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- One of the more important things a cluster sysop needs to do is to get
- information to his users. The simplest way to do this is to have a
- banner that is sent to the user on login. This is know as a "message
- of the day" or "motd". To set this up, simply create a file in
- /spider/data called motd and edit it to say whatever you want. It is
- purely a text file and will be sent automatically to anyone logging in
- to the cluster.
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- If for any reason the cluster is down, maybe for upgrade or
- maintenance but the machine is still running, a message can be sent to
- the user advising them of the fact. This message lives in the
- /spider/data directory and is called "offline". Simply create the
- file and edit it to say whatever you wish. This file will be sent to
- a user attempting to log into the cluster when DXSpider is not
- actually running.
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- You can set other text messages to be read by the user if they input
- the file name. This could be for news items or maybe information for
- new users. To set this up, make a directory under /spider called
- _\bp_\ba_\bc_\bk_\bc_\bl_\bu_\bs. Under this directory you can create files called _\bn_\be_\bw_\bs or
- _\bn_\be_\bw_\bu_\bs_\be_\br for example. In fact you can create files with any names you
- like. These can be listed by the user with the command ....
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- alias for this in the Alias file to allow them just to type _\bn_\be_\bw_\bs
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- You can also store other information in this directory, either
- directly or nested under directories. One use for this would be to
- store DX bulletins such as the OPDX bulletins. These can be listed
- and read by the user. To keep things tidy, make a directory under
- /spider/packclus called _\bb_\bu_\bl_\bl_\be_\bt_\bi_\bn_\bs. Now copy any OPDX or similar
- bulletins into it. These can be listed by the user in the same way as
- above using the _\bs_\bh_\bo_\bw_\b/_\bf_\bi_\bl_\be_\bs command with an extension for the bulletins
- directory you have just created, like this ....
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- bulletins DIR 20-Dec-1999 1715Z news 1602 14-Dec-1999 1330Z
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- You can see that in the files area (basically the packclus directory)
- there is a file called _\bn_\be_\bw_\bs and a directory called _\bb_\bu_\bl_\bl_\be_\bt_\bi_\bn_\bs. You can
- also see that dates they were created. In the case of the file _\bn_\be_\bw_\bs,
- you can also see the time it was last modified, a good clue as to
- whether the file has been updated since you last read it. To read the
- file called _\bn_\be_\bw_\bs you would simply issue the command ....
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- To look what is in the bulletins directory you issue the command ....
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- show/files bulletins
- opdx390 21381 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx390.1 1670 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx390.2 2193 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx391 25045 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx392 35969 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx393 15023 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx394 33429 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx394.1 3116 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx395 24319 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx396 32647 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx396.1 5537 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx396.2 6242 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx397 18433 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx398 19961 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx399 17719 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx400 19600 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx401 27738 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx402 18698 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx403 24994 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx404 15685 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx405 13984 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx405.1 4166 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx406 28934 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx407 24153 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- opdx408 15081 29-Nov-1999 1621Z opdx409 23234 29-Nov-1999 1621Z
- Press Enter to continue, A to abort (16 lines) >
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- You can now read any file in this directory using the type command,
- like this ....
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- type bulletins/opdx391
- Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 391
- The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
- DX Bulletin No. 391
- BID: $OPDX.391
- January 11, 1999
- Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
- Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
- Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1 (New Area Code!)
- Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
- Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, K1XN & Golist, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH
- & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The Daily DX, K3TEJ, KN4UG, W4DC, NC6J, N6HR,
- Press Enter to continue, A to abort (508 lines) >
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- You will find a file in /spider/cmd/ called Aliases. First, copy this
- file to /spider/local_cmd/Aliases and edit this file. You will see
- something like this ...
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- #!/usr/bin/perl
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- # provide some standard aliases for commands for terminally
- # helpless ak1a user (helpless in the sense that they never
- # read nor understand help files)
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- # This file is automagically reloaded if its modification time is
- # later than the one stored in CmdAlias.pm
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- # PLEASE make this file consistant with reality! (the patterns MUST
- # match the filenames!)
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- # Don't alter this file, copy it into the local_cmd tree and modify it.
