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\n \nscan\n\nContents\n--------\n\n 1 *FIRST HINTS*\n 2 AN OUTLINE OF THE *FLAGSHIP*\n 3 BASICS OF DOWNLOADING\n 4 DATABASE COMMANDS\n 5 DATABASE SEARCHING HELP\n 6 FORUM MESSAGE HINTS\n 7 FORUM QUICK REFERENCE CARD\n 8 MAIL FOR THE NOVICE\n 9 MAIL TUTORIAL\n 10 MORE ADVANCED MAIL COMMANDS\n 11 QUICK CONFERENCE COMMAND CARD\n 12 REAL TIME CONFERENCING GUIDE\n 13 THE BASICS OF UPLOADING\n 14 TO UPLOAD IN TEXT MODE\n 15 XMODEM BOOTSTRAP INSTRUCTIONS\n 16 ^ PREPARING TEXT OFFLINE\n 17 ^ USING YOUR WORKSPACE\n 18 _ EDITING ONLINE WITH OLDIE\n 19 _ FORMATTING MESSAGES\n 20 _ SLASH COMMAND SUMMARY\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n\n\n\n 2 AN OUTLINE OF THE *FLAGSHIP*\n\n\n\n** This is the FlagShip Commodore **\n ...Presented in OUTLINE for you!\n\nKeep this handy in printed form to\nremind you which commands to use\nwhere and easily find your place\nwithin the SIG menu structures!\n\n\nFlagship Commodore Menu:\n\nANnouncements *\nCOnference *\nDAtabases * To access any\nDElphi Mail * of these Main\nENtry Log * SIG Menu items\nFOrum (Messages) * Just type the\nMEmber Directory \n*u020 000 possible data loss, pad\ne <name>\n*OUTPUT OFF*\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): scan\n\nContents\n--------\n\n 1 *FIRST HINTS*\n 2 AN OUTLINE OF THE *FLAGSHIP*\n 3 BASICS OF DOWNLOADING\n 4 DATABASE COMMANDS\n 5 DATABASE SEARCHING HELP\n 6 FORUM MESSAGE HINTS\n 7 FORUM QUICK REFERENCE CARD\n 8 MAIL FOR THE NOVICE\n 9 MAIL TUTORIAL\n 10 MORE ADVANCED MAIL COMMANDS\n 11 QUICK CONFERENCE COMMAND CARD\n 12 REAL TIME CONFERENCING GUIDE\n 13 THE BASICS OF UPLOADING\n 14 TO UPLOAD IN TEXT MODE\n 15 XMODEM BOOTSTRAP INSTRUCTIONS\n 16 ^ PREPARING TEXT OFFLINE\n 17 ^ USING YOUR WORKSPACE\n 18 _ EDITING ONLINE WITH OLDIE\n 19 _ FORMATTING MESSAGES\n 20 _ SLASH COMMAND SUMMARY\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): read 1\n\n\n\n 1 *FIRST HINTS*\n\n\n\n * Looking for Help? *\n\n You've found the place! Archived here in what we hope are easy to understand\n\narticles are the basics of learning to use the *FlagShip* with ease.\n\n If you choose SCAN from the HINTS> menu, you will see a list of 20 or more\nitems. You can read these all at once, or choose to read them as you need.\nWhichever you decide, it is the reccomendation of this SIG Staff that you buffer\n\nthese and save them to disk so that you can later print them when you are\noffline and study them. They are *better* than any manual written yet, and are\nnot system help files...we have taken some of the most confusing aspects of\nlearning a new system and tried to answer your questions topic by topic in each\narticle.\n\n If you need any further clarification of these things, please bring them to\nthe immediate attention of the SIG manager, deb!\n\n Open your buffer....and start reading ! Pressing <return> at each pause for\nthe menu will bring the NEXT hint article to you. You don't need to SCAN for\nand specify each different topic number unless you don't want to read all of the\n\nhelp files now. Those marked \"QUICK\" are small command reference summaries for\nyou. The others will be longer and detailed articles.\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 2 AN OUTLINE OF THE *FLAGSHIP*\n\n** This is the FlagShip Commodore **\n ...Presented in OUTLINE for you!\n\nKeep this handy in printed form to\nremind you which commands to use\nwhere and easily find your place\nwithin the SIG menu structures!\n\n\nFlagship Commodore Menu:\n\nANnouncements *\nCOnference *\nDAtabases * To access any\nDElphi Mail * of these Main\nENtry Log * SIG Menu items\nFOrum (Messages) * Just type the\nMEmber Directory * first two\nPOll * letters of the\nTOpics Available * selection and\nWHo's On * Press <return>\nSEt Defaults * at SHIP>\nHElp *\nEXit *\n\n\n1. ANNOUNCEMENTS\n SHIP>What do you want to do? ann\n Announcements Menu:\n\n Conference News\n Database Update\n Membership Notice\n User Board\n What's New\n Shopping News\n Main Banner\n Exit\n\n Each Announcements Area offers you\n the following commands:\n What's New\n 13 announcements available.\n\n What's New Menu:\n SCAN Table of Contents\n READ Item(s)\n HELP With Commands\n EXIT To Previous Menu\n NEXT Item\n BACK To Previous Item\n\n\n2. CONFERENCE\n SHIP>What do you want to do? co\n Conference Menu:\n WHO (list groups)\n PAGE a user\n JOIN a group\n NAME nickname\n EXIT\n\n Within any group on Conference,\n you can use any of the following\n Immediate Commands:\n \/Answer\n \/Bye\n \/Cancel\n \/Exit\n \/Gname <name>\n \/Help\n \/Join <group>\n \/Mail\n \/Name <nickname>\n \/Page <user>\n \/Reject\n \/Repeat\n \/Rname\n \/Send <name-list> <msg>\n \/Squelch <name>\n \/Talk <group>\n \/Time\n \/Who\n \/Whois <name>\n For more specific information about\n using these commands, read the\n COnference HELP article by typing\n HELP at the main SIG Menu.\n\n\n3. DATABASES\n SHIP>What do you want to do? da\n\n DATABASES Menu:\n FLAgShip Archives\n SOFtware To Go\n Amiga Beginnings\n C-128 Software\n EDUcation & Home\n CP\/M\n GAMes\n STArBoard (User Groups)\n LANguages & M\/L\n TELecommunications\n TOOlkit\n B-128 National Group\n Exit\n\n Each Database Topic offers you the\n following command menues:\n FLAgShip Archives\n\n FLAgShip Archives Menu:\n\n DIR Table of Contents\n READ Item(s)\n READ Menu:\n List\n Download (data capture)\n Next\n XDOW\n Exit\n HELP With Commands\n EXIT To Previous Menu\n NEXT Item\n SEARCH By Keyword(s)\n SEARCH Menu:\n EXPAND Search (OR)\n NARROW Search (AND)\n SELECT (To Read)\n EXIT\n START Search\n You will find more detailed help\n by typing HELP at the Main SIG menu\n about XMODEM uploads, Text Uploads\n XMODEM downloading and SEARCHing.\n\n In addition, the following\n commands are available to you in\n your workspace:\n WRITERS-CORNER Menu:\n APPEND HELP\n CATALOG HOME\n COMMON LIST\n COPY PUBLISH\n CREATE PURGE\n DELETE RENAME\n DOWNLOAD TYPESET\n EDIT UPLOAD\n EXIT XDOW\n DIRectory XUP\n You will find more detailed help\n information in the file called\n WORKSPACE HELP\n\n\n4. Delphi MAIL\n SHIP>What do you want to do? mail\n MAIL> Menu:\n SEND mail to other users READ your mail\n REPLY to your mail\n FILE your mail\n EXTRACT your mail to your workspace\n FORWARD your mail\n SEARCH your mail\n DELETE your mail\n More detailed information about the\n MAIL commands can be read in the\n various levels of hint articles\n about using the very powerful\n Delphi Mail system!\n\n\n5. ENTRY LOG\n SHIP>What do you want to do? en\n Entry log for what username? deb\n\n\n6. FORUM (Messages)\n SHIP>What do you want to do? f\n FORUM Menu:\n\n ADD New Message (Thread)\n READ Message(s)\n REPLY To Current Message\n FOLLOW Thread\n DIRECTORY of Messages\n MAIL\n FILE Message into Workspace\n FORWARD Message by Mail\n DELETE Message to or from you\n EDIT a Posted Message you wrote\n NEXT Message\n BACK Up Within Thread\n TOPICS (Set\/Show)\n HIGH Message (Set\/Show)\n SEND short message to user currently on the sig.\n WHO shows who is in the SIG right then.\n HELP\n EXIT\n Please refer to detailed information\n about using each of these commands\n by reading the HELP articles at the\n main SIG menu.\n\n\n7. MEMBER DIRECTORY-Information\n SHIP>What do you want to do? mem\n PEOPLENET Menu:\n I-AM\n WHO-IS\n LIST-KEYWORDS\n BROWSE\n SEARCH\n HELP\n EXIT\n\n\n8. POLL\n SHIP>What do you want to do? p\n POLL Menu:\n BROWSE through poll results\n CREATE a new poll\n EDIT your poll comment\n HELP\n LIST poll names\n RESULTS with comments\n VOTE on a poll\n\n\n9. TOPICS AVAILABLE\n SHIP>What do you want to do? top\n Topic Information Available Menu:\n\n FLAgShip Archives\n SOFtware To Go\n Amiga Beginnings\n C-128 Software\n EDUcation & Home\n CP\/M\n GAMes\n STArBoard (User Groups)\n LANguages & M\/L\n TELecommunications\n TOOlkit\n B-128 National Group\n Exit\n\n Each Topics Available item then has\n a menu offering reference data which\n pertains to the topic with the\n following commands:\n EDUcation & Home\n 5 articles available.\n\n EDUcation & Home Menu:\n\n SCAN Table of Contents\n READ Item(s)\n HELP With Commands\n EXIT To Previous Menu\n NEXT Item\n\n\n10.WHO'S ON\n SHIP>What do you want to do? w\n\n\n11.SET DEFAULTS (not functional yet)\n\n\n12.HELP\n 8 hints available.\n Helpful Hints Menu:\n SCAN Table of Contents\n READ Item(s)\n HELP With Commands\n EXIT To Previous Menu\n NEXT Item\n\n Contents (might look something\n -------- like this:)\n\n 1 CONFERENCE\n 2 FILE EXTENSION CONVENTIONS\n 3 FORUM HELP\n 4 FORUM QUICK REFERENCE CARD\n 5 HOW TO SEARCH IN DATABASES\n 6 TEXT UPLOADING\n 7 XMODEM DOWNLOADING\n 8 XMODEM UPLOADING\n\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 3 BASICS OF DOWNLOADING\n\nDOWNLOADING\n\n Delphi uses the XMODEM protocol for files downloading. Files downloaded with\n\nXMODEM can be expected to RUN or to be READ as described in the documentation\nfiles or file description Some software uses the term downloading to indicate\ncapture buffer file transfers. If your terminal software does not have XMODEM\noptions, it is probably this type of terminal program. Please refer to the\nHints article #15, called:\n\n XMODEM BOOTSTRAP INSTRUCTIONS\n\nif your terminal software does not have this protocol.\n\nXMODEM File Transfers\n=====================\n1. Select DATABASES from the main SIG menu.