do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is running in order for the
changes to take effect.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.16">8.16 load/bands (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.16">8.16 load/baddx (9)</A>
+<CODE><B>load/baddx</B> Reload the bad DX table</CODE></H2>
+
+<P>Reload the /spider/data/baddx.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running. This table contains the DX Calls that, if spotted,
+will not be passed on. FR0G and TEST are classic examples.
+<P>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.17">8.17 load/badmsg (9)</A>
+</H2>
+
+<P><CODE><B>load/badmsg</B> Reload the bad message table</CODE>
+<P>
+<P>Reload the /spider/msg/badmsg.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running. This table contains a number of perl regular
+expressions which are searched for in the fields targetted of each message.
+If any of them match then that message is immediately deleted on receipt.
+<P>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.18">8.18 load/badwords (9)</A>
+</H2>
+
+<P><CODE><B>load/badwords</B> Reload the badwords file</CODE>
+<P>
+<P>Reload the /spider/data/badwords file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running. This file contains a list of words which, if found
+on certain text portions of PC protocol, will cause those protocol frames
+to be rejected. It will all put out a message if any of these words are
+used on the announce, dx and talk commands. The words can be one or
+more on a line, lines starting with '#' are ignored.
+<P>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.19">8.19 load/bands (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>load/bands</B> Reload the band limits table</CODE>
<P>Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
the cluster is running.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.17">8.17 load/cmd_cache (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.20">8.20 load/cmd_cache (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>load/cmd_cache</B> Reload the automatic command cache</CODE>
local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one again. Execute this command to
reset everything back to the state it was just after a cluster restart.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.18">8.18 load/forward (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.21">8.21 load/forward (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>load/forward</B> Reload the msg forwarding routing table</CODE>
<P>Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
manually whilst the cluster is running.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.19">8.19 load/messages (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.22">8.22 load/messages (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>load/messages</B> Reload the system messages file</CODE>
command. You need to do this if get something like :-
<P>unknown message 'xxxx' in lang 'en'
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.20">8.20 load/prefixes (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.23">8.23 load/prefixes (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>load/prefixes</B> Reload the prefix table</CODE>
<P>Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
the cluster is running.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.21">8.21 merge (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.24">8.24 merge (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>merge <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>]</B> Ask for the latest spots and WWV</CODE>
to your databases they will not duplicate any that have recently been added
(the last 2 days for spots and last month for WWV data).
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.22">8.22 msg (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.25">8.25 msg (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>msg <cmd> <msgno> [data ...]</B> Alter various message parameters</CODE>
<P>STAT/MSG <msgno>
<P>This will display more information on the message than DIR does.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.23">8.23 pc (8)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.26">8.26 pc (8)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>pc <call> <text></B> Send text (eg PC Protocol) to <call></CODE>
without any processing, added of "from <blah> to <blah>" or whatever.
<P>pc G1TLH Try doing that properly!!!
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.24">8.24 ping (1)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.27">8.27 ping (1)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>ping <node></B> Send a ping command to another cluster node</CODE>
cluster and be returned.
<P>Any visible cluster node can be PINGed.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.25">8.25 rcmd (1)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.28">8.28 rcmd (1)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>rcmd <node call> <cmd></B> Send a command to another DX cluster</CODE>
other system is allowing RCMDs from this node and c) whether you have
permission to send this command at all.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.26">8.26 read (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.29">8.29 read (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>read <msgno></B> Read a message on the system</CODE>
<P>
<P>As a sysop you may read any message on the system
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.27">8.27 set/debug (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.30">8.30 set/debug (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/debug <name></B> Add a debug level to the debug set</CODE>
<P>
<P>You can remove this level with unset/debug <name>
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.28">8.28 set/isolate (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.31">8.31 set/isolate (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/isolate <node call></B> Isolate a node from the rest of the network</CODE>
<P>You can see which nodes are isolated with the show/isolate (1) command.
<P>You can remove the isolation with the command unset/isolate.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.29">8.29 set/sys_location (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.32">8.32 set/sys_location (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/sys_location <lat & long></B> Set your cluster latitude and longitude</CODE>
then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:-
<P>SET/LOCATION 52 22 N 0 57 E
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.30">8.30 set/lockout (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.33">8.33 set/lockout (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/lockout <call></B> Stop a callsign connecting to the cluster</CODE>
<P>You can show who is locked out with the show/lockout (9) command.
