><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ********************************************************* * * * * * The Byte Information eXchange System * * (Otherwise known as BIX) * * * * Another Modernz Presentation * * * * by * * Digital-demon * * * * (C)opyright January 31, 1992 * * * ********************************************************* <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ******************************************************************************* The Modernz can be contacted at: MATRIX BBS WOK-NOW! World of Kaos NOW! World of Knowledge NOW! St. Dismis Institute - Sysops: Wintermute Digital-demon (908) 905-6691 (908) WOK-NOW! 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SANfranchise (412) 588-5056 300/1200/2400 SysOp: Orion Buster <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< The Last Outpost PowerBBS Support Board UASI ALPHA Division NorthWestern PA UASI site! (412) 662-0769 300/1200/2400 24 hours! SysOp: The Almighty Kilroy <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Hellfire BBS SANctuary World Headquarters! New Jersey UASI site! (908) 495-3926 300/1200/2400 24 hours! SysOp: Red <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> Well I went in a little different direction for this text file but it should be very informative. BIX has a great many conferences and many include discussions on the packet networks themselves. BIX is currently working on connecting themselves through Internet...but as of the time of this article, the connection is very shaky. _-Demon <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> LOG ON INSTRUCTIONS Step 1: Set your computer's telecommunications program for full duplex using 7-bit words, even parity, and 1 stop bit, or 8-bit words, no parity, and 1 stop bit. You may call at either 300, 1200, or 2400 baud. Step 2: To reach BIX via Tymnet BIX is accessible from within the U.S., some of its territories and possessions, and major Canadian cities through local Tymnet numbers. If you don't know the Tymnet phone number(s) for your area, contact the BIX Customer Service Line (see below). At other times, numbers can be obtained by calling Tymnet at 800-336-0149. Some Tymnet callers outside the continental U.S. may be charged higher telecommunications rates. See the `bix.business' conference for details. Call your local Tymnet number. Depending on your baud rate, Tymnet will respond with "garble" or request a terminal identifier. Enter the letter A. Tymnet will ask you to log in. Enter BIX and a carriage return (CR). You will then be at the door to the BIX computer. If after you enter the letter A, your terminal is still unreadable, you must change your settings from 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity to 7 bits, 1 stop bit, even parity, or vice versa. Step 3: You should see the BIX welcome screen and a prompt asking you to enter your name. Respond with the BIX user name that you selected during registration. When prompted, enter your password. If you are registering, respond to the name prompt with the word new. Accessing BIX from Outside the U.S. To reach BIX from outside the U.S., you need a packet network account with your local Postal Telephone & Telegraph (PTT) company. From your PTT, enter 310690157800. Then follow instructions starting at Step 3. A list of PTT addresses and contacts for most countries is available by calling or writing BIX. (See "Problems," on page 206 for the address and telephone number of BIX.) Direct Dialing BIX has a direct-dial number in suburban Boston. The number is 617 861-9767. Enter the word BIX at the prompt. Then follow the instructions starting at Step 3. Problems If you follow these instructions but still are unable to log on to BIX, callers from the U.S. and Canada can telephone the BIX Customer Service Line for assistance at 1800-227-2983 between 8:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. eastern standard time (New York City time) weekdays. In New Hampshire and outside the U.S. or Canada, call 603-924-7681. The mail address is BIX, One Phoenix Mill Lane, Peterborough, NH 03458. X.25 Parameters and Overseas Users BIX supports the X.25 communications protocol according to the latest CCITT specification. Overseas users should be aware of the parameters BIX has set and adjust their PAD accordingly. To see your PAD settings as BIX understands them, from the main system prompt ( : ) enter: opt pad q This will produce a numbered list. For example: 1.1 2.1 3.126 and so on. The number on the left is the parameter; the number on the right is its value. Here are the parameters that BIX sets, their values, and an explanation: Parameter Value Explanation 1 16 DLE escape to PAD 2 1 Echo function enabled 3 126 PAD forwarding characters: Bit values (current value 2+4+8+16+32 +64=126) 1 A-Z, a-z, 0-9 2 * CR (M) 4 * ESC (^[), BEL (^G), ENQ (^E), ACK (^F) 8 * DEL, CAN (^X), DC2 (^R) 16 * ETX (^C), EOT (*D) 32 HT (^H), LF (^J), VT (^K), FF (^L) 64 All other characters less than decimal 32 and DEL 4 0 No forward on timeout 5 1 XON XOFF of Terminal 6 1 Only PAD service signals sent to user 7 21 Send INT packet on BREAK 8 0 PAD sends data to user's device 9 0 No PAD after CR 10 0 No line folding 11 3 Speed of User Port: 0 110 baud 1 134.5 baud 2 300 baud 3 1200 baud 4 600 baud 5 75 baud 6 150 baud 12 2400 baud 13 4800 baud 14 9600 baud 12 1 XON XOFF of PAD 13 4 PAD transmits LF to user port after echoing a CR 14 0 No PAD after LF 15 1 Line editing available 16 8 Character Delete (127 decimal=del) 17 21 Line Delete (21 decimal = ^U) 18 0 Line Display (0 decimal = nul) When you order BIX to transfer a file to you, the following adjustments are made: Parameter Value Explanation 1 0 No DLE escape to Pad 3 0 No data forwarding characters 4 1 Forward on timeout (1/20 of a second) 5 0 No flow control between PAD and user's device 7 0 No BREAK operation 9 0 No PAD after CR 10 0 No line folding 12 0 No XON XOFF of PAD 13 0 No LF insertion 14 0 No PAD after LF 15 0 No line editing When the file transfer is completed, the parameters are returned to their original settings. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> ><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> GUIDE TO BIX COMMANDS Main System Prompt Commands COOkie Displays pithy saying. DOWnload Receive (i.e., download) data stored in your scratchpad. JOIn CBix Enter the main CBix area. OPT PAD Q Display your PAD settings. OPTion Enter Option subsystem. SHOW OPTS Displays Option settings. STAtus Display statistics on mail, conferences, and amount of time on line. TIMe Current time on east coast of U.S. UPLoad Send (i.e., upload) data from your computer up to your scratchpad. WHO Show who is on-line. WHO [conference] List names on line in a conference CBix area. WHO ALL List names in all CBix areas. WHO LISt List names of CBix users on-line in any conference that you belong to. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- null line/return See next message. number See message number. number TO number See messages in that range. AGAin Redisplay last message. ALL See all new messages BACkward Read in reverse direction; disengage reference. BACkward number TO number See messages in that range in reverse order. BYE Log off (works immediately). CLEar Empty scratchpad. COMment Make a comment on the message you have just read. CURrent TO LASt Read first unread message to end of topic. DATe [date] TO DATe [date] Read messages added on day(s) specified. Format: date 24jun85. DOWnload Receive (i.e., download) data stored in your scratchpad. FILe [option] Write result to scratchpad. FIRst Read first message in topic. FIRst TO LASt Read every message in a topic. FORward Read forward direction (default); disengage reference. HEAder message number See message header and first line only. HEAder number TO number See message headers for specified range. HELp Display help message. JOIn conf topic Leave current conference, join another. LASt Read last message. Also "skip to last." MAIL Leave conference, enter Mail subsystem. NEXt Jump to the next topic on your conference list. OPTion Enter Option subsystem. ORIGinal See message to which current one is a comment. QUIt Return to main level; no more of current message. REFerence Read by reference. ROOt See the message that started a thread. SAY To enter an original note. SEArch `word' List all occurrences of search word in topic. SEArch number TO number `word' List all occurrences of search word between message numbers in topic. SHOw [option] Any show option (e.g., all, participants, who, profile, conference name, scratchpad). SKIp [option] Skips messages forward or backward and by date. TOPic When followed by a topic name, you jump to that topic. Entered alone, it produces a list of topics in that conference. Note: This command cannot be used to move to another conference. UPLoad Send (i.e., upload) data from your computer up to your scratchpad. WHO Show who is on-line. WHO [conference] List names on-line in a conference CBix area. WHO ALL List names in all CBix areas. WHO LISt List names of CBix users on line in any conference that you belong to. WIThdraw message number Retract your comment number. NOTE: Number can be a number, the words "CURrent," "FIRst," or "LASt" or the command DATe followed by the date you specify. "FORward" and "BACkward" remain in force until you leave the topic. To disengage them, enter either one, whichever is the opposite setting. "REFerence" is "sticky"; that is, it remains in force until you enter the command "FORward" or "BACkward." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add/Action: Commands After typing in the text of your message, you have the following options: ADD Add the text as a message or comment, and clear the scratchpad. CLEar Clear the scratchpad, do not add message to conference, return to Read: prompt. EDIt Invoke the text editor. HELp Display this message. LISt Show the message in the scratchpad. QUIt Leave scratchpad intact, do not add message to conference, return to Read: prompt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail: Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO [username] New message to person(s). null line/Return Read first unread message. number Read message number. BYE Log off. DELete number Delete message number. DOWnload Receive (i.e., download) data stored in your scratch- pad or a binary mail attachment. FILe [option] Write result of option to your scratchpad. INBASKET Displays your inbasket. JOIn [conference] Leave Mail and join the conference specified. OPTion Enter Option subsystem. OUTBASKET Displays your outbasket. QUIt Return to main level. REAd Enter conferencing area. SHOw [options] Use any show option. STAtus Lists both of your mail baskets. UPLoad Send (i.e., upload) data from your computer up to your scratchpad. UNRead Display only the unread messages in your inbasket. WIThdraw message number Retract message number. NOTE: Number can be either the large absolute or the small relative number. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send/Action: Prompt Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTach Upload a binary mail attachment. CC [names] Send copies to names. CLEar Empty scratchpad. EDIt Edit the text of the message. HELp Display this message. LISt Show the message in your scratchpad. QUIt Leave scratchpad intact and return to Mail without sending the message. SENd Send the message; clear scratchpad. SHOw [options] Use any show option. SUBject Re-enter the text to appear on the "Subject:" line. TO Re-enter or add new name(s) to the TO: field. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read/Action: Prompt Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGAin Redisplay last mail message. DELete Remove the message. FORward [name] Forward the message to name. HELp Display this message. REPly Start a new message to the sender of the message you have just read. ORIGinal If you have just read a reply to a message, this dis- plays the original message. LEAve Leave the message in the inbasket, return to Mail. QUIt Same as Leave. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option Subsystem Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLInk Yes Make BIX send full packets with Show Scratchpad. BLInk No Disengage Blink Yes. DOWnload [protocol] Set download protocol. EDIt [editor] Set your editor to the one specified. FILTer No Pass control characters through without change. FILTer Yes Make control characters printable. HELp Display this message. MAILcall [yes/no] Set Mailcall on or off. NAPlps [yes/no] Turn NAPLPS on or off. QUIt Exit the Option subsystem. RECent maximum number Set the maximum number of messages to see when you first join a conference. RECent minimum number Set the minimum number of messages to see when you first join a conference. RECent days number Set the number of days' worth of data you want to see when you first join a conference. SYNonym Make synonym for a command. TERse Use the abbreviated form for prompts and message headers. TERM pagelength n Send n lines between .More.. prompts. TERM ANSI ANSI terminal emulation. TERM TTY TTY terminal emulation. TERM VT52 VT52 terminal emulation. TERM VT100 VT100 terminal emulation. TERM Width n Send n characters per line. UPLoad [protocol] Set upload protocol. VERbose Use the long form for prompts and message headers. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> Glossary of BIX Commands A ADD PROMPT COMMAND Add/action: add When you have written a conference message, typing "add" at the add/action: prompt will post the message. If you wish to edit your message instead, type "edit" instead of "add." To discard your message, type "clear." You may leave the message in the scratchpad, without discarding or posting it, with the "quit" command. "List" is another option at the add/action: prompt. Before you add or edit your message, you can read it over using "list." You can get help at the add/action: prompt by typing "?" or "help." This command's abbreviation is ADD. AGAIN PROMPT COMMAND Read: again Read/action: again In a conference, the command "again" at the Read: prompt will redisplay the message you have just read. In mail, if you have just read a message and want to review it, type "again" at the read/action: prompt to redisplay that message. This command's abbreviation is AGA. ALL PROMPT COMMAND Read: all Typing "all" at the Read: prompt displays all unread messages in the topic in chronological order. When you finish reading all messages in the topic, you will be "joined" to the next topic automatically. If you decide to abort the "all" listing, use or your software's Break key. A good alternative to the "all" command is to specify a block of messages (e.g., Read: 5 to 20). This command's abbreviation is ALL. ATTACH PROMPT COMMAND Send/action: attach The "attach" command lets you append a binary file, such as a Quattro spreadsheet, to a mail message. To do so, write your message and exit the writing mode. At the send/action: prompt, enter "attach" followed by the name of the file that you want to send. For example: attach filename.com BIX then prepares to receive your file using the upload protocol specified in your profile (see Chapter 8). The default protocol setting is XMODEM. When the upload is completed, the send/action: prompt is redisplayed. Enter "send" to mail your message with the file attched to your correspondent. You can not attach more than one file to a message. To send more than one binary file to the same recipient, upload and mail each file separately. If you "list" your message before sending the file, you will not see your binary attachment. Make sure that your correspondent's equipment can accom- modate a file as large as you are sending. This command's abbreviation is ATT. B BACKWARD PROMPT COMMAND Read: backward # to # BIX offers three ways to read messages in a conference: forward, backward, and by reference. The "forward" mode displays messages in chronological order, that is as they were entered. The "backward" mode displays messages in reverse chronological order. "Reference" mode links original messages with comments to those messages. To read only the last few messages in a conference, you can type "skip to last, backward" at the Read: prompt. You will begin reading at the last message. Each time you hit you will move back one message. When you have read enough, you can turn "backward" mode off by typing "forward" at the Read: prompt. All messages in the topic will be marked as read, since you skipped to last (which marks everything as read). When you are reading backwards, your prompt changes to Read Bckwd:. This command's abbreviation is BAC. BLINK PROMPT COMMAND Opt: blink y Opt: blink n The "blink" option optimizes packets for overseas BIXen logging in via an X.25 packet network. When "blink" is set to yes, it tells the "show scratchpad" command (see below) to send full packets whenever possible. To turn it on, type: blink y To turn it off, type: blink n To make these features permanent, edit your profile to include the "blink" option. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details on editing your profile. This command's abbreviation is BLI. BYE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) bye Read: bye Mail: bye When you finish your session with BIX, log off using the command "bye." This ensures that BIX remembers which messages you have read and which you have not. "Bye" logs you off immediately, without asking for confirmation. To prevent accidents, "b" by itself generates a query: "bye? (y/n)." If you type "by" BIX accepts it as "bye." BIX displays your total connect time as you log off. This command's abbreviation is BYE. C C PROMPT COMMAND Command-> c Within the verbose editor, you may clear your scratchpad (that is, erase the message) by typing "c" at the Command-> prompt. PROMPT COMMAND E: $,C Within the Quiet editor, you can change a line using C. It must be preceded by a line number or a range of line numbers. For example, 1c, 1,5c, 8,$c CLEAR PROMPT COMMAND Add/action: clear Send/action: clear Main ( : ) clear Read: clear Mail: clear If you have typed a message to add to a conference, but change your mind and wish to discard it, type "clear" at the add/action: prompt. The message will be purged from your scratchpad and will not be posted in the confer- ence. "Clear" will discard any mail message you have written when it is entered from the send/action: prompt. From the main ( : ), Read:, or Mail: prompts, "clear" will empty the con- tents of your scratchpad. This command's abbreviation is CLE. COMMENT PROMPT COMMAND Read: comment The "comment" command allows you to enter a message in a conference in response to another message. Your comment will be "chained" to the message you have read most recently and will have a header that says "This is a comment to message #." If you want to make a comment to a message other than the one you have just read, and if you know its number, the fastest way to do that is to type "com" followed by the message number. See also "say" and "reference." This command's abbreviation is COM. COOKIE The "cookie" command will display an epigram, homily, or pithy saying. It can be added to your profile. See Chapter 8. CURRENT PROMPT COMMAND Read: current to # "Current" eliminates the need for you to remember where you last were in a topic. Typing "current" at the Read: prompt allows you to read the first unread message in the topic. For example, header current to last will display the headers for all the unread messages in the topic beginning where you left off until the end. See also "header." This command's abbreviation is CUR. D D PROMPT COMMAND Command-> d line #, line # E: line #, line # d Within the Verbose editor, you may delete a line by typing "d" followed by the line number at the Command-> prompt. For example, to delete line 10, enter d10. To delete several lines, type "d" followed by the line numbers separated by a comma. For example, if you wish to delete lines 5 through 8 in your text, type d5,8. In the Quiet editor, the syntax is reversed. For example, you could delete line 5 by typing "5d" from the E: prompt. To delete a range of lines, type a range of numbers separated by a comma with "d" attached. For example, to delete lines 7 through 10 from your text, type 7,10d. DATE PROMPT COMMAND Read: date 24jun88 [to date 27jun88] Read: skip to date 24jun88 The "date" command allows you to jump directly to messages in a conference that were entered on a particular day. Valid formats include: date 23jun88 date 1988feb27 date 88Dec2 Note that the word "date" must always be included in the command. When you use the "skip to date" command, all messages before the first message found are marked as unread. This is consistent with the "skip" command. This command's abbreviation is DAT. DELETE PROMPT COMMAND Read/action: delete Mail: delete message # In Mail, when you have read a message and wish to discard it, use the "delete" command at the read/action: prompt. The message will disappear from your inbasket and from the sender's outbasket. If you have read a message and left it in your inbasket, you may delete it at a later time by typing "delete" followed by the message number at the Mail: prompt. You will see an identification line to assure that this is the message you want to delete. If you confirm that it is, the message will disappear from your inbasket. You can delete a range of messages from your inbasket. For example, del 1-4,5,8,11-15 This will delete messages 