Special note for MYTERM users
Capturing system messages for later printout
Downloading whole files to your system
Downloading part of a .LBR file to your system
Uploading files to this system
Printing while on-line with remote system
:Special note for MYTERM users
     MYTERM uses the ^K as a local command 
character.  You should use the option menu to change 
this to another character.  This is because METAL 
(and many other RBBS systems) use the ^k as an abort 
code.  The abort code allows you to skip bulletins 
you have already read or to cancel an action you no 
longer are interested in.
     Most MYTERM users simply redefine the local 
command character to the ^L.
     At any time you wish to return to the main 
menu, simply enter a ^J.
     You should always use the 8 bit, no parity 
selection for call RBBS-RCP/M systems unless the 
system is specially configured otherwise.
:Capturing system messages
     To capture the system messages or a list of the 
files on this system, you must use the TEXT FILE 
DOWNLOAD MENU.
     When you select the C option (capture) you will 
be asked for a filename.  If you want this file to 
be on drive b:, preceed the name with 
         b:
     The command the W (Write captured data) option 
writes the buffer to a disk file.  If you exit 
MYTERM without remembering to select this option, 
MYTERM will automatically close the file for you.
     HOWEVER, you must close the file before 
attempting to download a file from a remote system 
to your system.
:Downloading whole files to your system 
     You MUST use Binary Xfer Menu to download files 
from this system to your system.
     The first step to downloading is to move to the 
section (drive and user area) where the file you are 
interested in is located.
     The second step is to tell this system which 
file you want.  XMODEM is the program which sends 
files from this (or any remote) system to you.  Note 
that on most FOG systems, you will not be able to 
download an entire library disk.
     Additional details may be obtained by reading 
the XMODEM.HLP file (type HELP XMODEM<cr> at the 
prompt.
     If you wish to download an entire file, you 
start by typing:
            XMODEM S filename.typ<cr>
at the A>.  "filename.typ" should be the EXACT name 
of the file you want to download.
     XMODEM will check to see if it can find the 
file you want and then will compute the time to send 
you the file.  If the sending time is more than 30 
minutes, XMODEM will tell you that it cannot send 
you the file.
     If the sending time is less than 30 minutes, 
XMODEM will tell you how long it will take to send 
the file.  At this point, you must tell MYTERM to 
receive the file.
     To tell your system to receive the file, do a 
^J to return to the main menu and select the Binary 
Xfer Menu.  Now you simply select R (receive) 
option. 
     MYTERM will respond by asking you for the 
filename.  You may enter the same name or you may 
take this opportunity to change the name.
     If you wish to save the file to a disk in your 
B: drive, preceed the filename by the B:.  For 
example:
                 B:filename.typ<cr>
     Sit back and wait until the transfer is 
completed and you again see this system's prompt.
:Downloading part of a .LBR file to your system 
     You MUST use Binary Xfer Menu to download files 
from this system to your system.
     The first step to downloading is to move to the 
section (drive and user area) where the file you are 
interested in is located.
     The second step is to tell this system which 
file you want.  XMODEM is the program which sends 
files from this (or any remote) system to you.  Note 
that on most FOG systems, you will not be able to 
download an entire library disk.
     Additional details may be obtained by reading 
the XMODEM.HLP file (type HELP XMODEM<cr> at the 
prompt.
     If you wish to download a single file which is 
contained within a .LBR file, you start by typing:
         XMODEM L lbrname filename.typ<cr>
at the A>.  The "lbrname" is the name of the .LBR 
file.  The "filename.typ" should be the EXACT name 
of the file you want to download.
     If you are not sure of the correct filename, 
use the type command to view the contents of the 
 .LBR file:
               TYPE filename.LBR<cr>
For more details on this command read the FILES.HLP.
     XMODEM will check to see if it can find the 
file you want and then will compute the time to send 
you the file.  If the sending time is more than 30 
minutes, XMODEM will tell you that it cannot send 
you the file.
     If the sending time is less than 30 minutes, 
XMODEM will tell you how long it will take to send 
the file.  At this point, you must tell MYTERM to 
receive the file.
     To tell your system to receive the file, enter 
a ^J and select the Binary Xfer Menu.  Now select 
the R (receive) option and MYTERM will respond by 
asking you for the filename.  You may enter the same 
name or you may take this opportunity to change the 
name.
     If you wish to save the file to a disk in your 
B: drive, preceed the filename by the B:.  For 
example:
                 B:filename.typ<cr>
     Sit back and wait until the transfer is 
completed and you again see this system's prompt.
:Uploading files to this system
     Basically, the difference between uploading and 
downloading is which system is sending and which 
system is receiving.
     First, tell this system to receive the file 
using checksum for error checking with
             XMODEM RC filename.typ<cr>
Again, "filename.typ" is the name of the file you 
are sending.  There is no need to tell this system 
where to put the file as it automatically puts it in 
the UPLOAD.PUB section.
     Now, do a ^J to return to the main menu and 
select the Binary Xfer Menu.  Select the S (send) 
option and then enter the name of the file you wish 
to send.  Remember, if the file is on a disk in your 
B: drive, you will have to preceed the filename with 
the drive designator.
     Sit back and wait for the transfer to finish.
:Printing while on-line with remote system
     If you have a centronics printer, it is possible 
to print the messages appearing on the screen as 
they appear rather than storing the information to a 
disk file.  The major drawback to this is that many 
printers will print too slowly.  Since this will 
slow the transmission, this can increase the phone 
costs.
     At any rate, to do it:
     Simply select the P (Printer echo) option from 
the Text File Download Menu.  This is a toggle so 
if you want to cancel the action, return to the Text 
File Download Menu and again select the P option.
     You may, of course, repeat these steps as many 
times as you wish.