PK-232 MBX – OPERATING MANUAL PACKET-RADIO
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A(bort) Stop Read or List
B(ye) Log off
H(elp) Display this message
J(log) Display stations heard
K(ill) K #: Kill message number #
KM : Kill messages you have read
L(ist) L : List message titles
LM : List messages to you
R(ead) R #: Read message number #
RM : Read all your unread messages
S(end) S : Send a message to SYSOP
S n: Send a message to station n
V(ersion) Display TNC firmware version
? Same as H(elp)
[AEA PK-232M] 18480 free (A,B,H,J,K,L,R,S,V,?) >
There are quite a few options available on the MailDrop, but the most commonly used
commands are L(ist), R(ead), S(end) and K(ill) message. For example, you may first
want to LIST all the messages that are available on a mailbox that you connect to. This
is done by simply sending L or LIST command to the system you have just connected.
If you are interested in any of the message subjects that appear, you may then READ
the messages that interest you. To read a message, simply send the command R [mes-
sage number], where [message number] is the number of the message you are inter-
ested in.
After you are finished reading messages, you may want to SEND a message to the
SYSOP (short for System Operator) or to another user. To send a message simply enter
S [callsign] where [callsign] is the call of the station you are sending the message
to.
When you are finished listing, reading and sending messages, you will want to send the
Bye command to log-off (disconnect) from the Mailbox.
Feel free to experiment with Mailboxes and other packet systems. Remember that most
automatic systems will send you help on commands if you send an H or ?. For more in-
formation on setting up and using your own PK-232 Maildrop, see Chapter 5 on Mail-
Drop Operation.
4.3.3.3 Packet Switches and "Nodes"
When Amateur Packet-Radio was first beginning there were not many stations on the
air. Amateurs at that time "digipeated" through many stations (up to 8) to connect to
others over long distances. As more users became active on Packet, digipeating quickly
proved to be an inefficient way of relaying packets through even a very few stations.
To solve this problem, Amateurs began working on more efficient "higher level" ways of
routing packets over long distances. NET/ROM (tm), ROSE, TCP/IP and TEXNET are
some of the higher level protocols that emerged and are currently in use around the
world.
NET/ROM, developed by Software 2000, quickly became a standard that others imi-
tated. Many networking "Nodes" today use a similar if not identical set of commands.
We will discuss the "Typical" NET/ROM commands you will likely encounter when con-
necting to a Packet switch.
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