\n\n2. Select the appropriate DATABASE Category from the menu for the kind of file\n you wish to download.\n\n3. Select DIRectory to see the files offered.\n** Note also that you can enter SEARCH here and select a subset of the files in\n the database which have the keywords you are interested in, and then DIR will\n\n work on just those-not the entire database.\n\n4. Select the file you wish to download and enter REAd <name of file> to read\n the file description. To view the most recent additions to the database, you\n may enter READ with no filename and press return. This will give you the\n most recently submitted file first, and continue back in reverse\n chronological order thru the files.\n\n5. Enter the command XMO at the prompt. Note that the old XDOW still works.\n\n6. Delphi will respond with some information, and let you know when to start\n downloading. Wait until Delphi tells you it is ready to receive.\n** Delphi will tell you Ok, Recieve! and and then, in (parenthesis) will say\n either BLOCKED or TEXT. If it says TEXT, then you proceed with a TEXT\n transfer, (SEQ file), if it says BLOCKED, then you proceed with a Binary, or\n PROGRAM file transfer.\n\n7. Set your terminal for XMODEM downloading according to the documentation for\n your terminal program\n\n8. Most terminal programs ask if the Host is ready to send. Respond Yes.\n\n9. Your terminal program may ask whether the file is SEQuential or PROgram.\n Respond appropriately.\n\n10.The process is now automatic.\n\n11.When the file transfer is complete, your terminal software will notify you.\n\n12.If you wish to download another file,go to step 2.\n\n13.Use the EXit or CNTRL-Z command to exit from the database.\n\n14.When off-line, LOAD and RUN or READ the file to make sure the procedure\n worked properly.\n\n\n** Note: An Xmodem block is 128 data bytes. File sizes are marked in the\n Flagship database in CBM blocks which have 254 data bytes, so expect to\n download about twice as many Xmodem blocks as the CBM block count would show\n (ie a file that is marked here as 10 CBM disk blocks will be about 20 Xmodem\n blocks). \n \n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 4 DATABASE COMMANDS\n\nDBASE TOPIC>Which topic? FLA\n\n\nFLAgShip Archives Menu:\n\nDirectory Search\nRead Workspace\nSet Topic Help\nSubmit Exit\n\n\n The new Menu looks just like that! I was particularly pleased to see the\nNAME of the database on the menu.\n\n* Now, a little bit about the commands:\n\n DIRECTORY is a listing of the filenames, the file type, date of submission\nand the name of the uploader.\n\nIt will give you a quick idea of what is in the database. You'll see that files\n\nhere can have up to 32 (!) characters, and we don't have to bother with cryptic\nthings like:\n\n DMNUS3.BIN\n\n You can actually specify a meaningful and completely recognizable title to\nall files!!\n\n READ is the command that you use to start looking at the files and their\ndescriptions for downloading. This command, like DIR, has several ways it can\nbe used.\n\n READ all by itself, will allow you to start at the top of the database. Here,\n\nall newest files are added to the top, leaving the older files below, but still\nin chronological order. Its the old LIFO order, which makes it easy to see\nwhats been added to the database recently.\n\n One of the most friendly things I noticed about READ is that you can specify\nto READ a FILENAME, and it will start the READ function at that file, skipping\nall others in front of it. This will be a great help to anyone who is in the\nmiddle of browsing thru the database and leaves to come back the next day. You\nwill actually be able to take up right where you left off!!!!!\n\n The READ command will allow you to see the description of the file, and other\n\ninformation like name of uploader, date, type of file and keywords.\n\n\n\nDBASES:INF> (Dir, Read, Set, Exit) read\nName: *FLAGSHIP* CHRISTENING MOVIE!\nType: DATA\nDate: 28-MAY-1985 03:11 by DEB\n\nHere it Is...Just like it happened, in case you were not here to see The\nChristening of the *FlagShip*\n\nKeywords: SIG, NEW, SIG, CHARTER, MEMBERS, CHRISTENING, OPENING, FLAGSHIP\n\n\nACTION> (Next, Download, Display) ?\n\nACTION Menu:\n\nNext Group\/File Description\nDownload Help\nXmodem Download Exit\nList (Unformatted)\nDisplay\n\n\nACTION> (Next, Download, XMOdem)\n\n\n\n This brings you to the ACTION> prompt. The ACTION> menu will *not* show\nunless you press a \"?\" or specify MENU. The items on this menu are pretty\nself-explanatory:\n\n\nNEXT = go to next database entry. A <return> does the same thing. Within a\n GROUP of files, a <return> will default to the next file in the GROUP,\n typing NEXT will get you the next Database entry.\nDOW = Text Download, buffer capture\nXMO = XMODEM Download (or XDOW)\nLIST = Display to screen for buffer\nDISP = **Don't use this command** It will re-format the text and generally just\n\n screws things up.\nCOPY = Copy file to your work area.\nREP = Send Mail to Uploader - Neat Feature, eh???!\nDES = View *same* file description again.\nReccommended commands for downloading:\n Programs: XMO\n Text: DOWNLOAD\n XMO - works, but takes\n longer than a buffer\n capture.\n\n The one other amazing thing about the new databases is that files which are\nrelated, or *must* be downloaded together, can be grouped together in the same\ndatabase listing. This saves you time when you submit them, as there is only\none set of keywords, and one set of descriptions! This saves you time when you\nare READing the database choices in the same manner, but most of all, you'll\nalways know just what other files are neccessary to a set!!!\n\n We have gone through the existing database files and grouped those together\nwhich required it. I know you'll be quite pleased.\n\n You'll also notice that when its neccesary, the correct name for downloading\nthat file will be shown just before you enter the XMODEM downloading step! No\nchance of it to scroll off your screen and get the wrong name that way.\n\n\nLets quickly look at the other commands on the new menu, and then go try it out!\n\n!!\n\n\nFLAgShip Archives Menu:\n\nDirectory Search\nRead Workspace\nSet Topic Help\nSubmit Exit\n\n\nSet Topic= Change to new database topic. Actually, typing in either SET or\n TOP will get you to a different topic.\n\nSUBMIT = Submit a file you have already uploaded to your personal storage area\n\n to the new database.\n\nSEARCH = Search by keyword for a file, or set of files. The same excellent\n SEARCH program that we've already been working with. Please refer to\n\n the specific SEARCH help with the other Help Articles at the Sig Menu\n\n by typing: HELP\n\nWORKSPACE= Your Personal storage area. Remember, you still must XUP or UPLoad\n your file here and then SUBmit it.\n\n\n I am sure there are probably things I have left out, but these basics will\nget you started!!! I am really quite pleased with this new database! Please\nfeel free to offer any comments or added suggestions for it!\n\n\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n\n 5 DATABASE SEARCHING HELP\n\nKeyword Searching\n=================\n\nOne way to access articles and files in the dat\nabases is by browsing ( using the\n\nSCAN and READ commands to see what interests you). However, helpful keywords are\n\nassociated with each article, and you can quickly search any category in the\ndatabase (or the whole thing) for articles with keywords that interest you.\nHere's how to use that useful feature:\n\nThe SEARCH Command\n==================\n\nSearch is the key to keywords! You can use it at the top-level DATABASE> prompt\n\nwhere it would search ALL topics or at the top-level prompt in each category\n(DBASES>). Type SEARCH, and you will see a menu that offers the options.\n\nStarting the SEARCH\n===================\n\nYou will be able to narrow or expand your search as you go along, creating a\nsmall set of articles to look at. But, to start out (or to start again), you\nwill want to consider the entire category or database (depending on where you\ntyped SEARCH) and indicate that you are ready to supply a keyword. Type START\nto do this. You will then be prompted to enter a keyword to look for.\n\nEntering a Keyword\n==================\n\nIf you know the keyword you want, enter it. If not, type a question mark (?),\nand you will see a short explanation of what a keyword is. Type ANOTHER question\n\nmark, and you will see a list of ALL the keywords that exist in the current\nselection of articles you are looking at. You will also see how many articles\ncontain each of the keywords. Pick a keyword, and enter it. You'll see a count\nof how many items were found.\n\nCurrently, you may use any of the following as keywords, in addition to the\nspecific keywords supplied by the Uploader:\n USER NAME\n FILE NAME\n Date\nThe Sysops will try to make sure that this information is available for each new\n\nfile that goes into a database.\n\n\nLooking at the Current Selection\n================================\n\nNow that you have found some articles, look at the selection by typing SCAN.\nYou can then use the READ command to look at one or more articles, or you can\nnarrow or expand your search..b 2\nNarrowing the Search\n====================\n\nSuppose you searched for the keyword \"DISK\" and found 75 articles. Too many?