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The DXSpider Administration Manual v1.50

Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net), and Charlie Carroll, K1XX, (k1xx@ptcnh.net)

March 2003 revision 0.6

A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.

1. Routing and Filtering

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Route Filters
1.3 The node_default filter
1.4 General route filtering
1.5 General filter rules
1.6 Types of filter
1.7 Filter options
1.8 Default filters
1.9 Advanced filtering
1.10 Basic hop control
1.11 Hop Control on Specific Nodes
1.12 Isolating networks
1.13 A DXSpider Filtering Tutorial

2. Other filters

2.1 Filtering Mail
2.2 Filtering words from text fields in Announce, Talk and DX spots
2.3 Stopping (possibly bad) DX Spots from Nodes or Spotters

3. Mail

3.1 Personal mail
3.2 Bulletin mail
3.3 Forward.pl
3.4 The msg command
3.5 Message status
3.6 Filtering mail
3.7 Distribution lists
3.8 BBS interface

4. Scripts

5. Databases

5.1 Creating databases
5.2 Importing databases
5.3 Checking available databases
5.4 Looking up databases
5.5 Removing databases

6. Information, files and useful programs

6.1 MOTD
6.2 MOTD_NOR
6.3 Downtime message
6.4 Other text messages
6.5 The Aliases file
6.6 Console.pl
6.7 Updating kepler data
6.8 The QRZ callbook
6.9 Connecting logging programs