1 through 4, messages 5 and 8, and messages 11 through 15. Note that there are no spaces between items to delete. You may delete messages from your outbasket using "delete" followed by the message number. You will not be asked to confirm this action. Note: Deleting messages from your outbasket does not delete the message from the recipient's inbasket. This command's abbreviation is DEL. DOWNLOAD PROMPT COMMAND Main (:), download Read: download Mail: download After you have selected a communications protocol, use this command to receive messages that you have filed into your scratchpad. The default setting is XMODEM with checksum. See Chapter 10, "Advanced BIX Techniques," for details. This command's abbreviation is DOW. E ECHO Use the "echo" command to customize your log-on screens. "Echo [text]" - inserted in your profile will cause BIX to display the [text] at log on. For example, you might add echo ---Conference Messages--- to your Profile just above the "show new" command. The next time you log on, ---Conference Messages--- will appear as a header to your new message summary. EDIT If you have just typed a message and wish to edit it, type "edit" at the add/action: or send/action: prompt and hit your Return key. Then type "h" for a list of your options. From the Read:, Mail:, or main (:) prompts, the "edit" command allows you to edit several sorts of files and to set your default editor. The "Edit" commands available from these prompts are: If no option is listed, "scratchpad" is assumed. profile Edit your log-on profile. resume Edit your resume file. set Set default editor, prompts for V or Q. set quiet Set default editor to Quiet editor. set verbose Set default editor to Verbose editor. See also "profile," "resume," "set." See also Chapter 5, "Editing Messages." EXIT PROMPT COMMAND Command-> x E: wq Within the Verbose editor, when you have finished editing your message and wish to return to the add/action: or send/action: prompt, type "x," which stands for "exit." This saves your message and exits the editor. In the Quiet editor, save your work and exit the editor by typing "w" followed by a carriage return and "q" (quit). F FILE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) file any BIX command, such as Read: show part, message #, all Mail: mail message #, all The "file" command allows you to copy messages, lists, or the result of any command to your scratchpad, where you can edit and incorporate it into mail or conference messages. For example, to insert the list of conference participants into your scratchpad, you would enter from a Read: prompt in that conference, "file show participants." Note that there is no indication on the screen that something has been filed. You will not see your filed text until you enter your scratchpad. You can see it immediately by typing "show scratchpad" or "edit" then "l" (if you use the Verbose editor). See Chapter 10, "Advanced BIX Techniques," for details. This command's abbreviation is FIL. FILTER PROMPT COMMAND Opt: filter no Opt: filter yes In the Option subsystem, you can specify that BIX should pass control characters through without change ("filter no") or make control characters printable ("filter yes"). To make these features permanent, edit your profile to include the "filter" option. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX" for details on editing your profile. FIRST PROMPT COMMAND Read: first to # Read: skip to first Typing "first" at the Read: prompt allows you to read the first message in the topic (that is message number 1). "Skip to first" will mark all the messages in the topic as unread, so that BIX will treat them as if you had not seen them and will present them as new messages. See also "current" and "last." This command's abbreviation is FIR. FORWARD PROMPT COMMAND Read ref: forward Read bkwd: forward Read/action: forward If you have been reading messages in a conference by "reference" or "back- ward," you can return to reading messages in chronological order (the order in which they were submitted) by typing "forward." "Forward" is the default setting. PROMPT COMMAND Mail: forward In the Mail subsystem, "forward" is the command that allows you to take a message you have received from someone else and forward it to a third party (or parties). To do this, type "forward" at the read/action: prompt. You will be prompted for names. After you have entered the names of the people to whom you are forwarding the message, you will see the fwd/action: prompt. You may "send" or "quit" here. (Type "?" at the fwd/action: prompt for a complete list of commands.) You will see a "Message forwarded..." note, then the read/action: prompt. BIX is asking what you want to do with the original message (delete or leave) now that it has been passed on to others. This command's abbreviation is FOR. H HEADER PROMPT COMMAND Read: header # to # A conference message's header lists the conference and topic names, message number, author, character count, date submitted, whether the message is a comment and whether there are any comments on the message. You can scan quickly through a range of messages using the "header" command. For example, typing "header 5 to 15" at the Read: prompt will list headers and first lines for messages 5 through 15. Each message whose header has been scanned is marked as having been read. "Header" works well with the BIX specifiers "current," "first," and "last." This command's abbreviation is HEA. HELP There are several ways to get help: 1) Type "help command" for general help on that command. 2) At most prompts,"help," "h," or "?" produces a list of your options at that spot. 3) If you type any BIX command followed by a question mark, you get a list of valid arguments or subcommands to that command. 4) For a list of the commands for which help is available, type "help hfiles." 5) Call the BIX help line at (800) 227-2983 or (603) 924-7681, Monday through Friday from 8.30 a.m. until 11 p.m. (eastern standard time). 6) Send BIXmail to helper. I INBASKET PROMPT COMMAND Mail: inbasket This command displays all the mail messages you have received, both read and unread. This command's abbreviation is INB. J JOIN PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) join "conference name" or Read: join conference name/topic Mail: join conference name/topic To enroll in a new conference or see what's occurred in a conference you have already participated in, type the command "join" followed by the conference name at the Main (:), Mail:, or Read: prompt. This command's abbreviation is JOI. L L PROMPT COMMAND Command-> l E: 1,$p In the Verbose editor, typing "l" at the Command-> prompt will display your entire message in one long scroll. You should be able to stop the scrolling by typing Control-S. To resume scrolling, type Control-Q. In the Verbose editor, you can list a range of lines by entering "x,xl," where "x,x" is the range of lines to be displayed. For example, 5,10l. In the Quiet editor, you can see your message by typing "1,$p." LAST PROMPT COMMAND Read: last Read: # to last Read skip to last Read Bckwd: last to # If you type "last" at the Read: prompt, BIX jumps to the last message in the