\nMaybe what you really want is a subset of those. Let's say that what you really\n\nwant are those \"DISK\" articles that ALSO have the keyword \"WEDGE\". Type the\nNARROW command, and you will be prompted for a keyword as before. Type \"WEDGE\",\n\nand you will create a new selection, a narrower selection of those articles that\n\ncontain the keywords \"DISK\" AND \"WEDGE\".\n\n\nExpanding the Search\n====================\n\nYou may have ended up with a selection that doesn't contain everything you want,\n\nbecause you either narrowed it too much or need more than one classification of\narticles. For example, if you first searched for the keyword \"PRINT\" and what\nyou really want is any article that contains the keyword \"PRINT\" or \"READ\",\nexpand the search by typing the EXPAND command, and you will be prompted for a\nkeyword as before. Type \"READ\", and you will create a new selection, an\nexpanded selection of those articles that either the keyword \"PRINT\" OR \"READ\",\nor BOTH!\n\nNote that a very nice feature of the EXPAND command will report to you the\nnumber of files with the new keyword you specified but that were not contained\nin the original search - it will not select these for you, but at least you will\n\nknow that there are that many more. It will tell you after you EXPAND the\nsearch:\n8 Files found\n5 Files available\nA NEW search on the second keyword will bring you those 3 other files.\n\n\nScanning By User Name\n=====================\n\nSince the Sysops will manually add the ability to use the Username of the person\n\nwho uploaded the file as a valid keyword, you can easily SCAN to see all the\nfiles from that person!\n\nFor example, START your Keyword Search Selection and entering DEB as a keyword\nwill allow you to see all the file uploaded by DEB. The file search could be\nnarrowed or expanded from that set of filenames with any of the techniques just\ndescribed.\n\nIt is also very important to realize that you can enter a KEYWORD and it will\nfind matching entries which have the first characters of your keyword in it, not\n\njust an exact match.\n\nTherefore, The following keyword entry of D would find any of these:\n DEB\n DISK\n DATA\n DOC\nAnd using the keyword MOD would bring up any file which contained any of these\nkeywords:\n MODEM\n MODEMS\n MODs\n MODERN\n MODIFICATION\n MOD2BASIC.BIN\n MODEM300\n (etc)\nIf you have any other questions about using the databases and searching\ncommands, please feel free to check with one of the Sysops here.\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 6 FORUM MESSAGE HINTS\n\n\n When you first enter the Forum, you may wish to read messages other users\nhave left. The FORUM software will have informed you of the highest message you\n\nhave read. Enter one number above that number to read all the messages that\nhave been left since you last attended the Forum. While reading through a\nmessage you may get the \"MORE?\" prompt. If you do not wish to continue, answer\nNO. Otherwise, simply hitting <return> will continue the message. At the end\nof each message, you are returned to the FORUM> prompt. Hitting <return> will\ndisplay the next message. Or, you may enter any of the commands discussed here.\n\n Before we move on, a brief discussion of Threads is in order. Simply put, a\nThread is a string of messages on the same subject. A Thread is created when a\nuser RESPONDs to another user's message. (The RESPOND command is discussed\nlater.) If a message ends with \"Enter FOLLOW for RESPONSE message(s)\" then that\n\nfile is part of a Thread. To read the Thread enter FOLLOW after every message,\nuntil you are told there are no more messages. CAUTION: When you are done with\n\na thread the system DOES NOT remember which message you were reading when you\nbegan to follow the thread. You must manually tell the system to start reading\nafter the thread. This is accomplished by the command READ [msg #] where [msg\n#] is one number higher than the number of the message that started the Thread.\nThis small inconveniencewill be fixed soon as more improvements are made to the\nsoftware here, and the little bugs are worked out! You can also just enter the\nmessage number, leaveing the REAd command out, At the FORUM> menu, type 112 to\nread messages starting at #112!\n\n Now you know how to read a thread, but how do you make one? With the RESPOND\n\ncommand. After reading a message you wish to reply to, enter RESPOND at the\nFORUM> prompt. You are ask \"To?\" which means \"To what UserName do you wish the\nmessage to be sent. If you want to reply to the person who left the original\nmessage simply hit <return>. You may then enter your message. Enter a CTRL-Z\nwhen you are done, and the message is stored for you.\n\n You may notice that, while you are RESPONDING, you can't edit a line after\nyou enter the line by hitting <return>. There are two ways around this. The\nfirst is to enter RESPOND \/EDIT (WITH the space!) rather than RESPOND. This\nplaces you in the editor while entering your message (see OLDIE.HLP for info on\nthe editor). The other way is to use the EDIT Command.\n\n To edit a message you left, enter EDIT [msg #] where [msg #] is the number of\n\nthe message you wish to change. First, the header of the message is displayed.\nYou are asked if you wish to change the Topic or the Subject. If you choose to\ndo so, enter YES when asked, then enter the new Topic\/Subject. Then you are\nasked if you wish to edit the text of the message. If you enter YES, you are\nplaced in the editor, with the message waiting (see OLDIE.HLP for info on the\neditor).\n\n Now we come to the ADD command. This command allows you to send a new\nmessage to other users. Simply enter ADD at the Forum> prompt. You are asked\n\"To?\". You must enter a valid UserName, or ALL, to send the message to \"all\".\nThen you are asked for a subject. This may be whatever you want, and should\nreflect the main thrust of your message. Now, you are prompted for a topic.\nThis must be one of the topics listed in the new user help file. Please try to\nplace messages in the topic that best represents your message. Now you can\nenter your message. The message may be edited like a RESPONSE mesage, with\neither ADD \/EDIT (with the space!), or EDIT [msg #].\n\n At times you may wish to see a listing of the message subjects in the Forum,\nrather than the whole message. This is done with the DIR command. The DIR\noptions are:\n\nDIR NEW -- lists all messages that have been left since you were last in the\n Forum.\n\nDIR THREAD -- lists all messages in the current thread. This may be issued only\n\n if the message you have just read is part of a Thread.\n\nDIR FROM DEB -- lists all msg from DEB, where DEB is a valid UserName.\n\nDIR TO DEB -- lists all msgs to DEB, where DEB is a valid UserName.\n\n\n Delphi has made some (long requested) changes to the DIRECTORY command in the\n\n FORUM. The two new options are a directory of a range of messages (\n specified by two numbers separated by a colon) and for messages\n containing a particular group of characters, word, or phrase in the\n subject.\n\n You can also string options together on one command, such as\n\n DIRECTORY FROM DEB TO ALL SUBJECT \"new forum commands\"\n\nwhich should list this message!\n\nIn short, all the DIRectory options are:\n\n* FROM <username>\n* TO <username>\n* WAITING\n* NEW\n* SUBJECT <search-string> -- this will search for specific strings withing the\n message header itself. Those strings with imbedded spaces need to be\n enclosed in quotation marks. Search strings which include one word\n will not need the quotes.\n* <low>:<high> -- will scan a range of lines. Reasonable abbreviations are\n allowed, such as\n\nDIR 100:200 - scans message headers for numbers 100 to 200.\nDIR :200 - lists messages below and including 200\nDIR 200 - lists messages starting with 200.\nTHREAD - when used with a number or range, lists the thread containing the\n specified message. When used alone, lists the thread containing the\n current message. It can also be used with the SUBJECT qualifier.\nThese options also work with the READ command.\n\nThe Forum also has some powerful ties with Delphi Mail. They are:\n\nMAIL -- all by itself puts you into MAIL. EXIT from MAIL brings you back to wh\n ere you were in the Forum.\n\nMAIL <username(s)> -- MAILS a copy of the current Message to the UserName(s) li\n sted. You will be prompted for a subject.\n\nMAIL <username(s)> <number> -- MAILS a copy of the message <number> to the User\n Names(s). You will be prompted for a subject.\n\nMAIL <username(s)> <text> -- sends a mail message with the subject header cont\n aining <text> to the UserName(s).\n\nExamples:\n=========\n\nMAIL DEB,JSP Posted some interesting stuff on FORUM\n\nMAIL CNS 45 Subj: Thought you might like to see this.\n(^^^^ this puts the text following it in the Subj: field of the MAIL)\n\nFILE <filename> sends a copy of the current message to your work area with the\n specified filename. If a file with the name you specified doesn't exist,\n\n then t he system creates the file. If the file already exists, then the\n system adds it to the end of the file.\n\nOne final point:\n\nAt times, what the system thinks is the last message number you have read, and\nwhat the last message number really is can be different. To prevent this, enter\n\nHIGH at the FORUM> promt and enter the number of the last message you have read\nwhen prompted. As more features are added, and the flexibility of this software\nreaches its full potential, we will keep you posted. If there is a feature that\n\nyou would like to see implemented here, please let us know!