7. Java Web applet

8. Web based statistics

9. Security

9.1 Registration
9.2 Passwords

10. CVS

10.1 CVS from a Linux platform
10.2 CVS from a Windows platform
10.3 accept (0)
10.4 accept/announce <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.5 accept/announce [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.6 accept/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.7 accept/spots <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.8 accept/spots [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.9 accept/wcy <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.10 accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.11 accept/wwv <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.12 accept/wwv [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.13 announce <text> (0)
10.14 announce full <text> (0)
10.15 announce sysop <text> (5)
10.16 apropos <string> (0)
10.17 blank [<string>] [<nn>] (0)
10.18 bye (0)
10.19 catchup <node call> all|[<msgno> ...] (5)
10.20 chat <group> <text> (0)
10.21 clear/announce <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
10.22 clear/announce [1|all] (0)
10.23 clear/route <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
10.24 clear/route [1|all] (0)
10.25 clear/spots <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
10.26 clear/spots [0-9|all] (0)
10.27 clear/wcy <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
10.28 clear/wcy [1|all] (0)
10.29 clear/wwv <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
10.30 clear/wwv [1|all] (0)
10.31 connect <callsign> (5)
10.32 dbavail (0)
10.33 dbcreate <name> (9)
10.34 dbcreate <name> chain <name> [<name>..] (9)
10.35 dbcreate <name> cmd <dxspider command> (9)
10.36 dbcreate <name> remote <node> (9)
10.37 dbimport <dbname> <filename> (9)
10.38 dbremove <dbname> (9)
10.39 dbshow <dbname> <key> (0)
10.40 debug (9)
10.41 delete/usdb <callsign> ... (9)
10.42 delete/user <callsign> ... (9)
10.43 demonstrate <call> <command> (9)
10.44 directory (0)
10.45 directory <from>-<to> (0)
10.46 directory <nn> (0)
10.47 directory all (0)
10.48 directory from <call> (0)
10.49 directory new (0)
10.50 directory own (0)
10.51 directory subject <string> (0)
10.52 directory to <call> (0)
10.53 directory- (5)
10.54 disconnect <call> [<call> ...] (8)
10.55 dx [by <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks> (0)
10.56 echo <line> (0)
10.57 export <msgno> <filename> (9)
10.58 export_users [<filename>] (9)
10.59 filtering... (0)
10.60 forward/latlong <node_call> (8)
10.61 forward/opernam <call> (1)
10.62 help (0)
10.63 init <node> (5)
10.64 join <group> (0)
10.65 kill (5)
10.66 kill <from msgno>-<to msgno> (0)
10.67 kill <from>-<to> (5)
10.68 kill <msgno> [<msgno..] (0)
10.69 kill <msgno> [<msgno> ...] (0)
10.70 kill expunge <msgno> [<msgno..] (6)
10.71 kill from <call> (5)
10.72 kill full <msgno> [<msgno..] (5)
10.73 kill full <msgno> [<msgno] (5)
10.74 kill to <call> (5)
10.75 kill from <regex> (0)
10.76 kill to <regex> (0)
10.77 leave <group> (0)
10.78 links (0)
10.79 load/aliases (9)
10.80 load/badmsg (9)
10.81 load/badwords (9)
10.82 load/bands (9)
10.83 load/cmd_cache (9)
10.84 load/forward (9)
10.85 load/keps (5)
10.86 load/keps [nn] (5)
10.87 load/messages (9)
10.88 load/prefixes (9)
10.89 merge <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>] (5)
10.90 msg <cmd> <msgno> [data ... ] (9)
10.91 pc <call> <text> (8)
10.92 ping <node call> (1)
10.93 rcmd <node call> <cmd> (1)
10.94 read (0)
10.95 read <msgno> (0)
10.96 read- (5)
10.97 reject (0)
10.98 reject/announce <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.99 reject/announce [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.100 reject/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.101 reject/spots <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.102 reject/spots [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.103 reject/wcy <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.104 reject/wcy [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.105 reject/wwv <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
10.106 reject/wwv [0-9] <pattern> (0)
10.107 reply (0)
10.108 reply <msgno> (0)
10.109 reply b <msgno> (0)
10.110 reply noprivate <msgno> (0)
10.111 reply rr <msgno> (0)
10.112 save [-d -t -a] <filename> "<cmd>" [...] (9)
10.113 send <call> [<call> ...] (0)
10.114 send copy <msgno> <call> (0)
10.115 send noprivate <call> (0)
10.116 send private <call> (0)
10.117 send rr <call> (0)
10.118 set/address <your address> (0)
10.119 set/announce (0)
10.120 set/anntalk (0)
10.121 set/arcluster <call> [<call>..] (5)
10.122 set/baddx <call>.. (8)
10.123 set/badnode <call>.. (8)
