KPC-9612 Version 5.2 July 19, 1994
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There are two methods of gaining SYSOP status, the first is simply connecting to your own PBBS
from the terminal attached to your KPC-9612. The second method is to connect to your KPC-9612
from another station over the radio and provide the proper validation. Once connected to the
PBBS, the very first command you enter must be SYSOP. The KPC-9612 PBBS will then respond
with three lines of six numbers each. Choose one of these three lines and decode the RTEXT using
these numbers.
For example, assume your KPC-9612 has the RTEXT set to "This is a sample rtext." When you con-
nect to this KPC-9612 PBBS from a remote station and give the SYSOP commend, it will send you:
1 12 3 18 6 9
2 10 22 5 7 18
13 16 4 9 1 20
To simplify this, let's re-write the RTEXT as:
1 2
12345678901234567890123
This is a samle rtext.
Using the first line of numbers to decode this, the number 1 means the letter "T", the number 12
means "a", 3 means "i", 18 means "r", 6 means "i", and 9 means "a". The proper response is
therefore Tairia - note that this is case sensitive, so you must properly use upper and lower case
characters to gain SYSOP access.
Once you have gained SYSOP status, a new command is available through the PBBS – Edit The Ed-
it command is used to change information contained in the message, and also to change the mes-
sage header.
Each message will have a TYPE indicated by the letter P (private), B (bulletin), or T (traffic). To
change the message type, enter the edit command with the message number and the new type
(i.e. E 2 P would edit message number 2 to become a private message). Messages may also have
a STATUS which is indicated by the letters shown below:
Y (yes it has been read) – Private messages only
N (no it has not been read) – Private messages only
F (this message has been forwarded to another BBS)
H (this message is being HELD)
If a message is marked as HELD, you can "unhold" it by using the EDIT command followed by the
number of the message, and the letter H. The letter H acts as a toggle: it will hold an unheld mes-
sage or unhold a held message (e.g. E 2 H).
A message marked with F means that this message has already been forwarded to another BBS.
You should NOT change this flag, as this could cause duplicate messages to be introduced into the
BBS system. If you absolutely MUST change it, use the Edit command with the message number
and F (e.g. E 3 F).
A private message may have the Y or N flag set. This indicates whether or not the addressee has
read the message. You can change this using the Edit command, message number, and either Y or
N (e.g. E 6 Y).
As SYSOP, you can also change the TO field, ©BBS field, FROM field, or even the subject/text of
the message. The following commands are used for these purposes:
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