to begin from a blank line.
To abort many messages, either the SPACE BAR or the ‘/’ character may
be used.
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8.0 THE MAIN COMMAND LEVEL
The main command level is the ‘central point’ of the system. From here, a
user may branch to any of the many other system command levels.
Another little touch of class, if you have used the p-file called
utilities, and entered your system name, then your board name will
automatically appear at the main prompt. Just another small item to
personalize your board.
8.1 BULLETIN BOARD
The bulletin board command level is C-NET’s public message base, where
public conversations may take place. Entering ‘B’ from the main command
level will move the user to the bulletin board command level, at the first
subboard which has been ‘joined’ (see chapter 13.2 for ‘join’ details). A
user may request moving to a specific subboard by appending the subboard
number to the end of the ‘B’ command. For example, using ‘B7’ moves the
user to subboard seven. If the user does not have access to the subboard
that he specifies, he will be moved to subboard one. Furthermore, if the
user has access to no subboards at all he will be told that the bulletin
board system is empty, and will be returned to the main command level. See
chapter 14.0 for bulletin board subsystem details.
8.2 EDIT TERMINAL PARAMETERS
The ‘ET’ command from the main level will display all of the user’s current
terminal parameter settings, and then give the user an opportunity to
change as many of his parameters settings as he desires. For a review of
all of the terminal parameters, consult the section concerning new user
login, 4.7.
8.3 GENERAL TEXT FILES
The ‘G’ command from the main level will take the user to the general text
file system. See chapter 11 for general text file system details.
8.4 ELECTRONIC MAIL
The ‘M’ command from the main level will take the user to the inter-user
message ‘electronic mail’ system. See chapter 9 for a detailed discussion
of the electronic mail system.
8.5 SYSTEM NEWS
The ‘N’ command from the main level will take the user to the system news
system. Refer to chapter 12 for a detailed discussion of the system news
system.