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Here is the old Dos command list from Raktambara Prabhu with some slight

changes in order to become readable for windows users. It might be not

completely up to date but the main/most functions are there. I hope it is of

some help. y.s.

!! Set your text settings on fixed pitch, 76 letters per line.

or paste it to Word for Windows, etc. and use a non proportional font like

Courier.

 

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| COM COMMAND TREE |

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Updated March 24, 1996 by Rakt

 

The following is a list of all available COM commands (for normal users,

and organizers). There is no further explanation coming with it, but for

those who have some experience with COM already, it may be a help.

 

At the left side there are the basic keywords, and then branching from

them, are the additional keywords. If they are connected by a double line

(===), then it is obligatory to follow at least one of the branches. If

they are connected by a single line (---), then it means that the rest of

the path is optional.

 

At the end of the file is a list with an explanation of most variables

like <person>, <object>, etc., which are used profusely throughout the

file.

 

The commands marked with (*) cannot be used in updump files (with @do

command) that are sent through Internet, because they need further input,

like text, a password, a number, or things like that, or they disturb the

proper working of the COM process.

 

Your servant,

Raktambara das

 

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Add === Receiver === (to Comment) Tree <object>

| == to (Text) <text number> <object>

| == <object>

|

== Cc (Carbon Copy) [to (Text) <text number>] <object>

|

== Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) [to (Text) <text number>] <object>

|

== Scc (Single Carbon Copy) [to (Text) <text number>] <object>

|

== Member to (Conference) <conference>] === <person> [<unread texts>]

== <conference>

 

Attach (File to Text) [<text number>] === <filename>

== <protocol>

(Read) All Mail [<conference>]

 

(Write a Personal) Answer (to Text) [<text number)>] (*)

 

Begin (With New) Name <person> (*)

 

Change === Password (*)

|

== Presentation (*)

|

== Presentation <conference> (*)

|

== Type === Open

| == Closed

| == of <conference> <conference type>

|

== Name (of) File <old filename> <new filename>

|

== Name (of) My File <old filename> <new filename>

|

== Description (of) File <filename> (*)

|

== (Personal) Setting <setting>

|

== Organizer (of Conference) <conference> <person>

|

== Superconference (of) <conference> === <person>

| == <conference>

== Terminal === (Type) [No] Display

| == (Type) ANSI

|

== Read Counter === <number of read letters>

| == <conference> <unread texts>

|

== Unread Counter === <number of unread letters>

| == <conference> <unread texts>

== Note (*) [None]

|

== Forwarding === None

| == Suspend

| == (Only) Letters -| |- <domain address> -|

| == (Only) Texts ---|-|- <person> ---------|--|

| == All (Mail) -----| |

| |

| -------|

| |

| |- UUEncoded ----|

| |- MIME ---------|-|- Shared

| |- Plain --------| |- Alone

| |- Individually -|

== Address 1 (*)

== Address 2 (*)

== Address 3 (*)

== Country (*)

== Phone (*)

 

Comment (on Text) [<text number>] (*)

 

(Get) Day/Time

 

Detach === (File from) Text [<text number>]

== File [<FileName>]

 

Download === File(s) === [from <conference>] <filenames> [<protocol>]

| == Attached (to text) [<text number>] [<protocol>]

|

== My File(s) <filenames> [<protocol>]

|

== Attached File(s) [<text number>] [<protocol>]

|

===== Mail -------------------------|

== Letters ----------------------|

Dump ========== Texts ------------------------|

== Entire Text == <text number> -|

|

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|

|- [Plain]

|-- [My Texts (also)]

|-- [(and) Attached (Files)] --|- Zmodem

|- Network

Erase === Text [<text number>]

|

== File(s) [in <conference>] <filenames>

|

== My File(s) <filenames>

 

Go (to Conference) <conference>

 

Join (Conference) <conference> -- [(with) Unread (texts)] === <unread

texts>

== All

 

List === [backwards] Letters [Attached] -|-|- To <object>

== (My) Marked (Texts) ------------| |- By|From === <person>

| == <domain address>

|

== [backwards] Texts [Attached] --- By/From === <person>

| == <domain address>

== Mail [Detailed]

|

== (Undownloaded) Downdumps

|

== Unread Letters

|

=== All [New] Files (in All File Areas) |-|- Raw [<pattern>]

| = [New] Files [in <conference>] ------| -----------|-|-----------|

| |- Attached -| |- Brief ---|

| |- Detailed |

| with (String) <search string> -|

|

== My [New] Files -|- Attached -------------------| |------------|

| | |- (from) Me] ----| |- Detailed -|

| | |- (from) Others] | |- Brief ----|

| | with (String) <search string> -|

| |

| |- Raw [<pattern>]

| |- (in my) Network (Transfer Directory)

|

== [Active] === Users -|- Open

| | |- Closed

| == Conferences --- <conference type>

|

== Suspended (Conferences)

