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Copyright © 1994
Perspective Software,
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Beverly James Products
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This manual was written by Ken Pletzer, then edited and published by Jim
Selleck. If the·tf!,Xt contains any errors or ommisions, it is the fault of twelve
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Table ofContents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
System Overview and Glossary
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Glossary of Commonly Used Terms
System StorageAareas Used by CNet BBS
ONWARD!
CHAPTER 1- Welcome
About your CNet Documentation
System Requirements
New Features of Version 3.0
Getting Help
The Registration Card
Perspective Software License Agreement
Limited Warranty
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CHAPTER 2 - Installation
Manual or Automatic?
Note for Updating CNet SysOps
What to Do Next
Manual Installation Procedure
Modifying Your startup-sequence File
Installation of System Files
Choosing a Location for CNet:
Installation of CNet Files
Updating from Version2.x
Running CNet
Problems Loadiug aud Running Control Pant;ll
Getting to know the Control Panel
Saving the Control Panel Configuration
Control Panel Menu Options
Other Control Panel Gadgets
The BBS GUI - Waiting for a call
The BBS GUI - User on-line
The User Status Window
Terminal Mode
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CHAPTER 3 - The Control Panel and BBS GUI 35
CHAPTER 4 - The Configuration Editor
Running the Configuration Editor
General System Information
Display
Limits
Defaults
Options
Paths
BBS Macros
Term Macros
Accounting
Archivers ...
Editors ...
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Protocols...
Events...
Modems...
Fido-Net...
Logs...
Tosser..
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CHAPTBR 5 - Logon Procedures
Modem Answer Problems
Null Modem Setup
The logon Prompts
The New User Procedures
Auto Callback at logon
Auto Callback Validation
Creating "avaIid" Files
Caller ID
System-wide Caller ID Setup Options
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CHAPTBR 6 - The BBS User Interface,
Main Command Level
CNet Command and Subsystem Structure Overview
Commands Available at all Command Prompts
The Main Command Level
The Input Prompt
Ranges of Numbers
Pausing and Breaking
Skipping Prompts for Faster Action
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CHAPTBR 7 - Users, Access Groups, Privileges
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and Limits
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The EA and EG Commands
Editing Limits/Ratios/Aags
Privilege Flags
Special Sysop EA Functions
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CHAPTBR 8 - User Preferences
The User Profile
The Terminal Preferences
The BBS Preferences
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CRAPTBR 9 - The Subboards
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Creating Subboards
Paths and Partitions
Memory and Buffers
ViewinglEditing a Subboard's Configuration
The "Edit Access Vars" Screen
The EL ·Other Flags" Screen
Editing More Than One Subboard at a Time
Subdirectories: Creating a Subboard Tree Structure
Navigating the Subboard Tree
Rearranging and Moving Subboards
Direct Disk Access Subboards
Table ofContents
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CD-ROM Subboards
UUCP Subboards
FidoNet Subboards
Items and the Post and Response Format
Ways to Find What You are Looking For
Uploading and Downloading Files
Adopting Orphan Files
Other Ways to View Files
Selecting Ranges ofItems
Scanning and Reading Messages in -chronological"
Order
Ratios, Paybacks, and the File and Byte
Credit Systems
Ways to Kill, Edit, or Move Existing Items
File Validation
Downloading Messages -- the "yank-task"
Determination of New Items and Responses
Scanning for New Messages and Files at Logon
File Integrity Testing
File Transformation
Subboard File Structure and Fragmentation
Considerations
Other Subboard Maintenance Options and
Considerations
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CHAPTER 10 - The Text Editors
The Line Editor
Automatic Paragraph Formatting System
Control Keys
The Visual Editor
The Draw Editor
The Message Command Interpreter (MCn
The Visual Data Editor
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CHAPTER 11 - The Pfiles, Gfiles, and
News Files Areas
Adding Items
Editing Items
Executing Items
Swinging the Branches of the Subdirectory Tree
Restricting Access to a List of Items
The DOS SbeD Interface
The CNet C Command Interface
The AREXX Command Interface
How to form GetUser and PutUser arguments
Table of GETUSER values
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CHAPTER 12 - Inter-user Communication
On-line messages (OLM's)
Hiding and Muffling
User logon/logoff Monitor
Inter-user Chat
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