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h2. History

InterLink was developed as a low cost, easy to use, and superior linking package in comparison to other linkup software on the market. InterLink allows you to link to any other [Major BBS|gcomm:TheMajorBBS] system that also has the InterLink module and that allows links.

Plugins for InterLink were possible. Originally, the [GameLink] product plugged into and operated over InterLink.

InterLink was written by [Don Pitchford|gcomm:DonPitchford], and distributed by ProStar. It was sold to [Logicom], who then sold it to John Kovl of [Anchorite] in 1997. The source code was lost on John Kovl's drive when it crashed, and he threw out the drive rather than get it recovered.

h2. Module Information

InterLink is similar to the standard and Entertainment Teleconference except for one big difference! Many systems may be "linked" together allowing conference users to chat with each other across the network. For instance, Joe's BBS in Florida may be linked with Bob's BBS in New York allowing conference users on both systems to chat with each other. But that's just the beginning! There can be any number of systems linked together at any given time, creating one HUGE multi-user conference. And chatting isn't the only thing you can do across the network. Following is a brief list of some of commands available while in conference.

h4. Commands

While in conference, anything you type goes out over the network to everyone who happens to be on your channel at the time. In addition, you may use any of the following commands:

NOTE: All commands may be abbreviated to only the first few unique characters. Parameters shown in [brackets] are required and must be specified. Parameters shown in <braces> are optional and may be omitted. 

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History

InterLink was developed as a low cost, easy to use, and superior linking package in comparison to other linkup software on the market. InterLink allows you to link to any other Major BBS system that also has the InterLink module and that allows links.

Plugins for InterLink were possible. Originally, the GameLink product plugged into and operated over InterLink.

InterLink was written by Don Pitchford, and distributed by ProStar. It was sold to Logicom, who then sold it to John Kovl of Anchorite in 1997. The source code was lost on John Kovl's drive when it crashed, and he threw out the drive rather than get it recovered.

Module Information

InterLink is similar to the standard and Entertainment Teleconference except for one big difference! Many systems may be "linked" together allowing conference users to chat with each other across the network. For instance, Joe's BBS in Florida may be linked with Bob's BBS in New York allowing conference users on both systems to chat with each other. But that's just the beginning! There can be any number of systems linked together at any given time, creating one HUGE multi-user conference. And chatting isn't the only thing you can do across the network. Following is a brief list of some of commands available while in conference.

Commands

While in conference, anything you type goes out over the network to everyone who happens to be on your channel at the time. In addition, you may use any of the following commands:

NOTE: All commands may be abbreviated to only the first few unique characters. Parameters shown in brackets are required and must be specified. Parameters shown in <braces> are optional and may be omitted.

/[who] [...]             - Same as whisper.
>[who] [...]             - Send message directed at user.
//[...]                  - Whisper to same user again.
/ACTIONS                 - Lists available action words.
/CHANNEL [name]          - Change to this channel name.
/NET <node>              - Displays linked node information.
/NPAGE [who] <...>       - Page user.
/NREG [who]              - Display Registry information on user.
/SCAN <channel> or <ALL> - Displays list of conference users.
/NUSERS <node>           - Displays list of users online at node.
/WHISPER [who] [...]     - Send message privately to user.
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For

more

detailed

help

on

any

of

the

above

commands,

type

?

or

HELP

while

in

conference.

Hints

&

Tips

The

term

"node"

refers

to

any

system

that

is

linked

to

the

network.

Each

node

has

it's

own

unique

Node-ID

consisting

of

three

or

more

characters.

For

example:

{:=

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} Node-ID System Name Location ------- -------------------------------- -------------------- JBS Joe's BBS System Florida BOB Bob's Meg-a-Files Online Service New York {code}

The

Node-ID

is

used

the

identify

a

particular

system

or

a

user

at

that

system.

For

instance,

there

may

be

a

user

called

Sysop

at

Joe's

BBS

in

Florida,

and

another

user

called

Sysop

at

Bob's

system.

To

identify

which

Sysop

a

message

is

from,

the

Node-ID

is

attached

to

the

user's

name:

{:=

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} *** From Sysop@JBS: Hello everyone! {code}

By

looking

at

the

Node-ID

you

know

the

message

came

from

Sysop

at

Joe's

BBS

in

Florida.

If

you

want

to

get

a

message

to

a

particular

user

as

fast

as

possible

it

is

advised

that

you

specify

the

Node-ID

where

that

user

resides.

For

example:

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{code:borderStyle=solid} /Whisper Sysop@JBS Hello, how's it going? {code}

If

you

had

ommitted

the

Node-ID,

the

system

would

have

had

to

search

each

and

every

node

to

find

out

where

Sysop

was.

Depending

on

the

number

of

nodes

linked,

this

could

be

very

time

consuming,

not

to

mention

all

the

communication

traffic

between

nodes.

Just

remember

that

whenever

you

can,

you

should

use

the

Node-ID

to

speed

things

up.