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16 <H1>The DXSpider User Manual v1.50</H1>
18 <H2>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)</H2>March 2003 revision 0.3
20 <EM>A complete reference for users of the DXSpider DXCluster program.</EM>
23 <H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-1.html">Introduction</A></H2>
26 <LI><A NAME="toc1.1">1.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-1.html#ss1.1">What is a DX Cluster?</A>
27 <LI><A NAME="toc1.2">1.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-1.html#ss1.2">So what is DXSpider?</A>
30 <H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-2.html">Logins and logouts.</A></H2>
33 <LI><A NAME="toc2.1">2.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-2.html#ss2.1">AX25 logins.</A>
34 <LI><A NAME="toc2.2">2.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-2.html#ss2.2">Netrom logins.</A>
35 <LI><A NAME="toc2.3">2.3</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-2.html#ss2.3">Telnet logins.</A>
36 <LI><A NAME="toc2.4">2.4</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-2.html#ss2.4">Logouts.</A>
39 <H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-3.html">Setting your personal details.</A></H2>
42 <H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-4.html">Getting and posting DX.</A></H2>
45 <LI><A NAME="toc4.1">4.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-4.html#ss4.1">Receiving DX.</A>
46 <LI><A NAME="toc4.2">4.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-4.html#ss4.2">Posting DX.</A>
49 <H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-5.html">Headings and propagation</A></H2>
52 <LI><A NAME="toc5.1">5.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-5.html#ss5.1">Sun</A>
53 <LI><A NAME="toc5.2">5.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-5.html#ss5.2">Moon</A>
54 <LI><A NAME="toc5.3">5.3</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-5.html#ss5.3">Heading</A>
57 <H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-6.html">Announcements.</A></H2>
60 <LI><A NAME="toc6.1">6.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-6.html#ss6.1">Making announcements.</A>
61 <LI><A NAME="toc6.2">6.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-6.html#ss6.2">Listing announcements.</A>
64 <H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-7.html">Nodes and users.</A></H2>
67 <H2><A NAME="toc8">8.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-8.html">Talk mode.</A></H2>
70 <H2><A NAME="toc9">9.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-9.html">Mail.</A></H2>
73 <LI><A NAME="toc9.1">9.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-9.html#ss9.1">The "directory" command.</A>
74 <LI><A NAME="toc9.2">9.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-9.html#ss9.2">Reading mail.</A>
75 <LI><A NAME="toc9.3">9.3</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-9.html#ss9.3">Sending mail.</A>
76 <LI><A NAME="toc9.4">9.4</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-9.html#ss9.4">Replying to mail.</A>
77 <LI><A NAME="toc9.5">9.5</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-9.html#ss9.5">Deleting mail</A>
80 <H2><A NAME="toc10">10.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-10.html">Filtering (From version 1.45)</A></H2>
83 <LI><A NAME="toc10.1">10.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-10.html#ss10.1">General filter rules</A>
84 <LI><A NAME="toc10.2">10.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-10.html#ss10.2">Types of filter</A>
85 <LI><A NAME="toc10.3">10.3</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-10.html#ss10.3">Filter options</A>
86 <LI><A NAME="toc10.4">10.4</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-10.html#ss10.4">Advanced filtering</A>
89 <H2><A NAME="toc11">11.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-11.html">Hints, tips and common questions.</A></H2>
92 <H2><A NAME="toc12">12.</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html">The DXSpider command reference</A></H2>
95 <LI><A NAME="toc12.1">12.1</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.1">accept</A>
96 <LI><A NAME="toc12.2">12.2</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.2">accept/announce [0-9] <pattern></A>
97 <LI><A NAME="toc12.3">12.3</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.3">accept/spots [0-9] <pattern></A>
98 <LI><A NAME="toc12.4">12.4</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.4">accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern></A>
99 <LI><A NAME="toc12.5">12.5</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.5">accept/wwv [0-9] <pattern></A>
100 <LI><A NAME="toc12.6">12.6</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.6">announce <text></A>
101 <LI><A NAME="toc12.7">12.7</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.7">announce full <text></A>