\n\n\n\n In addition to these exciting new search parameters within the DIR command on\n\nthe FORUM, You can now also use WHO and SEND from any FORUM> prompt, just the\nsame as it can be used at the *FLAGSHIP* prompt. \n\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n\n\n\n 7 FORUM QUICK REFERENCE CARD\n\n\n\n\n\nForum Command = Result\n======================\n==============\nREAD WAITING = Read Waiting msgs TO you.\nREAD NEW = Read New Messages in Forward Sequence\n-1 = Read Reverse\n2375 = Read Starting# 2375 in Forward Sequence\n+ = Read Message Again\nFOLLOW = Read Thread ** Note, to continue to FOLLOW the thread, just\n press <return> you don't have to enter FOLLOW each time.\nBACK = Read Previous Msg\nADD = Leave a Message\nADD \/EDIT = Leave a Message and Enter Editor simultaneously\nADD Filename = Add message from your worspace using text in specified file\nREP = Reply to Message\nREP \/EDIT = Reply W\/ Editor\nDIR = Scan Messages ** Note, DIR also works with the following\n additional parameters:\n\nDIR NEW = all new messages\nDIR TO DEB = All msgs TO DEB\nDIR FROM DEB = All msgs From DEB\nDIR THREAD = Msgs in current thread DIR SUBJECT <string> = All messages with\n\n specified string in Subject header\nDIR 100:200 = All message between 100 and 200\nDIR WAITING = All Messages to you which have not been read yet.\nDEL = Deletes a message to\nyou or from you.\nEDIT = Edits Msg from you.\nFORward = Send current message in Mail to someone\nFILE = Save copy of current message in your work area.\nMAIL = Enter Delphi Mail\nTOPics = Show Accessible Topics\nSET = Set one or more specific Topics be sure to use CLEAR First tho!\n\nHIGH = Show High Message #\nor re-set it.\nBYE = Log Off\nWHO = Shows WHO is on the SIg currently\nSEND = Sends the USERNAME a specific private message you enter. \n \n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 8 MAIL FOR THE NOVICE\n\n MAIL Quick-Start\n\n\n \":::BEEP!::: You have 4 new Mail messages.\"\n\n \"What now?\", you say. Delphi has just notified you that you have\n new MAIL messages waiting. How do you read them?\n\n Simple! Just type MAIL at any SIG's first-level prompt\n (*FlagShip*>, etc.). You'll again be told how many messages you have\n waiting. At this point you can just press RETURN to start reading\n these new messages. Or, you can get a directory of the new messages by\n typing DIR. This will show you who the messages are from and what\n their subjects are.\n\n \"So now what?\" Just press RETURN to begin reading at the first\n message, or type the number of the message you want to start with.\n\n \"OK... now I've read a message. What do I do now?\" No problem.\n There are basically 5 things you can do with a message that you've just\n read: delete it, save it to your workspace, reply to it, forward it to\n someone else, or let it pass into your old MAIL folder.\n\n To delete a message, type DEL at the MAIL> prompt after reading\n it.\n\n To save it to your workspace, type EXTRACT <filename> at the\n MAIL> prompt. If you don't want to keep the message heading (TO:,\n FROM:, SUBJ:) in the file, type EXTRACT\/NOHEADER <filename>.\n\n To reply to a message, type RE at the MAIL> prompt. If you think\n you might want to edit the reply as you enter it, type RE\/EDIT.\n\n To forward a message to someone else, type FOR at the MAIL>\n prompt. You'll be prompted for the Username and subject.\n\n To keep the message in you old MAIL folder, just go on to the\n next message or exit MAIL.\n\n \"Great! I think I've got it. Now... how do I get out of MAIL?\"\n It's easy! Just type a ^Z (that's computer-talk for CONTROL and Z\n pressed at the same time), or type EXIT. Any unread messages will\n remain as new MAIL; any messages that you haven't deleted will go into\n your old MAIL folder.\n\n WARNING! MAIL takes up a lot of space, and you get charged for\n storage over 25K. Be sure to delete messages you don't really want to\n keep, and use the COMPRESS command often. See the other HELP files for\n information on COMPRESS.\n\n\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 9 MAIL TUTORIAL\n\n GETTING STARTED with Delphi MAIL\n\n\n You can get to Delphi MAIL from the MAIN> Delphi prompt or any first-level\n SIG prompt (*FLAGSHIP*>) by typing MAIL. You can also get there from any\n SIG FORUM>, also with the MAIL command.\n\n To become familiar with MAIL, use the twelve MAIL commands discussed in\n this section. These twelve commands will enable you to move around within\n MAIL.\n\n You can get help on *many* other MAIL commands by typing HELP from the\n MAIL> prompt.\n\n These are the twelve MAIL commands discussed in this section:\n\n SEND DIRECTORY EXTRACT\n READ[\/NEW] DELETE FORWARD\n MOVE HELP REPLY\n SELECT EXIT COMPRESS\n\n The first command to try is the SEND command. Try sending a message to\n yourself. Enter the SEND command and press RETURN. Enter your own user\n name at the prompt and press RETURN. Enter a subject when prompted and\n press RETURN again. The following example shows how to use the SEND\n command:\n\n MAIL> SEND\n To: PIERCE\n Subj: Sailing\n Enter your message below.\n Press CTRL\/Z when complete, or CTRL\/C to quit:\n\n When you finish entering the text of your message, press CTRL\/Z. Because\n you are sending the message to yourself, MAIL will signal that you have\n just received a new message by displaying the following message:\n\n New MAIL on node FLAXEN from PIERCE\n\n MAIL>\n\n Now, you are ready to use the READ command. To read the message you just\n sent to yourself, enter the READ command with the \/NEW qualifier and press\n RETURN.\n\n MAIL> READ\/NEW\n\n You must specify the \/NEW qualifier with the READ command when you want to\n read new MAIL that arrives while you are in the MAIL Utility. When you\n are not in the MAIL Utility and you receive new MAIL, then invoke MAIL to\n read the new message, you can enter the READ command without the \/NEW\n qualifier. Or, if you wish to read MAIL that you have already read, you\n can also enter the READ command without the \/NEW qualifier.\n\n You can forward a copy of a MAIL message to another user by entering the\n FORWARD command. MAIL will prompt you for the name of the user to receive\n the message. Try forwarding a copy of the message you just received back\n to yourself. Enter your own user name and press RETURN. Supply a subject\n when prompted and press RETURN. MAIL will signal that you have just\n received a new message. Enter the READ\/NEW command to read the forwarded\n message.\n\n When you receive a message and want to respond to it, enter the REPLY\n command and press RETURN. MAIL will display the header information as\n follows:\n\n MAIL> REPLY\n To: FLAXEN::PIERCE\n Subject: Re:Using the REPLY command\n Enter your message below.\n Press CTRL\/Z when complete, or CTRL\/C to quit:\n\n When you finish typing your response, press CTRL\/Z. Again, MAIL will\n signal that you have just received a new message. To read the message,\n enter the READ\/NEW command.\n\n When you want to see a list of all the MAIL messages you have collected,\n enter the DIRECTORY command and press RETURN. MAIL will display a list\n like the following:\n\n # From Date Subject\n\n 1 FORBES 1-JUN-1985 How to Write a Memo\n 2 STELLA::BERT 2-JUN-1985 Using the Printer\n 3 FROST::BASTIEN 4-JUN-1985 Chicken Kiev\n\n\n When you want to remove a message, use the DELETE command. You can either\n enter the DELETE command while you are reading the message or you can\n enter the DELETE command followed by the number of the message you want to\n remove. To remove the second message in the list, enter the following\n command line:\n\n MAIL> DELETE 2\n\n If you enter the DIRECTORY command after you have deleted a message (or\n messages), you will see the messages marked for deletion, as the following\n example shows:\n\n # From Date Subject\n\n 1 FORBES 1-JUN-1985 How to Write a Memo\n 2 (Deleted)\n 3 FROST::BASTIEN 4-JUN-1985 Chicken Kiev\n\n\n When you exit from MAIL, the messages marked for deletion will disappear.\n\n The MAIL Utility allows you to organize your messages by moving them into\n folders. To move a message to a folder, enter the MOVE command (while you\n are reading the message) and press RETURN. MAIL will prompt you for a\n folder name. Type any name, for example, REVIEWS or JOKES or\n STATUS_REPORTS. MAIL will also prompt you for a file name. You can\n specify the default MAIL file by pressing RETURN. A sample session\n demonstrating the MOVE command follows. (The folder name is WINNERS and\n the default MAIL file is specified.) If the folder you name does not\n exist, MAIL will ask you if you want to create it.\n\n MAIL> 2\n MAIL> MOVE\n _Folder: WINNERS\n _File: <ret>\n\n Folder WINNERS does not exist.\n Do you want to create it (Y\/N, default is N)? Y\n Folder WINNERS created\n\n\n Once you have created folders, you will want to move between them. To\n move from one folder to another, use the SELECT command. If you want to\n move to the WINNERS folder, enter the following command line. (MAIL\n displays a message indicating the number of messages in the folder.)\n\n MAIL> SELECT WINNERS\n\n 1 message selected\n\n\n To move to a folder named JOKES, enter the following command line:\n\n MAIL> SELECT JOKES\n\n 32 messages selected\n\n\n You can enter the DIRECTORY command to see a list of the messages in the\n folder you just selected.