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- Turb∩BB╙ Versioε 1.09 Help File:
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- Commands
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- (Commands tagged with "*" require access level 2 or higher)
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- A - Apply for Access Level 2 (Upload/Message entry)
- B - Read Bulletins
- ├ - Cha⌠ witΦ Sysop
- * ┼ - Ente≥ messagσ
- Editor subcommands:
- A - Abort message and return to BBS
- C - Continue entering lines in message
- D - Delete a given line in message
- E - Edit a string in a message line
- L - List message starting at a given line
- P - Store "Preformatted" message
- R - Replace one entire message line
- S - Store message in no-wrap format
- ╞ - Enter File≤ subsysteφ (has its own help file)
- ╟ - Goodbye║ hang≤ u≡ connectioε - caε leavσ comment≤ t∩ Sysop
- ╚ - Hel≡ (display≤ thi≤ file)
- ╔ - Instal∞ use≥'s termina∞ (definσ clearscreen¼ backspace¼ lowe≥ casσ ì
- on/off¼ promp⌠ bell¼ linefeeds¼ anΣ termina∞ width)
- ╦ - Kil∞ (Delete⌐ message
- * ╠ - Use≥ Loτ (cleareΣ periodically)
- ═ - Lis⌠ loca∞ use≥ grou≡ meetings
- ╬ - ReaΣ Ne≈ message≤ sincσ las⌠ call
- ╧ - Othe≥ remotσ acces≤ system≤ iε area
- ╨ - Changσ password
- Q - Logoff without disconnecting - changes not saved
- ╥ - ReaΣ message(s)
- ReaΣ Subcommands:
- ┴ - ReaΣ al∞ message≤ startinτ froφ ß giveε number
- ╔ - ReaΣ individua∞ message≤ (prompt≤ fo≥ number)
- ╞ - ReaΣ message≤ froφ giveε use≥ (prompt≤ fo≥ name)
- ╘ - ReaΣ message≤ t∩ ß giveε use≥ (prompt≤ fo≥ name)
- ╙ - ReaΣ message≤ iε ß certaiε sectioε (prompt≤ fo≥ number)
- valid message number - reads that message
- ╙ - Scaε message≤ (prompt≤ fo≥ star⌠ number)
- * ╒ - Displa∙ Use≥ list
- ╫ - Reprint≤ welcomσ filσ
- ╪ - Exper⌠ modσ on/ofµ (men⌡ displa∙ switch)
- ┘ - Systeφ Informatioε file - facts about this BBS
- ┐ - Hel≡ men⌡ (valiΣ onl∙ iε exper⌠ mode)
- ú - Displa∙ calle≥ anΣ messagσ systeφ status
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- > Messagσ system║ more hel≡ in messagσ #1.
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- Control Characters
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- - Iµ ß characte≥ i≤ displayeΣ witΦ ß care⌠ ("^"⌐ iε fron⌠ oµ it¼ thi≤ mean≤ ì
- i⌠ i≤ ß "contro∞ characteró tha⌠ i≤ typeΣ b∙ holdinτ dowε thσ "CTLó o≥ ì
- "CTRLó ke∙ whilσ typinτ thσ characte≥ (thσ CTR╠ ke∙ i≤ likσ ß sor⌠ oµ SHIF╘ ì
- key)« So¼ ^├ mean≤ "control-C"¼ anΣ i≤ typeΣ b∙ holdinτ CTR╠ dowε whilσ yo⌡ ìètypσ C.
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- - "Có o≥ ^├ abort≤ an∙ functioε o≥ filσ displa∙ iε progress¼ excep⌠ fo≥ ì
- XMODE═ transfers¼ whicΦ arσ aborteΣ b∙ ^X« Systeφ outpu⌠ i≤ pauseΣ b∙ "Só ì
- o≥ ^╙ anΣ i≤ releaseΣ b∙ an∙ characte≥ othe≥ thaε ß null.
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- - Fo≥ "Fastó modσ messagσ reading¼ ^├ onl∙ skip≤ thσ messagσ beinτ read« ^╦ ì
- abort≤ readinτ al∞ message≤ anΣ return≤ yo⌡ t∩ thσ maiε CommanΣ prompt.
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- Timeout
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- Iµ thσ systeφ wait≤ 5 minute≤ fo≥ aε inpu⌠ withou⌠ receivinτ an∙ ì
- characters¼ i⌠ wil∞ automaticall∙ disconnect.
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- Chained Commands
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- Command≤ caε bσ chained║ eg« RS▒ Read≤ message≤ iε Sectioε 1; G╬ ì
- disconnect≤ withou⌠ comment≤ t∩ Sysop.
- Multiplσ characte≥ chaineΣ input≤ arσ terminateΣ witΦ ß semicoloε (eg« ì
- USERNAME;PASSWOR─ a⌠ signon)«
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- Logon Procedure
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- Systeφ check≤ fo≥ carriagσ return¼ ^├ o≥ ".ó a⌠ 2400¼ 120░ anΣ 30░ baud║ ì
- typσ an∙ oµ thesσ character≤ repeatedl∙ unti∞ thσ systeφ sign≤ on.
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- Access Levels
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- 0║ DisalloweΣ user║ n∩ systeφ access.
- 1║ Entr∙ level║ canno⌠ senΣ message≤ o≥ uploaΣ files.
- 2║ Caε senΣ anΣ deletσ messages¼ uploaΣ files║ Mus⌠ leavσ name¼ addres≤ ª ì
- phonσ numbe≥ iε notσ t∩ syso≡ by usinτ [A]pply.
- 3║ Acces≤ t∩ hiddeε (non-public⌐ datß files.
- 4║ (ReserveΣ fo≥ futurσ use.)
- 5║ Systeφ Operator║ Read/Write/Deletσ acces≤ t∩ al∞ message¼ datß anΣ ì
- systeφ files.