NAME

       ulistd - collect FBB BBS messages list sent via unproto frames

SYNOPSIS

       ulistd -c callsign [-n] [-l] [-g] [-m number] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

       Ulistd is a daemon that comunicates with one or more F6FBB BBSs using the unproto (UI) frames and gathers
       the  information  about  messages  available  in  the BBS. Ulistd can act in two modes. In active mode it
       automaticaly sends the requests to keep the lists up to date. In passive  mode  it  uses  only  the  list
       entries  transmitted  by  the  BBS.  When  some  missing  messages  are  detected  it  calls  the  script
       /var/ax25/complete_agent that will complete the list. Typicaly this script runs axgetlist (1) to read the
       missing messages.  Each home BBS must be specified in configuration file /etc/ax25/ulistd.conf

       The unproto listing must be enabled on each BBS (ask sysop to  do  this  for  your  callsign).  When  BBS
       rejects a request, daemon stops sending requests to this BBS. When a BBS doesn't respond, request sending
       is stopped and daemon waits until the BBS sends an unproto frame.

OPTIONS

       -c callsign
                 Specifies the callsign for sending requests.

       -l        Enables logging to the system log file. The default is off.

       -g        Try  to  exec  /var/ax25/list_agent  script  each time BBS reports the end of list. This script
                 contains by default commands for downloading selected messages using the axgetmail (1)  utility
                 and deleting the old messages using the msgcleanup (1) utility.

       -m number Sets  the first message number to request. This is useful when running the daemon for the first
                 time.

       -n        Disables sending requests to each home BBS when daemon starts. The default is on.

       -v        Display the version.

FILES

       /var/ax25/ulistd/*
       /etc/ax25/ulistd.conf
       /etc/ax25/axports

SEE ALSO

       ax25(4) axgetlist(1) axgetmail(1) msgcleanup(1)

AUTHOR

       Radek Burget OK2JBG <radkovo@centrum.cz>

Linux                                            26 January 2002                                       ULISTD(8)