X-Git-Url: http://www.dxcluster.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=sgml%2Fusermanual_en.sgml;h=ce7611a46c29a81a098d0c1fe04ffaefe6a3a781;hb=3d66b51182cb1939154d96def02efb45784958c0;hp=a28cedf954e45cb7fec42b207d66d47ad5d7a80e;hpb=0c1009807888ab7f7eb8a61215e34f5e19d05b47;p=spider.git diff --git a/sgml/usermanual_en.sgml b/sgml/usermanual_en.sgml index a28cedf9..ce7611a4 100644 --- a/sgml/usermanual_en.sgml +++ b/sgml/usermanual_en.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The DXSpider User Manual v1.50 Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net) -February 2003 revision 0.2 +March 2003 revision 0.3 A complete reference for users of the DXSpider DXCluster program. @@ -1008,7 +1008,6 @@ user manual? also be included with every release of DXSpider. As always, if unsure, ask your sysop what version number is the latest. -The DXSpider command reference accept @@ -1273,6 +1272,60 @@ of 9 lines.

This will disconnect you from the cluster +chat <group> <text> + +

+ +chat <group> <text> Chat or Conference to a group + + +

+It is now possible to JOIN a group and have network wide conferencing to that +group. DXSpider does not (and probably will not) implement the AK1A +conference mode as this seems very limiting, is hardly used and doesn't seem +to work too well anyway. + +This system uses the existing ANN system and is compatible with both other +DXSpider nodes and AK1A clusters (they use ANN/<group>). + +You can be a member of as many "groups" as you want. To join a group type:- + + + JOIN FOC (where FOC is the group name) + + +To leave a group type:- + + + LEAVE FOC + + +You can see which groups you are in by typing:- + + + STAT/USER + + +and you can see whether your mate is in the group, if he connects to the +same node as you, by typing:- + + + STAT/USER g1tlh + + +To send a message to a group type:- + + + CHAT FOC hello everyone + + +or + + + CH #9000 hello I am back + + +See also JOIN, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT clear/announce [1|all]

@@ -1766,6 +1819,22 @@ to SH/DX, ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on. Look at the APROPOS <string> command which will search the help database for the <string> you specify and give you a list of likely commands to look at with HELP. +join <group> + +

+ +join <group> Join a chat or conference group + + +

+JOIN allows you to join a network wide conference group. To join a +group (called FOC in this case) type:- + + + JOIN FOC + + +See also CHAT, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT kill <from msgno>-<to msgno>

@@ -1808,6 +1877,22 @@ this command. You can remove more than one message at a time.

+leave <group> + +

+ +leave <group> Leave a chat or conference group + + +

+LEAVE allows you to leave a network wide conference group. To leave a +group (called FOC in this case) type:- + + + LEAVE FOC + + +See also CHAT, JOIN, SHOW/CHAT links

@@ -2426,6 +2511,18 @@ Tell the system where you are. For example:-

+show/chat [<group>] [<lines>] + +

+ +show/chat [<group>] [<lines>] Show any chat or conferencing + + +

+This command allows you to see any chat or conferencing that has +occurred whilst you were away. SHOW/CHAT on its own will show data for +all groups. If you use a group name then it will show only chat for +that group. show/configuration [<node>]

@@ -2471,6 +2568,23 @@ that prefix.

Show all the nodes connected to this node. +show/contest <year and month> + +

+ +show/contest <year and month> Show all the contests for a month + + +

+Show all known contests which are maintained at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ +for a particular month or year. The format is reasonably flexible. +For example:- + + + SH/CONTEST sep2003 + SH/CONTEST 03 march + + show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>]

@@ -2620,6 +2734,35 @@ This can be done with the SHOW/DX command like this:- SH/DX dxcc w on 20m iota +show/dxqsl <callsign> + +

+ +show/dxqsl <callsign> Show any QSL info gathered from spots + + +

+The node collects information from the comment fields in spots (things +like 'VIA EA7WA' or 'QSL-G1TLH') and stores these in a database. + +This command allows you to interrogate that database and if the callsign +is found will display the manager(s) that people have spotted. This +information is NOT reliable, but it is normally reasonably accurate if +it is spotted enough times. + +For example:- + + + sh/dxqsl 4k9w + + +You can check the raw input spots yourself with:- + + + sh/dx 4k9w qsl + + +This gives you more background information. show/dxstats [days] [date]