<P>To allow the user to connect again, use the command unset/lockout
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.31">8.31 set/node (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.34">8.34 set/node (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/node <call> [<call> ...]</B> Make the callsign an AK1A cluster</CODE>
</PRE>
<P>To see what your nodes are set to, use the show/nodes command.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.32">8.32 set/obscount (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.35">8.35 set/obscount (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/obscount <count> <node call></B> Set the 'pump-up' obscelence counter</CODE>
default values, if a node has not responded to a ping within 15 minutes,
it is disconnected.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.33">8.33 set/pinginterval (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.36">8.36 set/pinginterval (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/pinginterval <time> <node call></B> Set the ping time to neighbouring nodes</CODE>
(as certain cluster software doesn't always notice), see SET/OBSCOUNT
for more information.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.34">8.34 set/privilege (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.37">8.37 set/privilege (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/privilege <n> <call> [<call> ...]</B> Set the privilege level on a call</CODE>
<P>If you are a sysop and you come in as a normal user on a remote connection
your privilege will automatically be set to 0.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.35">8.35 set/password (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.38">8.38 set/password (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/password <callsign> <string></B> Set a users password</CODE>
result with STAT/USER. The password is the usual 30 character baycom
type password.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.36">8.36 set/sys_qra (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.39">8.39 set/sys_qra (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>set/sys_qra <locator></B> Set your cluster QRA locator</CODE>
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.37">8.37 show program (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.40">8.40 show program (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>show/program</B> Show the locations of all the included program modules</CODE>
<P>Show the name and location where every program module was load from. This
is useful for checking where you think you have loaded a .pm file from.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.38">8.38 shutdown (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.41">8.41 shutdown (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>shutdown</B> Shutdown the cluster</CODE>
<P>Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users. If you have Spider
set to respawn in /etc/inittab it will of course restart.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.39">8.39 spoof (9)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.42">8.42 spoof (9)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>spoof <callsign> <command></B> Run commands as another user</CODE>
kind of things that users seem to always get wrong.. like home_node for
example.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.40">8.40 stat/db (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.43">8.43 stat/db (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>stat/db <dbname></B> Show the status of a database</CODE>
<P>Depending on your privilege level you will see more or less information.
This command is unlikely to be of much use to anyone other than a sysop.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.41">8.41 stat/channel (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.44">8.44 stat/channel (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>stat/channel <callsign></B> Show the status of a channel on the cluster</CODE>
you are on or else for the callsign that you asked for.
<P>Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.42">8.42 stat/msg (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.45">8.45 stat/msg (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>stat/msg <msgno></B> Show the status of a message</CODE>
<P>This command shows the internal status of a message and includes information
such as to whom it has been forwarded, its size, origin etc etc.
<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss8.43">8.43 stat/user (5)</A>
+<H2><A NAME="ss8.46">8.46 stat/user (5)</A>
</H2>
<P><CODE><B>stat/user <callsign></B> Show the full status of a user</CODE>
<HR>
<H1>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual </H1>
-<H2>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)</H2>Version 1.25 August 2000
+<H2>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)</H2>Version 1.26 September 2000
<P><HR>
<EM>A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.</EM>
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<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-5.html#ss5.3">5.3 WWV</A>
<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-5.html#ss5.4">5.4 Filtering Mail</A>
<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-5.html#ss5.5">5.5 Filtering DX callouts</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-5.html#ss5.6">5.6 Filtering words from text fields in Announce, Talk and DX spots</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="adminmanual-6.html">Information, files and useful programs</A></H2>
<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.13">8.13 kill (5)</A>
<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.14">8.14 kill full (5)</A>
<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.15">8.15 load/aliases (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.16">8.16 load/bands (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.17">8.17 load/cmd_cache (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.18">8.18 load/forward (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.19">8.19 load/messages (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.20">8.20 load/prefixes (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.21">8.21 merge (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.22">8.22 msg (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.23">8.23 pc (8)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.24">8.24 ping (1)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.25">8.25 rcmd (1)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.26">8.26 read (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.27">8.27 set/debug (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.28">8.28 set/isolate (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.29">8.29 set/sys_location (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.30">8.30 set/lockout (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.31">8.31 set/node (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.32">8.32 set/obscount (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.33">8.33 set/pinginterval (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.34">8.34 set/privilege (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.35">8.35 set/password (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.36">8.36 set/sys_qra (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.37">8.37 show program (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.38">8.38 shutdown (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.39">8.39 spoof (9)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.40">8.40 stat/db (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.41">8.41 stat/channel (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.42">8.42 stat/msg (5)</A>
-<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.43">8.43 stat/user (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.16">8.16 load/baddx (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.17">8.17 load/badmsg (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.18">8.18 load/badwords (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.19">8.19 load/bands (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.20">8.20 load/cmd_cache (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.21">8.21 load/forward (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.22">8.22 load/messages (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.23">8.23 load/prefixes (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.24">8.24 merge (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.25">8.25 msg (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.26">8.26 pc (8)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.27">8.27 ping (1)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.28">8.28 rcmd (1)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.29">8.29 read (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.30">8.30 set/debug (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.31">8.31 set/isolate (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.32">8.32 set/sys_location (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.33">8.33 set/lockout (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.34">8.34 set/node (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.35">8.35 set/obscount (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.36">8.36 set/pinginterval (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.37">8.37 set/privilege (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.38">8.38 set/password (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.39">8.39 set/sys_qra (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.40">8.40 show program (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.41">8.41 shutdown (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.42">8.42 spoof (9)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.43">8.43 stat/db (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.44">8.44 stat/channel (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.45">8.45 stat/msg (5)</A>
+<LI><A HREF="adminmanual-8.html#ss8.46">8.46 stat/user (5)</A>
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