Monitor Maildrop Operation; Caller Prompt; Caller And Sysop Maildrop Commands - Advanced Electronic Applications PK-88 Operating Manual

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Type B (BYE) to 'log off' or quit control of your MailDrop. Your PK-88 is returned to Mail-
Drop operation and made available to calling stations. A connect request from a calling
station will now cause the PK-88 to connect and send the MailDrop prompt to the dis-
tant station.
You still have full control of your PK-88 while the MAILDROP is ON. You can initiate out-
bound connect requests to other Packet stations and carry on normal connected-mode
contacts. You can make multiple connections on any of the logical channels. However,
you should not enter Converse or Transparent mode on the same logical channel as a
calling station using the MailDrop.
4.12.2.3

Monitor MailDrop Operation

Set MDMON
MDM. Set
The MDMON command permits you to monitor a calling station's activity on your Mail-
Drop showing you both sides of the MailDrop QSO. Packet headers are not shown while
a caller is connected to your MailDrop.
When a caller is not connected to your MailDrop, channel activity is monitored in nor-
mal fashion according to the setting of MONITOR.
4.12.3

Caller Prompt

MDPROMPT (text) is the message prompt sent to a calling station by your MailDrop. This
prompt has no connection with BTEXT and is sent only when a logged-on caller wishes to
send a message.
You can install any 'personalized' text with a maximum length of 80 bytes. The minimum
command string is MDP. The default prompt is:
Enter message, ^Z (CTRL-Z) to end
4.12.4

Caller and SysOp MailDrop Commands

While your MailDrop is active, or if you have logged on to your MailDrop from your local
keyboard with the MDCHECK command, the only commands available to you and the call-
ing station are:
B, K, L, R and S.
Any other command sent by the calling station is answered with the error message
. If you as SysOp enter an incorrect command, you'll see the error message
What?
(no asterisks).
?What?
While a distant station is using the MailDrop, you can continue to issue commands to the
PK-88 without interfering with the MailDrop.
The 'standard' BBS commands available to both you and the calling station are:
B BYE
K KILL
L LIST
to ON (default) to monitor your MailDrop. The minimum command string is
MDMON OFF to cancel MailDrop monitoring.
Log off the MailDrop
Kill or delete messages
List the message directory
R READ Read a specific message
S SEND Send a message
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