Subj : Search command
To   : Phil Taylor
From : mark lewis
Date : Sun Nov 18 2018 03:47 pm


 On 2018 Nov 17 22:04:18, you wrote to All:

 PT> What is the format to find a file here?

traditionally, the allfix format is used... you'll get an echo reply from each 
system that has matching results of your search... those replies will be in a 
basic files list format... if you want a file in one of the reply lists, you 
still have to go get it manually or via FREQ to the system that has it...

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   3.2  Mail transfer and the FileFind system

   The FileFind system offers people  the ability to search for  files
   via echomail by  writing messages addressed  to the name  "ALLFIX",
   without  quotes.  The  files,  file  specifications,  and  keywords
   (preceded by  a '/') are  placed on the  subject line. The  message
   body may be left empty.

   ALLFIX will  scan  the configured  message  areas and  process  all
   FileFind  requests. It  will  scan the  BBS file  areas and  if any
   matches are found, it will write a reply in the appropriate area.

   Since the FileFind  requests are sent via echomail, one request may
   receive multiple replies.  One problem with this system is that the
   flow of mail may  easily get out  of hand. ALLFIX  has a number  of
   features to  reduce the  amount  of mail.  First, no  more than  15
   files will be included  in a reply. Second,  it has the ability  to
   ignore  any  local  FileFind  requests.    Third, ALLFIX  will  not
   process  FileFind requests  that contain  less than  4 non-wildcard
   characters (ie. characters other  than the '?' and '*'  wildcards).
   Lastly, ALLFIX  has the  ability to  ignore FileFind requests  that
   are older than the configured number of days.

   To facilitate searching for  files, ALLFIX supports two  elementary
   boolean operators; AND  and OR. These operators may be used between
   filespecs and keywords.

   Ex. /SOUND AND /32bit

   In  the previous example,  ALLFIX will  search for files  that have
   both the keyword SOUND and the keyword 32bit in the description.

   Ex. /SOUND AND /32bit OR /SOUNDBLASTER

   In  the previous  example, ALLFIX  will search  for files  with the
   keyword SOUND and the keyword 32bit  in the description, or for any
   files with the keyword /SOUNDBLASTER in the description.

   Sometimes a keyword  may contain the special  character "/". ALLFIX
   will normally  interpret  that as  a  special character  signalling
   that  the rest  of  the text  entered  is a  keyword.  In order  to
   prevent  ALLFIX from  doing that,  the keyword  can be  enclosed in
   double quotes. For  example, when searching  for the keyword  OS/2,
   it  should be specified  as "OS/2"  and not  as /OS/2 which  may be
   interpreted incorrectly by ALLFIX.

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