*I  Main Menu ö  PCB Commands a  Conference Î  Mail m  File   Settings   Miscellaneous ì  Abandon Conference ï Bulletin Listings ž Comment to Sysop e' CHAT Z* Download a File Ç1 Enter a Message "C  Message Complete Commands lW  End of Message Commands N_  Files Directories +t  FLAG Files ;}  Full Screen Editor l„  GoodBye •  Help Ø—  Initial Welcome ›  Join a Conference …œ  Kill a Message ß   Locate Files J£  Language Command È©  Mode Ñ«  New Files ¯  News Žµ  Operator Page Ķ  Open a Door Z¹  Page Length J½ Quick Message Scan Ý¿ ! Read Messages Å " Reply to Messages ‚à # Read Marked Message Jâ $ Script Questionnaire ûç % Message Security Levels ”î & Select Conferences Àó ' Transfer Protocol ùù ( Test a File Öþ ) Message Text Search ƒ * Upload a File d  + Display Users s , View User Settings ê - Write User Data Base Ô$ . Who is Online ¤( / Xpert/Novice Toggle 9* 0 Your Mail Check Â, 1 Zippy Directory Scan ³6 2 Using the Mouse Ø@ 3 Using the Keyboard ÎF 4 PCBoard OnLine Reference ÚK 5 The Tech Line BBS ¾W 6 Boolean Expressions ø\ 6 Boolean Expressions ÿÿÿÿ *B 1,Main Menu IPCBoard Reference Main MenuI ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ICommand GroupsI ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ^Conference^ ^Mail^ ^File^ ^Settings^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Miscellaneous^ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ IReference Manual InformationI ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ^Using the Mouse^ ^PCBoard OnLine Reference^ ^Using the Keyboard^ ^The Tech Line BBS^ *E *B 2,PCB Commands ^Abandon Conference^ ^Open a Door^ ^Bulletin Listings^ ^Page Length^ ^Comment to Sysop^ ^Quick Message Scan^ ^CHAT^ ^Read Messages^ ^Download a File^ ^SELECT Conferences^ ^Enter a Message^ ^Reply to Messages^ ^Files Directories^ ^Read Marked Message^ ^FLAG Files^ ^Script Questionnaire^ ^GoodBye^ ^Transfer Protocol^ ^Help^ ^Test a File^ *P ^Initial Welcome^ ^Message Text Search^ ^Join a Conference^ ^Upload a File^ ^Kill a Message^ ^Display Users^ ^Locate Files^ ^View User Settings^ ^Language Command^ ^Write User Data Base^ ^Mode^ ^Who is Online^ ^New Files^ ^Your Mail Check^ ^News^ ^Zippy Directory Scan^ ^Operator Page^ ^Xpert/Novice Toggle^ ^Main Menu^ *E *B 3,Conference IConference Commands Description ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ^Abandon Conference^ Returns to Main Conference ^SELECT Conferences^ Select Conferences to Scan ^Join a Conference^ Jump to a Conference ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 4,Mail Conferences Searching & Scanning ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ^Abandon Conference^ ^Quick Message Scan^ ^SELECT Conferences^ ^Message Text Search^ ^Your Mail Check^ Read & Reply Entering ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ^Read Messages^ ^Enter a Message^ ^Read Marked Message^ ^Comment to Sysop^ ^Reply to Messages^ Deleting & Securing ^Main Menu^ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ^PCB Commands^ ^Kill a Message^ ^Message Security Levels^ *E *B 5,File Transferring Marking and Finding ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ^Download a File^ ^FLAG Files^ ^Upload a File^ ^Files Directories^ ^Locate Files^ ^Transfer Protocol^ ^New Files^ ^Zippy Directory Scan^ ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 6,Settings ICommand Description ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ^Page Length^ Set Number of Lines on Your Screen ^SELECT Conferences^ Select Conferences to Scan for Mail ^Transfer Protocol^ Default Protocol for File Transfers ^View User Settings^ Your Statistics ^Write User Data Base^ Your Personal Information ^Language Command^ Select Your Language ^Mode^ Graphics Mode ^Xpert/Novice Toggle^ Expert or Novice Modes ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 7,Miscellaneous ICommand Description ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ^Bulletin Listings^ List of Available Bulletins ^CHAT^ Talk to Other Users ^Script Questionnaire^ Fill out Questions ^Transfer Protocol^ Set Default Transfer Protocol ^GoodBye^ Logg off System ^Help^ Get Help on Commands ^Initial Welcome^ Show Initial Welcome Screen ^View User Settings^ Show Your Statistics ^Write User Data Base^ Show & Change Your Personal Info ^Who is Online^ Show Other Users Online ^Mode^ Set Graphics Mode ^Xpert/Novice Toggle^ Expert or Novice Mode ^News^ Show System NEWS ^Operator Page^ Ring for the Sysop ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 8,Abandon Conference I(A)bandon Conference - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Places you back in the main section of the board. If you are not in a conference, the main menu is re-displayed along with the main command line prompt. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Join a Conference^ *E *B 9,Bulletin Listings I(B)ulletin Listings - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (A) (D) (N) (R) (S) (NS) (#) the bulletin number to view (A) displays all of the bulletins (D) immediately goes into download mode to send the bulletin (N) displays a request bulletin only if it is new to the caller (R) re-displays the Bulletin Menu choices (S) scans the bulletins for text (NS) displays request in non-stop mode IDescription:I Allows viewing Bulletins available. ISelecting Bulletins:I Numbers can be stacked such as "1 2 3" or "1;2;3". Typing "A" will select all of the bulletins for display. *P Combining "A" with "N" would display all new bulletins while combining "A" with "S" would search all bulletins and display only those bulletins containing the search text entered. One problem with using the (A) and (S) subcommands if that the bulletins will not always be dislayed in a good looking format. Some may clear the screen which makes you miss some of the data on the previous bulletin. Try these subcommands on the system you are on and see how it works. IReading Bulletins:I Typing "NS" selects Non-stop mode which avoid page breaks in the display. Typing "D" puts the system immediately into download mode to send the file using the default protocol. *P INoteI that the file must be named BLTxx.ZIP, where xx is the number of the bulletin. If the Sysop has not placed this file in a download directory area, you cannot use the (D)ownload subcommand. Give it a try though. IExamples:I 1 2 3 - displays bulletins 1, 2 and 3 2 N - displays bulletin 2 if, and only if, it is new B A N - displays all new bulletins B A N D - using a batch protocol sends all new bulletins IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 10,Comment to Sysop I(C)omment to Sysop - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Allows leaving a private message or comment to the system operator. See ^Enter a Message^ for information on how to actually enter and save your comment text. Keep in mind that a Comment is just a Private message to the Sysop with the subject heading of "COMMENT". This makes it hard for the Sysop to follow through his messages in Thread order. When possible please use the (E)nter command in place of the (C)omment. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Enter a Message^ *E *B 11,CHAT I(CHAT) or (NODE) Node CHAT - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (G) (A) (U) (#) is any other active Node Number (G) places you in Group CHAT with others (A) flags your Node as being available for CHAT (default) (U) flags your Node as being Unavailable for CHAT IDescription:I Allows interactive keyboard conversation with one or more other system nodes. To CHAT with only one other node, enter that node's number. To CHAT with a group of nodes, enter (G). If a Node is unavailable for CHAT, you will be advised of such. If the Node requested is available, they will be informed of your request. When entering (G)roup CHAT, only other Nodes which are already in Group CHAT will be advised that you have joined them. *P When in Node CHAT, the following subcommands are available: (Q), (E), (U), (H) (Q) quits Node CHAT (E) also quits Node CHAT (U) displays the status of the other Nodes (H) gives a quick display of these subcommands When conversing in Node CHAT, there can be delays between when you enter your text to the other person, and the time it takes them to respond. Since text is only sent to the other Node when an (Enter) key or word-wrap occurs, there can be time periods of several seconds between text coming back to your screen. Please WAIT until it is your turn to type! End your text with a "/ ga" or "/o" to indicate it is the other person's turn to type - and then WAIT! IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Who is Online^ *E *B 12,Download a File I(D)ownload a File - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (filename 1) (filename 2) (filename 3) (protocol) ... (gb or bye) (filename) any valid DOS filename may be used and more than one filename may be entered if you choose to use a BATCH protocol for the file transfer (protocol) is a letter from A-Z of the protocol desired based on the protocols available (gb) Either (gb) or (bye) may be entered on the command (bye) line to indicate that you want the system to hang up after it finishes the file transfer *P IDescription:I Allows transferring a file from the system being called to your machine. There can be up to 26 different types of protocols available. If you have not previously set a default protocol for the system you are calling, you will be asked for the protocol type each time you request a download. ASCII protocol transfers are only available on non-binary text files. Filenames which have extensions of .EXE, .ARC, .COM, .WKS, ZIP etc. can not be downloaded using ASCII protocol. Due to the wide range of protocols now available, it is suggested you check with the Sysop of this system if you have a question on which protocols have been implemented and how to properly set your software protocols to match those of this system. However, if IZmodemI is available it is always a good choice! *P Selecting Files: Filenames do not need to be typed in completely in order for the system to locate the desired file. A default filename extension is usually provided by the Sysop such as ".ZIP" so that if you request a file called TEST it will first search to see if a file called TEST.ZIP can be located and if not it will search for TEST and send which ever file it finds. Ask your Sysop what the default extension is set to on his/her system. In some cases this default extension can make it difficult to download a desired file. For instance, if both TEST and TEST.ZIP exist on the system then typing "D TEST" will always result in downloading TEST.ZIP. To download the file called TEST in this instance you would need to type TEST followed by a period with no extension like this: D TEST. *P You may also locate files for download by using the * and ? wildcard characters - the same as those used by DOS to specify files. See the examples below. Batch Downloads: Some protocols allow you to download more than one file at a time. Examples of this are the Ymodem and Ymodem/G protocols. Downloading more than one file at a time requires that you select a batch protocol on both your end and the host end of the connection. Be aware that what many programs call Ymodem is really 1K-Xmodem on PCBoard systems. True Ymodem is a batch protocol and is named Ymodem-Batch. Ymodem-G can only be used with error correcting modems. *P To select more than one file you must either enter (DB) as your download command or on the command line simply type more than one filename. See the examples below. IExamples:I D TEST - downloads TEST using default protocol D TEST X - downloads TEST using the Xmodem protocol D TEST1 TEST2 Y - downloads both TEST1 & TEST2 using Ymodem D TEST? G - downloads both TEST1 & TEST2 using Ymodem/G D TEST*.* - downloads any file starting with TEST IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Upload a File^ ^Locate Files^ ^Zippy Directory Scan^ *E *B 13,Enter a Message I(E)nter a Message - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Allows leaving a message to another person for them to read at a later date. IFull Screen Editor:I After selecting (E), you will be asked if you want to use the Full Screen Editor. To use the ^Full Screen Editor^ your software must be capable of interpreting ANSI cursor position commands. The default answer to the question will be NO if the system did not detect ANSI on your end or if you are in novice mode. IAddressing the Message:I Then you will be prompted to enter the name of the person the message is being addressed to. If the system operator has *P enabled message name verification on this system, the name entered will be checked against all names in the user's file to insure a proper match. If the user's name is not found, or the user is not registered in the same conference or board area where the message is being left, you will be advised of such to avoid leaving a message to a non-existent individual. However, a SOUNDEX search to locate a name that sounds like what you entered can be performed or you can override the verification and answer (C) to continue and use the name that you have entered which might be done to facilitate leaving a message to a group of people. By not entering a username at the "To:" prompt, it will automatically address the message to "ALL". Brackets will be displayed either above the line or surrounding the area on the screen in which you are allowed to enter text. *P IEntering a Subject:I Next, up to a 25 character subject must be entered. If no subject is entered you will be returned to the main menu and command line prompt. IMessage Security:I A security prompt will next appear looking something like this: Security: (G)roup, (R)eceiver, (S)ender, (H)elp, (N)one (N)one means that the message will be open for all to read. (G)roup allows assigning a password to the message which only other callers who know the common password will be allowed to read the message. *P (R)eceiver makes the message private to all except you - the person leaving it - and the person to whom it is addressed. (S)ender allows you to assign a password to the message so that only you can kill it later. This prevents the other person to whom the message is addressed from killing it. Note that you can NOT assign (R)eceiver protection to a message which has been addressed to ALL. Also note that Receiver messages (Private) are not guaranteed to be private. At the very least they will be read by the receiving party and the Sysop, and could also be read by others. If you have truly secure information, it is best to use other means of communications that a BBS! *P IAll Messages Private?I A message base can be set up such that all messages are initial flagged as private. In this case the above security prompt is skipped and the message will be saved using (R)eceiver security so that only you and the person to whom the message is addressed can read it. IEntering a Message:I After completing the above steps, you can enter your text. Each line you enter will be preceeded by it's line number. Up to 72 characters per line is allowed. Typing beyond the 72 character limit will cause your text to automatically "word-wrap" down to the next line. IExiting the Editor:I There are two modes in which text can be entered which you will have already chosen by the time you get to the editor. *P One of them is the Line Editor mode where only one line at a time can be entered or edited and the other is Full Screen Editor mode in which the entire screen is used as the workspace for message entry. To exit the Line Editor, press (Enter) alone on a blank line. To exit the ^Full Screen Editor^, press (ESC) or (Ctrl-U). After you exit the Line Editor or the Full Screen Editor you will be prompted for ^Message Complete Commands^ IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Full Screen Editor^ ^Message Security Levels^ ^End of Message Commands^ ^Message Complete Commands^ *E *B 14,Message Complete Commands IMessage Complete Commands ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI A)brt,C)ont,D)el,E)dit,F)ullScr,H)elp,I)nsert,L)ist,Q)uote,S)ave,U)pldMsg (A)brt abandons or cancels your message entry. (C)ont allows you to continue using the Line Editor. (D)el allows you to delete a line of text from the message. (E)dit allows you to edit a line of text. (F)ull allows you to continue using the Full Screen Editor. (H)elp displays this Help file. (I)nsert allows inserting a line of text in front of another. (L)ist relists your text entry so far to the screen. (Q)uote allows you to quote a portion of the replied-to message. (S)ave actually writes the message to disk. (U)pld allows you to upload ASCII text without echo. (SC) allows saving the same message to another individual. (SK) save your message, kill replied to message (if applicable) (SN) save your message, skip redisplay of replied to message *P INote:I The format to (E)dit a line of text is: old text;new text where the "old text" is the text you wish to replace, followed by a ";" followed by the new text. The old text search is case sensitive - so capital letters must match exactly. If your new text causes that line to exceed 72 characters, the characters beyond 72 will be truncated from the line. When "uploading" ASCII text to the message base, insure your text lines are 72 characters or less in length. Note: while in the full screen editor you can press CTRL-Z to get help on the editing keys available in the full screen editor. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^End of Message Commands^ ^Message Security Levels^ *E *B 15,End of Message Commands I(End of Message) Command - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI Commands Available to All: (Enter) contines on with message read function (N) stop reading messages (NS) continue reading messages in non-stop format (T) thread read (forward) (or T+) (T-) thread read (backwards) (#) a specific message number between 1 and 9999999 (+) alone reads messages forward from present position or when appended to a number causes forward reading from that message number (-) alone reads messages backwards from present position or when appended to a number causes backward reading from that message number (F) selects only messages left by you (Y) selects only messages left for you *P (YA) selects only messages left for you or addressed to "ALL" (S) selects messages above the last one you have read (A) read messages in all SELECTed conferences See ^Select Conferences^ for more info. (ALL) read messages in all conferences in which you are registered (L) read in backwards order from the last message to the first (C) capture the messages to a file for download (D) implies a (C)apture and immediately downloads (Z) implies a (D)ownload but compresses the file before (G) goodbye (J) join another conference (Q) display only message headers (quick scan mode) (/) redisplays the current message (RE) enter a reply to the message just read (RR) read the referenced message (M) memorize that message number for later return (RM) return to a previously "memorized" message number (TS) searches messages for the specified search criteria *P (SET) sets the number of the last message read (NEXT) reads next higher message number available (PREV) reads next lower message number available (USER) begins a search for messages to/from a specific user Additional Commands Available if Message is To/From You: (K) kill the message (E) edit the "To:" and "Subj:" of the message header and 'Echo' flag if applicable Additional Commands Available for Sysops ONLY! (P) "protect" the message (make it "private") (U) "unprotect" the message (make it "public") (F) find caller's USERS file record and display (O) read messages in "read only" mode (MOVE) Move the message to another conference (COPY) Copy the message to another conference *P Comments: If you do not have a security level necessary to perform the Sysop functions above, do NOT attempt to enter those commands as excessive attempts to do so may lock you out of this system! Commands can be stacked together at this prompt if desired. IExamples:I * R 1+ The above command will read all messages from #1 to the end. * R 1 5 10 20 The above command will read messages 1, 5, 10 and 20 and then stop. * R S The above command will read all mail that is new for you. *P * R L The above command will read all mail in reverse order from beginning to end. * TS A 1+ PCBoard & LANtastic The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both the word "PCBoard" AND the word "LANtastic" in it. * TS A 1+ PCBoard & (LANtastic | DESQview) The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both the *P word "PCBoard" AND either the word "LANtastic" OR the word "DESQview" in it. The parenthesis tell PCBoard how you want to group your criteria if you have a complex search request such as the one above. It will allow for nearly any number of parens and any combination of AND's (using the "&" character) and OR's (using the "|" character). * TS A 1+ USER JOHN DOE PCBoard & Help The above command (similar to examples above) adds the keyword USER to the command line specifying that only messages that are either TO or FROM John Doe should be displayed if they are found to have both the words PCBoard and Help in them. *P * R A Z The above command will capture all messages in all conferences since the last message read, compress the capture file and the begin the download procedure. * R SET 100 Sets the last message read for that conference to 100. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Message Security Levels^ ^Message Complete Commands^ ^Select Conferences^ *E *B 16,Files Directories I(F)ile Directories - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (D) (L) (N) (R) (U) (V) (Z) (NS) (#) The directory number to view (A) Display all directories (D) Download a specific filename (L) Locate files by name (wildcards are okay) (N) New files (locate files by date) (R) Re-lists the directory menu (U) Display upload directory (V) View contents of a compressed file (Z) Zippy DIR Scan (locate files by scanning for text) (NS) Displays request in non-stop mode IDescription:I This command allows you to view a listing of the files available. After selecting (F), a listing of the file directories available will be shown - usually grouped by *P category. To view one or more of the directory listing files, enter the number to view. Multiple listings can be viewed at the same time by entering several numbers at the same time. e.g. (F) (1) (2) (10) By adding the (NS) non-stop parameter at the end of your request, the entire listing will be displayed with screen pauses every 23 lines. You can use the (V)iew subcommand to view the files included in a compressed file listed in one of the directories. If you elect to (D)ownload the file just (V)iewed, the filename of the Viewed file will automatically be carried forward as the download filename request unless over-ridden by you. *P Aditionally, you can request a download of a specific file from the (F)ile Subcommand prompt to avoid having to return to the main menu. Also, at any "More?" prompt shown while displaying a list of files available you can use the I(F)lag commandI to flag a file for download. See ^Flag Files^ for more information on the Flag command. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^FLAG Files^ ^Locate Files^ ^New Files^ *E *B 17,FLAG Files I(FLAG) Files for Download - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (filename 1) (filename 2) (filename 3) etc (filename) is the name of the file to be downloaded. Multiple names can be stacked on the same line and wildcards may be used in the name. IDescription:I The FLAG command is used to flag files or groups of files for later download. For instance, you may be busy looking at a list of download files and find some that you want to download but don't wish to download them that very moment. Rather than having to write down the name or try to remember it later you can simply tell the system to flag the file and remember it for you. To download the files that are flagged you would then issue a (D)ownload command at which point the system will ask you if *P you want to download the files that were flagged. Answering NO will cause the system to forget the files that were flagged. IExamples:I * FLAG test1 Functioning the same as the download command, this command will first check to see if TEST1. exists where is the default extension for the system you are on. For example, it will see if TEST.ZIP exists and if not it will attempt to flag TEST instead. * FLAG file1 file2 file3 Flags all three files for download. *P * FLAG file*.txt Flags any files matchin file*.txt for later download. