Lesson 5 Misc. Fixes and instructions  Handouts
 
 
How to change your password on the freenet How  to select and save a text editor on the freenet  Class questions FAQ The World of Chat
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How to change your password on the freenet-You must do this!
Note: do not do this until you have selected and saved your editor and you are finished for the day with your work on the freenet. When I write "select" below I mean type in the number of the selection and hit enter.
Once you have been given access to your freenet account you should login and change your password. Here are the steps to do this.

Open up telent (type in the netscape address line telnet:, or go by way of sailor, or by way of the freenet page- http://www.ncf.carleton.ca  take the get connected link and use the telnet option.)
The telnet address is:
telnet.freenet.carleton.ca



Login
you will get to this menu:


  <<< Welcome to the National Capital FreeNet >>>

  1 The National Capital FreeNet main menu...
  2 Major sponsors of the National Capital FreeNet (NCF)
  3 Quick summary of current NCF announcements

* 4 NCF announcements (ncf.announce) >>>
  5 About this session

At login, your files and mail used a total of 980,992 bytes of disk space.
Up to 1500 minutes are available for this session (type 'time' for detail)
------------------------------------------------
h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
 

Your Choice ==>



at the your choice prompt type in m for main menu

You will get this menu:



 <<< National Capital FreeNet -- Main Menu >>>

  1 About the National Capital FreeNet...
  2 Using the NCF / Become a member of the NCF...

  3 Search tools - and the NCF's CapitalFind ...
  4 Communications centre (email, WWW, newsgroups, telnet, IRC and more)...

  5 Public discussion...
  6 Community and Government...
  7 Non-government organizations...
  8 Schools, colleges and universities...
  9 Media...
 10 Libraries...
 11 Special interest groups...
 12 Menu principal francais...

 13 How to donate to the NCF...
 14 FreePlace - NCF's Internet services...
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h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
Your Choice ==>       



Select
2 Using the NCF / Become a member of the NCF...


You will then get this menu


<<< Using the National Capital FreeNet >>>
                               (go using)

  1 About using NCF

Basics:
  2 Become a member of the NCF...
  3 Information on Organizational Accounts...
  4 How to donate to NCF
  5 Password...
  6 Editor...

In detail:
  7 The NCF Survival Guide...
  8 Personal preferences...
  9 Manage and transfer files...
 10 Public access sites...
 11 NCF training...
 12 Help Desk...
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h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
Your Choice ==> 



Select: 5 Password...

You will then get this menu:

   <<< Password >>>
                             (go password)

  1 Passwords and Security
  2 .. Choosing a Good Password
  3 .. Why You Should Change your Password
  4 .. How to Change your Password
  5 .. Keep Passwords Secret
  6 .. Using a Public Terminal
  7 .. Forgotten Passwords

  8 Change your password (only works on a text connection)

         Passwords can be changed for you by the NCF Office.
         Please call (613) 520-9001 for help changing your password.

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h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
 
 

Your Choice ==>



Select: 8 Change your password (only works on a text connection)
Remember you should only do this if you dont need to work on the freenet for a while.
It will not take effect for a number of hours.


 

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How  to select and save a text editor on the freenet
Be sure to do this before you change your password! You will only have to do it once.

Open up telent (type in the netscape address line telnet:, or go by way of sailor, or by way of the freenet page- http://www.ncf.carleton.ca  take the get connected link and use the telnet option.)
The telnet address is:
telnet.freenet.carleton.ca


Login
you will get to this menu:



  <<< Welcome to the National Capital FreeNet >>>

  1 The National Capital FreeNet main menu...
  2 Major sponsors of the National Capital FreeNet (NCF)
  3 Quick summary of current NCF announcements

* 4 NCF announcements (ncf.announce) >>>
  5 About this session

At login, your files and mail used a total of 980,992 bytes of disk space.
Up to 1500 minutes are available for this session (type 'time' for detail)
------------------------------------------------
h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
 

Your Choice ==>



at the your choice prompt type in m for main menu

You will get this menu:



 <<< National Capital FreeNet -- Main Menu >>>

  1 About the National Capital FreeNet...
  2 Using the NCF / Become a member of the NCF...

  3 Search tools - and the NCF's CapitalFind ...
  4 Communications centre (email, WWW, newsgroups, telnet, IRC and more)...

  5 Public discussion...
  6 Community and Government...
  7 Non-government organizations...
  8 Schools, colleges and universities...
  9 Media...
 10 Libraries...
 11 Special interest groups...
 12 Menu principal francais...

