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====== bboard, castor and finger ======

|bboard:|bboard [-nps] [-r n]|9p contrib directory|
|castor:|castor [address]| |

===== 9p bboard acme example =====

<code>
  cpu% acme
</code>

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 click menu text **//New//**|
| [blank] |:::||

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|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
| [panel] |:::||

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look** //''bboard''//|:::|⇐ Type the text //**bboard**// after the text **Look**|
| [panel] |:::||

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look** //''bboard''//|:::|⇐ With mouse button 1 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ mouse button 2 click the highlighted text|
| [panel] |:::||

OR

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|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look** //''bboard''//|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ then release mouse button 2|
| [panel] |:::||

OR

<code>
  cpu% acme
</code>

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 click menu text **//New//**|
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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
|bboard|:::|⇐ Type the text //**bboard**//|

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
|''bboard''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 1 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ mouse button 2 click the highlighted text|
|''bboard''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 highlight text //**bboard**//,\\ then release mouse button 2|

===== bboard post example =====

|bboard:|bboard [-nps] [-r n]|9p contrib directory|

<code>
  cpu% bboard
  usage: bboard [-nps] [-r n]
  
  bboard -p post a news article
  bboard -n read all new posts since last read
  bboard -r n read a particular post
  bboard -s print a list of subjects
</code>

|x|'''bboard -p''' from the rio rc prompt, only.|
|x|A '''bboard -p''' will not work within acme with win, or a prompt within acme.|
|x|Use '''lc -l /tmp''' to locate an unsuccessful '''bboard -p''' post.|

<code>
  cpu% bboard -p
</code>

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**/tmp/2021-09-29T05:56:09+00:00 Del Snarf : Look**|:::||
|Subject:|:::|⇐ Type the bboard subject here.|
|[blank]|:::|⇐ Press the Enter key once, to advance one line.|
|[The body of the new bboard message belongs here.]|:::|⇐ Type the body of the new bboard message here. **//Put//** to post the bboard message, then **//Del//** and **//Exit//** to quit. ((//Be sure to middle **Put** and middle **Exit** to successfully post.  To abort a post, just clear the buffer.  Anything less than 15 characters will be considered an aborted post//.))|
|[blank]|:::|⇐ Hint, add another [blank] line after the text, before the **//Put//**, **//Del//** and **//Exit//** is completed.|

===== bboard read example =====

<code>
  cpu% bboard -r 13
</code>

<code>
  cpu% bboard -r 5|page
</code>

===== bboard reply example =====

|**1.**|Avoid using a "**:**" (colon) in the //Subject:// field.|
|a.|Optional: a "**-**" (dash) is used after the "**Re**".|

<code>
  cpu% bboard -s
</code>

<code>
  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
</code>

<code>
  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
</code>

<code>
  cpu% bboard -p
</code>

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**/tmp/2021-09-29T05:56:09+00:00 Del Snarf : Look**|:::||
|Subject: **//''Re -''//** //Hello bboard//|:::|⇐ Type the bboard **//''Re -''//** ((//A **//''Re:''//** will not include the subject// ''Hello bboard'' //after the **Put** and **Exit**//.)) and subject here.|
|[blank]|:::|⇐ Press the Enter key once, to advance one line.|
|[The body of the reply bboard message belongs here.]|:::|⇐ Type the body of the new bboard message here. **//Put//** to post the bboard message, then **//Del//** and **//Exit//** to quit. ((//Be sure to middle **Put** and middle **Exit** to successfully post.  To abort a post, just clear the buffer.  Anything less than 15 characters will be considered an aborted post//.))|
|[blank]|:::|⇐ Hint, add another [blank] line after the text, before the **//Put//**, **//Del//** and **//Exit//** is completed.|

<code>
  cpu% bboard -s
</code>

<code>
  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
</code>

<code>
  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
  :38:  2022-12-19  08:11:48+00:00   auser5      Re - Hello bboard
</code>

==== double-struck capital r ====

|**1.**|Avoid using a "**:**" (colon) in the //Subject:// field.|
|a.|Optional: a "**-**" (dash) is used after the ''ℝe''.|

|x|//The sequence for entering a double-struck// ℝ //on an IBM keyboard is// ''ALT-R-R''.|[[plan9front_-_unicode_utf_and_fontviewer#keyboard|keyboard]]|