- # This file will be replaced everytime I issue a new release.
-
- # You only need to put aliases in here for commands that don't work as
- # you desire naturally, e.g sh/dx on its own just works as you expect
- # so you need not add it as an alias.
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- package CmdAlias;
-
- %alias = (
- '?' => [
- '^\?', 'apropos', 'apropos',
- ],
- 'a' => [
- '^ann.*/full', 'announce full', 'announce',
- '^ann.*/sysop', 'announce sysop', 'announce',
- '^ann.*/(.*)$', 'announce $1', 'announce',
- ],
- 'b' => [
- ],
- 'c' => [
- ],
- 'd' => [
- '^del', 'kill', 'kill',
- '^del\w*/fu', 'kill full', 'kill',
- '^di\w*/a\w*', 'directory all', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/b\w*', 'directory bulletins', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/n\w*', 'directory new', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/o\w*', 'directory own', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/s\w*', 'directory subject', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/t\w*', 'directory to', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/f\w*', 'directory from', 'directory',
- '^di\w*/(\d+)', 'directory $1', 'directory',
- ],
- 'e' => [
- ],
- 'f' => [
- ],
- 'g' => [
- ],
- 'h' => [
- ],
- 'i' => [
- ],
- 'j' => [
- ],
- 'k' => [
- ],
- 'l' => [
- '^l$', 'directory', 'directory',
- '^ll$', 'directory', 'directory',
- '^ll/(\d+)', 'directory $1', 'directory',
- ],
- 'm' => [
- ],
- 'n' => [
- '^news', 'type news', 'type',
- ],
- 'o' => [
- ],
- 'p' => [
- ],
- 'q' => [
- '^q', 'bye', 'bye',
- ],
- 'r' => [
- '^r$', 'read', 'read',
- '^rcmd/(\S+)', 'rcmd $1', 'rcmd',
- ],
- 's' => [
- '^s/p$', 'send', 'send',
- '^sb$', 'send noprivate', 'send',
- '^set/home$', 'set/homenode', 'set/homenode',
- '^set/nobe', 'unset/beep', 'unset/beep',
- '^set/nohe', 'unset/here', 'unset/here',
- '^set/noan', 'unset/announce', 'unset/announce',
- '^set/nodx', 'unset/dx', 'unset/dx',
- '^set/nota', 'unset/talk', 'unset/talk',
- '^set/noww', 'unset/wwv', 'unset/wwv',
- '^set/nowx', 'unset/wx', 'unset/wx',
- '^sh$', 'show', 'show',
- '^sh\w*/buck', 'dbshow buck', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/bu', 'show/files bulletins', 'show/files',
- '^sh\w*/c/n', 'show/configuration nodes', 'show/configuration',
- '^sh\w*/c$', 'show/configuration', 'show/configuration',
- '^sh\w*/com', 'dbavail', 'dbavail',
- '^sh\w*/dx/(\d+)-(\d+)', 'show/dx $1-$2', 'show/dx',
- '^sh\w*/dx/(\d+)', 'show/dx $1', 'show/dx',
- '^sh\w*/dx/d(\d+)', 'show/dx from $1', 'show/dx',
- '^sh\w*/email', 'dbshow email', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/hftest', 'dbshow hftest', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/vhftest', 'dbshow vhftest', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/qsl', 'dbshow qsl', 'dbshow',
- '^sh\w*/tnc', 'who', 'who',
- '^sh\w*/up', 'show/cluster', 'show/cluster',
- '^sh\w*/w\w*/(\d+)-(\d+)', 'show/wwv $1-$2', 'show/wwv',
- '^sh\w*/w\w*/(\d+)', 'show/wwv $1', 'show/wwv',
- '^sp$', 'send', 'send',
-
- ],
- 't' => [
- '^ta$', 'talk', 'talk',
- '^t$', 'talk', 'talk',
- ],
- 'u' => [
- ],
- 'v' => [
- ],
- 'w' => [
- '^wx/full', 'wx full', 'wx',
- '^wx/sysop', 'wx sysop', 'wx',
- ],
- 'x' => [
- ],
- 'y' => [
- ],
- 'z' => [
- ],
- )
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- You can create aliases for commands at will. Beware though, these may
- not always turn out as you think. Care is needed and you need to test
- the results once you have set an alias.
