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-<H2><A NAME="s4">4. Hop control</A></H2>
+<H2><A NAME="s4">4. Scripts</A></H2>
-<P>Starting with version 1.13 there is simple hop control available on a per
-node basis. Also it is possible to isolate a network completely so that you
-get all the benefits of being on that network, but can't pass on information
-from it to any other networks you may be connected to (or vice versa).
+<P>From 1.48 onwards it will become increasingly possible to control DXSpider's
+operation with scripts of various kinds.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 Basic hop control</A>
-</H2>
-
-<P>In /spider/data you will find a file called hop_table.pl. This is the file that controls your hop count settings.
-It has a set of default hops on the various PC frames and also a set for each node you want to alter the hops for.
-You may be happy with the default settings of course, but this powerful tool can help to protect and improve the
-network. The file will look something like this ...
+<P>The directory /spider/scripts is where it all happens and is used for several
+things. Firstly it contains a file called startup that can be used to call
+in any changes to the cluster from the default settings on startup. This
+script is executed immediately after all initialisation of the node is done
+but before any connections are possible. Examples of this include how many
+spots it is possible to get with the sh/dx command, whether you want
+registration/passwords to be permanently on etc. An example file is shown
+below and is included in the distribution as startup.issue.
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
-#
-# hop table construction
-#
-
-package DXProt;
-
-# default hopcount to use
-$def_hopcount = 5;
-
-# some variable hop counts based on message type
-%hopcount =
-(
- 11 => 10,
- 16 => 10,
- 17 => 10,
- 19 => 10,
- 21 => 10,
-);
-
-
-# the per node hop control thingy
-
-
-%nodehops =
-
- GB7ADX => { 11 => 8,
- 12 => 8,
- 16 => 8,
- 17 => 8,
- 19 => 8,
- 21 => 8,
- },
-
- GB7UDX => { 11 => 8,
- 12 => 8,
- 16 => 8,
- 17 => 8,
- 19 => 8,
- 21 => 8,
- },
- GB7BAA => {
- 11 => 5,
- 12 => 8,
- 16 => 8,
- 17 => 8,
- 19 => 8,
- 21 => 8,
- },
-};
+#
+# startup script example
+#
+# set maximum no of spots allowed to 100
+# set/var $Spot::maxspots = 1
+#
+# Set registration on
+# set/var $main::reqreg = 1
+#
+# Set passwords on
+# set/var $main::passwdreq = 1
+#
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
-<P>Each set of hops is contained within a pair of curly braces and contains a series of PC frame types. PC11 for example
-is a DX spot. The figures here are not exhaustive but should give you a good idea of how the file works.
-<P>
-<P>You can alter this file at any time, including whilst the cluster is running. If you alter the file during runtime,
-the command <EM>load/hops</EM> will bring your changes into effect.
-<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 Isolating networks</A>
-</H2>
-
-<P>It is possible to isolate networks from each other on a "gateway" node using the
-<EM>set/isolate <node_call></EM> command.
-<P>
-<P>The effect of this is to partition an isolated network completely from another
-nodes connected to your node. Your node will appear on and otherwise behave
-normally on every network to which you are connected, but data from an isolated
-network will not cross onto any other network or vice versa. However all the
-spot, announce and WWV traffic and personal messages will still be handled
-locally (because you are a real node on all connected networks), that is locally
-connected users will appear on all networks and will be able to access and
-receive information from all networks transparently. All routed messages will
-be sent as normal, so if a user on one network knows that you are a gateway for
-another network, he can still still send a talk/announce etc message via your
-node and it will be routed across.
-<P>
-<P>The only limitation currently is that non-private messages cannot be passed down
-isolated links regardless of whether they are generated locally. This will change
-when the bulletin routing facility is added.
-<P>
-<P>If you use isolate on a node connection you will continue to receive all information from the isolated partner,
-however you will not pass any information back to the isolated node. There are times when you would like to
-forward only spots across a link (maybe during a contest for example). To do this, isolate the node in the normal
-way and put in a filter in the /spider/filter/spots directory to override the isolate. This filter can be very
-simple and consists of just one line ....
+<P>As usual, any text behind a # is treated as a comment and not read.
+<P>Secondly, it is used to store the login scripts for users and nodes. Currently
+this can only be done by the sysop but it is envisaged that eventually users will
+be able to set their own. An example is included in the distibution but here is
+a further example.
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
-$in = [
- [ 1, 0, 'd', 0, 3] # The last figure (3) is the hop count
-];
+#
+# G0FYD
+#
+blank +
+sh/wwv 3
+blank +
+sh/dx
+blank +
+t g0jhc You abt?
+blank +
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
+<P>The lines in between commands can simply insert a blank line or a character
+such as a + sign to make the output easier to read. Simply create this script
+with your favourite editor and save it with the callsign of the user as the
+filename. Filenames should always be in lower case.
+<P>
+<P>Commands can be inserted in the same way for nodes. A node may wish a series
+of commands to be issued on login, such as a merge command for example.
<P>
-<P>There is a lot more on filtering in the next section.
+<P>Thirdly, there are 2 default scripts for users and nodes who do not have a
+specifically defined script. These are <EM>user_default</EM> and
+<EM>node_default</EM>
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