Last update 30-Jan-2001
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mbchat - The Sysop to User chat program.
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Synopsys.
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-mbchat <device>
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Description.
--The program mbchat is used for Sysop to User chat. It -must be started by the sysop if the user has paged the sysop. The sysop -must be logged in as user mbse in order to have write -permissions to the same tty as the user has. For example, if the user is -at ttyS0 (COM1), the command to chat would be mbchat ttyS0. -
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Environment.
--In order to run mbchat you must set the global variable -$MBSE_ROOT. This variable must point to the root directory -of the bbs structure. The main configuration file config.data -must be present in the ~/etc directory. -
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Bugs.
--When you try to chat with a user who is up or downloading a file, the -transfer will fail or may even block. You need to check what the user is -doing before using this program. -
-This program will not be developed anymore and will be replaced by a program -that will chat via mbsed. This is safer and can be used even -from a remote site over the net. -
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