</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
-<P>As usual, any text behind a # is treated as a comment and not read.
+<P>As usual, any text behind a # is treated as a comment and not read. To use
+this file, simply rename it from startup.issue to startup. In our example
+above there are three options. The first option is the amount of spots that
+a user can request with the <EM>sh/dx</EM> command. Normally the default is
+to give 10 spots unless the user specifies more. Without this line enabled,
+the maximum a user can request is 100 spots. Depending on your link quality
+you may wish to enable more or less by specifying the number. If you simply
+uncomment the line, the maximum would be 1 spot!
+<P>
+<P>The other 2 options are dealt with more fully in the security section.
+<P>
<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
</verb></tscreen>
<P>
-As usual, any text behind a # is treated as a comment and not read.
+As usual, any text behind a # is treated as a comment and not read. To use
+this file, simply rename it from startup.issue to startup. In our example
+above there are three options. The first option is the amount of spots that
+a user can request with the <em>sh/dx</em> command. Normally the default is
+to give 10 spots unless the user specifies more. Without this line enabled,
+the maximum a user can request is 100 spots. Depending on your link quality
+you may wish to enable more or less by specifying the number. If you simply
+uncomment the line, the maximum would be 1 spot!
+<P>
+The other 2 options are dealt with more fully in the security section.
+
+<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
As usual, any text behind a # is treated as a comment and not read.
+ To use this file, simply rename it from startup.issue to startup. In
+ our example above there are three options. The first option is the
+ amount of spots that a user can request with the sh/dx command.
+ Normally the default is to give 10 spots unless the user specifies
+ more. Without this line enabled, the maximum a user can request is
+ 100 spots. Depending on your link quality you may wish to enable more
+ or less by specifying the number. If you simply uncomment the line,
+ the maximum would be 1 spot!
+
+
+ The other 2 options are dealt with more fully in the security section.
+
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.
+
+
#
# G0FYD
#
dbcreate <name>
-
-
-
To simply create a database locally, you just tell the command the
name of the database. This does not create the actual database, it
simply defines it to say that it exists.
- dbavail
- DB Name Location Chain
- qsl Local
- buck GB7ADX
- hftest GB7DXM
- G0VGS de GB7MBC 3-Feb-2001 1925Z >
+ dbavail
+ DB Name Location Chain
+ qsl Local
+ buck GB7ADX
+ hftest GB7DXM
+ G0VGS de GB7MBC 3-Feb-2001 1925Z >
/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.
-
-
6.2. MOTD_NOR
This message of the day file lives in the same directory as the
registered they will receive the same message as any other user.
-
-
6.3. Downtime message
If for any reason the cluster is down, maybe for upgrade or
An example would look like this ....
-
-
sh/files
bulletin DIR 20-Dec-1999 1715Z news 1602 14-Dec-1999 1330Z
+
You can see that in the files area (basically the packclus directory)
there is a file called news and a directory called bulletin. You can
also see that dates they were created. In the case of the file news,
+
The page length will of course depend on what you have it set to!
- load/keps
-
+ load/keps
/spider/scripts/startup. To read more on the startup file, see the
section on Information, files and useful programs.
-
To unregister a user use unset/register and to show the list of
registered users, use the command show/register.
-
7.2. Passwords
At the moment, passwords only affect users who login to a DXSpider
CVS repository and then update your Spider source. There are several
steps which are listed below ...
+
First login as the user sysop. Next you need to connect to the CVS
repository. You do this with the command below ...
- info <string> eg: iota or qsl
- by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
- origin <prefixes>
- origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
- origin_itu <numbers>
- origin_zone <numbers>
- by_dxcc <numbers>
- by_itu <numbers>
- by_zone <numbers>
- channel <prefixes>
- wx 1 filter WX announces
- dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ info <string> eg: iota or qsl
+ by <prefixes> eg: G,M,2
+ origin <prefixes>
+ origin_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
+ origin_itu <numbers>
+ origin_zone <numbers>
+ by_dxcc <numbers>
+ by_itu <numbers>
+ by_zone <numbers>
+ channel <prefixes>
+ wx 1 filter WX announces
+ dest <prefixes> eg: 6MUK,WDX (distros)
+
+
some examples:-
-
-
9.3. accept/route (8)
accept/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> Set an 'accept' filter line for
more info. Please read this to understand how filters work - it will
save a lot of grief later on.
+
You can use any of the following things in this line:-
passed onto the user. See HELP FILTERS for more info. Please read this
to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on.
- You can use any of the following things in this line:-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+ You can use any of the following things in this line:-
- freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
- on <range> same as 'freq'
- call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
- info <string> eg: iota or qsl
- by <prefixes>
- call_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
- call_itu <numbers>
- call_zone <numbers>
- by_dxcc <numbers>
- by_itu <numbers>
- by_zone <numbers>
- origin <prefixes>
- channel <prefixes>
+ freq <range> eg: 0/30000 or hf or hf/cw or 6m,4m,2m
+ on <range> same as 'freq'
+ call <prefixes> eg: G,PA,HB9
+ info <string> eg: iota or qsl
+ by <prefixes>
+ call_dxcc <numbers> eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G)
+ call_itu <numbers>
+ call_zone <numbers>
+ by_dxcc <numbers>
+ by_itu <numbers>
+ by_zone <numbers>
+ origin <prefixes>
+ channel <prefixes>
accept/spot user_default by G,M,2
-
-
-
-
9.6. accept/wcy (0)
accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern> set an accept WCY filter