Type 'passwd' on the command line to change your password, or you can use the Change Password option in the menu. You will be asked to supply your current password and then will be asked twice to give a new password. It can be a little fussy - the new password can't be similiar to your old one, and it can't have any dictionary words in it. Please keep your password at a maximum of eight (8) characters long.
DO keep your original password available as you will need it to access members-only web pages online, such as in the Web Support (http://vcsweb.com/support/) area.
expiry
There's also an option on the first menu screen that you can use too.
/home/name
or
~/
Your user web directory is
/home/name/public_html
or
~/public_html
Replace name with the name you use to login to VideoCam Services.
Do you use a Ramlink or Hard drive? If so, all directories on UNIX systems are very similar in function to CMD style subdirectories. They are very useful.
Any files that are visible on the web are always put in the public_html sub directory. Right now your public_html subdirectory has a file called 'index.html' and that contains your current default web page information as shown above. It's what Lynx and other web browsers see when they type in your URL (http://videocam.net.au/~name).
TERM="vt100"
export TERM
You may see a line that says something along the lines of:
export PATH USERNAME (etc)
In that case, add "TERM" to the line and make sure "TERM=vt100" appears in the file above the export line.
Another way to solve this problem (but only for your current login session) is to type on the command line:
export TERM="vt100"
Then of course, make sure your term program is also set for vt100 as well. (You can set your terminal program to use ANSI, and have the online TERM set for vt100 - this seems to work best overall.)
CTRL-c
less /var/spool/mail/name
Replace name with the name you use to login to VideoCam Services. Use the space bar to page through your mail file. It's probably just the one Internal Pine message, but this way you can at least see what it is.
Another way to list the messages in your mail box is to use the 'List Mail' feature in the menu (it's Option #1 in the Email section).
The other way is to telnet here and check your mail box using Pine, either by typing 'pine' on the command line, or by using the menu option for Email.
Pressing 'r' sends your reply via email/netmail.
This applies to all newsgroups and many newsreader programs.
uuencode filename filename >filename.uue
Yes, you put the name in twice - once so it can find the file in your directory, and again so it knows what to name the file within the uuencode. 'filename.uue' is the resulting uuencoded file.
Next, in whatever program you use for reading the news, post a message to comp.binaries.cbm and give a description of the file and what it's for, and then insert the uuencode as text within the message. If using Pine DON'T use the attach feature in the headers as that would send it as MIME.
I don't know the preferences for the new moderator, but I know Cam preferred uuencodes. Maybe the new one won't care whether it's MIME or uuencode.
The files are "domail" (http://videocam.net.au/local/faqs/domail) and "doreps" (http://videocam.net.au/local/faqs/doreps). We've found it's best if these files are in the users directory as that way you can edit them to suit your needs.
You can download the files from the links above, or you can ask and we'll place them in your directory for you. If you download them, you will need to make them executable (so they run as a program file) by typing on the command line:
chmod 764 domail
chmod 764 doreps
After you've tested and all is well with using the programs, you will need to change the line for UQWK in the file 'domail' to set it so it's no longer 'read-only'.
uqwk +r +m +n +e
Remove the '+r' which tells UQWK to do things in read-only mode. It should look like this when you're ready to for real use of it:
uqwk +m +n +e
You will always have a control.dat file in your directory. If you delete it, do so ONLY AFTER uploading any rep packets. In general, it's best to simply leave it in your directory.
Be sure to upload any .REP (reply) packets BEFORE adding new newsgroups or downloading mail packets.
The program name is 'jmr' and can be started from the command line. Be sure to create a QWK packet using 'domail' first, and to do replies, you'll need to edit the 'dorep' text file and set the UQWK line to:
uqwk -m -n -RVCSWEB.MSG
Assuming the file you want is named "bookmark.html", this is what you type on the command line within FTP:
put bookmark.html
It'll send the file, then you just type "quit" (without the quotes).
Instead of using "anonymous" for the login, use your login name and password you use on the ISP. This should place you in your home directory on the ISP.
Assuming that the file you want is named "bookmark.html", this is what you type on the command line within FTP:
get bookmark.html
It'll send the file, then you just type "quit" (without the quotes).
You can also start links by typing:
links http://someurl.com/
Just replace http://someurl.com with the site you wish to visit.
The program finds all graphic files in your home directory that end with .jpg, .JPG, .jpeg, .JPEG, .gif, .GIF Of special note, the geometry command used will keep the aspect ratio of the image intact, and if the file is already smaller than the geometry size that will fit on the screen, it will not resize the file. This important, as otherwise thumbnail images would become over pixelated and not display correctly.
To use this file on VideoCam Services, either use the option from our menu, or from the command line, type:
convert-cbm
A list of each graphic file found is listed on the screen. When it's finished, the new files that can be viewed will begin with "cbm-" and will have the same filename as the original. IE, if the file to convert is named mypicture.gif, your new image is named 'cbm-mypicture.jpg'.
Download the cbm .jpg images. We suggest using:
sz cbm-*.jpg
Or use VideoCam Services menu option for downloading files.
You can also FTP files to your regular ISP. Alternatively, you can zip the cbm-*.jpg files to download or ftp all files at once.
This program does no housekeeping, so you'll need to delete the graphic files from your directory when you're finished with them. The assumption is that perhaps you have other uses for your images so it's better to let you handle any deletions on your own.
Do you have a question not covered by this file? If so, please send your question to Gaelyne and we'll try to answer it for you, and will add it to this file.
Local Help Index: http://videocam.net.au/local/help
FAQ File: http://videocam.net.au/local/help/faqs/
UNIX Help: http://videocam.net.au/local/help/unix.html
More UNIX Help: http://videocam.net.au/local/help/unixhelp/
Home Page Help: http://vcsweb.com/support/
Members Pages: http://videocam.net.au/local/members/