PacComm TINY-2 - Page 75

PACKET
CONTROLLER
COMMANDS
Command
List
wwf Orward Command
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cmd:FOrward n <CR>
‘The PMS will respond with seven
Message marked for forwarding
If you try to mark a bulletin for forwarding, the PMS will display:
You
cannot
forward
a
bulletin
The FOrward command also is used to remove the forwarding
flag from a marked message. To undo the forwarding of a message,
enter:
‘cmd:FOrward n <CR>
The PMS will respond with the message:
di t
Message fi
#1
-Callsign
of
node
or
switch
to
be
connected
to.
call#2 ~Optional
calls
i
igi
This command caus
(call#1)
via
no
more
than
one
digipeater
(call#2).
Once this connection exists, the PMS sends the node the connect
string
contained
in
NODetext
to
cause
the
node
to
connect
to
the
desired
BBS/PMS
station.
Once
that
connection
is
established,
the
PMS
uploads
all
messages
marked
for
forwarding.
If
the
station
connected
to
by
the
NODetext
is
the
HOMebbs,
the
standard
BBS
forwarding
format
will
be
used
for
transferrin;
messages,
otherwise
the
PMS
will
follow
the
standar
“human”
format.
If
the
FNPms
command
is
used
to
connect
to
a
station
which
is
not
a
node,
the
NODetext
will
be
sent
but
will
be
interpreted
as
data
and
no
further
action
will
take
place.
After
approximately
five
minutes,
the
PMS
will
time-out
and
disconnect.
If
the
station
connected
to
by
the
NODetext
command
string
is
not
a
BBS
or
PMS
capable
of
receiving
PMS
messages,
or
if
a
forwarding
error
occurs,
automatic
disconnection
takes
place.
This
command
causes
the
PMS
to
connect
to
a
BBS/PMS
station
(call#1)
via no more than one digipeater
(call#2).
The callsign
string
may
not
exceed
23
characters.
Once
this
connection
exists,
the
PMS
uploads
all
messages
marked
for
forwarding.
68 Operating Manual, 4th Ed. © PacComm, 1990