 13 How to donate to the NCF...
 14 FreePlace - NCF's Internet services...
------------------------------------------------
h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
Your Choice ==>       



Select
2 Using the NCF / Become a member of the NCF...


You will then get this menu


<<< Using the National Capital FreeNet >>>
                               (go using)

  1 About using NCF

Basics:
  2 Become a member of the NCF...
  3 Information on Organizational Accounts...
  4 How to donate to NCF
  5 Password...
  6 Editor...

In detail:
  7 The NCF Survival Guide...
  8 Personal preferences...
  9 Manage and transfer files...
 10 Public access sites...
 11 NCF training...
 12 Help Desk...
------------------------------------------------
h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main
Your Choice ==> 



Select:  6 Editor...

You will then get this menu:

 <<< Editor >>>
                              (go editor)

Most editors require your terminal to be configured properly.
We find that vt100-style terminals and terminal emulators work well.
If in doubt, choose "Pico 1.7 NCF-3", then "Save..".

  1 About your editor
  2 Help with editors...

Set your editor to:
> 3 Pico 1.7 NCF-2
  4 Pico 1.7 NCF-3
  5 Pico 1.7 NCF-4
  6 Chet's editor (an emacs-style editor)
  7 Line editor (use this as a last resort)

  8 Save your personal preferences for next login
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h=Help, x=Exit FreeNet, p=previous, u=up, m=main

Your Choice ==>
                 



Select : 3 Pico 1.7 NCF-2


You will have to  return to this page to save your editor.
Select 3 Pico 1.7 NCF-2 then select 8  (you may not get a new menu after select but still remember to save your preferences : 8 Save your personal preferences for next login