\n\n When you want to move a MAIL message from your MAIL file to a sequential\n file that you can access from your workspace, use the EXTRACT command.\n Enter the EXTRACT command (while you are reading the message) and press\n RETURN. MAIL will prompt you for the name of a file. Then, when you exit\n from MAIL, the file will be listed in your main directory. The following\n example shows how to use the EXTRACT command to move a MAIL message to a\n file named GAMES.DAT.\n\n MAIL> EXTRACT\n _File: GAMES.DAT\n\n GAMES.DAT;1 created\n\n MAIL>\n\n You can get some *really* extensive documentation on MAIL by typing HELP\n at the MAIL> prompt. You'll get a list of topics to choose from. If you\n do this, *please* have your capture buffer open since there's *way* too\n much information here to digest online.\n\n\n COMPRESS makes an ISAM MAIL file smaller. You should periodically use the\n COMPRESS command in MAIL to reduce the size of the MAIL.MAI file stored in\n your workspace since you are charged for storage exceeding 25K bytes (50\n Delphi blocks).\n\n When you compress a file, the following four steps occur:\n\n 1 A temporary file named MAIL_nnnn_COMPRESS.TMP is created. (nnnn is a\n unique, four-digit number.)\n\n 2 The contents (of the file to be compressed) are copied to the temporary\n file and compressed.\n\n 3 The original (uncompressed) file is renamed with a file type of OLD.\n\n 4 The newly compressed file is renamed from MAIL_nnnn_COMPRESS.TMP back\n to its original name.\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 10 MORE ADVANCED MAIL COMMANDS\n\n Let's face it, if you can even consider advanced MAIL commands, you should be\n\nable to make sense out of the built in system MAIL HELP files. Please read\nthem!\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 11 QUICK CONFERENCE COMMAND CARD\n\n ** QUICK REFERENCE FOR CONFERENCE**\n\n Within any group on Conference,\n you can use any of the following\n Immediate Commands:\n \/Accept = accept a page\n \/Answer = same as accept\n \/Bye = logoff the system\n \/Cancel = cancel all pages\n \/Exit =leave group (CONTROL Z)\n \/Gag = No SENs recieved from outside\n \/Glock =Lock groupname\n reverse = \/Noglock\n \/Gname <groupname> = Name a group to\n make group private simply use\n the word PRIVATE in name.\n \/Gname = List of group attributes ie If private passworded ect.\n \/Gpass = set password for group\n reverse = \/gnopass\n \/Gprivate = Make group private\n reverse = \/Nogprivate\n \/Gquiet = No announcment of arrivals\n reverse = \/Ngoquiet\n \/Help = List of commands\n \/Join <group>\n \/Log <filename> = save co to WC file\n \/Mail =Go to mail\n \/Menu = sets prompts 1,2,3\n \/Name = <name>(Change your name)\n \/Page =request talk\n \/Pass = set password\n reverse = \/Gnopass\n \/RName =REAL USERS name\n \/Reject = Reject a PAGE\n \/Repeat = no repeat of lines(toggle)\n \/Schedule = Conference schedule\n \/Send <name> <msg> = Private message\n \/Squelch <name> = silence user\n \/Talk <group> = join another group\n \/Time = EST\n \/Who = List of groups and Users\n \/Whois <name> = (Get PROFILE)\n\n CONTROL R = Redisplay the line you\n just typed. (BEFORE hitting return).\n CONTROL U = Cancel the line you\n just typed. (BEFORE hitting return).\n CONTROL Z = EXIT\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n\n\n 12 REAL TIME CONFERENCING GUIDE\n\n\n\n\n CONFERENCE is DELPHI's interactive conversation system.\n Here you can have an\n\n\nonline chat with other DELPHI users.\n\n To get to the CONFERENCE area, select the 'Conference' option from the\nFLAGSHIP COMMODORE main menu.\n\n Text that you type while in a CONFERENCE group is sent to the other members\nof that group when you press RETURN. Text sent by other group members is shown\nto you following the \"speaker's\" name. Don't worry if your text is interrupted\nby someone else's text; the system keeps track of what you've typed. If you get\n\nconfused, a CRTL-R will echo what you've typed so far; CRTL-U or CTRL X will\ncancel a line if you haven't already pressed RETURN.\n\n\nCONFERENCE MENU:\n----------------\n WHO (list users)\n PAGE a user\n JOIN a group\n NAME nickname\n EXIT\n\nWHO - displays a list of all conference groups and the members of each one, and\n the people using the CONFERENCE system who are not talking with anyone right\n now (idle). WHO will also list what users are PAGE-ing what other users (if\n there are any); finally, it will list all FLAGSHIP COMMODORE users online.\n Of course, anyone who is not in the CONFERENCE system will show with their\n Delphi username and not a nickname, because nicknames exist only within\n CONFERENCE. \n(Same as immediate command \/WHO.)\n\nPAGE - solicits a conversation wit\nh other users on the\n DELPHI system, both those\n\n in CONFERENCE and those doing something else. This is like having someone\n paged at the airport, when you do not know where they are. Note that the\n PAGE command is the only way to invite someone to join a PRIVATE group. (Same\n\n as immediate command \/PAGE.)\n\nJOIN - joins an existing discussion group (you can list these using WHO), or\n starts a new one. You can give the name of the group you wish to join after\n this command, as in \"JOIN Chatters\". If you do not supply the group name,\n you will be prompted for one. You may also give the number of the group you\n wish to join (shown in WHO) or an abbreviation of the group name. (Same as\n immediate command \/JOIN.)\n\nNAME - sets or displays your CONFERENCE nickname (or 'handle'). Your name may\n have upper and lower case characters. You may not steal the name of anyone\n else who is using the CONFERENCE system at the time. Note that your NAME is\n not saved between CONFERENCE sessions. When used without a nickname, NAME\n will list your status - name, logging, squelching, password, and the groups\n you are in. (Same as immediate command \/NAME.)\n\nEXIT - gets you out of CONFERENCE. You are then returned to wherever you came\n from, normally the FLAGSHIP COMMODORE main menu. You may also use CTRL-Z to\n get out. (Same as immediate command \/EXIT.)\n\n\n\nGROUP INFORMATION:\n------------------\n\nConference groups can have attributes.\n\nPRIVATE - if a group's name has the word \"PRIVATE\" in it, then people will not\n be able to just join, but must be invited or know the password. By using the\n\n \/GPRIVATE and \/NOGPRIVATE commands, you can control a group's private\n attribute independently of the name.\n\nPASSWORD - a group may have a password assigned. People who wish to join must\n set their own password (\/PASS command), and then join. (\/GPASS & \/NOGPASS)\n\nQUIET - a 'quiet' group is one where you are not disturbed by people coming and\n going. You will not get the \"just joined\" or \"- signed off -\" messages. Note\n\n that this is potentially hazardous to the privacy of what you say: someone\n could join your group and listen without you knowing! Fortunately,\n CONFERENCE will tell you when this group attribute is turned on. (\/GQUIET &\n \/NOGQUIET)\n\nLOCKED - a 'locked' group has several privileges reserved for the 'group\n manager', who is normally the first person in the group. (\/GLOCK & \/NOGLOCK)\n\n\nIMMEDIATE COMMANDS:\n-------------------\n\n \/Accept \/Answer \/Cancel \/Exit \/Gag \/Glock \/Gname <name>\n \/Gpass \/Gprivate \/Gquiet \/Help \/Join <group> \/Log\n \/Mail \/Menu \/Name <nickname> \/Page <user> \/Pass \/Reject\n \/Repeat \/Rname \/Schedule \/Send <name-list> <msg>\n \/Squelch <name> \/Talk <group> \/Time \/Who \/Whois <name>\n\n\n At any point while in CONFERENCE, you may use one of these immediate\ncommands. They are mainly intended for use while you are within a conversation.\nAll the immediate commands start with a slash (\/).\n\nNote: in the following descriptions, <user list> denotes a list of one or more\nDelphi usernames or CONFERENCE nicknames, separated by commas.\n\nACCEPT - a PAGE request. If you are outside the CONFERENCE area, \"ACCEPT\" (no\n \/) will take you directly to the PAGEr's group without having to go through\n the\nCONFERENCE menu. (See \/REJECT)\n\nANSWER - same as \/ACCEPT.\n\nCANCEL - forgets ALL PAGEs you have issued.\n\nGAG - disables any SEND's to you except from people in your group. (You will\n get SENDs from people who have a group in common with you, if you or they are\n\n in more than one group.)\n\nGLOCK - sets the LOCK group attribute. See GROUP INFORMATION above.\n\nGNAME - lists group attributes: private, locked, quiet, password-protected. See\n\n GROUP INFORMATION above for more information on group attributes.\n\nGNAME <group name> - assigns a new name to the current group. The group name\n chosen should reflect the current topic of discussion so that other users can\n\n decide if they would like to JOIN the group.\n\nGPASS <password> - sets the LOCK group attribute. See GROUP INFORMATION above.\n\nGPRIVATE - sets the PRIVATE group attribute. See GROUP INFORMATION above.\n\nGQUIET - sets the QUIET group attribute. See GROUP INFORMATION above.\n\nHELP <immediate command> - displays online help for immediate commands. For\n instance, \/HELP \/NAME - describes the NAME command.\n\nJOIN <group name> or <group number> - same as JOIN from the CONFERENCE menu. If\n\n you are already in a group you will be switched to the new group.