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- 9\b9.\b.5\b5.\b. F\bFo\bor\brw\bwa\bar\brd\bd.\b.p\bpl\bl
-
- DXSpider receives all and any mail sent to it without any alterations
- needed in files. Because personal and bulletin mail are treated
- differently, there is no need for a list of accepted bulletin
- addresses. It is necessary, however, to tell the program which links
- accept which bulletins. For example, it is pointless sending
- bulletins addresses to "UK" to any links other than UK ones. The file
- that does this is called forward.pl and lives in /spider/msg. At
- default, like other spider files it is named forward.pl.issue. Rename
- it to forward.pl and edit the file to match your requirements. The
- format is below ...
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- #
- # this is an example message forwarding file for the system
- #
- # The format of each line is as follows
- #
- # type to/from/at pattern action destinations
- # P/B/F T/F/A regex I/F [ call [, call ...] ]
- #
- # type: P - private, B - bulletin (msg), F - file (ak1a bull)
- # to/from/at: T - to field, F - from field, A - home bbs, O - origin
- # pattern: a perl regex on the field requested
- # action: I - ignore, F - forward
- # destinations: a reference to an array containing node callsigns
- #
- # if it is non-private and isn't in here then it won't get forwarded
- #
- # Currently only type B msgs are affected by this code.
- #
- # The list is read from the top down, the first pattern that matches
- # causes the action to be taken.
- #
- # The pattern can be undef or 0 in which case it will always be selected
- # for the action specified
- #
- # If the BBS list is undef or 0 and the action is 'F' (and it matches the
- # pattern) then it will always be forwarded to every node that doesn't have
- # it (I strongly recommend you don't use this unless you REALLY mean it, if
- # you allow a new link with this on EVERY bull will be forwarded immediately
- # on first connection)
- #
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- package DXMsg;
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- @forward = (
- );
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- Simply insert a bulletin address and state in the brackets where you
- wish that mail to go. For example, you can see here that mail sent to
- "UK" will only be sent to the UK links and not to PA4AB-14.
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- To force the cluster to reread the file use load/forward
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- Distribution lists are simply a list of users to send certain types of
- mail to. An example of this is mail you only wish to send to other
- sysops. In /spider/msg there is a directory called _\bd_\bi_\bs_\bt_\br_\bo. You put
- any distibution lists in here. For example, here is a file called
- SYSOP.pl that caters for the UK sysops.
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- qw(GB7TLH GB7DJK GB7DXM GB7CDX GB7BPQ GB7DXN GB7MBC GB7MBC-6 GB7MDX
- GB7NDX GB7SDX GB7TDX GB7UDX GB7YDX GB7ADX GB7BAA GB7DXA GB7DXH
- GB7DXK GB7DXI GB7DXS)
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- Any mail sent to "sysop" would only be sent to the callsigns in this
- list.
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- In later versions of Spider a simple console program is provided for
- the sysop. This has a type ahead buffer with line editing facilities
- and colour for spots, announces etc. To use this program, simply use
- console.pl instead of client.pl.
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- To edit the colours, copy /spider/perl/Console.pl to /spider/local and
- edit the file with your favourite editor.
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- 1\b10\b0.\b. C\bCV\bVS\bS
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- CVS stands for "Concurrent Versions System" and the CVS for DXSpider
- is held at Sourceforge. This means that it is possible to update your
- DXSpider installation to the latest sources by using a few simple
- commands.
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- THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED!!! ONLY DO THIS IF YOU HAVE A TEST
- INSTALLATION OR ARE WILLING TO HAVE YOUR CLUSTER CRASH ON YOU!!! THIS
- MUST BE CONSIDERED AT LEAST BETA TESTING AND MAYBE EVEN ALPHA!! YOU
- HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
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- DID I MENTION..... ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE
- CONSEQUENCES!!!
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- I am of course assuming that you have a machine with both DXSpider and
- Internet access running.