PK-232 MBX – OPERATING MANUAL MAILDROP OPERATION
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While you're "logged on" to your MailDrop, a connect request from another station will
cause the PK-232 to send the "BUSY" frame to the distant station. When you are finished us-
ing your MailDrop, type "B" (BYE) to "log off" your MailDrop. This will return your PK-232 to
normal operation and make the MailDrop available to other stations.
In Packet mode, you must leave the MAILDROP command ON to make it available for
others. No other stations can reach your MailDrop unless the MAILDROP command is turned
ON. In AMTOR, TMAIL must be ON.
You have full control of your PK-232 while the MAILDROP is ON. You can connect to others
and carry on normal QSOs using the call sign in MYCALL provided you have entered a sepa-
rate MYMAIL MailDrop callsign.
5.2.1 Monitor MailDrop Operation
Set MDMON to ON to monitor other stations' use of your MailDrop. Set MDMON OFF (de-
fault) to cancel MailDrop monitoring. User bit 13 allows MailDrop connect and status mes-
sages to be disabled as well. See the UBIT command in the command summary for specif-
ics.
The MDMON command permits you to monitor a station's activity on your MailDrop show-
ing you both sides of the QSO. Packet headers are not shown while a caller is connected
to your MailDrop. When a caller is connected to the MailDrop, MCON determines what
packets are monitored.
When your MailDrop is idle, MONITOR determines what packets are seen.
5.2.2 Caller Prompts
MTEXT is the MailDrop connect-message prompt sent to a Packet station connecting to
the MailDrop if MMSG is ON. The default message is:
Welcome to my AEA PK-232M maildrop.
Type H for help.
MDPROMPT is the Message prompt sent to a station by the MailDrop. This prompt is given
to a station sending a message. You can enter any text with a maximum length of 80
bytes. The default prompt is:
Subject:/Enter message, ^Z (CTRL-Z) or /EX to end
You may wish to enter a CTEXT message announcing the presence of a mailbox and the
call sign (MYMAIL) used to access your MailDrop.
5.3 SYSOP MailDrop Commands
While you have logged on to your MailDrop from your local keyboard with the MDCHECK
command, the commands available to you are:
B, E, K, L, R, S.
These are the "standard" BBS commands available to the MailDrop SYSOP.
Any other command sent by you is answered with the error message
*** What?. A brief
description of each command follows. All the available commands are described in detail fol-
lowing the next section.
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