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Jnos Operators Guideby John Martin KF8KK Downloads & Special
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| Jnos also allows you to download files and
upload files to the hard drive of the Jnos server.
The 'W' command gives you a listing of what is available on the hard drive. Below is a listing from the 'W' command on my jnos system. It shows a typical directory with 15 files. |
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| The 'D' command for
'DOWNLOAD' will send to
your screen the desired file as a text file. This is fine for the
text files, but for the 'zip' files shown you will need a 'uudecoder' to
convert the files back to 'zip' format.
Before you use this function via the radio be sure to make note of the file sizes so that you don't attempt to download a large file that will tie up the packet channel for a week. As you remember, any commands on the command line before the '?' are 'Alias' commands placed there by the system operator for the users convenience. In Northern MI (ARPSC D7) it is our local standard to provide information on the local packet nodes within reach of a particular system. I have implemented these as the 'MAPLCL' and 'MAPSYS' commands. MAPLCL is an alias command that calls up the 'maplcl.txt' file on the hard drive. Users just have to type 'MAPLCL' and the textual map of the local packet nodes will appear on their screen as shown below. |
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| 'MAPSYS' is yet another of those convenient
'alias' commands and calls up the 'mapsys.txt' file from the hard drive.
The MAPSYS file is more technical than graphical and gives a depiction of the local area packet nodes from a different perspective. An abbreviated image of the MAPSYS file is below. |
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While there are more commands that Jnos provides, I hope those that I've described can get you off to a good start and are not overly confusing. Packet operating is not intuitive and that means that for normal people it's not easy to get accustomed to. Good luck and enjoy packet-- the internet in slow motion! 73 KF8KK
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Jnos Operators Guide:Introduction
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