P...........[P]ost a message Q.....[Q]uit Bulls-mode
R...........[R]ead messages S.....[S]can messages
U...........[U]pload message or reply packet
W...........Read Selected messages X.....E[X]port messages for XHMS
<...........Previous board >.....Next board
Use cursor keys (or numeric keypad 2 4 6 8) to change commands, [Enter] to
select, or hit first character of desired command.
00179:
ist areas...
00180:
ead messages...
00181:
ost a message...
00182:
can messages...
00183:
Selected read of all areas from this area...
Stop for new messages only? (Y/n) ;
00184:
uit Bulls-mode...
00185:
onstop read...
00186:
isplay rules for this area...
00187:
pload a message...
00188:
Watchdog off
00189:
Exit status: ;
00190: Chat begins
Do not attempt to adjust your monitor.
We control the horizontal.
We control the vertical.
Hector is here...
00191: Chat ends
Chat's over now, y'heah?
00192:
User time-out
User time-out;
00193:
Lost carrier...
Lost carrier...;
00194: That ol' generic favorite, wait for the [Enter] key to be pressed
Hit [Enter] to continue: ;
00195:
User time-out
User time-out;
00196: Used by rawdir()
Mask for directory? ;
00197:
matching files found ;
00198: Somebody tried to open a device as a file, probably the user
Dickhead error...dickhead.
00199: Used by readany()
Filename to read or [Enter] to quit: ;
00200:
Couldn't find that file...
00201:
Can't read %s
00202:
00203:
00204: Hypertext prompt if ANSI cursor menus flag is on
Select key or [Enter] to select current, cursors to change current:
-> ;
00205:
Can't allocate secondary compression buffer...
00206: Command string for Files-mode. See notes at prompt 433 for Bulls-mode. They apply here, except only 26 chars will be used. Extra files are XFILE###.XBS
QLNFAKSRCDU?V;
00207: Transfer time string for raw dir list
Transfer time apx. %u mins %u secs @ %u baud.;
00208: Can't find MAIN.XBS (Remove or change if using Ijit-mode)
I can't seem to figure out what I'm supposed to do now...sorry.
Hey, boss, can't find the first menu file!
First menu inaccessible (#208);
00209: Name entered too many times...log note
User can't seem to figure out who he is...;
00210: Only one-word name entered
You must enter both your First and Last name, dummy!
00211: Uh oh, users.bbs error
Sorry, I seem to have freaked out my user file. Have to hang up now...
User file error (#211);
00212:
Too many incorrect password attempts...;
00213: PW mismatch at logon
You'll have to do a little better than that.
Keep in mind that passwords are CaSe SeNsItIvE. Thimk about it.
00214: Locked out user msg
You've been locked out of this system. Find someone else to bother.
Sit in front of the mirror and bother yourself for all I care...
00215:
Locked-out user given the boot;
00216: Too many calls (if you track # calls)
You have exceeded your allotted number of calls today.
Try again in twenty-four hours.
00217:
User had made too many calls today, logged him off;
00218: No time left for today
You have exceeded your allotted time limit for today.
Call back tomorrow and we'll talk.
Call back today and I'll throw a vicious cat at you.
00219:
User had used up all his time for today, got rid of him;
00220: Maybe new user, couldn't find his name in users.bbs
Never heerd of you. New in town, eh? Wail, sherrif, lookee what we
got here, a tin-horned two-timin' side-windin' cow-punchin' dim-witted
new user, or an old user with a case of St. Vitus' Dance in the ol'
fingers. Which are you? I mean, did you manage to enter your Real name
correctly? (Y/n) ;
00221:
User is reentering his name...;
00222: Damn, can't read date directions
Vreep! Vreep! Vreep! Bozo alert!
READ MY LIPS: MM/DD/YYYY format!....
00223: Notes phone1 to logfile
Verification number is: ;
00224: Review new user app, edit, redo or save.
Enter number to edit or hit [Enter] to save: ;
00225: Check for dupe phone numbers
Checking validity of the phone numbers you entered...;
00226: A dupe!
Duplicate phone number entered; advising SysOp...
00227: Log dupe
Duplicate phone number used: ;
00228: Save new user info
Saving your information. You have one step left, though. Can you grasp
the pebble from my hand?
