/etc/ax25/pms.motd
The message printed at sign-on. This file should be edited to reflect local tastes.
pms8
Personal mail system daemon for ax.25 and net/rom
Usage
pms [-v]
[{-a | -i | -n | -r}]
[-p
paclen]
[-u
user-callsign]
-o
owner-callsign
Overview
PMS is a simple personal mail system, modelled after the mailbox feature of many TNCs. PMS is still evolving.
Options
-
-v -
Display the version.
-
-b -
The connection is from a BBS.
-
-a -
The connection is via AX.25. The default is that the connection is simply from the command line, for debugging.
-
-i -
The connection is via INET.
-
-n -
The connection is via NETROM. The default is command line.
-
-r -
The connection is via ROSE. The default is command line.
-
-p paclen -
The maximum packet length to allow.
-
-u user-callsign -
The callsign of the connecting user. Not needed with AX.25 or NETROM.
-
-o owner-callsign -
The callsign of the PMS owner.
Commands
The following commands are supported for users of PMS.
- B
-
Bye: disconnect from the pms.
- I
-
Info: display the contents of the /usr/local/pms/info file, which should describe any aspects of your system that you would like to brag about.
- J
-
JHeard: display a list of all callsigns heard, with the name of the port and the time since the callsign was heard.
- P
-
Ports: list the AX.25 ports on the system, showing the name, baud rate, and description of each.
- SB group
-
Send Bulletin: Send a bulletin, intended for multiple recipients.
- SP callsign
-
Send Private: Send a message to a user of this system. The user must have a callsign configured by the axparms -assoc command.
- S callsign
-
Send: same as Send Private.
- T
-
Talk: chat with the sysop.
- U
-
Users: show current user callsigns.
- Q
-
Quit
Files
-
/etc/ax25/pms.info -
The response to the 'info' command. This file should be edited to reflect the local configuration.
-
/var/ax25/pms/loggedin -
Database of current users.
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm).