HELPFUL HINTS ON USING TERMINATE'S HOST Mini-BBS SYSTEM Our HOST System is much like a real BBS, in that you can Upload/Download files, Read and Download Bulletins, View available Files, Leave messages to the Sysop, Read/Reply to Echo (Message) Areas, etc. However, there are SOME things that HOST just can't do (yet). WHAT YOU CAN DO: Select a FILE DIRECTORY; To select a file directory, choose (A) from the MAIN MENU. You will be presented with a list of available file areas. Simply choose the NUMBER of the File Area you wish to enter. VIEW FILES IN DIRECTORY; To view the files in the selected directory, choose (F) from the MAIN MENU. You will either have to (1), Write down the name of the file you want to download or (2) Turn on the CAPTURE of your Terminate or other Communications program, usually ALT+C. DOWNLOADING FILES; To DOWNLOAD files, choose (D) for DOWNLOAD from the MAIN MENU. You will be presented with a protocol menu, giving you the choices of a variety of protocols. We suggest ZMODEM. You will then be prompted for the name of the file you wish to download. You can DOWNLOAD files from any directory listed however, you MUST be in the CORRECT DIRECTORY ie; TERMINATE for Terminate and related files. You can't for example, download LORD files from the WINDOWS directory. Files must be downloaded one at a time. Wildcards are permitted ie; if you want TMNICE42.ZIP, you could enter TMNICE42.* and receive the correct file. There are no limits as to the number of files you can download. You are limited only by your ONLINE time. New User's are limited to 30 minutes ONLINE. If you need additional time to download a large file, leave a Comment to the Sysop explaining why you need more time. If it is for a single file, it can be placed "on hold" for you so the next time you call, you will be able to download it regardless of your available online time. NOTE: When at the MAIN MENU, you can hit [P] to bring up the PUBLIC MENU which lists the 25 most popular TERMINATE Related Files & Utilities, where you only need to select the letter representing the file you wish to download and choose the protocol you wish to use. UPLOADING FILES: Files may be BATCH UPLOADED or, one at a time. To upload files select (U) for UPLOAD from the MAIN MENU. You will be presented with a protocol menu. We suggest ZMODEM. Then you will then be prompted to begin your upload(s). The files go to our special HOLDING directory, until we run them thru our Virus checker and place them into an online directory. BULLETINS; The BULLETINS may be read or downloaded by selecting the (B) key from the MAIN MENU. This will bring up the Bulletin menu. Select the NUMBER of the Bulletin's you wish to read . You can download each bulletin by answering "Y" to the prompt, "Download Bulletin Y/n" or you can select (A) to download ALL the bulletins for reading offline. MESSAGE TO SYSOP; To leave a message to me, the Sysop, select (M) from the MAIN MENU. That will bring up the message editor screen, where you can write your message, up to 10 lines of text. To SAVE your message, just hit ENTER on a blank line. VIEW/CHANGE YOUR INFO; To view or change your PERSONAL Information, choose (S) from the MAIN MENU. That will bring up a small screen at the bottom of the menu, showing; 1. Change Password 2. Change Personal Setup To change your PASSWORD, hit "1" and type in your CURRENT password, then type your new password. You will be asked to re-type the new password to be sure it is correct. To change your Address, Phone Numbers, etc., choose "2". Just backspace to delete the current information and type in the new info. READ A TEXT FILE; If you know the name of the TEXT FILE you wish to read ie; you found a .DOC, .TXT, CFG, etc., file listed in the file listings that you want to read, hit the (T) key from the MAIN MENU. You MUST be in the correct directory to view text files. At the prompt, type in the full name of the file you wish to view. For example, you must be in the QEMM\DESQView Support Directory to view any of the more that 100 Technical Bulletins available. CHAT WITH SYSOP; To enter in to the online CHAT mode, hit the (C) key from the MAIN MENU. That will cause my computer to page me and, if I'm available. I will respond. Your screen will split into two screens, one for what YOU type and one for what I type. If you have Terminate, all will be OK. If you use another communications program, you MUST turn LOCAL ECHO to ON, otherwise you will not be able to see what you type. READ/REPLY TO MESSAGES; You can now Read as well as Reply to networked messages in selected areas. Choosing (1) from the MAIN Menu, will bring up another menu of currently available FIDOnet and TOADnet conferences. Choose the number of the echo you wish to read, and hit enter. The messages in that echo will be presented to you, starting with message #1. Use the arrow keys to move up and down thru the messages. To READ a message, highlight the message header and hit enter. To reply, just follow the menu at the bottom of the screen. You can also UPLOAD prepared text into the message you are writing as well as DOWNLOAD any messages you have tagged. Just follow the prompts at the bottom of the screen. You can also invoke the Online Help via the [H] key, also at the bottom of the screen. We have setup GEDIT for your use to reply to any available message areas. It has it's own builtin Spell Checker. PLAY DOOR GAMES: Now you can play some of the most popular BBS Games via HOST, and play aginst players from other systems around the world. Choosing (2) from the MAIN Menu, will bring up another menu of available GAMES. Just select the number of the game you want to play and....have FUN! A listing of the available games includes; 1, The Voting Booth Door 2, Our BBS LIST Door (See note below) * 3, Legend of the Red Dragon * 4, Barron Realms Elite 5, Tradewars 2002 6, Online Trivia 7, Super Trivia 8, Fresh Water Fishing 9, Lasso (Hangman) 10, Lemonaid Vendor 11, Super Rig (Trucking) 12, Concentration 13, Diamond Trivia 14, Bingo 15, File Wishing Well (See note below) 16, Online Legal Advisor 17, Triple Yahtzee 18, States 19, Monte Carlo Solitaire 20, Sweepstakes 21, Country Club Golf 22, Land of Devastation 23, Outpost Trader * 24, Falcon's Eye * 25, Falcon's Honor * 26, Tournement Blackjack * 27, Planets: TEOS v2.0 28, Word Warp 30, FlipBit Word Game Those marked with an " * " indicate the games that sre being played InterBBS, which means you can play aginst and with user's from other BBS's around the world. [2] Our BBS LIST DOOR, you can DOWNLOAD the complete BBS Listing or just one of the specific categories for viewing offline. From the BBSLIST Main Menu, select [7] to bring up the BBSLIST Download Menu. [15] FILE WISHING WELL - Within this door, you can list any files you are looking for that we don't have available on our system. The listing is available for other user's to view and, if they have the file, they can Upload it to our BBS for you to Download. PLEASE NOTE: You must NOT request COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE nor is any COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE permitted to be UPLOADED to our System. SIGN OFF/GOODBYE; To leave out HOST System, use the (G) key for Goodbye. At the present time, HOST still has a "small" problem logging you off so, hit the ALT+H key on your keyboard, to hang up YOUR modem. That will effect an immediate dis-connect and save you additional long distance phone charges. WHAT YOU CAN'T DO; At the present time, you CAN NOT do or use, the following functions; (A) - Access any of our CD-ROM drives (not enough slots available in HOST's configuration). (B) - Batch Download files (you still have to type the name of the file you want to download and are limited to one file at a time). Hopefully, these limitations will be removed in future versions of HOST. Enjoy, Dave Davidson, Sysop A POINTLESS CONNECTION Collinsville, IL 62234-3156 (618) 345-3663 FIDOnet 1:2250/24 TOADnet 86:8124/1 (NC) SEEKnet 120:618/41 (NC) RACEnet 7223:4500/201 (NC) EOF (02/12/97)