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The World of Chat

Chat is an important and fun dimension of the internet. It is useful for conferencing and
for presentations.It takes some time to learn so down load the program and get started.
You will find folks on IRC quite helpful. The web page also answers many questions.The more you use it the easier it gets. Now private chat pages can be obtained.  Try http://www.xoom.com
The best program for IRC chat is: http://www.mirc.com/
The program is freely downloadable.
It is helpful to have a list of commands:
/ Recalls the previous line entered in the current window.
                   /! Recalls the last command typed in any window.
                   /action {action text} Sends the specifed action to the active channel or query window.
                   /add [-apuce] {filename.ini} Loads aliases, popups, users, commands, and events.
                   /ame {action text} Sends the specifed action to all channels which you are currently on.
                   /amsg {text} Sends the specifed message to all channels which you are currently on.
                   /auser {level} {nick|address} Adds a user with the specified access level to the remote users list.
                   /auto [on|off|nickname|address] Toggles auto-opping of a nick or address or sets it on or off totally.
                   /away {away message} Sets you away leave a message explaining that you are not currently paying
                   attention to IRC.
                   /away Sets you being back.
                   /ban [#channel] {nickname} [type] Bans the specified nick from the curent or given channel.
                   /beep {number} {delay} Locally beeps 'number' times with 'delay' inbetween the beeps. /channel Pops
                   up the channel central window (only works in a channel).
                   /clear Clears the entire scrollback buffer of the current window.
                   /clearall Clears all text in all open windows.
                   /ctcp {nickname} {ping|finger|version|time|userinfo|clientinfo} Does the given ctcp request on
                   nickname.
                   /closemsg {nickname} Closes the query window you have open to the specified nick.
                   /commands [on|off] Sets the Tools/Remote/Commands setion on or off or checks its status.
                   /creq [ask | auto | ignore] Sets your DCC 'On Chat request' settings in DCC/Options.
                   /dcc send {nickname} {file1} {file2} {file3} ... {fileN} Sends the specified files to nick.
                   /dcc chat {nickname} Opens a dcc window and sends a dcc chat request to nickname.
                   /dde [-r] {service} {topic} {item} [data] Allows DDE control between mIRC and other applications.
                   /ddeserver [[on [service name] | off] To turn on the DDE server mode, eventually with a givem service
                   name.
                   /describe {#channel} {action text} Sends the specifed action to the specified channel window.
                   /disable {#groupname} De-activates a group of commands or events.
                   /disconnect Forces a hard and immediate disconnect from your IRC server. Use it with care.
                   /dlevel {level} Changes the default user level in the remote section.
                   /dns {nickname | IP address | IP name} Uses your providers DNS to resolve an IP address.
                   /echo [nickname|#channel|status] {text} Displays the given text only to YOU on the given place in
                   color N.
                   /enable {#groupname} Activates a group of commands or events.
                   /events [on|off] Shows the remote events status or sets it to listening or not.
                   /exit Forces mIRC to closedown and exit.
                   /finger Does a finger on a users address.
                   /flood [{numberoflines} {seconds} {pausetime}] Sets a crude flood control method.
                   /flush [levels] Clears all nicknames from the Remote/users list that are currently not on your channels.
                   /font Activates the font selection dialog.
                   /fsend [on|off] Shows fsends status and allows you to turn dcc fast send on or off.
                   /fserve {nickname} {maxgets} {homedirectory} [welcome text file] Opens a fileserver.
                   /groups [-e|d] Shows all (enabled or disabled) groups defined in the remote sections.
                   /guser {level} {nick} [type] Adds the user to the user list with the specified level and address type.
                   /help {keyword} Brings up the Basic IRC Commands section in the mIRC help file.
                   /ignore [on|off|nickname|address] Toggles ignoring of a nick or address or sets it on or off totally.
                   /invite {nickname} {#channel} Invites another user to a channel.
                   /join {#channel} Makes you join the specified channel.
                   /kick {#channel} {nickname} Kicks nickname off a given channel.
                   /list [#string] [-min #] [-max #] Lists all currently available channels, evt. filtering for parameters.
                   /load {-apuce} {filename.ini} Loads Aliases, Popups or Remote items into mIRC.
                   /log [on|off] Shows the logging status or sets it on or off for the current window.
                   /me {action text} Sends the specifed action to the active channel or query window.
                   /mode {#channel|nickname} [[+|-]modechars [parameters]] Sets channel or user modes.
                   /msg {nickname} {message} Send a private message to this user without opening a query window.
                   /names {#channel} Shows the nicks of all people on the given channel.
                   /nick {new nickname} Changes your nickname to whatever you like.
                   /notice {nick} {message} Send the specified notice message to the nick.
                   /notify [on|off|nickname] Toggles notifying you of a nick on IRC or sets it on or off totally.
                   /onotice [#channel] {message} Send the specified notice message to all channel ops.
                   /omsg [#channel] {message} Send the specified message to all ops on a channel.
                   /part {#channel} Makes you leave the specified channel.
                   /partall Makes you leave all channels you are on.
                   /ping {server address} Pings the given server. NOT a nickname.
                   /play [-cpqmrlt] [channel/nick] {filename} [delay/linenumber] Allows you to play text files.
                   /pop {delay} [#channel] {nickname} Performs a randomly delayed +o on a not already opped nick.
                   /protect [on|off|nickname|address] Toggles protection of a nick or address or sets it on or off totally.
                   /query {nickname} {message} Open a query window to this user and send them the private message.
                   /quit [reason] Disconnect you from IRC with the optional byebye message.
                   /raw {raw command} Sends any raw command you supply directly to the server. Use it with care !
                   /remote [on|off] Shows the remote commands status or sets it to listening or not.
                   /rlevel {access level} Removes all users from the remote users list with the specified access level.
                   /run {c:\path\program.exe} [parameters] Runs the specified program, evt. with parameters.
                   /ruser {nick[!]|address} [type] Removes the user from the remote users list.
                   /save [-apuce] {filename.ini} Saves remote sections into a specified INI file.
                   /say {text} Says whatever you want to the active window.
                   /server [server address [port] [password]] Reconnects to the previous server or a newly specified one.
                   /sound [nickname|#channel] {filename.wav} {action text} Sends an action and a fitting sound request.
                   /speak {text} Uses the external text to speech program Monologue to speak up the text.
                   /sreq [ask | auto | ignore] Sets your DCC 'On Send request' settings in DCC/Options.
                   /time Tells you the time on the server you use.
                   /timer[N] {repetitions} {interval in seconds} {command} [| {more commands}] Activates a timer.
                   /timestamp [on | off] Sets timestamping on or off for all your conversations.
                   /topic {#channel} {newtopic} Changes the topic for the specified channel.
                   /ulist {level} Lists all users in the remote list with the specified access levels.
                   /url [-d] Opens the URL windows that allows you to surf the www parallel to IRC.
                   /uwho [nick] Pops up the user central with information about the specified user.
                   /wavplay {c:\path\sound.wav} Locally plays the specified wave file.
                   /who {#channel} Shows the nicks of all people on the given channel.
                   /who {*address.string*} Shows all people on IRC with a matching address.
                   /whois {nickname} Shows information about someone in the status window.
                   /whowas {nickname} Shows information about someone who -just- left IRC.
                   /write [-cidl] {filename} [text] To write the specified text to a .txt file.

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