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The DXSpider Administration Manual v1.50

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

April 2003 revision 0.7

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

11. The DXSpider Command Reference

11.1 accept (0)
11.2 accept/announce <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.3 accept/announce [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.4 accept/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.5 accept/spots <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.6 accept/spots [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.7 accept/wcy <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.8 accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.9 accept/wwv <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.10 accept/wwv [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.11 announce <text> (0)
11.12 announce full <text> (0)
11.13 announce sysop <text> (5)
11.14 apropos <string> (0)
11.15 blank [<string>] [<nn>] (0)
11.16 bye (0)
11.17 catchup <node call> all|[<msgno> ...] (5)
11.18 chat <group> <text> (0)
11.19 clear/announce <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
11.20 clear/announce [1|all] (0)
11.21 clear/route <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
11.22 clear/route [1|all] (0)
11.23 clear/spots <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
11.24 clear/spots [0-9|all] (0)
11.25 clear/wcy <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
11.26 clear/wcy [1|all] (0)
11.27 clear/wwv <callsign> [input] [0-9|all] (8)
11.28 clear/wwv [1|all] (0)
11.29 connect <callsign> (5)
11.30 dbavail (0)
11.31 dbcreate <name> (9)
11.32 dbcreate <name> chain <name> [<name>..] (9)
11.33 dbcreate <name> cmd <dxspider command> (9)
11.34 dbcreate <name> remote <node> (9)
11.35 dbimport <dbname> <filename> (9)
11.36 dbremove <dbname> (9)
11.37 dbshow <dbname> <key> (0)
11.38 debug (9)
11.39 delete/usdb <callsign> ... (9)
11.40 delete/user <callsign> ... (9)
11.41 demonstrate <call> <command> (9)
11.42 directory (0)
11.43 directory <from>-<to> (0)
11.44 directory <nn> (0)
11.45 directory all (0)
11.46 directory from <call> (0)
11.47 directory new (0)
11.48 directory own (0)
11.49 directory subject <string> (0)
11.50 directory to <call> (0)
11.51 directory- (5)
11.52 disconnect <call> [<call> ...] (8)
11.53 dx [by <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks> (0)
11.54 echo <line> (0)
11.55 export <msgno> <filename> (9)
11.56 export_users [<filename>] (9)
11.57 filtering... (0)
11.58 forward/latlong <node_call> (8)
11.59 forward/opernam <call> (1)
11.60 help (0)
11.61 init <node> (5)
11.62 join <group> (0)
11.63 kill (5)
11.64 kill <from msgno>-<to msgno> (0)
11.65 kill <from>-<to> (5)
11.66 kill <msgno> [<msgno..] (0)
11.67 kill <msgno> [<msgno> ...] (0)
11.68 kill expunge <msgno> [<msgno..] (6)
11.69 kill from <call> (5)
11.70 kill full <msgno> [<msgno..] (5)
11.71 kill full <msgno> [<msgno] (5)
11.72 kill to <call> (5)
11.73 kill from <regex> (0)
11.74 kill to <regex> (0)
11.75 leave <group> (0)
11.76 links (0)
11.77 load/aliases (9)
11.78 load/badmsg (9)
11.79 load/badwords (9)
11.80 load/bands (9)
11.81 load/cmd_cache (9)
11.82 load/forward (9)
11.83 load/keps (5)
11.84 load/keps [nn] (5)
11.85 load/messages (9)
11.86 load/prefixes (9)
11.87 merge <node> [<no spots>/<no wwv>] (5)
11.88 msg <cmd> <msgno> [data ... ] (9)
11.89 pc <call> <text> (8)
11.90 ping <node call> (1)
11.91 rcmd <node call> <cmd> (1)
11.92 read (0)
11.93 read <msgno> (0)
11.94 read- (5)
11.95 reject (0)
11.96 reject/announce <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.97 reject/announce [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.98 reject/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.99 reject/spots <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.100 reject/spots [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.101 reject/wcy <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.102 reject/wcy [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.103 reject/wwv <call> [input] [0-9] <pattern> (8)
11.104 reject/wwv [0-9] <pattern> (0)
11.105 reply (0)
11.106 reply <msgno> (0)
11.107 reply b <msgno> (0)
11.108 reply noprivate <msgno> (0)
11.109 reply rr <msgno> (0)
11.110 save [-d -t -a] <filename> "<cmd>" [...] (9)
11.111 send <call> [<call> ...] (0)
11.112 send copy <msgno> <call> (0)
11.113 send noprivate <call> (0)
11.114 send private <call> (0)
11.115 send rr <call> (0)
11.116 set/address <your address> (0)
11.117 set/announce (0)
11.118 set/anntalk (0)
11.119 set/arcluster <call> [<call>..] (5)
11.120 set/baddx <call>.. (8)