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Files Directories^ ^Download a File^ ^Upload a File^ *E *B 18,Full Screen Editor IFull Screen Editor - Keyboard Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI To use PCBoard's full screen editor you need to familiarize yourself with the functions listed below utilizing the PC's keyboard (or control sequences in case your system does not support the PC's specialized keyboard): I Cursor Movement PC Keyboard Control Keys ANSI codes ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI Move Left a Character Left Arrow Ctrl-S ESC[D Move Right a Character Right Arrow Ctrl-D ESC[C Move Left to Previous Word Ctrl-Left Arrow Ctrl-A Move Right to Next Word Ctrl-Right Arrow Ctrl-F Move To Next Tab Stop Tab Key Ctrl-I Move To Start of Line Home Key Ctrl-W ESC[H Move To End of Line End Key Ctrl-P ESC[K Move Up a Line Up Arrow Ctrl-E ESC[A Move Down a Line Down Arrow Ctrl-X ESC[B Move Up a Page PgUp Key Ctrl-R Move Down a Page PgDn Key Ctrl-C *P I Edit Function PC Keyboard Control Keys ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI Toggle Insert Mode Ins Key Ctrl-V Reformat Paragraph Ctrl-B Ctrl-B Join a Line Ctrl-J Ctrl-J Insert a Line Ctrl-N Ctrl-N Delete a Line Ctrl-Y Ctrl-Y Delete to End of Line Ctrl-End Ctrl-K Delete Char Del Key Ctrl-G Delete Char to the Left Backspace Ctrl-H Delete Word to the Right Ctrl-T Ctrl-T I Special Functions PC Keyboard Control Keys ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI Exit Full Screen Editor ESC Ctrl-U Redisplay Screen Ctrl-L Ctrl-L Quote or List Original Ctrl-O Ctrl-O or Ctrl-Q *P IUsing the above keystrokes ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI All systems should be able to use the Control Key method of performing the above functions (press and hold the CTRL key while typing the letter key that follows it in the above table). The more familiar PC Keyboard keys, such as the arrow keys, will work while on locally. They will also work if your communications program is capable of either sending the actual keystroke (keyboard scan code) or an ANSI escape code equivalent through to the host system. An example would be calling in from remote using Qmodem to connect to PCBoard and utilitizing either the 'Doorway Mode' or the 'Keyboard Emulation' in Qmodem so that keystrokes are passed directly on to PCBoard. The ANSI escape codes are an alternate means of telling PCBoard to move the cursor around on the screen. Qmodem's "Keyboard Emulation" feature makes use *P of these ANSI codes without the need for Doorway Mode. Other comm packages may be able to program the ANSI escape codes into function keys. IInsert Mode ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI While in 'Insert Mode' it should be noted that characters to the right of the cursor will be pushed one character to the right as each letter is typed. Additionally, pressing the (Enter) key while in Insert Mode will cause a new line to be inserted. INON-PC KEYBOARD USERS PLEASE NOTE! ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI Some modems and packet switch environments will filter out CTRL-S keystrokes and interpret them to mean "stop sending data". In these environments *P pressing CTRL-S will not move the cursor as expected - in fact it will appear to do nothing. You will need to press CTRL-Q to get going again. You can work around this by using CTRL-A which means move left to previous WORD rather than moving a character to the left. Those of you who can send either an ESC[D or the PC scan code for the Left Arrow will not encounter this problem and will never have to worry about it. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Enter a Message^ *E *B 19,GoodBye I(G)oodbye - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Disconnects you from the host system. IThis command should always be used to log off of the system to insure proper updating of all message pointers, etc. NEVER just drop carrier by issuing an (Atl+X) (or equivalent) command to your communication's software without first entering the (G) command!I Some systems also ask that you complete a (S)cript Questionnaire at the time of logoff. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Script Questionnaire^ *E *B 20,Help I(H)elp - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (A-Z) (CHAT) (DOOR) (A-Z) is any letter of the alphabet (CHAT) or (NODE) displays Node CHAT help file (DOOR) or (OPEN) displays DOOR help file IDescription:I Displays the appropriate help file which corresponds with the command you need help with. The software usually indicates that help is available by displaying a (H) option at the command line you are at. Additionally, the code will also recognize a (?) in place of the letter (H) when requesting help. If no help is available it will simply redisplay the command line prompt. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 21,Initial Welcome I(I)nitial Welcome - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Redisplays the initial welcome screen, along with the version number of PCBoard which the system is running. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^News^ *E *B 22,Join a Conference I(J)oin a Conference - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) or (Name) (#) is a valid conference number from 0 to the highest conference number on the system (Name) is the name of any existing conference IDescription:I Allows joining an active conference on the system. The conference name or number to be joined can be included with the (J) command on the same line if desired. If you are not registered in the conference requested, you will be advised of such and returned to the main command line prompt. The entering of either a "J 0" will function as if you did an ^Abandon Conference^ command and return you to the main board message base area. *P IExamples:I J 1 - to join conference #1 J SysopS - to join the Sysops conference IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Abandon Conference^ *E *B 23,Kill a Message I(K)ill a Message - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (#) is a valid active message number IDescription:I Allows marking a message as inactive or killed so that others can no longer read it. Additionally, when the system operator packs the message base, the message will be purged from the system. Entry of an invalid message number returns you to the main command line. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Read Messages^ *E *B 24,Locate Files I(L)ocate Files by Name - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (filename/wildcard) (A) (D) (N) (U) (NS) (filename/wildcard) is the filename to scan for (A) scans all available file directories (D) download all files found (N) combine the search with a date scan (S) with (N) indicates new files since last date scanned (U) scans only the available upload file directories (NS) displays listing in non-stop mode IDescription:I Allows you to search the file directory listings for filenames which match those you are looking for. You can also use valid DOS wildcards in your filename request if you are unsure of the exact filename you are looking for. *P IExamples:I L TEST A - search all directories for TEST L TEST*.* A - search all for any file beginning with TEST L TEST A D - find TEST and download it L TEST*.* U - find TEST*.* in the UPLOAD directory L TEST*.* N A - find only new files matching TEST*.* Other examples of wildcards: TEST? TEST?.ZIP ??TEST.* NOTE: If the filename is less than 8 characters long and no wildcards have been used it automatically appends "*.*" to the name (i.e. searching for TEST turns into TEST*.*). If an invalid file is requested it will automatically switch to a Z)ippy search command. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Zippy Directory Scan^ *E *B 25,Language Command I(LANG) Language Change - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (#) is the language number to change to. IDescription:I Allows you to change from the current default language to a new language of your choice. If the system you are calling does not support language changes, you are returned to the main command line prompt. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 26,Mode I(M)ode - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Switches your screen display mode between ANSI graphics and non-graphics mode. If you toggle ANSI Graphics on, you must be using a communication's program which supports standard ANSI (Esc) code graphics. If you select graphics and get a lot of symbols such as "[01;49m" on your screen mixed in with the normal text display, your software does not support ANSI graphics and you should toggle Graphics off by re-entering the (M) command. Note: The system will automatically detect if you have ANSI capability and your system supports the CURSOR POSITION REPORT sequence. However, you still must select whether or not you want the color graphics sent to you. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Write User Data Base^ ^Xpert/Novice Toggle^ *E *B 27,New Files I(N)ew Files by Date - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (date) (A) (D) (S) (U) (NS) (date) is a valid date in mmddyy format (no spaces!) (A) scans all file directory listings (D) download all new files found (S) scan for files new since your last logon's directory scan (U) scans only upload file directory listings (NS) displays output in non-stop mode IDescription:I Displays file listings based on a date scan of when the file was placed on the system. Matching files are those found which have a date equal to or later than that requested. Entering an (S) indicates that the last DATE scan or the DATE of the most recent files found on your last scan should be used as the scan date. *P Entering a (D) on the command line will cause all files found to be queued up for download on your next (D)ownload command. IExamples:I N A S - scan for all new files since last scan N U S - scan for new files in the upload directory N U 1 D S - scan for and download new files in directory 1 IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Locate Files^ ^Files Directories^ ^Zippy Directory Scan^ *E *B 28,News INEWS File - Redisplay - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I None IDescription:I Redisplays the NEWS file for the message base you are in. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Initial Welcome^ *E *B 29,Operator Page I(O)perator Page - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Allows paging of the system operator to come to the host keyboard and enter an inter-active typing mode with you. If the system operator is not available, a message will be displayed and you will be returned to the main menu. You can abort the page in advance of the 30 second timeout period if desired by pressing (Ctrl-K). IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Comment to Sysop^ ^Enter a Message^ *E *B 30,Open a Door I(OPEN) a (DOOR) - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) or (Name) (#) number of the DOOR to open (Name) name of the DOOR to open IDescription:I A DOOR is an extension to the system. A part of the system which is not built directly into the PCBoard Bulletin Board Software. Opening a DOOR takes you out of PCBoard and into another application. Since there are dozens of DOOR applications available, you should check with your system operator for questions on which DOORs are operational and what they do. *P When you issue the DOOR command, the system will show you a menu of available door programs. Choose the door program by entering the number shown. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Bulletin Listings^ *E *B 31,Page Length I(P)age Length - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (#) is a valid number between 0 and 50 IDescription:I Allows setting of the number of display lines you want to appear on your screen before the software displays a "(H)elp, More?" prompt on your screen. If you select 0 as your page length, you will never pause during any screen display. The default value for this command is I23 lines per page.I IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Write User Data Base^ *E *B 32,Quick Message Scan I(Q)uick Message Scan - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (F) (Y) (S) (NS) (+) (-) (TS) (#) any number from 1 to 9999999 (F) scans for message headers from you (Y) scans for message headers to you (S) scans for headers above those you have already read (NS) displays test in non-stop mode (+) or (-) appended to the end of a numbers forces the display to be shown in forward or reverse order respectively. (TS) search message headers for specific text (USER) selects only those message to or from the specified user IDescription:I Allows viewing a quick description of the message header information available. The display includes the message number, the message reference number (if any), who the message is to, who the mesage is from, and the subject matter of the *P message. Due to screen width constraints, some fields are shortened for display purposes. Messages which are protected from reading will not be displayed to you. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Read Messages^ *E *B 33,Read Messages I(R)ead Messages - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI IMOST COMMON COMMANDS WHILE READING MESSAGES! ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ***** DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE ISPACESI IN THESE COMMANDS ***** IY SI mail addressed TO YOU that you have not read yet (this is limited to the conference you are in now). IA YI mail addressed TO YOU that you have not read yet (same as above, but will read in all conferences). I+I read mail one message at a time FORWARD - from here just keep hitting ENTER and you will read the next message. *P I-I read mail one message at a time BACKWARDS - from here just keep hitting ENTER and you will read the next message - in reverse order. ***** PLEASE CHECK THE EXAMPLES BELOW ***** ISubcommands:I (#) a message number between 1 and 9999999 (F) selects only messages left by you (Y) selects only messages left for you (YA) selects only messages left for you or addressed to "ALL" (S) selects messages above the last one you have read (A) read messages in all SELECTed conferences See ^Select Conferences^ for more info. (ALL) read messages in all conferences in which you are registered *P (L) read in backwards order from the last message to the first (C) capture the messages to a file for download (D) implies a (C)apture and immediately downloads (Z) implies a (D)ownload but compresses the file before (G) goodbye (J) join another conference (Q) display only message headers (quick scan mode) (NS) displays text in non-stop mode (RM) re-read previously "memorized" message number (RM+) re-read "memorized" message number plus forward read (RM-) re-read "memorized" message number plus backwards read (+) alone reads messages forward from present position or when appended to a number causes forward reading from that message number (-) alone reads messages backwards from present position or when appended to a number causes backward reading from that message number (TS) searches messages for the specified search criteria *P (SET) sets the number of the last message read (EDIT) puts the current message into the editor for re-editing (NEXT) reads next higher message number available (PREV) reads next lower message number available (JUMP) skips to the next conference on a (R)ead (A)ll command (SKIP) sets the last message read pointer, skips to next conf. (USER) selects only those message to or from the specified user (SELECT) selects the current conference for future scans (DESELECT) deselects the current conference for future scans IDescription:I Allows reading messages left on the system. All public messages will be displayed, along with private messages left either by you or for you. If a message has more display lines than what your ^Page Length^ is set for, a "(H)elp, More?" prompt will appear asking for your input. Multiple message numbers to read can be entered on the same command line if desired. Additionally, combinations of the above commands can be entered on the same command line if desired. *P IExamples:I * R S The above command will read all mail that is new since you last read mail in this message base. * R Y S The above command will read all mail that is addressed to you that is new since you last read mail in this message base. * R 1+ The above command will read all messages from #1 to the end. *P * R 1 5 10 20 The above command will read messages 1, 5, 10 and 20 and then stop. * R L The above command will read all mail in reverse order from beginning to end. * TS A 1+ PCBoard & LANtastic The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both the word "PCBoard" AND the word "LANtastic" in it. *P * TS A 1+ PCBoard & (LANtastic | DESQview) The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both the word "PCBoard" AND either the word "LANtastic" OR the word "DESQview" in it. The parenthesis tell PCBoard how you want to group your criteria if you have a complex search request such as the one above. It will allow for nearly any number of parens and any combination of AND's (using the "&" character) and OR's (using the "|" character). * TS A 1+ USER JOHN DOE PCBoard & Help The above command (similar to examples above) adds the keyword USER to the command line specifying that only messages that are either TO or FROM *P John Doe should be displayed if they are found to have both the words PCBoard and Help in them. * R A Z The above command will capture all messages in all conferences since the last message read, compress the capture file and the begin the download procedure. * R SET 100 Sets the last message read for that conference to 100. While reading mail, the header at the top of the message gives a lot of information. *P Date: 05-17-91 (09:30) Number: 625 of 636 To: ALL Refer#: NONE From: Sysop Read: (N/A) Subj: WELCOME Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE Conf: MAIN BOARD (0) Read Type: GENERAL (-) ^^ Shows DirectionÄÄÄÄ^^ Mail commands can be a little confusing at first, but most people make it harder than it is. Learn the basic commands like: Y+ to read YOUR mail in a FORWARD direction S+ to read ALL mail in a FORWARD direction And keep hitting enter and you will read the next message, and the next, etc. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Quick Message Scan^ ^Select Conferences^ ^Page Length^ *E *B 34,Reply to Messages I(REPLY) To Messages - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (#) (#) a message number between 1 and 9999999 IDescription:I Allows replying directly to another message from the main command line. Message numbers can be stacked together if desired. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Read Messages^ *E *B 35,Read Marked Message I(RM) Read Marked Message - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I None While there are no subcommands the RM function can take any of three separate forms: RM Read the marked message and stop RM+ Read the marked message then continue going forward RM- Read the marked message then continue going backward IDescription:I When reading messages you can use the (M)ark Message command to tell the system to remember that number for you so that you can easily go back to it. To return to that Marked Message you simply issue one of the above three RM commands. Tips: To redisplay and possibly capture the message you are currently reading you could issue a command such as this: *P M RM NS It first marks the message you are reading, then it re-reads that message in NON-STOP mode. Another form of the same thing if you wanted to re-read that message and then keep going would be: M RM+ NOTE: You must be in the conference where you marked the message in order for the system to properly locate it. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Read Messages^ *E *B 36,Script Questionnaire I(S)cript Questionnaire - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE A script questionnaire is a set of questions that the system operator has set up where the answers that you provide will be recorded in a file for later analysis or processing. If no questionnaires have been defined, you will be told such and returned to the main command line. If scripts are present, you will be displayed a menu of them, including a number of the choices available. To complete a script, enter the number indicated. After selecting a valid number, you will be displayed a brief description of the what the questionnaire is for and asked whether or not you wish to continue. If you indicate (Y)es, the script will begin execution. During execution, you will be *P displayed a prompt of one or more lines which will ask you a question, followed by an input field in which you can enter your response. You are limited to a one line response for each question asked. Responses can not be longer than the brackets shown above the input line. Attempting to exceed the input length will cause the host to send you a BEEP and will pause awaiting either the shortening of your reponse or the pressing of your (Enter) key. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Bulletin Listings^ *E *B 37,Message Security Levels I(Message Security) - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (G) (R) (S) (N) (N)one means that the message will be open for all to read. (G)roup allows assigning a password to the message which only other callers who know the common password will be allowed to read the message. (R)eceiver makes the message private to all except you - the person leaving it - and the person to whom it is addressed. (S)ender allows you to assign a password to the message so that only you can kill it later. This prevents the other person to whom the message is addressed from killing it. *P IDescription:I When leaving a message to another person various security levels are available to allow "protecting" of your message to insure only those who you want to read it can. Note that you can NOT assign (R)eceiver protection to a message which has been addressed to ALL. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Enter a Message^ ^End of Message Commands^ ^Message Complete Commands^ *E *B 38,Select Conferences I(SELECT) Conferences to Scan - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (S) (D) (#) (#-#) (S) selects ALL conferences (D) deselects ALL conferences (#) toggles a specific conference on or off (#-#) toggles a range of conferences on or off IDescription:I The SELECT function is used to tell the system which conferences you are interested in (or not interested in). It affects the scanning of conferences when reading or searching for mail. The command can also be used to reset the Last Message Read pointers in each of the conferences selected. *P IExamples:I * SELECT S The above command would select ALL conferences to be scanned or read. * SELECT 1 If conference #1 was already selected then it is turned off. If it was not already selected then it will be turned on and you will be prompted for a new Last Message Read number for that conference. *P * SELECT D 1-3 6 The above command starts out by deselecting all conferences after which it reselects conferences 1 thru 3 followed by 6. It will then prompt the caller for any last message read changes in each of the newly selected conferences. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Read Messages^ ^Quick Message Scan^ ^Your Mail Check^ *E *B 39,Transfer Protocol I(T)ransfer Protocol - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (A-Z) (A-Z) is a valid protocol defined to that system IDescription:I Allows setting of a default transfer protocol. The choices of protocols available will vary from system to system based on the protocols which the system operator has enabled. A default of (N)one can also be entered, in which case you will be asked to specify the protocol type each time you begin either an upload or download from the system. If you specify a value here, it will be used as the default each time you request a file transfer. However, this default can be over-ridden at the time of a file transfer request by including the protocol desired as a separate entry on the same line as the filename is entered. (i.e. (filename) (F) would over-ride any default here as specifying 1K-Xmodem Full-Flow protocol.) IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Download a File^ ^File^ ^Upload a File^ *E *B 40,Test a File I(TEST) Files - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (filename) (filename) is the name of the file you want to test. Like the download function it will append the default extension to the filename if one is not specified. IDescription:I Allows you to test a file's integrity prior to downloading the file. The system operator must specify the kinds of tests that will be performed if this option is available. It could, for example, perform a CRC check on the file as well as scan for a virus and then inform you prior to downloading if the file passes the tests that were executed on it. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Download a File^ ^File^ ^Upload a File^ *E *B 41,Message Text Search I(TS) Message Text Search - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (F) selects only messages left by you (Y) selects only messages left for you (S) selects messages above the last one you have read (A) scan messages in all SELECTed conferences See ^Select Conferences^ for more info. (ALL) scan messages in all conferences in which you are registered (L) read in backwards order from the last message to the first (C) capture the messages found to a file for download (D) implies a (C)apture and immediately downloads (Z) implies a (D)ownload but compresses the file before (NS) displays text in non-stop mode (RM+) re-read "memorized" message number plus forward read (RM-) re-read "memorized" message number plus backwards read (##+) scan messages from a selected number forward *P (##-) scan messages from a selected number backward (USER) selects only those message to or from the specified user IDescription:I Allows searching the messages on the system to find messages that match the search criteria that you provide. IExamples:I * TS A 1+ PCBoard & LANtastic The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both the word "PCBoard" AND the word "LANtastic" in it. * TS A 1+ PCBoard & (LANtastic | DESQview) *P The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both the word "PCBoard" AND either the word "LANtastic" OR the word "DESQview" in it. The parenthesis tell PCBoard how you want to group your criteria if you have a complex search request such as the one above. It will allow for nearly any number of parens and any combination of AND's (using the "&" character) and OR's (using the "|" character). * TS A 1+ USER JOHN DOE PCBoard & Help *P The above command (similar to examples above) adds the keyword USER to the command line specifying that only messages that are either TO or FROM John Doe should be displayed if they are found to have both the words PCBoard and Help in them. See ^Boolean Expressions^ for more information about complex searches by using boolean logic symbols. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Quick Message Scan^ *E *B 42,Upload a File I(U)pload a File - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (filename 1) (filename 2) (filename 3) (protocol) ... (gb or bye) (filename) any valid DOS filename may be used and more than one filename may be entered if you choose to use a BATCH protocol for the file transfer (protocol) is a letter from A-Z of the protocol desired based on the protocols available (gb) Either (gb) or (bye) may be entered on the command (bye) line to indicate that you want the system to hang up after it finishes the file transfer IDescription:I Allows transferring a file from your machine to the host system. There can be up to 26 different types of protocols available. *P If you have not previously set a default protocol for the system you are calling, you will be asked for the protocol type each time you request a download. ASCII protocol transfers are only available on non-binary text files. Filenames which have extensions of .EXE, .ARC, .COM, .WKS, ZIP etc. can not be downloaded using ASCII protocol. Due to the wide range of protocols now available, it is suggested you check with the Sysop of this system if you have a question on which protocols have been implemented and how to properly set your software protocols to match those of this system. However, if IZmodemI is available it is always a good choice! *P ISelecting Files:I Unlike downloading a filename must be specified exactly as you intend to send it. In other words, if you type the word "TEST" then the name of the file when posted will be called "TEST" with no other extension added to it. After giving the system one or more filenames to be uploaded it will ask you for a description of each file. Your description can be up to 8 lines long of 45 characters each. If you wish to make a particular file IPRIVATEI so that it is not posted in the public upload directory you simply place a "/" at the beginning of the first line of text in your description. IBatch Uploads:I When uploading a batch of files you must enter at least ONE filename even if it is a dummy filename. Then on your end you simply tell your software to send all of the desired files. Any files that are received which you did not specify *P originally will then be brought up on the screen with the system asking you to describe each of them. ITo send more than one file you must either enter (UB) as your upload command or on the command line simply type more than one filename.I See the examples below. IExamples:I U TEST - uploads TEST using the default protocol U TEST X - uploads TEST using the Xmodem protocol U TEST1 TEST2 Y - uploads both TEST1 & TEST2 using Ymodem/BATCH IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Download a File^ *E *B 43,Display Users I(USERS) Display Users - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (search text) (search text) is any text that you want to search for. You could for example, search for a name or a part of a name or a city or state. IDescription:I Displays the user name, location and last date on for all users that have access to the current conference. Alternatively, you can enter search criteria to limit your search to only those users or locations that match the criteria. *P IExamples:I * USERS Display all users that are registered in the current conference. * USERS David Display all users have the name "David" in their record. * USERS Utah Display all users that have "Utah" in their record. * USERS David & Utah Display all users that have the name "David" who are in "Utah". IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Who is Online^ *E *B 44,View User Settings I(V)iew User Settings - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Allows viewing your current user settings. Included in the listing are: The number of system caller you are Your Default Page Length Your System Expiration Date (or NONE) Your Security Level Your Last Date On The last message number you read The current high message number Number of Active Messages Available download bytes available for that day Default Transfer Protocol Selected *P IAdditional Display ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI If you have Sysop privileges, the following additional items will be shown: Low Message Number Number of Messages Defined Number of Free Message Slots Available The above displays are made to those with Sysop privileges so that decisions can be made as to when to pack that message base and/or to define additional message blocks for storing messages. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Write User Data Base^ *E *B 45,Write User Data Base I(W)rite User Data Base Information - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I Allows changing some of your data base information stored on that system, including: Password desired Location you are calling from Your Business/Data Phone Number Your Home/Voice Phone Number A Comment Field of 30 characters Choice of having the screen cleared before reading a message The Message base areas you want to scan with the "Y A" command *P If the system operator has restricted you to only password changes instead of all of the above, you will only be allowed to change it and not the other items listed. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^View User Settings^ *E *B 46,Who is Online I(WHO) is Online - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I None IDescription:I On multinode systems this command displays the name and location of users that are currently online on all of the nodes in the system. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Display Users^ *E *B 47,Xpert/Novice Toggle I(X)Expert/Novice Mode Toggle - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I NONE IDescription:I The (X) command lets you toggle between Expert and Novice mode. When the Expert mode is active, the main menu is never displayed, and most command line prompts are considerably abbreviated. In Novice mode, all menus are displayed and all command line prompts give a more descript definition of the commands available. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Mode^ *E *B 48,Your Mail Check I(Y)our Mail Check - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (A) (S) (NS) (+) (-) (C) (ALL) (A) scans all SELECTed conference message bases See ^Select Conferences^ for more info. (ALL) scans all conferences in which you are registered (S) scans only for mail left since the last message read (C) limits scan to current message base only (+) or (-) forces the direction of the scan (Q) display in Quick Scan format (L) display in Long Scan format (NS) displays text output in non-stop mode IDescription:I Allows checking for mail left to you or from you in a message base. The above commands can be entered in combination on the same line to limit the scan function as desired. The default for the (Y) command is to scan the current message base only, in reverse direction, checking for mail left by you as *P well as for mail addressed to you and to scan the complete message base, from the end of the file to the beginning. You can select which areas you want to be scanned when using the (A) subcommand by typing SELECT or by using the (W)rite User Info command. IQuick Scan:I The Quick Scan format provides a display that looks something like this: IMessages Messages Num Conference To You Found ÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI 0 Main Board 0 18 1 Support 5 35 2 DOOR 2 14 *P ILong Scan:I The Long Scan format provides more detail such as message numbers found and looks something like this: Scanning Main Board Msgs For You: None Msgs From You: None # Msgs Found: 18 Scanning Support (1) Conference Msgs For You: 100 101 102 103 104 Msgs From You: 89 94 # Msgs Found: 0 Scanning DOOR (2) Conference Msgs For You: 25 48 Msgs From You: None # Msgs Found: 0 IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Read Messages^ *E *B 49,Zippy Directory Scan I(Z)ippy Directory Listing Scan - Function Help ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄI ISubcommands:I (text) (#) (A) (D) (N) (U) (NS) (text) is the text you wish to search for (#) is any valid directory number (A) scans all directory listings for the text input (D) download all files found (N) combine the search with a date scan (S) with (N) indicates new files since last date scanned (U) scans only the upload directory(s) for the text (NS) displays screen output in non-stop mode IDescription:I Allows you to search the download directories for words or phrases either in the filename itself or in the description of the files. See examples