pms(8)

NAME

pms - Personal Mail System daemon for AX.25 and NET/ROM

SYNOPSIS

pms [-v] [-a | -i | -n | -r] [-p paclen] [-u user-callsign] -o owner-callsign

DESCRIPTION

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.motd

The message printed at sign-on. This file should be edited to reflect local tastes.

/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.

BUGS

This program is very immature, and lacks critical features.

SEE ALSO

ax25d(8), axports(5).

AUTHOR

Alan Cox GW4PTS <[email protected]>
Dave Brown N2RJT <[email protected]>