102 <LI><A NAME="toc12.8">12.8</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.8">apropos <string></A>
103 <LI><A NAME="toc12.9">12.9</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.9">blank [<string>] [<nn>]</A>
104 <LI><A NAME="toc12.10">12.10</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.10">bye</A>
105 <LI><A NAME="toc12.11">12.11</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.11">clear/announce [1|all]</A>
106 <LI><A NAME="toc12.12">12.12</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.12">clear/route [1|all]</A>
107 <LI><A NAME="toc12.13">12.13</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.13">clear/spots [0-9|all]</A>
108 <LI><A NAME="toc12.14">12.14</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.14">clear/wcy [1|all]</A>
109 <LI><A NAME="toc12.15">12.15</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.15">clear/wwv [1|all]</A>
110 <LI><A NAME="toc12.16">12.16</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.16">dbavail</A>
111 <LI><A NAME="toc12.17">12.17</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.17">dbshow <dbname> <key></A>
112 <LI><A NAME="toc12.18">12.18</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.18">directory</A>
113 <LI><A NAME="toc12.19">12.19</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.19">directory <from>-<to></A>
114 <LI><A NAME="toc12.20">12.20</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.20">directory <nn></A>
115 <LI><A NAME="toc12.21">12.21</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.21">directory all</A>
116 <LI><A NAME="toc12.22">12.22</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.22">directory from <call></A>
117 <LI><A NAME="toc12.23">12.23</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.23">directory new</A>
118 <LI><A NAME="toc12.24">12.24</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.24">directory own</A>
119 <LI><A NAME="toc12.25">12.25</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.25">directory subject <string></A>
120 <LI><A NAME="toc12.26">12.26</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.26">directory to <call></A>
121 <LI><A NAME="toc12.27">12.27</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.27">dx [by <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks></A>
122 <LI><A NAME="toc12.28">12.28</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.28">echo <line></A>
123 <LI><A NAME="toc12.29">12.29</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.29">filtering...</A>
124 <LI><A NAME="toc12.30">12.30</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.30">help</A>
125 <LI><A NAME="toc12.31">12.31</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.31">kill <from msgno>-<to msgno></A>
126 <LI><A NAME="toc12.32">12.32</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.32">kill <msgno> [<msgno..]</A>
127 <LI><A NAME="toc12.33">12.33</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.33">kill <msgno> [<msgno> ...]</A>
128 <LI><A NAME="toc12.34">12.34</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.34">kill from <regex></A>
129 <LI><A NAME="toc12.35">12.35</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.35">kill to <regex></A>
130 <LI><A NAME="toc12.36">12.36</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.36">links</A>
131 <LI><A NAME="toc12.37">12.37</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.37">read</A>
132 <LI><A NAME="toc12.38">12.38</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.38">read <msgno></A>
133 <LI><A NAME="toc12.39">12.39</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.39">reject</A>
134 <LI><A NAME="toc12.40">12.40</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.40">reject/announce [0-9] <pattern></A>
135 <LI><A NAME="toc12.41">12.41</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.41">reject/spots [0-9] <pattern></A>
136 <LI><A NAME="toc12.42">12.42</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.42">reject/wcy [0-9] <pattern></A>
137 <LI><A NAME="toc12.43">12.43</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.43">reject/wwv [0-9] <pattern></A>
138 <LI><A NAME="toc12.44">12.44</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.44">reply</A>
139 <LI><A NAME="toc12.45">12.45</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.45">reply <msgno></A>
140 <LI><A NAME="toc12.46">12.46</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.46">reply b <msgno></A>
141 <LI><A NAME="toc12.47">12.47</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.47">reply noprivate <msgno></A>
142 <LI><A NAME="toc12.48">12.48</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.48">reply rr <msgno></A>
143 <LI><A NAME="toc12.49">12.49</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.49">send <call> [<call> ...]</A>
144 <LI><A NAME="toc12.50">12.50</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.50">send copy <msgno> <call></A>
145 <LI><A NAME="toc12.51">12.51</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.51">send noprivate <call></A>
