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      2                                  INTRODUCTION
      3                                    by hhvn
      4 
      5 1. Navigating around
      6    Each menu has a set of commands, shown in blue. If you need more detail about
      7    the  commands type 'h'  and then enter.  Any command that has "<arg>" in it's
      8    description  is able of taking an argument:  to do so first type the command,
      9    then  the argument,  and hit enter.  Most commands that take arguments should
     10    also give  you a prompt if you don't  give it an argument - however there may
     11    be  some that  are overlooked,  so you  are  best not  to wait  for a prompt.
     12    Any command marked in red is guaranteed to fail if run.  (e,g,  'x'  will not
     13    work if you are on the last reply).
     14 
     15 2. Writing
     16    Attempt  to limit each  line you write  to 80 characters.   The row of equals
     17    symbols can be used to judge this by eye.  The line-editing is an unfortunate
     18    downside to using raw tcp connexions, a sophisticated editor like vi and it's
     19    derivatives require direct access to the tty  - stdin and stdout are seen as
     20    plain files by server.  A workaround is to type your post out in an editor as
     21    you usually would, and paste it into the bbs.
     22 
     23 3. Tips/tricks
     24    The  *s*  command doesn't  require you to type out the entire board name, the
     25    first character should suffice (unless there are boards with names that begin
     26    with the same character). To view the first message in the thread, the sub-id 
     27    isn't  necessary, eg: 'r 1' will work like 'r 1.0'.  Pressing  enter  with no
     28    command  will work like the 'x' command, except if you are on the last reply,
     29    where it will instead act like 'a'.
     30 
     31 hbbs is licensed under the ISC
     32 code: git://haydenvh.com/hbbs
     33       gopher://haydenvh.com/1/git/o/hbbs