIS"About ReadCIS Help)Common Problems> Online SetupQ About Names[O Modem NamesdD Dialing Namest U User Names{F Forum NamesS Service NamesC User CommandAbout SwitchesSwitches: Modem SettingsSwitches: Access Networks!Switches: Country of OperationSwitches: Menu OptionsSwitches: CompuServe Mail# Switches: Executive News Service" Switches: General News Services# Switches: Computer News Services%Switches: Financial Services'Switches: Weather Services0Switches: Forums ?Switches: Interactive UseFSwitches: PreferencesB?ReadCIS is an Offline Reader to automate CompuServe access fromIFPsion's Series 3a computer. ThreeCIS is a script that does the onlineHEwork. They automatically logon, receive and send Mail; retrieve newsGDsummaries, weather reports, financial quotes; collect and post forumGDmessages and library files. All reading and writing is done offline.@= DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS WHILE THE SCRIPT IS RUNNING.HEReadCIS Help is a portable reference for users who are familiar with GDReadCIS' basic operating procedures, it is not a replacement for theFCdocumentation. ReadCIS stores variables as 'Names'. Online actionsHEare controlled with software 'Switches'. If the program does not run FCcorrectly, or perform the online tasks you expect, changing a Name JGor Switch setting will usually correct it. In ReadCIS Help, Names are 0-grouped by menu dialog, Switches by function.?+"CIS did not verify address & subject" means CompuServe unable4+1to read address embedded in Cismail message text.+Possible causes...H+E1) Data compression. Disable in Initialise string, see 'Modem Names';E+B2) Operating serial port faster than connect speed, see 'Switches:+ Modem Settings';D+A3) Composing Cismail with Word Processor and failing to use A to8+5 "Save as _Text_" and set "Use new file _Yes_". F'CReadCIS requires some specific online settings. Logon to CIS and...'D'A1) GO ASCIIMAIL. At Mail! prompt type ADD NAM, press Enter, andC'@follow online prompts to verify your own name in online address B'?book, enabling you to send mail without embedding From: line.'<'92) GO TERMINAL. Use CHANGE PERMANENT SETTINGS to verify'these setting:''PERM DISPLAY OPTIONS*''2 BRIEF prompts [YES]-'*7 Character Set [ASCII]'@'=Users of supplementary access networks must also verify these4'1settings for each network/speed combination used:''TERMINAL TYPE/PARAMETERS)'& 1 TERMINAL type [OTHER]('% 9 Output Delays [0]?; reports "NO DIALTONE" or mistakes ringing for busy signal.:7Sound: Use M1 to hear modem dial and handshake. Change to M0 for silent operation.8!5Exchange Type: Set forTone or Pulse (rotary) dialing.!C!@Dialout Code: Prefix to access outside phone line, often 8 or 9.:!7Enter comma after access number to pause before dialing8!5telephone number, or W to wait for a second dialtone.!7!4Autoexec Number: Phone number used in AUTOEXEC mode.!6!3Hotel Number: "Hotel" phone number on Dialing Menu.!<!9Home Number: "Home" phone number on Dialing Menu, ignores! Dialout Code.!4!1Work Number: "Work" phone number on Dialing Menu.!6!3Other Number: "Other" phone number on Dialing Menu.B?If CIS password is stored, it must be reentered to view dialog.30Your Name: User's complete first and last names.1.User ID: CompuServe User ID number. No spaces.%"CIS Password: CompuServe password.3_0Enter Name and Section Numbers for three forums:_1_.Forum Name: GO word used to navigate to forum.8_5Include CIS:, ZNT: or ZMC: prefix (e.g. CIS:PALMTOP)._6_3Forum Sections: Message sections to read in forum.8_5Use commas or hyphens (e.g. 1,18-20 gets 1,18,19,20).;k8Ticker Symbols: Codes for financial quotations. Separate<k9with commas (e.g. F,DNB,XRBP). GO LOOKUP to find symbols.k3k0Weather City: Name or code for weather reports. k!kIf using WEATHER1.ON switch...@k=Enter one city only, in ordinary English (e.g. London,UK). k!kIf using WEATHER2.ON switch...<k9Enter several cities separated by semi-colons. For North Ak>American cities include state or province postal abbreviation Ck@(e.g. Miami,FL;Regina,SK). For international cities use codes...k*k' Adelaide..........................APAD$k! Amsterdam...................EHAM'k$ Barcelona......................LEBL.k+ Berlin............................... EDBB.k+ Bern..................................LSZB%k" Birmingham...................EGBB)k& Brisbane.........................ABBN-k* Bristol..............................EGGD)k& Brussels.........................EBBR(k% Budapest........................LHBP(k% Canberra........................ASCB$k! Christchurch................NZCH*k' Cologne...........................EDDK$k! Copenhagen..................EKCH*k' Crawley...........................EGBY.k+ Dublin................................EIDW(k% Edinburgh.......................EGPH(k% Frankfurt.......................EDDF)k& Glasgow..........................EGPF(k% Hamburg.........................EDDH&k# Hong Kong.....................VHHH1k. Lille....................................LFQQ*k' London............................EGLL#k Luxembourg.................ELLX.k+ Lyon..................................LFLL,k) Madrid..............................LEMD$k! Manchester..................EGCC'k$ Melbourne......................AMML/k, Milan..................................LIMC,k) Munich..............................EDDM0k- Nice....................................LFMN/k, Paris..................................LFPG.k+ Perth.................................APPH+k( Reading............................EGLL'k$ Stockholm......................ESSA)k& Stuttgart........................EDDS+k( Sydney.............................ASSY-k* Vienna...............................LOWW*k' Wellington........................NZWN.k+ Zurich................................LSZH?determine online action. ReadCIS creates and manages switches.?Scitor...............Worldwide.......................SCITOR.ON<19SprintNet.......Worldwide.......................SPRINT.ON1K1HDatex-J..........Germany.........................NETWORK.ON & GERMANY.ONK1HDatex-P..........Germany.........................NETWORK.ON & GERMANY.ONA1>Dialplus...........United Kingdom...........NETWORK.ON & UK.ONO1LFenics I..........Japan................................NETWORK.ON & JAPAN.ONE1BIsrakav...........Israel, 2400bps...........NETWORK.ON & ISRAEL.ON?1Pos-Serve.....South Korea................NETWORK.ON & KOREA.ONG1DTelepac...........Switzerland..................NETWORK.ON & SWISS.ONJ1GTranspac.......France............................NETWORK.ON & FRANCE.ON@=Set one of these switches to have Dialing Menu "Directory..."=:display CIS nodes in corresponding country. Also required 96with NETWORK.ON switch to recognize national networks:@=AUSTRIA.ON BENELUX.ON CANADA.ON DENMARK.ON:7FRANCE.ON GERMANY.ON HONGKONG.ON HUNGARY.ONEBIRELAND.ON ISRAEL.ON ITALY.ON JAPAN.ONGDKOREA.ON MEXICO.ON SPAIN.ON SWEDEN.ON41SWISS.ON UK.ON USA.ON>;AUTOEXEC.ON: Bypasses menus, dials 'Autoexec Number' Name. (%MAIL.ON: Forces Cismail toggle [On].,)SERVICES.ON: Forces Services toggle [On].(%FORUMS.ON: Forces Forums toggle [On].A >SAVEMAIL.ON: Leave messages in online mailbox after retrieval. E BBINARY.ON: Retrieve binary Cismail files. The script cannot detectB ?binary mail if the SAVEMAIL.ON switch is set; text messages andD Abinary files must be deleted after retrieval to use this feature.B?Executive News Service collects wire service articles accordingFCto your personal criteria. Clipping folders must be created onlineB?interactively. Retrieve and read 'Ens.doc' from CIS:HELPFORUM before establishing folders.B?ENS.ON: Retrieve stories from up to three ENS clipping folders.EBAdditional articles are not retrieved until you delete, rename, or'$archive the ENS1, ENS2 or ENS3 file.<9ENS1.OFF, ENS2.OFF, ENS3.OFF: Block access to one folder.A#>Create a switch for each service you wish to use. Additional H#Earticles not retrieved until you delete, rename, or archive the file.#3#0APO.ON: Associated Press "Latest News Summary". #.#+APSCORES.ON: Associated Press "Scoreboard".#@#=PAO3.ON, PAO6.ON, PAO12.ON: UK Press Association 3, 6, or 12 #newest "General" stories.#A#>APFRANCE.ON: "Le point sur l'actualiti francaise" et "Le point%#"sur l'actualiti internationaile".#>#;AAP.ON: Australian Associated Press "Highlights of the AAP #National Wire".#2#/DPA.ON: Deutsche Presse-Agentur "Schlagzeilen".A>Create a switch for each service you wish to use. Additional HEarticles not retrieved until you delete, rename, or archive the file.%"OLT.ON: Online Today Monitor News.EBServices below are part of ZiffNet. Enroll online before using...-*MACBEAT.ON: Retrieves all MacBeat stories.-*MACWEEK.ON: Retrieves all MacWeek stories.:n7QUOTES.ON: Current financial quotations. Enter codes in:n7'Ticker Symbol' Name. GO QUOTES to find ticker symbols.<9FORECAST.ON: Retrieves weather report for CompuServe node<9where you are logged on. Does not work via supplementary>;network, or via US '800' number. Does not use Weather Name.>;WEATHER1.ON: Retrieves weather report for a single locationentered in Weather Name.A>WEATHER2.ON: Retrieves weather reports for list of cities. SeeA>Weather Name help for formatting and international city codes.?;name of file, no wildcards. Use arrow keys to move between=:lines, press Enter when done. Pressing Esc exits ThreeCIS.?!;WORD.ON: Changes Cismail editor default from Text Editor to;!8Word Processor with word wrap. Must press A to 'Save asE!B_Text_' and set 'Use new file _Yes_' or script will fail to uploadA!>Cismail. Exit and restart ReadCIS for switch to be effective.