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 ===== XRouter Bulletin Board System ===== ===== XRouter Bulletin Board System =====
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 The XRouter program contains a friendly and easy to use mailbox system, which may be configured either as a PMS (Personal Mail System) or as a public BBS (Bulletin Board System). The XRouter program contains a friendly and easy to use mailbox system, which may be configured either as a PMS (Personal Mail System) or as a public BBS (Bulletin Board System).
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 This page is currently a BRIEF introduction to the BBS. More may be added at a later date. This page is currently a BRIEF introduction to the BBS. More may be added at a later date.
  
-=== Connecting to the BBS ===+==== Connecting to the BBS ====
  
 You may connect to the BBS either by typing "BBS" at the XRouter command line, or (if the sysop has configured it) by connecting directly to the BBS's own callsign. You may connect to the BBS either by typing "BBS" at the XRouter command line, or (if the sysop has configured it) by connecting directly to the BBS's own callsign.
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 The command line, which may look familiar if you ever used a Pac-com Tiny2, shows the major options. The number in brackets at the start of the line indicates the "current" message number, i.e. the one you are reading or have just read / killed / created etc. The command line, which may look familiar if you ever used a Pac-com Tiny2, shows the major options. The number in brackets at the start of the line indicates the "current" message number, i.e. the one you are reading or have just read / killed / created etc.
  
-=== The 'Help' Command ===+==== The 'Help' Command ====
  
 If you are new to XRouter BBS, the 'H' (help) and '?' (query) commands should be your first to master. Here we type 'H' alone... If you are new to XRouter BBS, the 'H' (help) and '?' (query) commands should be your first to master. Here we type 'H' alone...
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 {{xrbbs04.png}} {{xrbbs04.png}}
  
-=== The 'Query' Command ===+==== The 'Query' Command ====
  
 The '?' (query) command is similar to 'H' (help), but different. Here we type '?' by itself... The '?' (query) command is similar to 'H' (help), but different. Here we type '?' by itself...
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-=== Listing Messages - The 'L' command ===+==== Listing Messages - The 'L' command ====
  
 There are MANY forms of the 'L' (List) command.  Here we use "LL 10" (List Last 10) to, er, list the last 10 messages... There are MANY forms of the 'L' (List) command.  Here we use "LL 10" (List Last 10) to, er, list the last 10 messages...
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-=== Reading Messages - The 'R' Command ===+==== Reading Messages - The 'R' Command ====
  
 As with 'List' there are MANY forms of the 'R' (Read) command. As with 'List' there are MANY forms of the 'R' (Read) command.
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 (to be continued) (to be continued)
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