11.121 set/badnode <call>.. (8)
11.122 set/badspotter <call>.. (8)
11.123 set/badword <word>.. (8)
11.124 set/bbs <call> [<call>..] (5)
11.125 set/beep (0)
11.126 set/clx <call> [<call>..] (5)
11.127 set/debug <name> (9)
11.128 set/dx (0)
11.129 set/dxcq (0)
11.130 set/dxgrid (0)
11.131 set/dxitu (0)
11.132 set/dxnet <call> [<call>..] (5)
11.133 set/echo (0)
11.134 set/email <email> ... (0)
11.135 set/here (0)
11.136 set/homenode <node> (0)
11.137 set/hops <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy <n> (8)
11.138 set/isolate (9)
11.139 set/language <lang> (0)
11.140 set/location <lat & long> (0)
11.141 set/lockout <call> (9)
11.142 set/logininfo (0)
11.143 set/name <your name> (0)
11.144 set/node <call> [<call>..] (5)
11.145 set/obscount <count> <call> (8)
11.146 set/page <lines per page> (0)
11.147 set/password (0)
11.148 set/password <callsign> <string> (9)
11.149 set/pinginterval <time> <nodecall> (9)
11.150 set/privilege <n> <call> [<call..] (9)
11.151 set/prompt <string> (0)
11.152 set/qra <locator> (0)
11.153 set/qth <your qth> (0)
11.154 set/register <call> ... (9)
11.155 set/spider <call> [<call>..] (5)
11.156 set/sys_location <lat & long> (9)
11.157 set/sys_qra <locator> (9)
11.158 set/talk (0)
11.159 set/usdb <call> <state> <city> (9)
11.160 set/usstate (0)
11.161 set/wcy (0)
11.162 set/wwv (0)
11.163 set/wx (0)
11.164 show/baddx (1)
11.165 show/badnode (1)
11.166 show/badspotter (1)
11.167 show/badword (1)
11.168 show/chat [<group>] [<lines>] (0)
11.169 show/configuration [<node>] (0)
11.170 show/configuration/node (0)
11.171 show/connect (1)
11.172 show/contest <year and month> (0)
11.173 show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
11.174 show/db0sdx <callsign> (0)
11.175 show/debug (9)
11.176 show/dx (0)
11.177 show/dxcc <prefix> (0)
11.178 show/dxqsl <callsign> (0)
11.179 show/dxstats [days] [date] (0)
11.180 show/files [<filearea> [<string>]] (0)
11.181 show/filter (0)
11.182 show/hfstats [days] [date] (0)
11.183 show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...] (0)
11.184 show/hops <call> [ann|spots|route|wcy|wwv] (8)
11.185 show/isolate (1)
11.186 show/lockout <prefix>|all (9)
11.187 show/log [<callsign>] (8)
11.188 show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
11.189 show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long] (0)
11.190 show/newconfiguration [<node>] (0)
11.191 show/newconfiguration/node (0)
11.192 show/node [<callsign> ...] (1)
11.193 show/prefix <callsign> (0)
11.194 show/program (5)
11.195 show/qra <lat> <long> (0)
11.196 show/qra <locator> [<locator>] (0)
11.197 show/qrz <callsign> (0)
11.198 show/registered [<prefix>] (9)
11.199 show/route <callsign> ... (0)
11.200 show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>] (0)
11.201 show/station all [<regex>] (6)
11.202 show/station [<callsign> ..] (0)
11.203 show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
11.204 show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>] (0)
11.205 show/usdb [call ..] (0)
11.206 show/vhfstats [days] [date] (0)
11.207 show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...] (0)
11.208 show/wcy (0)
11.209 show/wcy <n> (0)
11.210 show/wm7d <callsign> (0)
11.211 show/wwv (0)
11.212 show/wwv <n> (0)
11.213 shutdown (5)
11.214 spoof <call> <command> (9)
11.215 stat/channel [<callsign>] (5)
11.216 stat/db <dbname> (5)
11.217 stat/msg (1)
11.218 stat/msg <msgno> (1)
11.219 stat/route_node <callsign> (5)
11.220 stat/route_node all (5)
11.221 stat/route_user <callsign> (5)
11.222 stat/route_user all (5)
11.223 stat/user [<callsign>] (5)
11.224 sysop (0)
11.225 talk <call> > <node> [<text>] (0)
11.226 talk <call> [<text>] (0)
11.227 type <filearea>/<name> (0)
11.228 uncatchup <node call> all|[msgno> ...] (5)
11.229 unset/announce (0)
11.230 unset/anntalk (0)
11.231 unset/baddx <call>.. (8)
11.232 unset/badnode <call>.. (8)
11.233 unset/badspotter <call>.. (8)
11.234 unset/badword <word>.. (8)
11.235 unset/beep (0)
11.236 unset/debug <name> (9)
11.237 unset/dx (0)
11.238 unset/dxcq (0)
11.239 unset/dxgrid (0)
11.240 unset/dxitu (0)
11.241 unset/echo (0)
11.242 unset/email (0)
11.243 unset/here (0)
11.244 unset/hops <call> ann|spots|route|wwv|wcy (8)
11.245 unset/isolate (9)
11.246 unset/lockout <call> (9)
11.247 unset/logininfo (0)
11.248 unset/password <call> ... (9)
11.249 unset/privilege (0)
11.250 unset/prompt (0)
11.251 unset/register <call> ... (9)
11.252 unset/talk (0)
11.253 unset/usstate (0)
11.254 unset/wcy (0)
11.255 unset/wwv (0)
11.256 unset/wx (0)
11.257 who (0)
11.258 wx <text> (0)
11.259 wx full <text> (0)
11.260 wx sysop <text> (5)

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