board - a simple bulletin board interface
NAME
board
board -r [ board_name] [board_name]
board -u [ board_name] [board_name]
board -q
board -n [xbiff_parameters]
board is a simple implementation of a bulletin board system. Each board
is kept in the format of an ELM folder. After entering a bulletin board using
this program, individual bulletins are handled (read, searched, forwarded,
stored, etc.) exactly as mail messages in the ELM mail interface program.
To send a message to the board, send a message to 'vsspboard'. The
Subject field must be in the form 'BoardName: subject_of_the_message', eg.
'News: new machine running'. If no board name is given, the message is
directed to the discuss board.
- board -r [ board_name] [board_name]
- Enter specified boards . If no board_names are given, all boards
are entered; board -r can therefore used to find out about all boards.
- board -u [ board_name] [board_name]
- Like board -r , but enter only boards with unread messages.
- board -q
- Print names off all boards containing new messages. This command can be
placed in the .login file.
- board -n [xbiff_parameters]
- Runs an xbiff notification program in the background. The program will signal
arrival of a messages in any board by a change of the displayed icon (usually
an empty/full) tray. Use xbiff_parameters to define the geometry and colour
of the icon. Use board -u to read the new messages. The size of the window
should be at least 90x65 otherwise the title 'board' wouldn't be visible.
At present no security features are implemented (anyone with read
permissions can read any of the bulletin boards).
No interface for xmh users provided.
elm(1), mail(1), xbiff(l)
G. Matas at University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
30-Jan-97. Automatically converted by man2html,
written by G.Matas (g.matas@ee.surrey.ac.uk)