4 COMMUNICATING TO OTHER USERS
6 There are several commands you could use for communicating with other users.
7 Here is a list, followed by some comparisons.
10 -------- --------------------------------------------
11 +channel Listen to tells sent to a given channel (-channel to leave a
13 cshout Talk to all users who are open to shouts; message must be
15 it Special kind of shout
16 kibitz Talk to all players and observers of a specific chess game
17 message Send a user a message to be stored, even if the user is not
18 logged on at that time
19 ptell Talk to your bughouse partner
20 say Talk to the user you are playing chess with (or have just
22 shout Talk to all users who are open to shouts
23 tell Talk to one user, or users on one channel
24 whisper Talk to all observers of a specific chess game
25 xtell Talk to one user, but allow for a continuing conversation
28 In general, "message" works like an answering machine, " ptell", "tell" and
29 "say" are like normal one-to-one conversations, "shout", "cshout", "it" and
30 "tell <channel>" are for group talks, and "kibitz" and "whisper" are for
31 commenting on a chess match you are observing. Channel 1 is the server help
32 channel (see the chan_1 help file).
37 In general, you will receive every message sent to all users, to users on
38 channels you are listening to, and to you personally. However, you can decide
39 not to be open to certain kinds of communications. The "shout" and "tell"
40 variables can be set to limit what you will hear (read the intro_settings help
41 file). You can also decide not to hear anything from a given user (the
44 The "message" command is used to send a message to a user and have it
45 stored. This command can also be used to read (and re-read) old messages that
46 have been sent to you as well as old messages you have sent to other users.
47 The "clear" command is used to erase old messages you have received.
52 (a) At times, a lot of messages from various users will come across your
53 screen. To help you notice when a user has sent a message or request to you
54 personally (rather than to all users on the server), you can set the highlight
55 variable to to make them readily apparent (see highlight).
57 (b) Unregistered users (guests) are limited to the "tell" and "xtell"
60 (c) Please observe chess server etiquette guidelines when using these
63 See Also: chan_1 etiquette highlight intro_playing intro_settings
64 shout_abuse [and the individual commands of course]
66 [Last modified: December 19, 1995 -- Friar]