Timewave DSP-232, Operating Manual

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Chapter 7 Maildrop Operation
This is the callsign of your local or
HOMEBBS
that you’ll use for reverse-forwarding messages. You must make
special arrangements with the system operator of this BBS to set you up for reverse-forwarding. The SSID isn’t
compared when matching
HOMEBBS
to the source callsign of an incoming packet.
KILONFWD ON | OFF Default: ON
Mode: packet/Maildrop Host: KL
ON
The DSP deletes messages after they’ve been reverse-forwarded.
OFF The DSP doesn’t delete messages after reverse-forwarding.
KILONFWD
controls the disposition of a message that has been reverse-forwarded to the station whose call is
inputted in HOMEBBS . With KILONFWD ON , the message is deleted automatically after it has been forwarded to
make room for other messages in your Maildrop. With
KILONFWD OFF
, the message’s status is changed from “F”
to “Y.”
LAstmsg n Immediate Command
Mode: packet Maildrop Host: LA
“ n ” 0 to 999 specifies the message number of the last Maildrop message.
The number, 0-999, is the number assigned to the last message sent by a remote user (or the SYSOP) to the
Maildrop. This command is handy for checking the last message sent to your Maildrop system.
LASTMSG
also
allows the Maildrop message counter to be set to any value, or simply reset the counter to zero by entering
LASTMSG 0
.
MAildrop ON | OFF Default: OFF
Mode: packet Host: MV
OFF
Turns off the Maildrop.
ON The DSP operates as a personal packet station, BBS or Maildrop.
The Maildrop is a personal mailbox that uses a subset of the W0RLI/WA7MBL PBBS commands. With
MAILDROP ON
, other stations can connect to your DSP, leave messages for you or read messages from you.
Third-party messages are not accepted unless
3RDPARTY
is
ON
.
MDCheck Immediate Command
Mode: Maildrop Host: M1
MDCHECK
is allows you to log on to your own Maildrop. After logging on, you can
EDIT
,
LIST
,
READ
,
SEND
or KILL Maildrop messages.
To use
MDCHECK , your DSP mustn’t be connected to or linked to any packet, AMTOR, or PACTOR stations. For
monitoring purposes, local access of the Maildrop is considered a connection. Enter “
B
” (B)ye to exit the Maildrop.
MDMon ON | OFF Default: OFF
Mode: AMTOR, PACTOR and packet/Maildrop Host: Mm
OFF
You don’t monitor a connected station’s activity in your Maildrop.
ON Lets you monitor a connected station’s activity in your Maildrop.
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