INTRODUCTION
Passwords
Personal messages
The ";" command connector
The + option on "R"etrieve
Bell and Expert options
Message numbering
Messages for you
Acknowledging messages
Killing Messages
:Introduction
Th� messag� sub-syste� o� thi� RCP� syste� i� calle� MINIRBBS� �
Thi� syste� i� � "split� RCP� syste� wit� th� messag� sub-�
syste� distinc� fro� th� entr� o� logi� system�� Thi� i� don� �
t� discourag� user� fro� thinkin� tha� thi� i� primaril�� � �
messag� exchang� service� indee� i� i� not.
Th� MINIRBB� syste� i� mostl� sel� promptin� bu� ther� ar� � �
fe�� feature� whic� ar� no� obviou� an� ar� explaine� i� th� �
followin� section� o� thi� hel� file.
:Passwords
Th� "Enter�� messag� optio� prompt� fo� � passwor� afte� th� �
subject�� Th� passwor� yo� ente� her� wil� b� requeste� fro� �
yo� whe� yo� com� t� "Kill� th� message.
Yo� shoul� us� password� t� sto� someon� fro� loggin� i� unde� �
you� nam� an� killin� you� messages.
Als� yo� shoul� kee� � recor� o� th� password� tha� yo� us� o� �
alternativel�� us� somethin� tha� i� wel� know� t� yo�� fro� �
memor�� bu� unlikel� t� b� know� o� mea� anythin� t� someon� �
else�� i.e�� you� ca� reg� number�� ban� accoun� numbe� o� �
whatever.
I� yo� d� us� � passwor� remembe� eve� th� intende� recipien� �
wil� no� b� abl� t� kil� th� messag� unles� the�� kno�� th� �
password� Not� tha� th� SYSO� ca� kil� message� withou� havin� �
t� kno� th� password.
:Personal messages
O� � publi� syste� suc� a� thi� ther� i� nothin� tha� i� �
reall�� secur� (s� don'� leav� trul� secre� informatio� o� th� �
system� bu� ther� ar� way� o� ensurin� som� degre� o� privac� �
fo� message� t� individuals.
Whe� aske� fo� � passwor� (se� previou� section� i� yo� ente� �
� "*� befor� you� password�� i.� *123456�� th� messag� wil� b� �
classe� a� � persona� messag� an� wil� onl� b� visibl� t� th� �
receive� an� th� sende� (an� th� SYSOP).
Th� subjec� i� � persona� message� i� surrounde� b� brackets� ��i.e� (NE� SOFTWARE)� I� yo� us� th� "S� o� "Q� option� t� sca� �
th� waitin� messages� an� persona� message� t� yo� o� fro� yo� �
wil� appea� wit� th� subjec� surrounde� b� brackets.
:The ";" command connector
Th� ";� comman� connecto� i� surprisingl� powerful� Rathe� tr� �
t� sho�� al� th� possibl� way� tha� i� ca� b� use� ɠ sugges� �
yo�� jus� tr�� i� out�� Basicall�� i� passe� ou� command� �
'between�� th� ";�� separator� a� MINIRBBӠ ask� fo� them� �
Provide䠠 th� comman� fetche� meet� th� requirement� o� �
MINIRBBS for input it will be processed.
Thi� mean� tha� � comman� suc� a� "r;23;25;30� wil� wor� fin� �
a� MINIRBB� firs� expecte� � "lette� command� an� s� accepte� �
a� "R� the� expecte� � number�� I� woul� the� displa� messag� �
2�� an� the� expec� a� answe� t� th� nex� messag� prompt�� A� �
th� nex� comman� i� woul� ge� passe� i� 2� i� woul� displa� �
messag� 2� etc.
Howeve� � comman� suc� a� "K;35;45�� woul� no� wor� a� �
expected�� MINIRBB� woul� accep� th� "K� an� the� � numbe� an� �
woul� kil� messag� 35�� I� woul� the� expec� anothe� "lette� �
command� an� woul� rejec� th� 4� a� invali� input.
Eve� messag� edi� command� ca� b� connecte� togethe� t� � �
certai� extent� Fo� exampl� th� followin� comman� i� lega� -
e;2;/zot/zap/
I� woul� edi� lin� � o� th� message�� replacin� "zot�� wit� �
"zap".
:The + option on "R"etrieve
Th� "+� optio� fo� th� "R"etriev� comman� shoul� b� give� a� �
"n+�� wher� � i� th� messag� numbe� t� star� at�� The� al� �
followin� message� fo� yo� wil� b� displaye� withou� � paus� �
betwee� messages.
You can also give it in a composite commands such as "r;20+".
I� yo� wan� t� retriev� � numbe� o� message� th� "R� command� �
can be stacked up such as "r;40;46;52"
:Bel� an� Exper� options
Onc� yo� ge� familia� wit� th� syste� yo� ca� shu� u� th� bel� �
wit� th� "B� optio� an� suppres� th� promp� lin� wit� th� "X� �
option.
:Message numbering
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Periodicall�� th� SYSO� wil� purg� th� messag� file� an� ma� �
renumbe� the� a� tha� time�� D� no� expec� tha� an�� messag� �
wil� alway� retai� th� sam� number�� Missin� number� ma� �
contai� delete� message� o� persona� message� o� log-of� trap� �
(nasty)� I� i� no� wort� you� whil� t� tr� an� snoo� aroun� i� �
th� messag� system.
:Messages for you
Whe� yo� lo� int� th� syste� an� befor� enterin� CP/M�� yo� �
wil� b� tol� i� ther� ar� an� unrea� message� waitin� fo� you.
Thi� informatio� wil� b� repeate� whe� yo� ente� th� MINIRBB� �
system.
Th� informatio� presente� i� th� messag� number(s�� tha� ar� �
addresse� specificall�� t� you�� I� i� no� th� numbe� o� �
messages for you.
I.e. "12" means message number 12
:Acknowledging messages
Th� conventio� fo� acknowledgin� message� i� t� kil� the� �
afte� readin� them�� I� yo� canno� kil� th� messag� becaus� i� �
i� protecte� b� a� unknow� passwor� the� leav� � messag� fo� �
th� sende� s� h� ca� kil� th� message.
:Killing messages
I� i� possibl� t� kil� severa� message� fro� on� comman� lin� �
by using the ";" command connector. For example -
"k;29;k;33;g"
would kill messages 29 and 33 and then exit from MINIRBBS.