10.124 set/badspotter <call>.. (8)
10.125 set/badword <word>.. (8)
10.126 set/bbs <call> [<call>..] (5)
10.127 set/beep (0)
10.128 set/clx <call> [<call>..] (5)
10.129 set/debug <name> (9)
10.130 set/dx (0)
10.131 set/dxcq (0)
10.132 set/dxgrid (0)
10.133 set/dxitu (0)
10.134 set/dxnet <call> [<call>..] (5)
10.135 set/echo (0)
10.136 set/email <email> ... (0)
10.137 set/here (0)
10.138 set/homenode <node> (0)
10.139 set/hops <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy <n> (8)
10.140 set/isolate (9)
10.141 set/language <lang> (0)
10.142 set/location <lat & long> (0)
10.143 set/lockout <call> (9)
10.144 set/logininfo (0)
10.145 set/name <your name> (0)
10.146 set/node <call> [<call>..] (5)
10.147 set/obscount <count> <call> (8)
10.148 set/page <lines per page> (0)
10.149 set/password (0)
10.150 set/password <callsign> <string> (9)
10.151 set/pinginterval <time> <nodecall> (9)
10.152 set/privilege <n> <call> [<call..] (9)
10.153 set/prompt <string> (0)
10.154 set/qra <locator> (0)
10.155 set/qth <your qth> (0)
10.156 set/register <call> ... (9)
10.157 set/spider <call> [<call>..] (5)
10.158 set/sys_location <lat & long> (9)
10.159 set/sys_qra <locator> (9)
10.160 set/talk (0)
10.161 set/usdb <call> <state> <city> (9)
10.162 set/usstate (0)
10.163 set/wcy (0)
10.164 set/wwv (0)
10.165 set/wx (0)
10.166 show/baddx (1)
10.167 show/badnode (1)
10.168 show/badspotter (1)
10.169 show/badword (1)
10.170 show/chat [<group>] [<lines>] (0)
10.171 show/configuration [<node>] (0)
10.172 show/configuration/node (0)
10.173 show/connect (1)
10.174 show/contest <year and month> (0)
10.175 show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
10.176 show/db0sdx <callsign> (0)
10.177 show/debug (9)
10.178 show/dx (0)
10.179 show/dxcc <prefix> (0)
10.180 show/dxqsl <callsign> (0)
10.181 show/dxstats [days] [date] (0)
10.182 show/files [<filearea> [<string>]] (0)
10.183 show/filter (0)
10.184 show/hfstats [days] [date] (0)
10.185 show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...] (0)
10.186 show/hops <call> [ann|spots|route|wcy|wwv] (8)
10.187 show/isolate (1)
10.188 show/lockout <prefix>|all (9)
10.189 show/log [<callsign>] (8)
10.190 show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
10.191 show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long] (0)
10.192 show/newconfiguration [<node>] (0)
10.193 show/newconfiguration/node (0)
10.194 show/node [<callsign> ...] (1)
10.195 show/prefix <callsign> (0)
10.196 show/program (5)
10.197 show/qra <lat> <long> (0)
10.198 show/qra <locator> [<locator>] (0)
10.199 show/qrz <callsign> (0)
10.200 show/registered [<prefix>] (9)
10.201 show/route <callsign> ... (0)
10.202 show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>] (0)
10.203 show/station all [<regex>] (6)
10.204 show/station [<callsign> ..] (0)
10.205 show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
10.206 show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
10.207 show/usdb [call ..] (0)
10.208 show/vhfstats [days] [date] (0)
10.209 show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...] (0)
10.210 show/wcy (0)
10.211 show/wcy <n> (0)
10.212 show/wm7d <callsign> (0)
10.213 show/wwv (0)
10.214 show/wwv <n> (0)
10.215 shutdown (5)
10.216 spoof <call> <command> (9)
10.217 stat/channel [<callsign>] (5)
10.218 stat/db <dbname> (5)
10.219 stat/msg (1)
10.220 stat/msg <msgno> (1)
10.221 stat/route_node <callsign> (5)
10.222 stat/route_node all (5)
10.223 stat/route_user <callsign> (5)
10.224 stat/route_user all (5)
10.225 stat/user [<callsign>] (5)
10.226 sysop (0)
10.227 talk <call> > <node> [<text>] (0)
10.228 talk <call> [<text>] (0)
10.229 type <filearea>/<name> (0)
10.230 uncatchup <node call> all|[msgno> ...] (5)
10.231 unset/announce (0)
10.232 unset/anntalk (0)
10.233 unset/baddx <call>.. (8)
10.234 unset/badnode <call>.. (8)
10.235 unset/badspotter <call>.. (8)
10.236 unset/badword <word>.. (8)
10.237 unset/beep (0)
10.238 unset/debug <name> (9)
10.239 unset/dx (0)
10.240 unset/dxcq (0)
10.241 unset/dxgrid (0)
10.242 unset/dxitu (0)
10.243 unset/echo (0)
10.244 unset/email (0)
10.245 unset/here (0)
10.246 unset/hops <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy (8)
10.247 unset/isolate (9)
10.248 unset/lockout <call> (9)
10.249 unset/logininfo (0)
10.250 unset/password <call> ... (9)
10.251 unset/privilege (0)
10.252 unset/prompt (0)
10.253 unset/register <call> ... (9)
10.254 unset/talk (0)
10.255 unset/usstate (0)
10.256 unset/wcy (0)
10.257 unset/wwv (0)
10.258 unset/wx (0)
10.259 who (0)
10.260 wx <text> (0)
10.261 wx full <text> (0)
10.262 wx sysop <text> (5)

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