INDEX A Abbreviations, using 36 Also see specific commands in Glossary Abort at .More prompt 6, 21, 192 key 36, 147, 155 key in Listings 87, 88 premature termination of a message 102, 188 Also see break key, bye, exit, leave, and quit Accessing BIX direct-dial number 205 from overseas 205 PAD parameters 206 problems 206 via Tymnet 205 Add/action: prompt 28, 173, 192 Adding messages to a conference 6, 27, 173, 177 Again, re-reading a message 24, 45, 171, 174, 177 All, reading messages 143, 171, 177 in conjunction with file 144 in conjunction with reference 144 in conjunction with show 150 in conjunction with who 203 Appending text in the Quiet Editor 67 in the Verbose Editor 62 ASCII transfers in Listings 83, 87, 88 from scratchpad 147 to scratchpad 151 Attach Binary files in mail 54, 174, 178 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B Backward 171, 178 disengaging reference 25 reading conference messages 33 212 BIX User Manual Backspace 28 Billing problems 167 questions 167 tracking charges 162, 163 Binary attachments in Mail 41, 54 receiving 56, 150 sending 54 size limitation 56 Bixbilling 163, 164, 167, 178 Blink as option for packet network 106, 175, 178 Blink downloading text 143 Break, key 36, 147, 155 Browse command in Listings 82 Bye, logging off BIX 9, 171, 173, 179 Also see abort, exit, leave, and quit --------------------------------------------------------------------------- C CBix 119 CC (Carbon Copies), sending mail 44, 50, 174 Change text in the quiet editor 69, 179 Charges 162 Charges Detail 163 Clear at add/action: prompt 28, 29, 173, 180 at send/action: prompt 44, 49, 174, 180 scratchpad in conference area 28, 29, 171, 180 scratchpad in Mail 44, 49, 174, 180 scratchpad in Quiet Editor 70, 179 scratchpad in Verbose Editor 62, 179 Command Tree 210 Comment on conference messages 7, 27, 171, 180 as a reply to mail 44 Complaints 167 Conference xi, 19 adding original message to 6, 27, 172, 196 blinking 143 closed conference 38 213 BIX User Manual comment on a message 7, 27, 171, 180 definition of 19 filing a conference message 144 filing a conference topic 145 filing an entire conference 146 groups 4, 13, 14, 197 headers 20, 33, 185 joining a conference 5, 19, 186 jumping to specific messages 30, 32 leave 6, 22, 31, 32, 172, 192 locating names of 4, 13, 14, 15, 156, 197 moderator xii, 14 open conference 38 order conference list 37, 158, 159, 189 original message in thread 26, 172, 190 participant, locating 156, 157, 190 participants, locating 156, 190 participants, status 158, 190 quit 6, 22, 31, 32, 172, 192 reading by date 34, 171, 181 reading messages threads (reference) 24, 172, 194 reading messages 5, 21, 193 rereading messages 24, 33, 171, 177 resigning from 22, 30, 194 resigning from a topic 22, 195, 201 root message of a thread 26, 172, 195 skip over messages 30, 159, 172, 198 topics xii, 19, 201 withdrawing a message 29, 172, 203 Control keys C (abort) 36, 147, 155 H (see backspace) S (pause) 155 Q (resume) 155 U (strike line) 72 X (abort Xmodem transfer) 87, 88 Cookie 106, 114, 116, 171, 180 Current, message in a topic 171, 180 Customer Service 166, 167, 168, 185, 206 address ii for DasNet 169 214 BIX User Manual for McGraw-Hill News 169 hours 168, 185 on-line 3, 167, 185 on-line addresses 167 telephone numbers ii, 169, 185, 206 Customizing your profile 115 Customizing your on-line resume 117 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- D Datapac 86 DASnet xii, 169 Date 171, 181 in conjunction with header 33 in conjunction with list 79, 80 in conjunction with search 35 reading conference messages by 34, 171, 181 skipping conference messages by 34, 159, 181 Delete at read/action: prompt 43, 45, 181 backspace 28 conference message (withdraw) 29, 172, 203 mail messages 53, 173, 174, 181 text in the Quiet Editor 68, 181 text in the Verbose Editor 62, 181 Download 171, 172, 175, 182 choosing protocol in conferences 102, 113 choosing protocol in Listings 82, 90 receiving file from Listings 82, 88 receiving scratchpad 147, 149, 173 Also see ASCII, Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem, and Zmodem. