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| ====== bboard ====== | ====== bboard ====== |
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| The ''bboard'' is a threaded multi discussion bulletin board. It goes back when the original SDF was just a BBS. You may think of it as a corkboard at a community center where members post notes with thumb tacks. It is, along with commode, one of the best ways to get help and news from SDF-EU. Voting of new features and changes on SDF-EU policies also take place at the bboard (ARPA membership or above required) | The ''bboard'' is a threaded multi discussion bulletin board. It goes back when the original SDF was just a BBS. You may think of it as a corkboard at a community center where members post notes with thumb tacks. It is, along with commode, one of the best ways to get help and news from SDF-EU. Voting of new features and changes on SDF-EU policies also take place at the bboard (ARPA membership or above required) |
| ===== Some relevant bboards ===== | ===== Some relevant bboards ===== |
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| * To ask for help **from another user**, use **''<HELPDESK>''** to have your query answered **by another user (admins do //NOT// read <HELPDESK>)** | * To ask for help **from another user**, use **''<HELPDESK>''** to have your query answered **by another user (admins ((The //[[wp>System_administrator|admin]]// [[wp>Pseudonym|pseudonym]]‚ for members′ [[https://sdf.org/?status|home]]‚ is //[[https://sdf.org/?faq?BASICS?12|SDF Membership]]//.)) do //NOT// read <HELPDESK>)** |
| * All system notices are posted on **''<ANNOUNCE>''** (read this first if something is wrong) | * All system notices are posted on **''<ANNOUNCE>''** (read this first if something is wrong) |
| * Current discussions about SDF-EU happen on **''<SDFEU>''** | * Current discussions about SDF-EU happen on **''<SDFEU>''** |
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| === New Post === | === New Post === |
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| <SDFEU> Command: POST | <SDFEU> Command: POST |
| Subject: Timezone? | Subject: Timezone? |
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| === Reply === | === Reply === |
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| <SDFEU> Command: REPLY (A NUMBER) 3 | <SDFEU> Command: REPLY (A NUMBER) 3 |
| REPLY to "Meetup at EuroBSDcon" ? (y/n) | REPLY to "Meetup at EuroBSDcon" ? (y/n) |
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| To remove a previously killed board from the list and start scanning it for new posts again, ''(G)OTO'' the killed board and press ''K'' again to remove it from your kill list. | To remove a previously killed board from the list and start scanning it for new posts again, ''(G)OTO'' the killed board and press ''K'' again to remove it from your kill list. |
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| ==== Change default editor ==== | ==== Change default editor ==== |
| color normal white | color normal white |
| </file> | </file> |
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| == Learning to use Vi-style Editors: == | == Learning to use Vi-style Editors: == |
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| If you decide to practice with elvis(1), the //':help'// command should provide an info(1)-like documentation environment (use //':q'// to close it). Keep in mind that this :help documentation is not available within bboard(1) as elvis(1) is run in a restricted command mode. More extensive elvis(1) documentation is on the main SDF hosts at ///usr/pkg/share/doc/elvis/elvis.html// . | If you decide to practice with elvis(1), the //':help'// command should provide an info(1)-like documentation environment (use //':q'// to close it). Keep in mind that this :help documentation is not available within bboard(1) as elvis(1) is run in a restricted command mode. More extensive elvis(1) documentation is on the main SDF hosts at ///usr/pkg/share/doc/elvis/elvis.html// . |
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| == Running Spell-check on a bboard(1) Post in vi == | == Running Spell-check on a bboard(1) Post in vi == |
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| The words in your personal word file do not need to be sorted however all lowercase words are treated as case-insensitive; use uppercase if the distinction matters. The wordfile words will be treated as "correct" by the spellchecker. | The words in your personal word file do not need to be sorted however all lowercase words are treated as case-insensitive; use uppercase if the distinction matters. The wordfile words will be treated as "correct" by the spellchecker. |
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| ==== Make bboard More Accessible ==== | ==== Make bboard More Accessible ==== |
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| You may have luck with the settings below in your //.bboardrc//: | You may have luck with the settings below in your //.bboardrc//: |
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| [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/bboard-tutorial | bboard tutorial]] - legacy link | |
| | [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/bboard-tutorial | bboard tutorial]] - traditional link (using [[wp>Revision_Control_System|RCS]])\\ This wiki page was reviewed with the Plan 9 [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#abaco|abaco]], and [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#mothra|mothra]], browsers. |
