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Title says it all really, this command lists all the databases defined
in the system. It is also aliased to SHOW/COMMAND.
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+DBCREATE allows you to define a database in the system. It doesn't actually
+create anything, just defines it.
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+The databases that are created are simple DB_File hash databases, they are
+therefore already 'indexed'.
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+You can define a local database with the first form of the command eg:
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+If you want to import or update data in bulk to a database you can use
+this command. It will either create or update entries into an existing
+database. For example:-
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+DBREMOVE will completely remove a database entry and also delete any data
+file that is associated with it.
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+There is no warning, no comeback, no safety net.
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+For example:
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@@ -2399,6 +2557,73 @@ SHOW/COMMAND to find out) you can do the same thing with:
DBSHOW buck G1TLH
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+Executing this command will only have an effect if you are running the cluster
+in debug mode i.e.
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+This command will completely remove a one or more callsigns
+from the US States database.
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+There is NO SECOND CHANCE.
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+It goes without saying that you should use this command CAREFULLY!
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+Note that these callsign may be re-instated by any weekly updates from
+the FCC.
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+This command will completely remove a one or more users from the database.
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+There is NO SECOND CHANCE.
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+It goes without saying that you should use this command CAREFULLY!
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+This command is provided so that sysops can demonstrate commands to
+other users. It runs a command as though that user had typed it in and
+then sends the output to that user, together with the command that
+caused it.
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@@ -2597,6 +2822,45 @@ produces:-
on the output.
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+Export a message to a file. This command can only be executed on a local
+console with a fully privileged user. The file produced will be in a form
+ready to be imported back into the cluster by placing it in the import
+directory (/spider/msg/import).
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+This command cannot overwrite an existing file. This is to provide some
+measure of security. Any files written will owned by the same user as the
+main cluster, otherwise you can put the new files anywhere the cluster can
+access. For example:-
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+Export the users database to a file in ascii format. If no filename
+is given then it will export the file to /spider/data/user_asc.
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+If the file already exists it will be renamed to <filename>.o. In fact
+up to 5 generations of the file can be kept each one with an extra 'o' on the
+suffix.
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+BE WARNED: this will write to any file you have write access to. No check is
+made on the filename (if any) that you specify.
@@ -2981,6 +3245,77 @@ Remove this message from the entire cluster system as well as your node.
This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
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+Reload the /spider/cmd/Aliases file after you have editted it. You
+will need to do this if you change this file whilst the cluster is
+running in order for the changes to take effect.
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+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.
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+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.
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+Reload the /spider/data/bands.pl file if you have changed it manually whilst
+the cluster is running.
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+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
+can get confused if you are doing a lot of moving commands about or
+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.
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+Reload the /spider/msg/forward.pl file if you have changed it
+manually whilst the cluster is running.
@@ -3010,6 +3345,30 @@ If there is a message number, then it will take the message, run
convkeps.pl on it and then load the data, all in one step.
These messages are sent to ALL by GB7DJK (and others) from time to time.
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+If you change the /spider/perl/Messages file (usually whilst
+fiddling/writing new commands) you can have them take effect during a
+cluster session by executing this command. You need to do this if get
+something like :-
+
+unknown message 'xxxx' in lang 'en'
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+Reload the /spider/data/prefix_data.pl file if you have changed it
+manually whilst the cluster is running.
@@ -3025,6 +3384,43 @@ node must be connected locally.
You can request any number of spots or wwv and although they will be appended
to your databases they will not duplicate any that have recently been added
(the last 2 days for spots and last month for WWV data).
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+Alter message parameters like To, From, Subject, whether private or bulletin
+or return receipt (RR) is required or whether to keep this message from timing
+out.
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@@ -3444,6 +3840,65 @@ You can reply to a message and the subject will automatically have
You can also use all the extra qualifiers such as RR, PRIVATE,
NOPRIVATE, B that you can use with the SEND command (see SEND
for further details)
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+This sysop only cammand allows you to save the output of one or more
+commands to a file. For example:-
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@@ -3647,6 +4102,14 @@ You can carry on with the message until you are ready to send it.
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+Connect a node to your system in such a way that you are a full protocol
+member of its network and can see all spots on it, but nothing either leaks
+out from it nor goes back into from the rest of the nodes connected to you.
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+You can potentially connect several nodes in this way.
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@@ -3753,6 +4230,14 @@ and nl (Dutch).
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+The password for a user can only be set by a full sysop. The string
+can contain any characters.
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+The way this field is used depends on context. If it is being used in
+the SYSOP command context then you are offered 5 random numbers and you
+have to supply the corresponding letters. This is now mainly for ax25
+connections.
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+If it is being used on incoming telnet connections then, if a password
+is set or the:
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+As from release 1.35 all neighbouring nodes are pinged at regular intervals
+in order to determine the rolling quality of the link and, in future, to
+affect routing decisions. The default interval is 300 secs or 5 minutes.
+
+You can use this command to set a different interval. Please don't.
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+But if you do the value you enter is treated as minutes up 30 and seconds
+for numbers greater than that.
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+This is used also to help determine when a link is down at the far end
+(as certain cluster software doesn't always notice), see SET/OBSCOUNT
+for more information.
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+If you must change it (and it may be useful for internet connected nodes
+on dynamic IP addresses that go away after a set time of usage) the time
+can be specified as:-
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+Set the privilege level on a callsign. The privilege levels that pertain
+to commands are as default:-
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@@ -3879,6 +4448,14 @@ Tell the system where you are. For example:-
SET/QTH East Dereham, Norfolk
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@@ -3889,6 +4466,29 @@ Tell the system where you are. For example:-
Tell the system that the call(s) are to be treated as DXSpider node and
fed new style DX Protocol rather normal user commands.
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+In order to get accurate headings and such like you must tell the system
+what your latitude and longitude is. If you have not yet done a SET/QRA
+then this command will set your QRA locator for you. For example:-
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@@ -3897,6 +4497,23 @@ fed new style DX Protocol rather normal user commands.
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+This command allows you to add or alter a callsign in the US state
+database. Use with extreme caution. Anything you do here will be
+overwritten by any weekly updates that affect this callsign
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@@ -4069,6 +4686,14 @@ and returns any information available for that callsign. This service
is provided for users of this software by http://www.qslinfo.de.
See also SHOW/QRZ, SHOW/WM7D.
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@@ -4343,6 +4968,14 @@ all the categories will be listed.
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@@ -4850,6 +5491,25 @@ Display the most recent WWV information that has been received by the system
Shutdown the cluster and disconnect all the users
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+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.
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+eg:-
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@@ -5231,6 +5891,25 @@ will allow text with this word again.
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+You can choose to log several different levels. The levels are
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@@ -5366,6 +6045,23 @@ You can unset the hops with command UNSET/HOPS. For example:-
unset/hops gb7mbc spots
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+Remove isolation from a node - SET/ISOLATE
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@@ -5374,6 +6070,16 @@ You can unset the hops with command UNSET/HOPS. For example:-
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+This command allows the sysop to completely delete and remove a
+password for a user.
@@ -5405,6 +6111,31 @@ fixed prompt).
UNSET/PROMPT will undo the SET/PROMPT command and set you prompt back to
normal.
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+Registration is a concept that you can switch on by executing the
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