\n\nLOG <file name> - turns on transcripting, recording everything you see into a\n file. For example, \/LOG CON.TXT will save the current conversation in the\n file CON.TXT in your personal workspace. If you want to see your own part of\n\n the conversation, REPEAT must be ON. You can turn off LOGing with \/NOLOG.\n\nMAIL - gets you to the normal Delphi MAIL menu. From here you may send & read\n mail messages as usual. CTRL-Z from MAIL to get back to the group.\n\nMAIL <user list> <message text> - sends a quick 1-liner to someone without\n having to enter MAIL the usual way. This is handy if the user is not\n currently accepting \/SENDs (see GAG).\n\nMENU <menu level> - sets the type of prompt you'll see while in the CONFERENCE\n area. \/MENU 1 gives the briefest prompts; \/MENU 3 gives the fullest.\n\nNAME - same as NAME from the CONFERENCE menu.\n\nPAGE - same as PAGE from the CONFERENCE menu.\n\nPASS <password> - sets your password for use in JOINing password-protected\n groups. See GROUP INFORMATION above. Note that this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING\n to do with your Delphi password. NEVER reveal your Delphi password to other\n users, in CONFERENCE or anywhere else.\n\nREPEAT - toggles ON and OFF. When ON your text will be shown to you in the same\n\n way as other's text is. When OFF your text is not shown to you (except as\n you type it, of course!). Some people get confused seeing their own messages\n\n twice, others like to see it repeated so they know when the other people in\n the group saw the message. It also helps you be sure your message was sent.\n\nREJECT - a PAGE request. The PAGEr will be notified that you don't wish to talk\n\n to him.\n\nRNAME <nickname> - displays the real name (Delphi username) of a user. Use \/WHO\n\n to get a list of current users. You'll need to know the username if you want\n\n to use \/WHOIS or to send MAIL.\n\nRNAME <username> - displays the nickname when given a real name.\n\nSCHEDULE - shows you the CONFERENCE schedule. CTRL-Z from SCHEDULE to get\n backto the group.\n\nSEND <user list> <message text> - sends a short message to any FLAGSHIP\n COMMODORE user online, whether in CONFERENCE or not. \/SEND will fail (and\n you'll be notified of the failure) if the user has issued the \/GAG command.\n See MAIL for what you can do in that case.\n\nSQUELCH <user list> - prevents you from seeing any text sent by a specified\n user. You won't see a \/SQUELCHED user's \/SEND's or comments if he is within\n your group. Remember that if you \/SEND to him, he can't answer you! You can\n\n list your current squelches with \/SQUELCH or \/NAME alone. Un-SQUELCH with\n \/NOSQUELCH <user list>.\n\nTALK <group name> or <group number> - \/JOINs a new group, but does not cause you\n\n to exit the CONFERENCE group you are in. Using \/TALK, then, can enable you\n to be in multiple groups at the same time, to a maximum of 8 groups. In\n effect, you are LISTENING to all the groups you are in, but only TALKING to\n one at a time. You may switch which group you are talking to at the moment\n by using the \/TALK command again. You may also say, simply: \/<group number>,\n\n which has the same effect. Leave a group by talking to it and then using\n CTRL-Z, \/EXIT, or \/JOIN.\n\nWHO - same as WHO from the CONFERENCE menu. You'll need this information for\n issuing the \/JOIN, \/PAGE, \/SEND, \/MAIL, etc. commands.\n\nWHOIS <username> or <nickname> - displays the user's I-AM\/WHO-IS information\n from the Main Delphi PeopleNet member directory. You can enter information\n about yourself by selecting \"Member Directory\" from the main FLAGSHIP\n COMMODORE menu.\n\n\n***> New COnferencing Commands <***\n\nBYE - \/bye will allow you to log off of Delphi directly from COnference.\n\nECHO - will turn your Delphi Full Duplex echo on.\n\nNOECHO - will turn your Delphi HALF Duplex on, in other words, it kills the host\n\n echo and you must supply your own local echo for what you type. This is an\n especially handy command for those of you with split screen capabilities. Try\n\n using your split screen in Conference with \/NOECHO and \/REPeat *ON*! \n \n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 13 THE BASICS OF UPLOADING\n\nHow to Upload a File to a database:\n==================================\n\n Member participation is the lifeblood of this or any other special interest\ngroup. We encourage you to assist us in serving you by sharing your programs\nand ideas with other members of the group.\nPrograms are shared by UPLOADING your program to the database. This is done by\nthe XMODEM protocol.\n\n For information about uploading TEXT files without using XMODEM, please see\ninstruction article under HELP at the *FlagShip*> menu referring to Text\nUploads.\n\n The following steps are the way to have your file join the others in your\ndatabases. The process is easy and rewarding. Uploading involves two things,\nfirst uploading the file to your personal work area, and then next submitting\nthe file to the database. Follow these easy steps the first couple times:\n\n\n1. Log on the system normally.\n\n2. Enter the Flagship Commodore and select the DATabase option. Choose a\n Database Topic and enter that database.\n\n3. Select the WORkspace option from the Database menu.\n\n4. Type: XUP <filename>.<file extender> Files in your Personal Storage Area\n may have up to 9 characters and a three characater extension: IE:\n PROGRAM.BIN\n\n5. Wait for the system to cue you to transmit your file. It will say:\n\n OK, Send!\n\n6. On the cue from Delphi, set up your terminal for XMODEM uploading. (Delphi\n is ready to receive at this point.)\n\n7. Delphi and your terminal program will let you know when the upload is\n complete.\n\n8. Type: DIR and make sure your file is listed on the display.\n\n10. Exit your personal storage area with a ^Z or by typing \"exit\".\n\n11. Choose the appropriate database topic to submit your program to and enter\n that database. If you have any questions about the contents of the\n databases, you might refer to the articles describing each topic and\n subtopic.\nThese are available by selecting TOPICS from the main *FlagShip*> menu.\n\n12. At the database prompt for your chosen topic, enter the command:\n\n SUB ((short for SUBmit))\n\n13. Delphi will first remind you that the file you are submitting must be in\n your personal file area. Entering either a \"Y\" or a <return> will allow the\n submit process to continue.\n\n14. The next question determines whether or not the files will be submitted as\n one of a group or in a single entry. Only try to submit multiple files if\n they are part of a group.\nThe Grouping of files in this new database is an incredible new advance in\n public domain databases!!\n\n15. If you entered more than 1 file, the program will double check that the\n files are related. Answer yes if they are.\n\n16. You will then be asked to select from a list of file types. The majority of\n\n programs and files submitted will be of the one \"Program or Program Pack\".\nA group of files would contain all program files neccesary for it, as well as\n any supplementary data files, text files and instructions or documentation.\n This makes a PROGRAM PACK.\n\n17. At the Topic? prompt, enter just the first three letters of the database you\n\n wish the file(s) to appear in. These are the regular database topics that\n appear in the SIG.\n\n18. Name for Group\/Set:\nPrograms which are part of a group will need you to determine a GROUP name for\n them at this point. Remember that they will appear in the database with this\n\n Group Name. They will still have individual names which appear within that\n group.\nSee some of the examples in the databases now for an idea of how they look. You\n\n may use up to 32 characters in the name, including spaces, symbols or\n numbers(but no question marks!). In other words, Just Plain English!!!\n\n19. Provide a brief description of the file (8 lines or less) when asked by the\n system. Exit with a CNTRL-Z.\n\n\n21. Delphi then asks you for any additional keywords. You may enter any\n keywords of your choice. (Subject to the rules of good taste!)\nAdditional keywords should include:\n * your user name\n * filename\n * specific words that describe the file\n\nA blank line or a CTRL Z will signal the end of the keyword entering.\n\n22. If you are submitting files in a Program Pack, or Group, you will be asked\n the following information about each one, if its only one file, then you will\n\n only be asked once!\n\n23. Workspace Filename:\nThis is the name of the file as it appears in your Directory of your personal\n storage area, the name you gave it when you uploaded it.\n\n24. Download Name:\nIf it requires a specific name when downloaded, you can enter that in at the\n next prompt. This will only appear to the person when they download the\n file-just before entering the XMODEM downloading routine.\n\n25. Display Name:\nThis is the name you want it to appear as in the database. It can contain up to\n\n 32 characters, including spaces, symbols, or numbers(but no question marks!).\n\n Lets try to keep our databases some of the easiest to understand, OK?\nSo, instead of having to look at something like:\n\n TXT2BAS.BIN\nYou can see:\n\nText To Basic Conversion Program\nText to Basic Conversion Docs\n\n26. Your file is then transfered to a special Preview area for the Database\n manager to review. It is still in your workspace at this time, tho, and you\n can tell the program whether or not you want it deleted.