146 <LI><A NAME="toc12.52">12.52</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.52">send private <call></A>
147 <LI><A NAME="toc12.53">12.53</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.53">send rr <call></A>
148 <LI><A NAME="toc12.54">12.54</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.54">set/address <your address></A>
149 <LI><A NAME="toc12.55">12.55</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.55">set/announce</A>
150 <LI><A NAME="toc12.56">12.56</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.56">set/anntalk</A>
151 <LI><A NAME="toc12.57">12.57</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.57">set/beep</A>
152 <LI><A NAME="toc12.58">12.58</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.58">set/dx</A>
153 <LI><A NAME="toc12.59">12.59</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.59">set/dxcq</A>
154 <LI><A NAME="toc12.60">12.60</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.60">set/dxgrid</A>
155 <LI><A NAME="toc12.61">12.61</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.61">set/dxitu</A>
156 <LI><A NAME="toc12.62">12.62</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.62">set/echo</A>
157 <LI><A NAME="toc12.63">12.63</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.63">set/email <email> ...</A>
158 <LI><A NAME="toc12.64">12.64</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.64">set/here</A>
159 <LI><A NAME="toc12.65">12.65</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.65">set/homenode <node> </A>
160 <LI><A NAME="toc12.66">12.66</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.66">set/language <lang></A>
161 <LI><A NAME="toc12.67">12.67</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.67">set/location <lat & long></A>
162 <LI><A NAME="toc12.68">12.68</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.68">set/logininfo</A>
163 <LI><A NAME="toc12.69">12.69</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.69">set/name <your name></A>
164 <LI><A NAME="toc12.70">12.70</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.70">set/page <lines per page></A>
165 <LI><A NAME="toc12.71">12.71</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.71">set/password</A>
166 <LI><A NAME="toc12.72">12.72</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.72">set/prompt <string></A>
167 <LI><A NAME="toc12.73">12.73</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.73">set/qra <locator></A>
168 <LI><A NAME="toc12.74">12.74</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.74">set/qth <your qth></A>
169 <LI><A NAME="toc12.75">12.75</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.75">set/talk</A>
170 <LI><A NAME="toc12.76">12.76</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.76">set/usstate</A>
171 <LI><A NAME="toc12.77">12.77</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.77">set/wcy</A>
172 <LI><A NAME="toc12.78">12.78</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.78">set/wwv</A>
173 <LI><A NAME="toc12.79">12.79</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.79">set/wx</A>
174 <LI><A NAME="toc12.80">12.80</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.80">show/configuration [<node>]</A>
175 <LI><A NAME="toc12.81">12.81</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.81">show/configuration/node</A>
176 <LI><A NAME="toc12.82">12.82</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.82">show/contest <year and month></A>
177 <LI><A NAME="toc12.83">12.83</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.83">show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>]</A>
178 <LI><A NAME="toc12.84">12.84</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.84">show/db0sdx <callsign></A>
179 <LI><A NAME="toc12.85">12.85</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.85">show/dx</A>
180 <LI><A NAME="toc12.86">12.86</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.86">show/dxcc <prefix></A>
181 <LI><A NAME="toc12.87">12.87</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.87">show/dxqsl <callsign></A>
182 <LI><A NAME="toc12.88">12.88</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.88">show/dxstats [days] [date]</A>
183 <LI><A NAME="toc12.89">12.89</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.89">show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]</A>
184 <LI><A NAME="toc12.90">12.90</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.90">show/filter</A>
185 <LI><A NAME="toc12.91">12.91</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.91">show/hfstats [days] [date]</A>
186 <LI><A NAME="toc12.92">12.92</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.92">show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]</A>
187 <LI><A NAME="toc12.93">12.93</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.93">show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]</A>
