The DXSpider User Manual v1.51

Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)

1. Introduction

• 1.1 What is a DX Cluster?
• 1.2 So what is DXSpider?

2. Logins and logouts.

• 2.1 AX25 logins.
• 2.2 Netrom logins.
• 2.3 Telnet logins.
• 2.4 Logouts.

3. Setting your personal details.

4. Getting and posting DX.

• 4.1 Receiving DX.
• 4.2 Posting DX.

5. Headings and propagation

• 5.1 Sun
• 5.2 Moon
• 5.3 Heading

6. Announcements.

• 6.1 Making announcements.
• 6.2 Listing announcements.

7. Nodes and users.

8. Talk mode.

9. Mail.

• 9.1 The "directory" command.
• 9.2 Reading mail.
• 9.3 Sending mail.
• 9.4 Replying to mail.
• 9.5 Deleting mail

10. Filtering (From version 1.45)

• 10.1 General filter rules
• 10.2 Types of filter
• 10.3 Filter options
• 10.4 Advanced filtering
• 10.5 A Filtering Tutorial

11. Hints, tips and common questions.

12. The DXSpider Command Reference

• 12.1 accept
• 12.2 accept/announce [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.3 accept/spots [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.4 accept/wcy [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.5 accept/wwv [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.6 announce <text>
• 12.7 announce full <text>
• 12.8 apropos <string>
• 12.9 blank [<string>] [<nn>]
• 12.10 bye
• 12.11 chat <group> <text>
• 12.12 clear/announce [1|all]
• 12.13 clear/route [1|all]
• 12.14 clear/spots [0-9|all]
• 12.15 clear/wcy [1|all]
• 12.16 clear/wwv [1|all]
• 12.17 dbavail
• 12.18 dbshow <dbname> <key>
• 12.19 directory
• 12.20 directory <from>-<to>
• 12.21 directory <nn>
• 12.22 directory all
• 12.23 directory from <call>
• 12.24 directory new
• 12.25 directory own
• 12.26 directory subject <string>
• 12.27 directory to <call>
• 12.28 dx [by <call>] <freq> <call> <remarks>
• 12.29 echo <line>
• 12.30 filtering...
• 12.31 help
• 12.32 join <group>
• 12.33 kill <from msgno>-<to msgno>
• 12.34 kill <msgno> [<msgno..]
• 12.35 kill <msgno> [<msgno> ...]
• 12.36 kill from <regex>
• 12.37 kill to <regex>
• 12.38 leave <group>
• 12.39 links
• 12.40 read
• 12.41 read <msgno>
• 12.42 reject
• 12.43 reject/announce [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.44 reject/spots [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.45 reject/wcy [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.46 reject/wwv [0-9] <pattern>
• 12.47 reply
• 12.48 reply <msgno>
• 12.49 reply b <msgno>
• 12.50 reply noprivate <msgno>
• 12.51 reply rr <msgno>
• 12.52 send <call> [<call> ...]
• 12.53 send copy <msgno> <call>
• 12.54 send noprivate <call>
• 12.55 send private <call>
• 12.56 send rr <call>
• 12.57 set/address <your address>
• 12.58 set/announce
• 12.59 set/anntalk
• 12.60 set/beep
• 12.61 set/dx
• 12.62 set/dxcq
• 12.63 set/dxgrid
• 12.64 set/dxitu
• 12.65 set/echo
• 12.66 set/email <email> ...
• 12.67 set/here
• 12.68 set/homenode <node>
• 12.69 set/language <lang>
• 12.70 set/location <lat & long>
• 12.71 set/logininfo
• 12.72 set/name <your name>
• 12.73 set/page <lines per page>
• 12.74 set/password
• 12.75 set/prompt <string>
• 12.76 set/qra <locator>
• 12.77 set/qth <your qth>
• 12.78 set/startup
• 12.79 set/talk
• 12.80 set/usstate
• 12.81 set/wcy
• 12.82 set/wwv
• 12.83 set/wx
• 12.84 show/chat [<group>] [<lines>]
• 12.85 show/configuration [<node>]
• 12.86 show/configuration/node
• 12.87 show/contest <year and month>
• 12.88 show/date [<prefix>|<callsign>]
• 12.89 show/db0sdx <callsign>
• 12.90 show/dx
• 12.91 show/dxcc <prefix>
• 12.92 show/dxqsl <callsign>
• 12.93 show/dxstats [days] [date]
• 12.94 show/fdx
• 12.95 show/files [<filearea> [<string>]]
• 12.96 show/filter
• 12.97 show/hfstats [days] [date]
• 12.98 show/hftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
• 12.99 show/moon [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
• 12.100 show/muf <prefix> [<hours>][long]
• 12.101 show/mydx
• 12.102 show/newconfiguration [<node>]
• 12.103 show/newconfiguration/node
• 12.104 show/prefix <callsign>
• 12.105 show/qra <lat> <long>
• 12.106 show/qra <locator> [<locator>]
• 12.107 show/qrz <callsign>
• 12.108 show/route <callsign> ...
• 12.109 show/satellite <name> [<hours> <interval>]
• 12.110 show/startup
• 12.111 show/station [<callsign> ..]
• 12.112 show/sun [ndays] [<prefix>|<callsign>]
• 12.113 show/time [<prefix>|<callsign>]
• 12.114 show/usdb [call ..]
• 12.115 show/vhfstats [days] [date]
• 12.116 show/vhftable [days] [date] [prefix ...]
• 12.117 show/wcy
• 12.118 show/wcy <n>
• 12.119 show/wm7d <callsign>
• 12.120 show/wwv
• 12.121 show/wwv <n>
• 12.122 sysop
• 12.123 talk <call> > <node> [<text>]
• 12.124 talk <call> [<text>]
• 12.125 type <filearea>/<name>
• 12.126 unset/announce
• 12.127 unset/anntalk
• 12.128 unset/beep
• 12.129 unset/dx
• 12.130 unset/dxcq
• 12.131 unset/dxgrid
• 12.132 unset/dxitu
• 12.133 unset/echo
• 12.134 unset/email
• 12.135 unset/here
• 12.136 unset/logininfo
• 12.137 unset/privilege
• 12.138 unset/prompt
• 12.139 unset/startup
• 12.140 unset/talk
• 12.141 unset/usstate
• 12.142 unset/wcy
• 12.143 unset/wwv
• 12.144 unset/wx
• 12.145 who
• 12.146 wx <text>
• 12.147 wx full <text>