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E Echo 114, 182 Editing conference message before posting 7, 28, 59, 173 help 62, 66 mail message before sending 7, 49, 58, 174 profile 112, 183 215 BIX User Manual profile, in CBix 121, 137 resume 117, 183 scratchpad 145, 183 Editors choosing your BIX editor 103, 112 default 61, 103 help 62, 66 limitations of 145 Quiet Editor 66 Verbose Editor 61 Exit from BIX (see Bye) from CBix 122, 123 from Conference area 22, 172, 192 from Listings 75, 95 from Mail area 42, 173, 192 from Option area 100, 175, 192 from Quiet Editor 71, 183 from Tymnet 9 from Verbose Editor 63, 64, 183, 204 Also see abort, bye, leave, and quit --------------------------------------------------------------------------- F File conference 146 conference message 144, 172 conference topic 145 mail message 149, 173 results of a BIX command 183 with all command 145, 150 Filter 102, 175, 184 First, message in a topic 172, 184 Find (see keyword and search) Forward 172, 184 disengaging reference 25, 184 reading messages chronologically 33, 172, 184 redirecting a mail message 45, 174, 184 216 BIX User Manual G Global command in the Quiet Editor 71 Global Keyword Index 159 Glossary 171 Groups definition of 13 finding BIX conference groups 13 finding conferences in group 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- H Header 33, 172, 185 definition of 20, 185 in conjunction with date command 34 scanning conference messages by 33, 172, 185 Help at add/action: prompt 173 at any prompt except .More.. 3, 13, 167, 185 at Opt: prompt 175 at Read: prompt 172 at read/action: prompt 174 at send/action: prompt 174 billing questions 163, 164, 167 customer service 168, 185, 206 general assistance 133, 167, 172, 185, 206 in CBix 123 list of commands available for 185 log-on problems 205 on-line 3, 13, 167 people to write to on line 167, 185 personal answers 167 Quiet Editor 66 specific commands 3, 13, 167, 185 telecommunications problems 4, 206 telephone numbers to call 168, 169, 185 Verbose Editor 61 with DASnet 169 with McGraw-Hill News 169 Helper 168, 185 217 BIX User Manual I Inbasket 41, 53, 173, 186 Index of keywords 159 Insert, text in message 68 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- J Join CBix 121 closed conference 38 conference 5, 19, 31, 32, 173, 186 conference topic 5, 19, 30, 31, 32, 186, 201 Listings 75 Mail 41 Option area 100 Jump between conferences 5, 31, 32 between topics 5, 31, 32, 201 to a specific date 34, 159 to a specific message 30, 32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- K Kermit file-transfer protocol 103 setting as default 102, 113 transfers, Listings 90 transfers from scratchpad 148 transfers to scratchpad 152 Keyword (see search) Keyword in Listings 80 Keyword Index of BIX 159 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- L Last message in a topic 171, 186, 187 Leave mail messages in inbasket 45, 174, 187 text in scratchpad 29, 49 218 BIX User Manual time limit on data in scratchpad 145 Also see abort, bye, exit, and quit List all conferences 15, 197 conference topics 4, 14, 197 conferences in a group 14, 197 contents of scratchpad 29, 49, 63, 66, 147, 173, 174, 186 in Listings 78 in Quiet Editor 66, 186 in Verbose Editor 63, 186 mail inbasket 42, 53, 54, 173, 186 mail outbasket 53, 173, 190 mail status 54, 198 new conference messages 13, 15, 111, 188, 197 new files in Listings 80 profile 111 with who 171, 172, 203 Also see show Listings xi, xii, 73 prompt xi, 76, 92 Locate (see search) Log off (see bye, exit, leave, and quit) Log on how to 205 instructions 205 problems 206 via international packet network 205 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- M Mail xii, 39, 172, 173 addressing message 7, 47, 173 attach binary files 54, 174, 178 creating a message 7, 47 deleting messages 45, 51, 52, 173, 174, 181 editing a message 7, 49, 174 entering Mail area 41 exiting Mail area 42, 173, 192 filing messages 149, 173, 183 forwarding a message 45, 174, 184 219 BIX User Manual inbasket 41, 53, 173, 186 leave for later action 45, 174, 187 original 44, 51, 174, 190 outbasket 41, 52, 53, 173, 190 prompt xi, 41, 173, 192 quitting Mail area 42, 173, 192 reading new messages 43, 173 reading old messages 43, 45, 51, 174, 177 receiving binary files 56 replying to 44, 54, 174, 194 retracting mail 53, 174, 203 sending copies 47, 50, 174 sending messages 47, 173, 174 size limitation of binary attachment 56 subject 48, 50, 174 unread 42, 174, 201 withdrawing mail 53, 174, 203 writing messages 48 Mailcall 104, 175, 188 Mail prompt xi, 41, 173, 192 McGraw-Hill News xiii, 169 Menu in Listings 75, 76, 