00229: Bye bye, log bogus phone number (in PHONECAN.CTL)
Bogus phone number entered (found in Phonecan.ctl);
00230: Bogus phone # user msg
Your phone number seems to be in our records as belonging to an inate
cretin. Imagine that. Well, I guess you realize this means...
See ya, sucker...
00231: Too slow
User's baud rate was too low;
Bye, slowpoke.
00232: System event
You might try again after that.
System event forced user logoff;
00233: Too many name attempts
Call back when you figure out who you are.
Or maybe the sysop will figure it out after reading the log, eh?
00234: What's your full name?
IDENTIFY--Real First and Last name: ;
00235:
00236: Search user list for name
Duh, hang on, lemme look in this here book...;
00237: Get password at logon
Enter your password now, and get it right this time: ;
00238: Repeat unknown name to user in case it's a typo
Here is what you typed as your name: ;
00239: Note to log when new user starts logon
Batten down the hatches, we got a new user!;
00240: Prompt to get city
I'd like to know what city you're calling from. Don't tell me the state
yet, just the name of your city. If you're from Barksdale, enter that.
If you're from Shreveport or Bossier City, enter those. People who
enter "Sport" or "Bossier" will be summarily deleted for bad manners.
If you're from out of town, enter what you can...
What city are you calling from? ;
00241: Prompt to get state
Ok, now I'm ready for your state information.
What is the two-digit abbreviation for your state? ;
00242: Prompt to get zip
What is your five-digit zip code? ;
00243: Prompt to get birthdate
What is your date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format (notice the format; I'll
reject anything you enter incorrectly, so save us both some time...)
-> ;
00244: Prompt for phone1
What is your home (verification) phone number, including area code?
-> ;
00245: Prompt for phone2
What is the phone number from which you are calling? ;
00246: Prompt for screen length
Is your call waiting disabled? If not, say goodnight...
How many vertical lines can your screen display (usu. 23-25)? (10-66)
-> ;
00247: Prompt for screen width
How many horizontal (left to right) columns can your screen hold? (32-80)
-> ;
00248: Prompt for ANSI (only if fast enough)
Do you want ANSI graphics used in displays sent to you? The look kinda
like this: green cyan
If that looks like garbage, definitely answer No to this question.
If the words green and cyan are, indeed, green and cyan, answer Yes
if you would like the BBS to be able to send you color.
So, do you want ANSI or not? (y/N) ;
00249: Prompt for FSE (only if ANSI is on)
Okay, so you liked the ANSI stuff. Would you like to try for the full
screen ANSI editor as your default text editor? It's a little more
difficult to get used to than the line editor, but it'll be easier to
use after you do get used to it. Generally speaking, if you're really
new to BBSes, answer No to this. If you're an old hand, I recommend
that you answer Yes.
Do you want the full screen editor as the default? (y/N) ;
00250: Prompt for screen clearing (default N=clearing on)
Would you like to suppress screen clearing? In other words, would you
like me _not_ to clear your screen? (Hit [Enter] if unsure) (y/N) ;
00251:
Computer type: ;
00252: Prompt for page pausing (default N=pausing on)
Would you like to suppress pausing after each screen page? I'd think
about this one, since if you have your screen width and length set
correctly, I can stop the display to let you read, then restart it _if_
you answer No to this question. (y/N) ;
00253: Special flag prompt
Are you a Commodore user? (y/N) ;
00254: Handle prompt (do you want one?)
A Handle is a nickname you might use in place of your real name in some
areas. If it's more than one word, you can even log on with it. It
must be unique, just like your Real Name.
Would you like to use a handle (psuedonym, monicker, nickname, nom de
pleume, coup de grace, what the hell ever) instead of your Real Name?
-> ;
00255:
Invalid password: ;
00256: ON...GOTO error
ON...GOTO error. (#256)
00257:
Can't find area file. (#257)
00258:
Can't open area file. (#258)
00259:
Not enough memory to load areas... (#259)
00260:
ail check (for personal messages)
Globally? (Y/n) ;
00261:
from which #? ;
00262:
Invalid.
00263:
Password: ;
00264: What you call an anonymous poster
//Anonymous//;
00265:
Send this message Anonymously (cluck cluck)? (y/N) ;
00266:
Select during extract? (y-N) ;
00267: After-page commands when reading text file
SHEFNOP-M;
00268: After-page commands when listing FILES.BBS (see notes 433, up to 26 chars, extra files FLBBS###.XBS)
SNOP-DMVA;
00269: These two are for entering file descriptions for FILES.BBS
-> ;
00270:
[----------------------------------------------];
00271:
No matching files were found.
