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[spider.git] / sgml / usermanual_en.sgml

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--- a/sgml/usermanual_en.sgml
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@@ -1273,6 +1273,60 @@ of 9 lines.
 
 <P>
 This will disconnect you from the cluster
+<sect1>chat &lt;group&gt; &lt;text&gt;
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>chat &lt;group&gt; &lt;text&gt;</bf> Chat or Conference to a group
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+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/&lt;group&gt;). 
+
+You can be a member of as many "groups" as you want. To join a group type:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  JOIN FOC    (where FOC is the group name)
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+To leave a group type:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  LEAVE FOC
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+You can see which groups you are in by typing:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  STAT/USER
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+and you can see whether your mate is in the group, if he connects to the
+same node as you, by typing:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  STAT/USER g1tlh
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+To send a message to a group type:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  CHAT FOC hello everyone
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+or
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  CH #9000 hello I am back
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+See also JOIN, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
 <sect1>clear/announce &lsqb;1|all&rsqb;
 
 <P>
@@ -1766,6 +1820,22 @@ to SH/DX, ANNOUNCE can be shortened to AN and so on.
 Look at the APROPOS &lt;string&gt; command which will search the help database
 for the &lt;string&gt; you specify and give you a list of likely commands
 to look at with HELP.
+<sect1>join &lt;group&gt;
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>join &lt;group&gt;</bf> Join a chat or conference group
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+JOIN allows you to join a network wide conference group. To join a
+group (called FOC in this case) type:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  JOIN FOC
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+See also CHAT, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
 <sect1>kill &lt;from msgno&gt;-&lt;to msgno&gt;
 
 <P>
@@ -1808,6 +1878,22 @@ this command. You can remove more than one message at a time.
 </tt>
 
 <P>
+<sect1>leave &lt;group&gt;
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>leave &lt;group&gt;</bf> Leave a chat or conference group
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+LEAVE allows you to leave a network wide conference group. To leave a
+group (called FOC in this case) type:-
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+  LEAVE FOC
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+See also CHAT, JOIN, SHOW/CHAT
 <sect1>links
 
 <P>
@@ -2426,6 +2512,18 @@ Tell the system where you are. For example:-
 </tt>
 
 <P>
+<sect1>show/chat &lsqb;&lt;group&gt;&rsqb; &lsqb;&lt;lines&gt;&rsqb;
+
+<P>
+<tt>
+<bf>show/chat &lsqb;&lt;group&gt;&rsqb; &lsqb;&lt;lines&gt;&rsqb;</bf> Show any chat or conferencing 
+</tt>
+
+<P>
+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.
 <sect1>show/configuration &lsqb;&lt;node&gt;&rsqb;
 
 <P>