188 <LI><A NAME="toc12.94">12.94</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.94">show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]</A>
189 <LI><A NAME="toc12.95">12.95</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.95">show/newconfiguration [<node>]</A>
190 <LI><A NAME="toc12.96">12.96</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.96">show/newconfiguration/node</A>
191 <LI><A NAME="toc12.97">12.97</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.97">show/prefix <callsign></A>
192 <LI><A NAME="toc12.98">12.98</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.98">show/qra <lat> <long></A>
193 <LI><A NAME="toc12.99">12.99</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.99">show/qra <locator> [<locator>]</A>
194 <LI><A NAME="toc12.100">12.100</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.100">show/qrz <callsign></A>
195 <LI><A NAME="toc12.101">12.101</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.101">show/route <callsign> ...</A>
196 <LI><A NAME="toc12.102">12.102</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.102">show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]</A>
197 <LI><A NAME="toc12.103">12.103</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.103">show/station [<callsign> ..]</A>
198 <LI><A NAME="toc12.104">12.104</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.104">show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]</A>
199 <LI><A NAME="toc12.105">12.105</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.105">show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]</A>
200 <LI><A NAME="toc12.106">12.106</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.106">show/usdb [call ..]</A>
201 <LI><A NAME="toc12.107">12.107</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.107">show/vhfstats [days] [date]</A>
202 <LI><A NAME="toc12.108">12.108</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.108">show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]</A>
203 <LI><A NAME="toc12.109">12.109</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.109">show/wcy</A>
204 <LI><A NAME="toc12.110">12.110</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.110">show/wcy <n></A>
205 <LI><A NAME="toc12.111">12.111</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.111">show/wm7d <callsign></A>
206 <LI><A NAME="toc12.112">12.112</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.112">show/wwv</A>
207 <LI><A NAME="toc12.113">12.113</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.113">show/wwv <n></A>
208 <LI><A NAME="toc12.114">12.114</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.114">sysop</A>
209 <LI><A NAME="toc12.115">12.115</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.115">talk <call> > <node> [<text>]</A>
210 <LI><A NAME="toc12.116">12.116</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.116">talk <call> [<text>]</A>
211 <LI><A NAME="toc12.117">12.117</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.117">type <filearea>/<name></A>
212 <LI><A NAME="toc12.118">12.118</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.118">unset/announce</A>
213 <LI><A NAME="toc12.119">12.119</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.119">unset/anntalk</A>
214 <LI><A NAME="toc12.120">12.120</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.120">unset/beep</A>
215 <LI><A NAME="toc12.121">12.121</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.121">unset/dx</A>
216 <LI><A NAME="toc12.122">12.122</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.122">unset/dxcq</A>
217 <LI><A NAME="toc12.123">12.123</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.123">unset/dxgrid</A>
218 <LI><A NAME="toc12.124">12.124</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.124">unset/dxitu</A>
219 <LI><A NAME="toc12.125">12.125</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.125">unset/echo</A>
220 <LI><A NAME="toc12.126">12.126</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.126">unset/email</A>
221 <LI><A NAME="toc12.127">12.127</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.127">unset/here</A>
222 <LI><A NAME="toc12.128">12.128</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.128">unset/logininfo</A>
223 <LI><A NAME="toc12.129">12.129</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.129">unset/privilege</A>
224 <LI><A NAME="toc12.130">12.130</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.130">unset/prompt</A>
225 <LI><A NAME="toc12.131">12.131</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.131">unset/talk</A>
226 <LI><A NAME="toc12.132">12.132</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.132">unset/usstate</A>
227 <LI><A NAME="toc12.133">12.133</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.133">unset/wcy</A>
228 <LI><A NAME="toc12.134">12.134</A> <A HREF="usermanual_en-12.html#ss12.134">unset/wwv</A>
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