topic. Press your Return key to go back to the first unread message. To scroll through a range of messages, you can type "message # to last." "Skip to last" takes you directly to the last message in the topic and marks all earlier messages as read. This means that BIX assumes that you have read these messages and will not show them to you automatically. See also "skip," "header," "current," and "first." At the Read Bckwd: prompt, "last to #" will show you new messages in reversed order, beginning with the last message in the conference and continuing backwards to the message number specified. This command's abbreviation is LAS. LEAVE PROMPT COMMAND Read/action: leave In Mail, after you have read a message, you can leave it there for later action. To leave it, enter the command "leave." The message will be marked as "read" (indicated with an R after the message number). To see the message at a later time, type its number at the Mail: prompt. To delete the message that you have read and left in your inbasket, type "delete" followed by the message number from the Mail: prompt. You will see a confirmation line to make sure that it is the message you want to delete. When you confirm that it is, the message is removed from your inbasket. This command's abbreviation is LEA. LIST PROMPT COMMAND Add/action: list Send/action: list If you are adding a message to a conference, the "list" command at the add/action: prompt prints a copy of your message on the screen so that you can check it before you post it. In Mail, the command performs a similar function when entered from the send/action: prompt. See also "L." This command's abbreviation is LIS. M MAILCALL PROMPT COMMAND Opt: mailcall yes Opt: mailcall no Opt: mailcall verbose "Mailcall" notifies you when a mail message arrives in your inbasket while you are on line. It does this by transmitting a beep and a message that says "*New mail from: ...*" The default setting is "Yes." To turn off this feature, enter from the Opt: prompt: mailcall no. "Mailcall verbose" produces the message "*New mail from: ...*" and includes the Subject: line. To engage this feature, enter from the Opt: prompt: mailcall verbose. N NAPLPS PROMPT COMAND Opt: naplps [y/n] Use the "naplps" option if you find that a message is terminating prematurely. Add it to your profile to make it a permanent feature. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details. NAPLPS is an acronym for North American Presentation Level Protocols. PDI stands for Picture Description Instructions. NAPLPS facilitates the interchange of text and graphical information. BIX does not offer graphical screens at this time. NEW PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) [show] new Read: [show] new Mail: [show] new When used in conjunction with the "show" command, "new" will list all your conferences that have unread messages. This is the list you see when you log on. NEWLINE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) newline If your text is writing over your lines and you have been unable to adjust your communications software, enter this command from the main system prompt. It should take care of your problem. Add it to your profile to make it a permanent feature. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details. NEWS The "news" command in your profile displays the bulletin message, if any, when you log on. See also "profile." NEXT PROMPT COMMAND Read: next The command "next" moves you from one topic into the nearest topic on your conference list that contains an unread message. See also "topic." NONEWLINE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) nonewline If you receive double line spaces whenever you press Return and you have been unable to adjust your communications software, enter this command from the main system prompt. It should take care of your problem. Add it to your profile to make it a permanent feature. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details. O ORDER PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) order conference1 conference2 Read: join order conference1 conference2 Each time you log on, BIX automatically shows your conferences in the order in which you joined them. The "order" command allows you to rearrange this list. Type "order conference1 conference2" to place conference1 before conference2. You may use "first" or "last" as an argument. For example, "order confer- ence1 first" will place conference1 first on your list. Placing a conference last on your list, however, is a little more complex. "Order last conference" will simply put whatever is last above "conference." "Order conference last" will put "conference" just above the last entry on the list. So, to put a conference last on your list, you must use the two in conjunction: "order conference last; order last conference." This command's abbreviation is ORD. ORIGINAL PROMPT COMMAND Read: original Read/action: original While reading messages in a conference, you will often see the statement "Comment to #" in a message header. To see the message commented on, type "original." In Mail, if the message you're reading is a reply, "original" will show you the message that inspired the reply. This command's abbreviation is ORI. OUTBASKET PROMPT COMMAND Mail: outbasket This command displays all the mail messages you have sent, both read and unread. If a recipient has read and deleted your message, it disappears from your outbasket. This command's abbreviation is OUTB. P PARTICIPANTS PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) show participants Main (:) show participants conference name Read: show participants Read: show participant [conference] [user name] For a list of the members of a conference, type "show participants" fol- lowed by the name of the conference. Note that you must be a member of the conference to see this list. To see the participants from within a conference (that is, at the Read: prompt), type "show participants." For a list of all BIX users type "show participants" at the main system prompt (:), but be prepared for a long list. You can type "quit" at the .More.. prompt to abort the list. To see if someone is a member of a particular conference, from a Read: prompt type "show participant" followed by the conference name and the person's BIXname. This command's abbreviation is PAR. PASSWORD PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) password Read: password The "password" command allows you to change your password. BIX will ask for your old password. BIX will then prompt you for the new password, and you will be asked to enter it a second time for verification purposes. When you are prompted for a password, you must type something, or BIX will simply discard your password. If you decide against changing your password, simply type your old one again. It is a good idea to change passwords regularly, to prevent any unauthorized use of your BIX account. A password must have at minimum four characters and no more than eight characters. BIX passwords must be used exactly as you entered them, observing case and special characters. See Chapter 10 for more details. PROFILE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) edit profile Main (:) show profile Your profile tells BIX what options you wish to use. To change your op- tions, enter "edit profile" from the main system prompt. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for more details. To see your current profile settings, enter "show profile" from the main system prompt. PROMPTS Each area of BIX has its own prompt so that you can identify where you are. These are the prompts you will see: Prompt Explanation : Main level prompt Read: Conferencing subsystem prompt Read Bkwd: Read messages backward Read Ref: Read messages by reference Add/action: Add, clear, or edit a conference message Mail: Mail subsystem prompt Send/action: Send, clear, or edit a mail message Read/action: Delete or leave mail message received Opt: Option subsystem prompt Command -> Verbose editor prompt E: Quiet editor prompt If you have the "terse" mode set, you will see shorter versions of some prompts. Read: becomes R:; Read Ref: becomes Rf:; add/action: is simply A: and Mail: is M:. The Listing area has a distinctive command line. You can identify the area you are in by referring to the upper left-hand corner of the command line. Q QUIT The "quit" command usually gets you out of whatever you are doing. For example, if you are reading a long message, "q" at the .More.. prompt will let you bypass the rest of the message. "Q" does not work when you use the "all" command. Use Control-C in this situation. Type "q" to leave the Mail and Option subsystems and return to the main ( : ) prompt. In a conference, "q" at the Read: prompt will get you out of a topic and return you to the main system prompt ( : ). If you are adding a message to a conference, "q" at the add/action: prompt will return you to the Read: prompt without posting the message. The message remains in your scratchpad. This works the same way at the send/action: prompt in Mail. In Verbose and Quiet editors, "q" will "undo" your latest editing session. The editors work on a copy of what is in your scratchpad. When you "quit" the copy is discarded and you leave the editor. Any previously filed and saved data is left unaltered. To save your editing session and leave the editor, use "x" in the Verbose editor, and "w q" in the Quiet editor. To LOG OFF FROM BIX, the command is "bye." "Bye" works from the main (:), Read: and Mail: prompts. BIX will log you off immediately, without request- ing a confirmation. This command's abbreviation is Q. R READ "Read" is one of BIX's most important functions. You will rarely have to type "read" because it is automatically invoked with a carriage return whenever there is a conference message to read. BIX offers you many ways to "read" through a conference. These include reading by "reference," "backward" or "forward," and reading a particular message (by number) or a range of numbers. You may also "skip" messages. From the Read: prompt you can add your comments to a conference. For a complete list of Read: options, type "read ?" at the main prompt (:) or "help" at the Read: prompt. RECENT PROMPT COMMAND Opt: recent maximum Opt: recent minimum Opt: recent days The "recent" command sets the default number of unread messages that BIX shows you when you join a conference for the first time. There are three separate parameters: "maximum," "minimum," and "days." The default settings are: maximum, 50; minimum, 25; and days, 30. When you first join a topic, BIX uses "recent" to set your pointers to show you only those messages that are newer than the current date minus the "days" setting. If that results in more than "maximum" setting, your pointers are set so that there are only the "maximum" number of unread messages. To start a conference with fewer messages or nearer to the present date, adjust the "maximum" parameter to a smaller number. For example, "recent maximum 25" or "recent days 10." To start a new conference with more messages, set "maximum" to a larger number. For example, "recent maximum 150" or "recent days 40." If there are fewer messages than the "minimum," your pointers are set so that there are the "minimum" number of unread messages regardless of the "days" setting. NOTE: The "recent" option limits the number of messages displayed only when you initially join a conference. This option does not limit the number of messages displayed when you enter a conference you are already joined to. All messages that do not fall within the "recent" range are still available to you. See the commands "backward" and "skip" to see how you can access older messages. REFERENCE PROMPT COMMAND Read: reference The "reference" command helps you follow the thread of a discussion in a conference. Instead of seeing messages in the order in which they were entered, you see a message and the comments it has generated. Once invoked, reference mode will stay in force until you enter the command "forward" or "backward" or until you log off BIX. This command's abbreviation is REF. REPLY PROMPT COMMAND Read/action: reply If you read a mail message and wish to respond immediately, type "reply" at the read/action: prompt. You will enter your scratchpad, where you can type your reply. When you end your note, you will encounter these three prompts one after another: 1) Attach original message? Default is No; 2) Send/action: Edit or send this reply; 3) Read/action: BIX is asking what you want to do with the message you just read. If you want to respond to a message that you have previously read, and if you know its number, the fastest way to do this is to type "rep message #." This command's abbreviation is REP. RESIGN CONFERENCE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) resign conference name Read: resign conference name You can resign from a conference at any time. To resign from the Macintosh conference, you would enter "resign macintosh" from the main prompt ( : ) or from a Read: prompt. BIX will ask for a confirmation. Answer "y" for yes; "n" for no. Once resigned from a conference, BIX will no longer notify you of any new messages in that conference. If you rejoin the conference later, BIX assumes you have read none of the messages in the conference. This command's abbreviation is RES. RESIGN TOPIC PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) resign conference topic name Read: resign conference topic name To resign from a topic without resigning from the whole conference, use the "resign" command followed by both the conference name and the topic name. For example to resign from the topic `babbage' in the conference `history,' type: resign history babbage. This command's abbreviation is RES TOP. RESUME PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) edit resume or show resume [BIXname] Read: edit resume or show resume [BIXname] Mail: edit resume or show resume [BIXname] The command "resume" must be used in conjunction with another BIX command. The name and address that you typed into BIX when you first signed on are listed in your resume. Your phone number is not listed. To edit your resume, enter "edit resume" from the main ( : ) system prompt. To see a resume, type "show resume" followed by a BIXname at the main ( : ), Mail:, Read:, read/action: or send/action: prompt. This command's abbreviation is RES. ROOT PROMPT COMMAND Read: root The command "root" will display the message that instigated a thread of messages. Where "original" will display the message that has been commented on, "root" will display the message that began a thread. Enter "reference" at the Read: prompt immediately after reading the root message to follow a thread from its beginning. See also "original." The command's abbreviation is ROO. S SAY PROMPT COMMAND Read: say To add a message to a conference, type "say" at the Read: prompt. You will enter your scratchpad, where you can compose your note. Messages added to a conference using "say" are not identified as com- ments. If you want your message to be associated with one already posted, use the command "comment" instead of "say." This command's abbreviation is SAY. SCRATCHPAD Your scratchpad is like a pad of paper upon which you can write notes for any purpose. You can reach your scratchpad from the Read: prompt by using the command "comment" or "say." From Mail, you enter into your scratchpad using the commands "to" or "reply." From the main ( : ) prompt, you can enter "edit scratchpad." When you use the "file" command, the text that was specified goes to your scratchpad. To reach it, enter the scratchpad as described above or by entering "show scratchpad" from the main ( : ), Read:, or Mail: prompt. The abbreviation for "scratchpad" is SCR. SEARCH PROMPT COMMAND Read: search `string' The "search" command allows you to search for any occurrence of a series of letters within a conference topic. "Search" `string' will display a list including the message number and the line of text in which the string occurs for each instance. The syntax for the search command is search [low] to [high] string. The item sought must be defined through single quote marks. For example, search 15 to 100 `modem' will search for the word "modem" in messages 15 through 100. A search can use any of the normal BIX message specifiers, like "date" or "first" or simply a message number. For example, search date 30apr88 to date 4july88 `modem' will search every message entered between April 30, 1988, and July 4, 1988, for the word modem. NOTE: Case is not distinguished. This command's abbreviation is SEA. SET PROMPT COMMAND Main: (:) edit set Read: edit set Mail: edit set You may choose the editor you prefer using the "edit set" command. The de- fault editor is the Verbose editor. The alternative is the Quiet editor, an adaptation of the Unix editor "ed." SHOW The "show" command gives you access to many kinds of information. You can call up lists of groups, conferences, or participants; you can see the contents of your scratchpad, your resume, or someone else's resume; and you can find someone's BIXname using "show." Show options are: List the conferences you have joined. ALL List all BIX conferences. ALL `string' List all conference titles with `string'. Conference name List conference details. GROups Display list of conference groups. GROup group name List conferences in a group. NEW List conferences with new messages. PARticipants List members of the conference you are reading when entered from a Read: prompt. PARticipants List all BIX participants if entered from the main prompt ( : ). PARticipants conference List participants in specified conference. You must be a member of the conference to get this list. PARticipant [conference] [user name] See if user name is a conference member. OPT Q Display Options settings. RESume BIXname Show resume of a BIX participant. SCRatchpad Display contents of scratchpad. STAtus List of conference members; last log-on for each. Entered from a Read: prompt. STAtus conference List of members of specified conference and latest log-on for each. WELcome Display welcome message for current conference. WHO name Find BIXname for name. Use any part of the person's name, BIXname, or geographic location that you happen to know. This command's abbreviation is SHO. SKIP PROMPT COMMAND Read: skip # Read: skip to #, first, or last Read: skip back # The "skip" command allows you to bypass messages in a topic. BIX will assume that you have read any messages you skip, and will not show them to you again, unless you ask for them explicitly or skip back to them. For example, if you type "skip 10" at the Read: prompt you will skip over 10 messages. "Skip to last" puts you at the end of the topic. "Skip to first" puts you back at the beginning of the topic and "unmarks" all messages in the topic. (That is, BIX will now show them to you as if you had never seen them.) If you want to reread messages you have already seen or skipped, you can "skip back" any number of messages. If you want to reread the message you have just read, use "skip back 0" or "again." "Skip back 0" has the effect of resetting your message pointer back one message. Skip can also be used with the "date" command. For example, "skip to date 23aug88" will mark all messages written before August 23, 1988 as read. This command's abbreviation is SKI. STATUS PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) status Mail: status Read: show status At the main (:) prompt, "status" displays the number of messages in your inbasket, the number of conferences of which you are a member, your total connect time for the present session, and the number of bytes in your scratchpad. In the Mail subsystem, the "status" command will show you your correspondence lists (From and To). Within a conference, typing "show status" at the Read: prompt will display a list of all conference participants, showing when each person last logged onto BIX. This command's abbreviation is STA. SUBSTITUTE PROMPT COMMAND Command-> s line # E: line # s/old text/new text/ Within the Verbose editor, you may substitute one string for another using the command "s" followed by the line number. The editor will prompt for the old and new text, in the format: "/oldtext/newtext/." The backslashes are delimiters. In the Quiet editor, the format is line number followed by "s" and then the old and new strings delimited by slashes. If you do not specify a line number, the current line is the default. T TERM ANSI PROMPT COMMAND Opt: term ansi "Term ansi" sets your terminal type to ANSI emulation. This is used for the McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in the Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time. CBix supports ANSI terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is used to set this. See Chapter 9 for details. TERM TTY PROMPT COMMAND Opt: term TTY "Term tty" sets your terminal type to TTY emulation (that is, no emula- tion). This is used for the McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in the Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time. CBix supports TTY terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is used to set this. TERM VT52 PROMPT COMMAND Opt: term VT52 "Term vt52" sets your terminal type to VT52 emulation. This is used for the McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in the Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time. CBix supports VT52 terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is