92, 93 See BIX User Manual Menu Guide for menu commands Messages, conference adding original 6, 27, 172 commenting to 7, 27, 171, 180 creating 6, 27, 172 definition of 20 display range 26 editing 59 filing 144, 145, 172, 183 header 20, 33, 172, 185 length of 21 original message 26, 172, 190 220 BIX User Manual parts of 20 reading 5, 21 reading reference (thread) 24, 172, 194 rereading 24, 34, 171 reposting on other systems 38 root message 27, 172, 195 searching 35, 172, 196 searching across conferences 159 size of 20 skipping 30, 31, 34, 158, 159, 172, 198, 201 withdrawing 29, 172, 203 Messages, Mail addressing 7, 47, 173 binary attachments 54, 56, 174, 178 creating 47 deleting 45, 51, 52, 173, 174, 181 editing 7, 49, 174 filing 149, 173, 183 forwarding 45, 174, 184 inbasket 44, 53, 173, 180 leave for later action 45, 174, 187 maximum size of binary attachment 56 multiple addressees 47, 50, 173, 174 outbasket 41, 52, 53, 173, 190 reading 43, 173 rereading 43, 45, 51, 174, 177 replying to 44, 54, 174, 194 retracting mail 53, 174, 203 sending 47, 173 sending binary attachments 54, 174, 178 withdraw mail 53, 174, 203 Moderator xii, 14 .More .. prompt 6 adjusting 101 quit at 6,21,192 suppressing 113 Move text in the Quiet Editor 70 Moving between conferences 5, 31, 32, 172, 189 Moving among topics in a conference 5, 31, 32, 172, 189, 201 Multiple commands, how to enter 36 221 BIX User Manual N NAPLPS 99, 102, 175, 188 New 15, 188, 205 Newline 106, 114, 188 News, system announcements 3, 111, 189 Next 31, 172, 189 Nonewline 106, 115, 189 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- O On line time (see status) Options xi, 97, 172, 173 blink 106, 148, 175, 178 choosing message editor 59, 103, 112, 171, 175 cookie 106, 114, 180 display settings 99 editor, Verbose or Quiet 59, 103, 112, 171, 175 entering the Options area 100 file-transfer protocol selection 102, 113, 175 filtering control characters 102, 175, 184 in CBix 133 in Listings 89 mailcall 104, 175, 188 making options permanent 100, 109 naplps 102, 175, 188 newline 106, 114, 188 nonewline 106, 115, 189 prompt xi, 100, 192 prompts, verbose or terse 101, 175 recent 103, 114, 175, 193 quitting Options area 100, 175, 192 synonyms, for commands 107, 175 term ansi 107, 175, 199 term tty 107, 175, 199 term vt52 108, 175, 199 term vt100 108, 175, 200 222 BIX User Manual terminal page length 101, 175, 200 terminal width 101, 175, 200 Opt pad q 171, 206 Ordering conferences 37, 158, 189 Original message, conference 26, 172, 190 Original message, Mail 44, 51, 174, 190 Outbasket 41, 52, 53, 173, 190 Outline of system structure iv --------------------------------------------------------------------------- P PAD parameters 206 Participants 155, 156, 190 Password 154, 191, 205 Pause (see control keys) Premature termination of messages 102, 188 Print to screen, Quiet Editor 66 Also see list Profile definition of 101, 111 displaying 99, 111, 191 editing 112, 191 explanation of parts 101, 111 in CBix 137 miscellaneous options for 106 options for 99 PTT 205 PSS 86 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q Quiet Editor 66 appending text 67 changing text 69 deleting text 68, 69 exiting 71 global commands 71 223 BIX User Manual help for 66 inserting text 68 moving text 70 printing text to screen 66 quitting editor 71 saving changes (write) 71 searching for text 67 selection of 103, 112 substituting text 69 syntax 66 Quit at add/action: prompt 173, 192 at .More.. prompt 6, 21, 192 at send/action: prompt 174, 192 BIX 9 CBix 122 conference 6, 22, 31, 32, 172, 192 conference (resign) 22, 195 Listings 95 Mail 42, 173, 174, 192 Options 100, 175, 192 Quiet Editor 71, 192 topic 6, 31, 32, 192 topic (resign) 22, 195, 201 Verbose Editor 64, 192 Also see abort, bye, leave, and exit --------------------------------------------------------------------------- R Read/action: prompt 43, 174, 192 Read, conference area 21, 173, 193 again 24, 171, 174, 177 all 143, 145, 171, 177 backward 25, 33, 171, 178 by date 34, 171, 181 by reference 24, 143, 172, 194 forward 25, 33, 172, 184 how to 5, 21 message headers 20, 33, 185 224 BIX User Manual next message 5, 21 next topic 31, 172, 189 original 26, 172, 190 prompt xi, 21, 101, 192 reread 24, 30, 171, 172, 177, 178 root 26, 172, 195 skipping messages 30, 159 skipping to a date 34, 159 thread (see reference) Read, in Mail area 43 