00272: Tried to read a .COM, .EXE, .BIN, etc.
That's not a text file. (Vreep! Vreep!)
00273: Backup string, forget for Hit [Enter] to continue:
;
00274: Search string request at FILES.BBS list
Enter search string. Don't use wildcards; this is a text search.
[Enter] will list everything: ;
00275: MESSCHEK.EXE rejected msg
Your message is not acceptable. Try releasing your caps lock key.
Message sent to bit bucket (that digital trash can in the sky)...
00276: Another backup string, forget...
;
00277: If invalid choice on ANSI cursor menu for ACM's off
Invalid response; please select from the choices given.
00278:
: ;
00279: Line below which total filesize displays
---------------
00280: Total filesize
%lu bytes total for %u files.
00281: Can't d/l that much
You don't have enough time left to get that much.
Try [A]rchive Manipulation to break the file up, or
get it at the beginning of your next call, or ask
for fewer files, whichever works best.
00282: Batch-mode file entry ok
Multiple filenames (separated by a space) may be entered.
00283: Download completed
Transfer complete.
00284: Download failed
Transfer aborted.
00285:
Transfer time apx. %u mins %u secs @ %u baud.
00286:
Enter %s RECEIVE mode or %s to abort...
00287:
Enter %s SEND mode or %s to abort...
00288: Msg area attributes
(Graphics);
00289:
(Echo);
00290:
(Net);
00291:
(MCI);
00292: For global reads
[R]ead [S]kip [I]gnore [A]bort [R]: ;
00293: Paging msg
[N]ext Page [P]rev Page [O]ver [S]top: [N] s;
00294: WARNING: Do not exceed 40 bytes! After msg#1
[N]ext [S]top [O]ver [P]rior [W]Select;
00295: WARNING: Do not exceed 23 bytes for 295-298 and 349, 370 & 380!
This would be some help with these after-msg options if your sysop
had put any here...the lazy bum.
00431: Upload help
Uploading is a little more difficult than downloading. It can be
different on various computers, so this help will be a little
vague...you'll probably find more help in your terminal's documentation
or help screens. Keep in mind, though, that the better the protocol,
the easier the upload! ZModem is probably the best; XModem is the
worst. XModem CRC is better than XModem CheckSum. If all your terminal
has is XModem, it's probably time to find a decent terminal program...
Basically, you select a protocol that your terminal has available, enter
the name of the file you want to send, then when XBBS tells you to go to
SEND mode, start sending the file. You might remember that this is an
MS-DOS system, so filenames should be in accordance with MS-DOS
conventions (up to 8 characters, a period, and up to 3 more characters).
You will not receive credit for uploads for which you gave the wrong
name (and, in fact, they may well be refused completely). Please do -not-
send games unless they are something extremely special. Do not send crap.
You will not be credited for it. If you don't know what crap is, ask the
sysop.
00432: Download help
Downloading is pretty simple. First, you'll need to select a protocol
to use. Some protocols are better than others; if you have ZModem, I'd
use that. XModem Checksum is the -last- thing to pick. Check your
terminal help or documents to see which protocols you have available and
pick one of those.
Next, you'll enter a filename (in most cases). If XBBS tells you
that Wildcards are acceptable, it means the protocol you've chosen can
receive more than one file in a session. Wildcards are the ? and *
characters. If you don't know how wildcards work, you should avoid them
until you've looked it up in your DOS manual.
After selecting a protocol and filename, XBBS will tell you to go to
RECEIVE mode. Remember, when you are downloading, you are receiving a
file from me. Activate the appropriate protocol on your terminal and it
should become automatic.
00433: Commands for Bulls-mode. Qty shown are used internally; others read BULLS###.XBS when selected (where ### is position in line counting from 1). Up to 40 positions may be used. Easiest way to extend Bulls-mode.
?HL><JRPSMQNXWGDUT;
00434: Commands for After-msg-read...changing B or F will have a bad effect. Others (up to 40) can be added; reads AFTER###.XBS (as above)
?WQNSO-P#!TFBEVRD@;
00435: Commands for After-page
AFSHTCD;
00436: Line displayed as header during paged read
-=-=Reading %s=-=- Page #%hu
00437: Line displayed after page during paged read