 

(Write a) Letter (to) <object> [<object>...] (*)

 

Logout

 

Mark (Text) [<text number>]

 

Move === File <filename> <conference>

|

== My File <filename> === <person>

| == <conference>

|

== [<text number>] <conference>

 

(Read) Only (Last) === <number of texts>

== from <text entry>

 

(Reassign) Output (to) File <filename>

 

Quit

 

(Re)type (the Last Text)

 

Review === Presentation (of) === <person>

| == <conference>

|

== Note (of) === <person>

| == <conference>

|

== Mark <mark number>

|

== Attached to <filename>

|

== Again

|

== <text number> -------|

| |

== Entry <entry number> |

| |

== Letter <letter number> -------------------------------|

| |

== [backwards]====== All ------------------|- Nonstop -|-|

== [Forwards] ==| | |- Marked ---| -------------|--

| |- Comments -| | |

| |- Attached -| | |

| | |

== Next [<#>] ---------------| |

| | |

== Last [<#>] ---------------| |

| |- Letter(s) -| |

| | |

== (The) Commented ----------| |

| | |

== (The Comment) Tree -------| |

|

---------|

|

|- No ======= Text

|- With == == Heading

| == Receivers

|- First (Lines) <#>

|- By|From === <person>

| == <domain address>

|- To === <person>

| == <domain address>

| == <conference>

|- After ====== <day of month>

|- Before == == <day of week>

|- CDF

|- RFC822

 

Send (Instant Message to) <person> (*)

 

Show Settings

 

(Show) Status (on) === <person>

== <conference>

== <text number>

 

Subtract === Receiver [from (Text) <text number>] ======= <person>

== Receiver (from Comment) Tree <person> == <conference>

== Member from (Conference) <conference> <person>

 

Suspend <conference> === <conference>

== All (My Conferences)

 

Unsuspend <conference> === <conference>

== All (My Conferences)

 

Unerase === Text <text number>

 

Unmark (Text) === <text number>

== All (Marked Text)

 

Upload === Mail ====== Zmodem

| == Ascii

| == <filename> --- Network

|

== File(s) === to === <conference> ======= <protocol>

| == <person> =========|

| == <domain address> =|

| == Myself ===========|

=============================

 

Where (am) I

 

Who (are Present)

 

Withdraw (Permanently from) === <conference>

== All (My Conferences)

Write (a New) Text (*)

 

 

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Ö------------------·

| USED VARIABLES |

Ó------------------½

 

<conference>

|

|-| Name of a COM conference (not Internet names of other node's

conferences)

 

<conference type>

|- Public

|- Private

|- [Not] Write Protected

|- Open

|- Closed

|- [Not] Original

|- [Not] Default

|- [No] Files

|- [No] Uploads

|- [No] Downloads

|- [No] (Upload) Directory

|- [No] Network

 

<domain address>

|

|-| Internet user name (or name of user or conference on other COM nodes)

 

 

<filename>

|

|-| Name of a file in the file area of a user or conference

 

 

<filenames>

|

|-| One or more times <filename>, separated by spaces

 

 

<object>

|- <person>

|- <conference>

|- <domain Address>

 

<person>

|

|-| Name of a COM user (not Internet user name)

 

 

<protocol>

|- Ascii <filename>

|- no (CRC) Xmodem <filename>

|- Xmodem/CRC <filename>

|- Network <filename>

|- Zmodem

 

<setting>

|- Dates (in) ISO Standard <switch>

|- Daytime (is always default command) <switch>

|- Delayed Commands <switch>

|- Expansion of Abbreviations <switch>

|- Form Feeds in Downdumps <switch>

|- Hangup Automatically (after 5 minutes idle) <switch>

|- Keep Downdumped Files <switch>

|- Letters First (shown before other texts) <switch>

|- (Lines of) Dashes (Around Text) <switch>

|- Only (threshold) <number of texts>

|- Pauses (After Each Screen) <switch>

|- Presence Report (when users come & go) <switch>

|- (Default) Protocol -|

| |- <protocol>

| |- None

|- Quit (as default command when no mail) <switch>

|- Short Headings <switch>

|- Short Menus <switch>

|- (Show All) Comments <switch>

|- (Show All) Receivers <switch>

|- (Show) Mail (at Logon) <switch>

|- Talk little if Datapak <switch>

|- Weekdays (in) Dates <switch>

|- Wordwrap <switch>

 

<switch>

|- On

|- Off

 

<text number>

|

|-| Number of a COM text

 

 

<text entry>

|

|-| Sequence number of a text in a conference (from 1 to no. of texts)

 

 

<unread texts>

|

|-| Number of unread texts in a conference (from 1 to no. of texts)

 

 

 

 

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