<code>
  cpu% bboard -s
</code>

<code>
  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
</code>

<code>
  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
</code>

<code>
  cpu% bboard -p
</code>

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**/tmp/2021-09-29T05:56:09+00:00 Del Snarf : Look**|:::||
|Subject: ''ℝe -'' //Hello bboard//|:::|⇐ Type the bboard ''ℝe -'' ((//A **//''Re:''//** will not include the subject// ''Hello bboard'' //after the **Put** and **Exit**//.)) and subject here.|
|[blank]|:::|⇐ Press the Enter key once, to advance one line.|
|[The body of the reply bboard message belongs here.]|:::|⇐ Type the body of the new bboard message here. **//Put//** to post the bboard message, then **//Del//** and **//Exit//** to quit. ((//Be sure to middle **Put** and middle **Exit** to successfully post.  To abort a post, just clear the buffer.  Anything less than 15 characters will be considered an aborted post//.))|
|[blank]|:::|⇐ Hint, add another [blank] line after the text, before the **//Put//**, **//Del//** and **//Exit//** is completed.|

<code>
  cpu% bboard -s
</code>

<code>
  Num   Date        Time             Tacker      Subject
</code>

<code>
  :37:  2022-12-15  22:05:12-06:00   auser2      Hello bboard
  :38:  2022-12-19  08:11:48+00:00   auser5      ℝe - Hello bboard
</code>

====== Gemini ======

^9p.sdf.org gemini index file location^
|''/usr/$user/html/index.gem''|

|x|SDF 9p Gemini server //example ((For use as an //SDF Plan 9 Boot Camp// Gemini server example: ''<nowiki>gemini://9p.sdf.org</nowiki>''.))//: <nowiki>gemini://9p.sdf.org</nowiki> ((The infrequent //Gemini server example// is dependent on schedule availability.))|
|x|Supported [[gemini_site_setup_and_hosting_features|SDF Gemini servers]], and introduction.|

====== castor ======

|castor:|castor [address]|- A Gemini browser for Plan 9|

===== 9p castor example =====

<code>
  cpu% castor gemini://sdf.org
</code>

^castor menu^^^
|**back**|:::||
|**forward**|:::||
|**search**|:::|⇐ Enter the text //**mkgopher**//, after selecting ''search'' with a mouse button 2 press.|
|**bookmarks**|:::||
|**add bookmark**|:::||
|**exit**|:::||

====== finger ======

|finger:|toe - A very basic finger client for plan9/9front.|

<code>
  cpu% touch $home/lib/finger
  cpu% echo '$user is a Plan 9 Boot Camper.' >$home/lib/finger
</code>

<code>
  cpu% finger $user@9p
</code>

|x|//Up to 100 lines can be served from it.//|

<file config $home/lib/finger example>
== finger section
$user is a Plan 9 Boot Camper.

=== microblog section
$user setup camp at 9p.sdf.org while using castor.
</file>

====== gemnine ======

|gemnine:|gemnine [-w] [URL]|- Gemini browser for Plan 9|

===== 9p gemnine acme example =====

<code>
  cpu% acme
</code>

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 click menu text **//New//**|
| [blank] |:::||

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|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
|gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>|:::|⇐ Type the text //**gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>**//|

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|**New Cut Paste Snarf Sort Zerox Delcol**|:::||
|**Del Snarf <nowiki>|</nowiki> Look**|:::||
|''gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 1 highlight text //**gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>**//,\\ mouse button 2 click the highlighted text|
|''gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>''|:::|⇐ With mouse button 2 highlight text //**gemnine gemini:<nowiki>//</nowiki><nowiki>sdf.org</nowiki>**//,\\ then release mouse button 2|

====== gopher ======

<code>
  cpu% gopher gopher://sdf.org
</code>

^gopher menu^^^
|**search**|:::||
|**bookmarks**|:::||
|**add bookmark**|:::||⇐ Enter a name or phrase, after selecting ''add bookmark'' with a mouse button 2 press.|
|**exit**|:::||