used to set this.. TERM VT100 PROMPT COMMAND Opt: term VT100 "Term vt100" sets your terminal type to VT100 emulation. This is used for the McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in the Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time. CBix supports VT100 terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is used to set this. See Chapter 9 for details. TERMINAL PROMPT COMMAND Opt: terminal page length Opt: terminal width # You can let BIX know how long and how wide your screen is using the "terminal" commands in the Option subsystem. To set page length, type "terminal pagelength" followed by a number and then "q." BIX will send the specified number of lines per screen, then a .More.. prompt. To suppress the .More.. prompt, set the page length to zero (0). Set the number of characters BIX sends per line with "terminal width" followed by a number and "q" (for quit). BIX will send the specified number before breaking the line. To make the terminal specifications a permanent part of your BIX environment, change the commands in your profile. See Chapter 8, for complete instructions. TERSE PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) terse Opt: terse In "terse" mode you see a shortened version of all prompts and message headers. There are two ways to set "terse" mode. If you type "terse" at the main system prompt, you will have shortened prompts and headers until you log off. The next time you sign in you will have the full, or "verbose," prompts and headers. You can set "terse" as your permanent default mode by changing the line in your profile that reads "opt verbose" to "opt terse." See Chapter 8, "Per- sonal BIX," for instructions on editing your profile. TIME PROMPT COMMAND Main ( : ) time "Time" displays the time of day based on eastern standard time (U.S.). It can be appended to your profile so that it appears whenever you sign in. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details. TOPIC PROMPT COMMAND Main ( : ) conference topic Read: topic Conference messages are divided into topics; each topic has its own set of message numbers. When you have read the last message in a topic, you will see the message "No more unread." BIX will then automatically join you to the next topic on your conference list that has unread messages. You can jump from one topic to another using the command "topic" entered from a Read: prompt. To do this, enter "topic" followed by the topic name. If you do not know the topic name, BIX will display a list of applicable topics for that conference. Respond to the prompt with the name of the topic you want. At the Topic? prompt, entering a "q" or "quit" will let you exit from the prompt without selecting a topic. To resign a topic while maintaining your membership within a conference, type in the command "resign" followed by the conference name and topic name. For example, "resign music vivaldi" will resign you from the topic `vivaldi' in the `music' conference while retaining your membership in all other topics. U UPLOAD PROMPT COMMAND Main (:) upload Read: upload Mail: upload Use "upload" to send files up to BIX. Uploaded files are deposited into your scratchpad from where you can mail or post them. The default upload protocol is XMODEM with checksum. See Chapter 10, "Advanced BIX Techniques," for details. This command's abbreviation is UPL. UNREAD PROMPT COMMAND Mail: unread This command displays the unread messages in your Mail inbasket. This command's abbreviation is UNR. V VERBOSE PROMPT COMMAND Main ( : ) verbose Opt: verbose Opt: verbose Verbose is used two ways in BIX: with prompts and with editors. You can see prompts and message headers in two forms: in "Verbose" mode you see the long form; in "Terse" mode you see the short form. Verbose is the default. To change temporarily from "Verbose" to "Terse" mode, type "terse" at the main (:) prompt. To change modes permanently, edit your profile. See Chap- ter 8, "Personal BIX," for instructions on editing your profile. BIX offers a choice of text editors: the Verbose editor and the Quiet editor. The default editor is the Verbose. You can change editors from the Option subsystem. See Chapter 5, "Editing Messages," for more on the editors. W W PROMPT COMMAND Command-> w E: w Within the Verbose and Quiet editors you can save your work without leaving the editor using the "w" command. "W" stands for write. WELCOME Most BIX conferences have a welcome message that you will see when you first join a conference. If you would like to see the message again later, type "show welcome" from a Read: prompt. WHO PROMPT COMMAND Main (:), Read:, Mail: who Main (:), Read:, Mail: show who name Main ( :), Read:, Mail: who conference Main ( :), Read:, Mail: who all Main ( : ), Read:, Mail: who list The command "who" will show you the names of people logged onto BIX at the same time as you. From the main (:), Read: or Mail: prompts "show who" followed by a name will list the real name and BIX nickname for anyone with that name or BIXname. This is useful when you need to find someone's BIX nickname in order to send mail. Type "show who" and whatever part of the person's BIX name or real name you happen to know. The "show who" command string will also pick up references to city, state and country. So, for example, if you would like to know who is on BIX from San Francisco, type "show who francisco." The command string "who conference" will tell you if anyone is in that conference's CBix area. The command string "who all" will tell you if anyone is in a CBix area anywhere on BIX. The command string "who list" will display any CBix users in only those conferences in your conference list. WITHDRAW PROMPT COMMAND Read: withdraw Use the "withdraw" command to retract a message you have posted. Position yourself in the conference topic where you posted the message to be with- drawn. Enter "withdraw" followed by the message number. If entered immediately after you have posted a message, it will withdraw the current message. This command is abbreviated WIT. WITHDRAW PROMPT COMMAND Mail: withdraw You can withdraw a mail message you sent to someone else only if that person has not yet read the message. To do this, enter "withdraw" followed by the message number. You can use either the relative or absolute outbasket number. BIX tells you when a message has been successfully withdrawn and removes the message line from your outbasket and from the recipient's inbasket. If the message has already been read, BIX informs you that it cannot remove the message and leaves the message line in your outbasket. Messages sent to multiple recipients are handled on a case-by-case basis. If one person has read the message and two have not, the message is removed from the inbaskets of the two who have not read it, but not from the one who has. In this case, the message line will be left in your outbasket. This command's abbreviation is WIT. X X PROMPT COMMAND Command-> x Within the Verbose editor, when you have finished editing your message and wish to return to the add/action: or send/action: prompt, type "x," which stands for "exit." 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