SCS PTC-IIex, Manual

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5 PTC-Firmware
5.7.3 The PTC mailbox for Packet-Radio
Up to four PR (Packet-Radio) users may be simultaneously connected in PR to the PTC-
mailbox. There they may read files, write files and delete files. In addition, the PTC-IIex
allows a further user simultaneous access to the internal mailbox via Pactor I/II or
AMTOR. Virtually unlimited access is thus allowed to the same
data pool via
PACTOR/AMTOR and PR. This result in an increased data transparency at the HF/VHF
interface, allowing an easier direct transfer of data between HF and VHF users. This
property of the PTC-IIex allows it’s use as a powerful and flexible personal (private)
maildrop . It is also possible to use it in smaller general mailbox systems as a stand-alone
solution.
The PR mailbox in the PTC-IIex can be viewed as a self contained TNC in the PTC . This
virtual mailbox TNC contains its own callsign, the BBS-MYCALL. The user can reach
the PR mailbox in the PTC-IIex by connecting to the BBS-MYCALL of the PTC-IIex.
The BBS callsign is set automatically to MYCALL-8, either at the first start (when the
Flash-Call in the BIOS has been defined, or when ones own PACTOR-MYCALL has
been set.
If, for example, DL1ZAM is given as the first PACTOR-MYCALL then the PR-mailbox
can be connected to under the callsign DL1ZAM-8. The BBS-MYCALL callsign of the
PTC can be changed or checked thereafter at any time with the
MYMail
command in the
pac:- menu.
To change the setting of the PR-box characteristics, there are three commands in the
pac:- menu:
PRBox
,
MYMail
and
MText
.
5.7.4 Practical operation using the PR mailbox
After a Help command, the PR mailbox of the PTC-IIex displays the following list:
PTC-IIex Mailbox Help
----------------------------
BEll Check DAte Dir Erase Help
List LOg POSition Quit Read Send
Time User Version
Type “Help command” for detailed information.
Display 5.7.2: PR mailbox help
These are the commands available for PR. They behave, with few exceptions, exactly as
those for PACTOR. A few commands also allow an alternative input, and so the
command interpreter understands
Write
instead of
Send
,
Bye
instead of
Quit
and
DELete
instead of
Erase
.
There is a special small help text available for each command, which the user can call up
with
Help
followed by the appropriate command. E.g.
Help Send
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