Kantronics KPC–3 Plus User Manual
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76PBBS (Personal Mailbox)IntroductionYour TNC includes a Personal Bulletin Board System (PBBS), a mailbox, which iscapable of storing and forwarding messages for you and other users. This PBBSprovides the same message facilities as a computer based packet radio BBS, normallyreferred to as a full-service BBS, including the forwarding of Bulletins, Private mail, andNTS traffic (for more information on the national network of full-service PC-basedpacket BBS systems, see a current ARRL operations manual).Historical note: The first BBSs in packet radio were PC-based, using softwaredeveloped by Hank Oredson, WØRLI. A national system of packet-radio based BBSshas developed, permitting the automatic forwarding of messages, and files, from oneBBS to another. Today, the large capacity packet radio BBSs are still PC-based, butTNC-based BBSs now provide similar facilities, with medium capacities.The personal mailbox is compatible with the large community bulletin board systems(RLI, MBL, etc) and will allow them to forward mail for you directly into your TNC. Youmay also place messages in your mailbox, and if the local Community BBS systemallows, your TNC mailbox will reverse forward these messages from your personalmailbox into the community system on request. You can even set up your TNC mailboxto automatically connect to the community BBS and forward any messages it has.Using Your PBBSIn order to use any Kantronics TNC PBBS (even your own), first get the cmd: prompt onyour TNC, and then connect to the callsign of the PBBS. For instance, if your MYPBBSis NØKN-1, you would connect to it simply by typing ―C NØKN-1". In this example, thePBBS is in your own TNC, so no packets would be transmitted, but you would connectto the PBBS and receive the same prompt as if you had connected to someone else‘sPBBS.When you connect, you will first see the message from your TNC indicating that you areconnected:*** CONNECTED to NØKN-1The PBBS will then send you its SID (Status ID - e.g., equipment ID) and initial sign-onmessage. If a PTEXT is defined, the TNC will send it as the next line, and then send thePBBS command prompt. For example, a Kantronics KPC-3 Plus might respond to yourPBBS connect with the following:[KPC3P-9.1-HM$]475000 BYTES AVAILABLE IN 15 BLOCK(S)PTEXT would be here (if any)ENTER COMMAND: B,J,K,L,R,S, or Help > |
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