added some help

[spider.git] / cmd / Commands_en.hlp

diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index 77025c1a9b6517524071767a105517f0964e82e4..bb0420865fb23144d50db50e9490116238e83824 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ DX cluster <callsign>. This process creates a new 'client' process which will
 use the script in /spider/connect/<callsign> to effect the 'chat' exchange
 necessary to traverse the network(s) to logon to the cluster <callsign>.
 
-=== 9^CATCH <node call> All|[<msgno> ...]^Mark a message as sent
-=== 9^UNCATCH <node call> All|[msgno> ...]^Unmark a message as sent
+=== 5^CATCHUP <node call> All|[<msgno> ...]^Mark a message as sent
+=== 5^UNCATCHUP <node call> All|[msgno> ...]^Unmark a message as sent
 When you send messages the fact that you have forwarded it to another node 
 is remembered so that it isn't sent again. When you have a new partner
 node and you add their callsign to your /spider/msg/forward.pl file, all
@@ -41,16 +41,18 @@ outstanding non-private messages will be forwarded to them. This may well
 be ALL the non-private messages. You can prevent this by using these 
 commmands:-
 
-  catch GB7DJK all
-  catch GB7DJK 300 301 302 303
+  catchup GB7DJK all
+  catchup GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 500-510
        
 and to undo what you have just done:-
   
-  uncatch GB7DJK all
-  uncatch GB7DJK 300 301 302 303
+  uncatchup GB7DJK all
+  uncatchup GB7DJK 300 301 302 303 500-510
 
 which will arrange for them to be forward candidates again.
 
+Order is not important.
+
 === 0^DBAVAIL^Show a list of all the Databases in the system
 Title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined
 in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND.
@@ -292,6 +294,25 @@ running in order for the changes to take effect.
 Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
 the cluster is running. 
 
+=== 9^LOAD/BADDX^Reload the bad DX table
+Reload the /spider/data/baddx.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running. This table contains the DX Calls that, if spotted, 
+will not be passed on. FR0G and TEST are classic examples.
+
+=== 9^LOAD/BADMSG^Reload the bad msg table
+Reload the /spider/msg/badmsg.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running. This table contains a number of perl regular 
+expressions which are searched for in the fields targetted of each message. 
+If any of them match then that message is immediately deleted on receipt. 
+
+=== 9^LOAD/BADWORDS^Reload the bad words table
+Reload the /spider/data/badwords file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running. This file contains a list of words which, if found
+on certain text portions of PC protocol, will cause those protocol frames
+to be rejected. It will all put out a message if any of these words are
+used on the announce, dx and talk commands. The words can be one or 
+more on a line, lines starting with '#' are ignored.
+
 === 9^LOAD/CMD_CACHE^Reload the automatic command cache
 Normally, if you change a command file in the cmd or local_cmd tree it
 will automatially be picked up by the cluster program. Sometimes it
@@ -300,6 +321,10 @@ delete a command in the local_cmd tree and want to use the normal one
 again. Execute this command to reset everything back to the state it
 was just after a cluster restart.
 
+=== 9^LOAD/FORWARD^Reload the msg forwarding routing table
+Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
+manually whilst the cluster is running.
+
 === 9^LOAD/MESSAGES^Reload the system messages file
 If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst
 fiddling/writing new commands) you can have them take effect during a
@@ -608,6 +633,10 @@ Tell the system where you are. For example:-
 === 0^SET/WX^Allow WX messages to come out on your terminal
 === 0^UNSET/WX^Stop WX messages coming out on your terminal
 
+=== 0^SHOW/CALL <callsign>^Show any callbook details on a callsign
+This command queries an international callbook server on the internet
+and returns any information available for that callsign. 
+
 === 0^SHOW/DATE [<prefix>|<callsign>]^Show the local time 
 This is very nearly the same as SHOW/TIME, the only difference the format
 of the date string if no arguments are given.
@@ -870,6 +899,16 @@ Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
 === 5^SHUTDOWN^Shutdown the cluster
 Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users 
 
+=== 9^SPOOF <call> <command>^Do a command as though you are another user
+This command is provided so that sysops can set a user's parameters without
+me having to write a special 'sysop' version for every user command. It
+allows you to pretend that you are doing the command as the user you specify.
+
+eg:-
+
+   SPOOF G1TLH set/name Dirk
+   SPOOF G1TLH set/qra JO02LQ
+
 === 5^STAT/DB <dbname>^Show the status of a database
 Show the internal status of a database descriptor.