Recent 103, 114, 175, 193 days 104, 175, 193 maximum 103, 175, 193 minimum 104, 175, 193 Receive binary file in Mail 56, 150 data from scratchpad (see download) in Listings 8, 82, 88, 90 Reference, reading messages by 24, 143, 172, 194 Reply, to mail message 54, 174, 195 Resign from conference xii, 22, 30, 194 from a topic xii, 22, 195 Resume editing your resume 117, 195 reading another user's resume 46, 157, 195 Resume (see controls keys) Root message 26, 172, 195 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S Say 6, 27, 172, 196 Scratchpad 27, 61, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 196 clearing 29, 49, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 171, 180 downloading text from 147, 148 filing data into 144, 145, 172, 173, 183 filing mail into 149, 173 formatting text to send to 151 limits of 56, 148 uploading text to 151 uploading text to with protocol 152 225 BIX User Manual Search for conference name 4, 156, 172, 197 for keyword or phrase 35, 159, 172, 196 for username 46, 157, 203 for user by locality 157, 203 in a conference topic 35, 196 in Listings 78, 79, 80 in Quiet Editor 67 in Verbose Editor 65 Send binary file through Mail 54, 174, 178 file to scratchpad (see upload) in Listings 86 mail message 48, 174, 178 maximum size of binary attachment 56 Send/action: prompt 44, 48, 174, 192 Shortcuts (see abbreviations) Show show 13, 172, 173, 174, 197 show all 15, 197 show all "search phrase" 156, 197 show "conference name" 14, 197 show group "group name" 14, 197 show groups 13, 197 show help 13 show new 15, 197 show opts 99, 171, 197 show participants 156, 197 show profile 111 show resume "user" 46, 157, 197 show scratchpad 147, 197 show status "conference name" 158, 198 show who "name" 46, 157, 198 show welcome 198 Skipping messages 30, 31, 172, 198 Skipping messages by date 34, 159, 172, 198 Stacking multiple commands 36 Status Mail 42, 173, 198 participants in a conference 158, 198 personal statistics 171, 198 226 BIX User Manual Subject line of mail message 48, 50, 174 Subscriber Agreement 208 Substituting text in Quiet Editor 69, 199 in Verbose Editor 64, 199 Suggestions 168 Synonyms, for BIX commands 107, 175 Sysmgr 168 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- T Term ANSI 107, 175, 199 Term TTY 107, 175, 199 Term VT52 108, 175, 199 Term VT100 108, 175, 199 Terminal, command in CBix 128 Terminal pagelength, setting 101, 120, 200 Terminal pagewidth, setting 101, 175, 200 Termination of messages, premature 102, 188 Terse prompts, choosing 101, 175, 200 prompts, in Listings 75, 92, 94 Thread, message (see reference) Time 171, 200 elapsed time 198 in CBix 136 Title prompt 6, 27 To 7, 47, 173, 174 Topic 19, 172, 201 finding topics in a conference 4, 31, 201 jump to next 31, 201 prompt 19, 201 resigning from 22, 195, 201 Transfers See ASCII, Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem, and Zmodem Tymnet 9, 86, 205 227 BIX User Manual U Upload 102, 113, 152, 153, 171, 172, 173, 175, 201 choosing protocol 102, 113 choosing protocol in Listings 90 formatting text for 151 text to scratchpad 151 files to Listings 86, 90 Unread 42, 174, 201 User Agreement 208 Uuencoded files transfers in Listings 90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- V Verbose prompts in conferences 101, 175, 202 prompts in Listings 75, 92 Verbose Editor 61, 201 appending text 62 clearing text 62 deleting text 62 exiting editor 63 help 61 listing text on screen 63 quitting editor 64 save 65 searching 65 substituting text 64 write 65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Welcome message 5, 19, 198 Who 155, 172, 202 in CBix 128 in specific conference 171, 172 who all 171, 172, 203 who list 171, 172, 203 Withdraw conference message 29, 172, 203 mail messages 53, 174, 203 228 BIX User Manual Writing mail message 6, 47 conference message 7, 27 saving text in Quiet Editor 71, 202 saving text in Verbose Editor 65, 202 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- X X.25 parameters 206 Xmodem 102, 113, 148, 152 with CRC 90, 103 transfers in Listings 86, 88, 90 transfers to scratchpad 148, 152 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y Ymodem 102, 113, 148, 152 with CRC 103 transfers in Listings 86, 88, 90 transfers to scratchpad 148, 152 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z Zmodem transfers in Listings 90 229 BIX User Manual