below. *P (D) will cause all files found to be flagged for later download the next time you issue a (D)ownload command. (N) combines a new files search with the text search. INote:I When using the Zippy Directory Scan, you can use boolean operators to search for more than one string. You can use the OR (|) and AND (&) operators. See ^Boolean Expressions^ for more information about complex searches by using boolean logic symbols. IExamples:I * Z CAT | DOG A This will search for "cat" OR "dog" in the directories. *P * Z TURBO & CLOCK This will search for files with BOTH "turbo" AND "clock" in their name or description. * Z A PCBoard The above command will search all of the file directories for the word "PCBoard" (anywhere - the filename, the description or even the extended description lines). * Z A PCBoard & DESQview The above commands will search all of the file directories for any file that has both the word "PCBoard" and the word "DESQview" in the description. *P * Z PCBoard A N 120189 The above command combines a text search for the word PCBoard with a date search of 12/01/89 or later in search all of the download directories. * Z DESQview A S D The above command combines the Zippy Search of the file directories with a "new files since" search and then flags all files found for later downloading. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Locate Files^ *E *B 50,Using the Mouse Using the Mouse with this program is pretty simple. ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ Move the mouse cursor to ³Click with³ ³Click with ³ the highlighted item and ³ Left to ³ ³ Right to ³ Iclick the left button.I ³ Select ÃÄ¿ ÚÄ´ Exit Program³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ To exit the program you ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ can click the right ³ ÚÄ¿ ÚÄ¿ ÚÄ¿ ³ button, or point to the ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ word IQuitI at the bottom ³ ÀÄÙ ÀÄÙ ÀÄÙ ³ right side of the screen ³ ³ and Iclick the left button.I ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÒÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ º ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ^Main Menu^ º ³Click on PgUp ³ ^The Tech Line BBS^ ɼ ³and PgDn here ³ ^PCBoard OnLine Reference^ º ³to Scroll Pages³ ^Using the Keyboard^ Íͼ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÙ ÚÄÁÄ¿ Click Left Button Here to Quit Program ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ³ *E ^PCBoard OnLine Reference^ ^The Tech Line BBS^ *B 51,Using the Keyboard ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ³ Num º ³ / º ³ * º ³ - º ³ F2 º Go to Main Menu ³ Lock º ³ º ³ º ³ º ³ º ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ³ 7 º ³ 8 º ³ 9 º ³ º ³ Esc º Exit Program ³ Home º ³  º ³ PgUp º ³ º ³ º ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ + º ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ³ º ³ 4 º ³ 5 º ³ 6 º ³ º Use + and - to move to next and ³  º ³ º ³  º ³ º previous topic screens. ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ILocking NumLock ON willI ³ 1 º ³ 2 º ³ 3 º ³ º Iallow numeric keypad toI ³ End º ³  º ³ PgDn º ³ E º Iwork the same as normalI ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³ N º Icursor keys.I ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÚÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ³ T º ³ º ³ 3 º ³ E º ^Using the Mouse^ ³ Ins º ³ PgDn º ³ R º ^Main Menu^ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 52,PCBoard OnLine Reference This online reference for PCBoard was written for the users of The Tech Line BBS. IThe Tech Line BBS 301-696-1393 USR HST DUAL STANDARD 24 Hours - 7 Days - FREE AccessI I took the help files supplied on the PCBoard support BBS, and put them into this handy hypertext document. Even if this is only a step better than regular online help, at least it's hypertext abilities encourage the user to read more about the available PCBoard commands. *P To make this program I used the TCXL C Programmer's Library. Don't give me any credit for this program because it was all done by the TCXL Help Functions. All I had to do was write a few lines of code to set up everything, then call the TCXL functions to do the real work. TCXL does all the windowing and everything. A great library! For more information on TCXL, contact: Innovative Data Concepts, Inc. 122 North York Road Suite 5 Hatboro, PA 19040 Voice: 1-215-443-9705 Orders: 1-800-926-4551 FAX: 1-215-443-9753 Or you can get the shareware ZIP file of TCXL from our BBS! *P IAbout Innovative Data ConceptsI Innovative Data Concepts, Inc. is a rapidly-growing software firm, dedicated to developing, publishing, distributing and supporting affordable, state-of-the-art software for both professional programmers, as well as for general users. Chip Rabinowitz is IDC's Vice President of Research and Development, and is well-known among the industry for his technical expertise. He is an Assistant Sysop on the Computer Language Magazine Forum on CompuServe Information Service and also provides technical support for Borland International as a member of "Team Borland" on their CompuServe Forums, in the areas of Turbo C, Turbo Assembler, Turbo Debugger, SideKick ('Classic', SK Plus and SK 2.0), Quattro Pro and Paradox. *P This program is released to the BBS community for FREE! Use it and enjoy! PCBoard is a very popular bulletin board system worldwide. It is manufactured by: Clark Development Company, Inc. 6000 S. Fashion Blvd Suite 101 Murray, UT 84107 Tel: (801) 261-1686 Fax: (801) 261-8987 Data: (801) 261-8976 *P IPCBoard is a registered trademark of Clark Development Company, Inc. All other brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ *E *B 53,The Tech Line BBS ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÄÄ¿ ///////////³ ///////////³ ///³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿/ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿/ ÚÄ¿/³ ³ I301-696-1393I ³Þ ÀÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÙ ³ ³/³ ³ Frederick, ³Þ ³ ³/³ ³ ³/³ ³ ³/³ ³ Maryland ³Þ ³ ³/³ ³ ³/³ ³ ³/³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙÞ ³ ³/³ ³ ³/³ ³ ³/ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ³ ³/³ ³ ³/³ ³ ³////////³ ³ ³/ ³ ³/ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿/ ÀÄÙ HE ÀÄÙ ECH ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ INE ÚÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Sysop - John Crouch ³Þ ÃÄÄÁ¿ ÃÄÄÁ¿ ÀÄÄ¿ ³ 24 Hours a Day ³Þ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ 7 Days a Week ³Þ ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÙ ³ Game Doors / Files / Messages ³Þ ³ << FREE to the Public >> ³Þ **USR HST DUAL STANDARD** ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙÞ GIVE US A CALL TODAY! ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ^Main Menu^ *E *B 54,Boolean Expressions Examples of using boolean (and / or) searching ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ There are numerous places where PCBoard will ask you for some kind of search criteria for the text you want to scan. In those areas you can simply type in a word or phrase or you may create much more complex searches by using boolean logic symbols in your request. The symbols "&" and "|" can be used to mean AND and OR respectively. In addition you can combine criteria using parenthesis to denote the grouping of the search. The rules below apply at any prompt given where PCBoard wants you to tell it what to scan for so the following rules can be used whether you are scanning through the message base, the download directories, the users file or the caller logs. *P Multiple words making up a sentence or phrase: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ PCBoard version 14.5 Searches for the words "PCBoard version 14.5" all together in a line Multiple words searching for each word separately: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ PCBoard | Qmodem | Procomm Searches for any text having either PCBoard OR Qmodem OR Procomm anywhere in the text *P Multiple words searching for each word separately requiring ALL to match: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ PCBoard & Qmodem & Procomm Searches for any text having ALL THREE words but not necessarily in any order or even next to each other Using parenthesis for grouping: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ DESQview & (PCBoard | Qmodem) Searches for any text having DESQview in it AND having either PCBoard OR Qmodem also in the same text in any order and not necessarily together. IAlso See:I ^Main Menu^ ^PCB Commands^ ^Message Text Search^ ^Zippy Directory Scan^ *E