\nRemember, the file does NOT have to remain in your work area now, so unless you\n need it there, its best to delete it before you add up too many blocks and\n are charged for storage.\n\n27. Its done! Any more sets of groups or single file submissions can just be\n started from the database with a SUBmit command. \n \n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 14 TO UPLOAD IN TEXT MODE\n\nHow to Upload a Text File\n=========================\n\nThe following steps are the way to have your file join the others in our\ndatabases. The process is easy and rewarding.\n\nMany people may need to upload TEXT files without the benefit of XMODEM. This\nwill help you do that!\n\n1. Log on the system normally.\n\n2. Enter the Flagship Commodore and select the DATabase option.\n\n3. Select the WORkspace option from the Databases menu.\n\n4. Enter: \/noecho\nThis will put you in HALF duplex mode, and you will be typing blind until you\nset your terminal program to half duplex also. Fast Text transfers on a C-64\nseem to be much better at half duplex.\n\n5. Type: CREATE <filename>.<file extender>\n\n6. Wait for the system to cue you to transmit your file.\n\n7. On the cue from Delphi, set up your terminal for the buffer dump or the file\n\nread direct from disk. Each terminal program has a different command for\naccomplishing this.\n\n8. When your tranmission is complete type a CTRL Z to exit and save the file to\n\nyour Delphi work area.\n\n9. Type: DIR and make sure your file is listed on the display.\n\n10. Refer to the New Xmodem uploading help files for the correct commands to\nSUBmit your text files to the database.\n\n**BE SURE to delete the files from your workspace once you've finished\nSUBmitting them. You only have 64K of 'free' disk space on Delphi, and will be\ncharged 16 cents per month for each additional 2K.\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 15 XMODEM BOOTSTRAP INSTRUCTIONS\n\n\n * Need a Working XMODEM? *\n\n Now you can use your terminal program that buffers only to do a little bit of\n\nmagic that we call Bootstrapping!\n\n In our Telecommunications Database, you will find a set of files that you can\n\nuse the command: LIST to put them into your terminal buffer. The instructions\nand accompanying programs will show you step by step just how to make your own\nXMODEM starter program to download one of the more complete and sophisticated\nXMODEM programs like XMOBUF!!\n\n To access the instructions, and accompanying filees, just enter the\nDatabases.\nChoose TELEcommunications for your topic, and at the DBases: TEL> prompt type:\n\nREAD XMODEM STARTER\n\n Then buffer EACh of the three files separately into your terminal program\nbuffer, follow the instructions,\nand you should be in business!!!\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 16 ^ PREPARING TEXT OFFLINE\n\nYou can save a considerable amount of\nconnect time by preparing your messages\noffline and uploading them!\n\nFirst, these are the general directions\nfor using this SIG and DMAIL-you will\nhave to refer to your terminal program\nfor the specific commands to implement\nthese functions at your end.\n\nHere's the scenario:\n\n1. You log into the SIG, and have\n messages waiting.\n2. You read your messages capturing\n them to your buffer.\n3. You also check the other topics\n for messages which you might be\n interested in, capturing these\n to your buffer also.\n4. Log OFF.\n5. Print out your buffer of messages\n so that you will have them in front\n of you as answer the messages.\n6. Boot up your text editor or word\n processor. Usually, you wil want\n to stick with something which\n creates standard CBM SEQ files,\n and many times your terminal\n software will demand that your\n input files be in ASCII, too.\n7. Answer each message, and save them\n to disk.\n A. Be sure to keep your lines\n under 78 characters.\n B. Press <return> at the end of\n each line!\n C. Remember to include the SIG\n formatting commands.\n8. Load in your terminal program,\n and log back onto the SIG.\n9. with the printed copies and the\n list of filenames for your\n responses handy, now is the\n time to start uploading your\n replies.\n10.First, on the hard copy of\n the first message, locate the\n Message number. For now, lets\n pretend it is message # 99999.\n11.At the Main *FlagShip* Menu, choose\n to enter the FOrum.\n REad the specific message\n number (s) you wish to respond\n to by entering the message\n number all by itself:\n 99999\n12.Then type:\n REP\n This allows you to REply to the\n message without having remember\n the UserName of the person!\n13.Now, you are looking at the\n regular message prompt for the\n indicating it is time for you to\n upload your message.\n If you want, you can also type\n REP \/EDIT to invoke the editor\n as you create your response.\n14.UPLOADING your Message:\n A. Please review the ins and outs\n of text uploads in the HELP\n articles at the Main *FlagShip*>\n Menu.\n Give your terminal\n the filename and either send\n it from the disk or load your\n buffer and send it from your\n buffer!\n15.Exit with a CTRL Z or the \/ex for\n the OLDIE editor.\n16.Repeat from step 10 with the next\n message number, being sure to\n zero your buffer of the previous\n message if you are using a bufffer\n method!\n\nBy using the REply option\nyou are doing several things,\nthe first and most important, is that\nyou are keeping the thread alive, and\nthat all discussion on a particular\ntopic will appear in a complete thread!\n\nThe other thing that this will save you\nis having to type in the Name, ID#,\nand subject of the new message.\n\nI am sure that this small example will\nhelp everyone. Please refer to your\nterminal program documentation for\nmore specific information about how\nto use the commands to upload from\ntext files or your ram buffer.\n\nIf you have any questions, please\nfeel free to leave a message to\nSYSOP and one of the sysops will\ntry to get back to you as soon as\npossible!\n\n Thank you!\n\n deb!\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 17 ^ USING YOUR WORKSPACE\n\nWRITERS-CORNER Here you can create, edit, delete, upload, download and otherwise\n\nmaintain files of text. You can also PUBLISH text, which sends it to the\n*FlagShip* Sysop who will put in the database after testing it.\n\nNote that within Writers Corner you may put filenames on the command line, for\nexample: DELETE FOO.DAT\n\nAdditional information available: APPEND CATALOG COMMON COPY CREATE DELETE\nDOWNLOAD EDIT FILE-SYNTAX HOME LIST PUBLISH PURGE TYPESET UPLOAD\nXDOWNLOAD XMODEM XUPLOAD\n\n\nWRITERS-CORNER APPEND Allows you to append one file to another. Neither\noriginal file is deleted. Example: WC> append a.a b.b This copies file A.A\nonto the end of B.B, thereby changing B.B\n\nWRITERS-CORNER CATALOG Lists the files you have available, with the file size\nand creation date\/time. File sizes are in units of 'blocks,' where a block is\n512 bytes. This command is identical to the DIR command. *(You are allowed 50\nBLOCKS without an additional charge.)\n\nWRITERS CORNER CREATE Lets you type in a new file. Backspace or Rubout will\ndelete a character, slash commands work (\/time, \/exit) in here, so you must use\nTWO slashes to create a line starting with a slash: \/\/one slash End with CTRL\/Z.\n\nYou may also 'abort' with a CTRL\/C, but the file will be created just as if you\nused a CTRL\/Z.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER DELETE Lets you delete a file. Will prompt you for each version\nif multiple versions exist. If you don't want to have to answer \"YES\" to the\n\"Delete, yes or no?\" question for each file, do this: WC> del\nfoo.dat;*\/noconfirm This will delete all versions of the file FOO without asking\n\nyou about eachone.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER DOWNLOAD Types out the file to you with a delay, CTRL\/Z, BELL at\nthe end. This 'protocol' may not be suitable for you. Read the help on XMODEM,\nXUPLOAD and XDOWNLOAD for an alternative.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER EDIT Invokes the text editor SOS to edit the file you specify.\n(Or whichever editor you have chosen in the SIG. If it is a new file, you should\n\nterminate your text entry with CTRL\/Z (to get to the * prompt) and the two\nkeystrokes: \"E RETURN\" to exit. While at the * prompt of SOS, you can type H to\nget help on how SOS works. While within SOS, you cannot use backspace (ascii 8)\nto erase characters. You must use RUBOUT for that purpose (ascii 127 decimal).\nMore detailed help on SOS is available online by entering HELP EDITOR.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER FILE-SYNTAX Delphi filenames consist of three parts: - Name (up\nto 9 letters\/digits) - Type (up to 3 letters\/digits) - extension (number from 1\nto 32767) Example: NAME.TYP;1 The dot and semicolon separate the 3 parts of the\nfilename. Ordinarily, the extension numbers are automatically supplied. They\nstart at 1 and increase each time you make a new file for that name.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER LIST Lists a file to your screen. You either give the name of\nthe file on the same line as the LIST command, or you give it when you are\nprompted for it. Compare to the DOWNLOAD command.