Here is the manual in english. It is not complete but is provided so
others can help with added features or corrections to my work. Some day I
will run it through LaTeX and make it pretty...

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			DXNET Manual
			27 Oct 1997
			K5DI

			Modified to reflect the latest changes based
on information about version Dx980516 on June 20, 1998


INTRODUCTION:

	This manual covers the installation, setup and use of the DX
 Cluster software called DXNET obtained from http//www.f6fbb.org
 originally as an Alfa release. The installation is very
simple. The setup is simple but time consuming. Using it is very
simple! Once you get connected to the DX Cluster Network you sit back
and enjoy.

	The current Alfa version that I am running has the basic
Cluster features of send/receive DX spots, Announcements local and
Cluster wide, and talk. It also has a WWV spot data base and it has a
local packet bulletin board data base. It makes a useful DX Cluster
for my city.


INSTALLATION:

	When you have down-loaded  the file put it in your /usr/local
directory. It is a .tgz file that will make a /dxnet directory off
/usr/local. Use:

	tar xvfz dx971025.tgz  (be sure to use the proper file name)

This will place all the files you need in a directory tree. Get to your
/dxnet directory and with an editor bring up the file dxnet.sh. Edit
the file until it looks like this:

#!/bin/sh

BASEDIR=/usr/local/dxnet

echo "Add -v option for the verbose mode"
echo "Changing directory to $BASEDIR"
cd $BASEDIR
..
..


	Here is the directory tree you made with tar. It is not complete as
shown but shows what you need now:
 
Directory dxnet:
dxnet             Main program
dxnet.sh [-v]     Shell script to run the program (endless loop)

Directory dxnet/language:
Danish.hlp.example*    english.txt*           luxembou.hlp.example*
danish.hlp.example*    english.txt.example*   luxembou.txt.example*
danish.txt.example*    french.hlp.example*    russian.hlp.example*
english.hlp*           french.mot.example*    russian.txt.example*
english.hlp.example*   french.txt.example*    span_sa.hlp.example*
english.mot*           german.hlp.example*    span_sa.txt.example*
english.mot.example*   german.txt.example*

Directory dxnet/script:
f6krq_ax.fwd.example   f6krq_rs.fwd.example*  wu3v.fwd
f6krq_nr.fwd.example*  wa5pie.fwd

Directory dxnet/system:
bin/                   dxtodo.dat             language.dat.example*
dxnet.cfg              dxtodo.dat.example     local.dat.example*
dxnet.cfg.example      language.dat*

Directory dxnet/system/bin:
announce.bin          dx.bin                maxusers.bin.example
announce.bin.example  dx.bin.example        users.bin
dirmes.bin            hops.bin              users.bin.example
dirmes.bin.example    hops.bin.example      wwv.bin
dirmes.old.example    maxusers.bin

STARTUP:

	CD to your ~system/ directory and with your editor open a new
file dxnet.cfg. In this file put 2 lines the first being set/call
k5di-5 and the second set/node +wa5pie. Of course use your call for
your cluster and your adjacent clusters call-sign. Be sure to put a +
in front of the set/node call-sign. Now put some more lines in
dxnet.cfg that explain what you have set up on your computer. I have
the ax25-util set up and have 2 ax.25 ports named ax0 and ax1, and a
netrom port I call netrom. These names are from the /etc/ax25/axports
and nrports files. To get DxNet to use these ports add the line:

	set/port ax0 ax1 netrom

	When DxNet is started it reads dxnet.cfg and if you start it
with dxnet.sh -v you will see the data from dxnet.cfg being read into
the main program. If there is a problem you will see it.

	Now make a dxtodo.dat file with your editor and put the
following line as the first line: 

	???5 c wa5pie  (use the call of your adjacent cluster. Under
no condition make this call longer than 8 characters)!

Save this file. Now change to the /usr/local/dxnet/script directory.
There are several examples of what to do Here is my file for getting
to wa5pie which works fine. The file name is wa5pie.fwd:

WA5PIE
.C netrom elpdx
+to

-----------------------
Since the netrom node ELPDX exists on my ax25 system I just call that
node using netrom. .C netrom elpdx does this. The +to tells me that
when I see it the connection was successful. Look at the examples for
more complex conditions.

	Now your ready to try out your DxNet. I wrote a simple bash
file to start the program. This way I don't need to remember how to
start it. The file "startdx" looks like this:

#! /bin/sh
# Starts DxNet
/usr/local/dxnet/dxnet.sh -v

Of course you need to make this file executable and do that with
chmod 755 startdx.


OPERATION:

	Watch your eterm window that you started Dxnet in. You should
see your system connect to the node you put in to dxnet.cfg and the
dx spots and other information begin to flow.

	This window to your system can be used by you the sysop to
enter set/xxxx commands and messages. You can read messages to you or
to anyone using this window. Of course you see the DX spots coming
in. Type sh/users and it will show you who is using your local
Cluster.

Packet BBS:

	There is a local mailbox that is working just fine. As of
this version forwarding of messages to distant nodes is not finished.
There are plans to finish this part of the system in the near future.

	To send a message to a user of your cluster, use the command 

	s w5raf

and you will be asked for a title and then you can finish the
message. The message is placed in the ~mail/ directory as a file. The
title of the message is held in the binary file ~bin/dirmes.bin. So
to read the entire message you need to use:

	r 3

assuming the message is message 3.

COMMANDS:

SET/BLACK	Stops call-signs connecting to cluster
example: 	set/black +NOCALL +N5BKL

SHow/Announce           Announcement list
SHow/CLuster            Short cluster configuration
SHow/Configuration      Cluster configuration
SHow/DX                 Dx spot list
SHow/LANGuage           Language list
SHow/Users		Local cluster configuration

SET/Here                You're here
SET/HOME                Set your home cluster
SET/LANGuage            Set the language
SET/LOCAtor             Set your locator
SET/NAME                Set your first name
SET/NOHere              You're away
SET/QTH                 Set your QTH

Announce                Send a local announcement
Announce/Full            Send a cluster-wide announcement
Bye                     Quit
DX                      Send DX
Information             See an information message about the server
Talk                    Send a talk to an user
SH/DX
This command shows the list of the last dx spots.


	As you use the software a number of data files will be made
in the /usr/local/dxnet/system/bin directory. They are where the
announcement and Dx-spot data and user data are stored. The messages
are stored in the ~mail/ directory and all these files will grow with
time. There is a program for DOS to kill these files but none in the
Linux version. It is up to you to set something up. I use cron to do
timed things on this computer so it is no problem, yet.

Joe editor in Unix
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