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   @0A@WILDCAT! allows you the ability to communicate with (type to) the other
   callers on the system via this option.  Both group and private chats are
   available.  Below is a list of the available commands.

     @0E@[@0F@#,#@0E@]       @0F@-@0A@ Node number(s) of the callers you wish paged for Private
                   chat separated by spaces or commas.

     @0E@[@0F@R@0E@]espond   @0F@-@0A@ This option is used to respond to someone that has paged
                   you with the above command.  This is Private chat only.

     @0E@[@0F@A@0E@]vailable @0F@-@0A@ System toggle to allow/disallow page requests.

     @0E@[@0F@G@0E@]roup     @0F@-@0A@ Open forum type chat.  No one will be paged.

     @0E@[@0F@H@0E@]elp      @0F@-@0A@ Displays this Help screen.

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   @0A@WILDCAT! offers callers the ability to communicate between phone lines
   (nodes) much in the same manner as the SysOp can chat with one of the
   callers on the board.  The main difference, is the system needs to place
   your name next to the text that you type so the other callers in chat can
   know who it's coming from.  This is refered to as a line by line chat as
   compared to SysOp chat which is character by character.

   After you are in either Group or Private chat, either of two conditions
   must be met before any information is sent out to the other callers.  One,
   the line of text you are typing exceeds the line length allowed in chat,
   or two, if your response is only a few characters long, pressing @0E@[@0F@ENTER@0E@]@0A@.

   @0E@Private Chat -
       @0A@This type of chat requires one of more people to be paged by one of
       the other callers on the board.  This type of chat is as the name
       implies, Private.  Only those callers in this type of chat can type
       to each other and no one else can join in, either to just read or
       converse without be asked to participate via the page option.  Once
       you exit Private chat, you will no longer be able to return without
       someone currently in Private chat paging you a second time.

   @0E@Group Chat -
       @0A@Group chat is a bit different than Private chat in that anyone can
       can join in and talk to anyone else.  This is a open forum type chat.
       Another big difference, is you don't have the option to page another
       caller.  If you were interested in starting a Group chat, you would
       have to select group and wait for someone else to join in with you.
       Normally, these types of chats require a little planning to make sure
       some will be there when you wish to chat.

   @0A@While in either type of chat mode, all the normal time limits are enforced
   as is the idle time monitoring.  If you sit in Group chat waiting for
   someone to join in and more than 4 mintues go by without any keyboard
   activity, the system will inform you it will log you off if you don't do
   something in the next 60 seconds.  To avoid this from happening, you could
   from time to time, select one of the available commands while in chat.
   Additional help information on these commands is available by selecting
   the @0F@/HELP@0A@ or @0F@/?@0A@ commands.

   @0F@ #   Chat Status    Name            From                User Status
   @0E@--- -------------  --------------- ------------------- ------------------
   @0B@  1 Unavailable    DON WRIGHT      Ukiah, CA           Transfering a file
     2 Available      SCOTT BOCKEN    Redwood Valley, Ca  In a door
     3 Unavailable    JOE MARTIN      Vallejo, CA         Entering a message

   @0E@[@0F@#,#@0E@], [@0F@A@0E@]vailable, [@0F@G@0E@]roup, [@0F@H@0E@]elp?

   @0A@Below is a list of available commands prior to actually joining chat mode.

       @0E@[@0F@#,#@0E@] -
            @0A@This is commonly refered to as the page function.  This is used
            only when requesting a Private chat with another caller(s).
            Since you can have multiple people in Private chat mode, you
            would initiate a chat by entering in the node number(s),
            separated by either commas or spaces, of the other callers you'd
            like to chat with.  When someone responds to your page and joins
            in, you will be automatically notified by the system.

       @0E@[@0F@R@0E@]espond -
            @0A@If you have been paged, you will use this to respond to the page.
            This option is only displayed if you were paged by one of the
            other callers on the system.

       @0E@[@0F@A@0E@]vailable -
            @0A@This is a handy toggle to either allow you to accept chat
            requests or to make yourself unavailable.  If you are toggled as
            unavailable, you will not be interrupted during your normal
            activties on the system.  If you are toggled as available for
            chat, but in a Private chat with another caller, you are then
            considered unavailable until you exit that chat session.

       @0E@[@0F@G@0E@]roup -
            @0A@This is similar to the @0E@[@0F@#,#@0E@]@0A@ option, except this only places you
            in Group chat.  No one will be notified that you are entering
            Group chat except the people that are already in Group chat.

       @0E@[@0F@H@0E@]elp -
            @0A@Displays this Help screen.


@PAUSE@@CLS@   @0A@After selecting the @0E@[@0F@T@0E@]alk with other Nodes@0A@ from the Main Menu, you were
   presented with a dynamic list of callers currently on the system at that
   time.  This is important because on a busy system, several people could
   have logged off and new ones logged back on in a matter of a few moments.
   Below is a sample display.

   @0F@ #   Chat Status    Name            From                User Status
   @0E@--- -------------  --------------- ------------------- ------------------
   @0B@  1 Unavailable    DON WRIGHT      Ukiah, CA           Transfering a file
     2 Available      SCOTT BOCKEN    Redwood Valley, Ca  In a door
     3 Unavailable    JOE MARTIN      Vallejo, CA         Entering a message


   @0A@The definitions of the various columns are as follows:

       @0F@# -
            @0A@This represents the actual node number the callers are on.
            This is the number used when you wish to page someone for a
            Private chat.

       @0F@Chat Status -
            @0A@This informs you of the availability/unavailablity of the caller,
            plus if no one is logged onto that node and it is up, it is
            reported as @0B@Waiting for Calls@0A@.

       @0F@Name -
            @0A@Callers full name.  Regardless of what type of conference you're
            presently in, all the callers real names are used and not their
            aliases.

       @0F@From -
            @0A@Callers place of origin in City/State format.

       @0F@User Status -
            @0A@This displays the callers current activity.  If they are at one
            of the menus, this area will be blank.  Depending on where they
            are in the BBS and what they are doing, their status will be
            displayed here.  For example, if they were Entering a message,
            Transferring a file, In a door and so on.


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