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER PUBLISH Sends a file to the *FlagShip* Sysop requesting it be\nplaced in the database.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER PURGE Purge will delete all versions of files except the most\nrecent. For example, suppose you do WC> catalog memo. MEMO.;3 10 9-JAN-1984\nMEMO.;2 9 2-JAN-1984 MEMO.;1 8 1-JAN-1984 WC> purge memo. Then only\nthe ;3 version will remain, the older versions will be deleted. **NOTE: If you\ndon't specify the file to be purged, ALL your files will be purged. ( That is,\nall but the most recent versions of all your files will be deleted, which isn't\ntoo dangerous!)\n\nWRITERS-CORNER TYPESET Send mail to SERVICE for details. An interactive\ntypesetting request form will be implemented soon.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER UPLOAD Like CREATE, except that DELPHI will not echo any\ncharacters. UPLOAD allows you to send a file from your microcomputer to Delphi.\nYou can get an optional linefeed confirmation after each line you transmit.\nYour program should end transmitted lines of text with \"RETURN\" only (not\nRETURN+LINEFEED) for best results. A more sophisticated upload facility\n(Christensen protocol, Modem7) is available by using the XUPLOAD command. Read\nthe help on XMODEM also. Compare to CREATE, DOWNLOAD, and XUPLOAD.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER XDOWNLOAD The XDOWNLOAD command allows you to transfer any file\nfrom Delphi to your microcomputer in an error-free way. See the help topic on\nXMODEM for an explanation of how it works. Example: WC> XDOWNLOAD for.me Ok,\nreceive! (unblocked) At this point, you instruct your terminal program to start\nan XMODEM receive of a file. You tell your program what name to give the new\nfile (using the same name is helpful). Your program will signal Delphi to begin\n\nthe transmission. When your program tells you that it is done, you can resume\nnormal operation and continue with your Delphi session (type a RETURN to see the\n\nWC> prompt again). Some XMODEM programs won't instruct Delphi to start file\ntransfer until they have \"timed out,\" which means you may have to wait 10 or 20\nseconds for the transfer to begin. If at any time you wish to abort the file\ntransfer, type three CTRL\/C characters in a row.\n\nSpecial Chars: If your system is not transparent to all ASCII characters, you\nwon't be able to use XMODEM. For example, if your modem uses Control\/A as an\n'attention' character, you won't be able to upload files using XMODEM,\nbecause your computer needs to send a Control\/A (SOH) to start a data block.\n\nWRITERS-CORNER XUPLOAD The XUPLOAD command allows you to transfer any file from\nyour microcomputer to Delphi in an error-free way. See the help topic on XMODEM\n\nfor an explanation of how it works. You can transfer ordinary text (printable)\nfiles as well as binary or executable files. You can upload spreadsheets and\nword processing files. Of course, most of these files can't be used on Delphi,\nthey are only usable when you (or somebody else) downloads them again (using\nXDOWNLOAD) to another microcomputer. Example: WC> XUPLOAD FOR.ME Is this a text\nfile (? for explanation) ? YES Ok, send! (unblocked) At this point, you\ninstruct your terminal program to start an XMODEM transmit of the file. You\ntell your program what file you want to send (using the same name is helpful).\nDelphi will wait several minutes for your program to begin transmission. When\nyour program tells you that it is done, you can resume normal operation and\ncontinue with your Delphi session (type a RETURN to see the WC> prompt again).\nIf at any time you wish to abort the file transfer, type three CTRL\/C characters\n\nin a row.\n\n** NOTE THIS WELL ** You are charged for any storage over 50 Delphi blocks each\nmonth. BE SURE to delete files from your workspace once you have submitted\nthem. When Delphi offers to delete a file for you, always choose the YES\noption, unless you have some compelling reason to keep the file.\n\n\n\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 18 _ EDITING ONLINE WITH OLDIE\n\nOLDIE\n=====\n\n OLDIE is the new line editor for SIG messsages, mail and WC file editing.\nThis should be already set upon entering this SIG. The only real way to tell,\nhowever, is to ask to EDIt a message. If you get an * ASTERISK, then you are\nnot set to OLDIE. When first starting an Edit on a file with OLDIE, it will\nreport how many lines are in the file, and no asterisk will appear.\n\n If you would like to use OLDIE and are not set for it, please leave a message\n\nto your SIG manager or one of the assistants.\n\n The commands are:\n\/a APPEND current line.\n\/b BOTTOM of file\n\/c change current line: \/c\/[oldstring]\/[newstring]\n\/d DELETE current line\n\/e EXIT\n\/g GLOBAL search and replace: \/G\/OLDSTRING\/NEWSTRING\n\/h HELP should give you this list\n\/i INVISIBLE toggle-toggles line prompts on\/off. defaults to ON\n\/l LOCATE: \/l\/[string]\n\/n NEXT (positive number moves that many line forward, negative that many back)\n\/p PRINT current line - can specify more than just one line.\n\/q QUIT without saving the text\n\/r REPLACE current line with new one: \/r\/[new text]\n\/t TOP of file\n\/w WHERE is current line?\n\nTo invoke this editor, use the following commands on the FORUM>.\nTo add a new message: ADD \/EDIT\nTo REply: REPLY \/EDIT\nTo invoke this editor in your Work Area, choose DATABASES from the Main SIG\nmenu, and any topic, then choose Work space, and you just type:\nEDIT filename.ext If the file already exists, you will be placed in it, if it\ndoesn'T exist, it will be created for you to start.\nTo invoke OLDIE while SENding your MAil, at the SIG menu, choose MAIL.\nTo send a messsage: SEN \/EDIT\n\n**Please note that eacch of these commands has a SPACE before the \/EDIT. \n\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n 19 _ FORMATTING MESSAGES\n\nFormatting Commands for FORUM> Messages\n\nHere is a quick reference for using the textrieve formatting commands that\nre-format our FORUM> messages:\n\n .lm 8 = Left Margin must be used with\n value of left margin.\n .b 2 = Blank Line. Can be used with\n a value or by itself will\n defalt to 1.\n .i 5 = Indent. Can be used with a\n positive or negative value\n to move the line forward or\n backwards on the indentation.\n This will ONLY work after a\n .B command.\n .wm 5 = Wrap Margin. Will indent any\n lines that must be wrapped\n around to the next line by\n the value specified.\n .lt = Literal. Turns off any re-\n formatting. The text should\n appear just as you type it in\n until .EL is encountered.\n .el = End Literal. Turns the\n text formatting back on.\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n\n 20 _ SLASH COMMAND SUMMARY\n\nHandy \/Slash Commands\n---------------------\n\nWell, from almost anywhere in the SIG, these commands will have the following\neffects:\n\n- Immediate \"\/\" Commands -\n\/ECHO - Enable character echo\n\/NOECHO - if you supply echo\n\/EXIT - same as CTRL\/Z\n\/GAG - disable CONF msgs\n\/LENGTH 24 - set page size\n\/NOGAG - re-enable msgs\n\/PROMPT 1,2, or 3\n\/TIME - show time\n\/WHOIS username\n\/WIDTH 40\n\nUsing a \/LEN of 0 will get rid of all of the More? prompts as you read.\n\nI use the \/WID one all the time to switch from screen formatting to printer\nformatting depending on what I am doing.\n\nWhen in the middle of many repetitive menus, the \/PROMPT 1 will cut it to\ncommand level, but not permanently, and a \"?\" will always bring back all your\nchoices.\n\nWhen doing buffer uploads for messages or text uploading for files, I turn the\nECHO off so as to help get around those flaky old C-64 bugs when the echo starts\n\nto muddle up what you are sending.\n\nRemember you can exit EVERYWHERE with a CTRL Z, a CTRL X will delete a line and\na CTRL R will REsend a line to you for verification.\n\nEnd of the Tips for the Day...!\n\ndeb!\n\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n\n 1 *FIRST HINTS*\n\n * Looking for Help? *\n\n You've found the place! Archived here in what we hope\n*u020 000 possible data loss, pad\n*OUTPUT OFF*\nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \nHINTS>(SCAN, READ, POST, DELETE, EDIT or EXIT): \n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A summary for those that haven’t been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25″ disks at a thrift store a number of years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25″ disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents here. Based on the contents, at least some of these disks were apparently once owned by someone named Connie who used to run the \u201cClose Encounters\u201d Special Interest Group (SIG) on Delphi in the mid 1980s. A specific definition of this SIG was found in a document on one of the disks: “This SIG, known as ‘Close Encounters’, is a forum for the discussion of relationships that develop via computer services like the Source, CompuServe, and Delphi. Our primary emphasis is on the sexual aspects of those relationships.” This service was text based and was accessed via whatever terminal program you used on your computer to dial in to Delphi\u2019s servers. Many of these disks have forum messages, e-mails and chat session logs. 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