From wnelson@nyx10.cs.du.edu Sat Feb 12 21:44:15 EST 1994 Article: 3 of alt.internet.talk.haven Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!rutgers!ucla-cs!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx10!wnelson From: wnelson@nyx10.cs.du.edu (W. Robert Nelson) Newsgroups: alt.internet.talk.haven Subject: Haven FAQ Message-ID: <1994Feb11.171653.28849@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> Date: 11 Feb 94 17:16:53 GMT Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account) Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept. Lines: 256 X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University of Denver for the Denver community. The University has neither control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1ST EDITION HAVEN FAQ (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) Version 2.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This FAq is basically to aid newusers on unfamilar terms. 1) What are some of the available commands? All haven commands must be prefixed with either a . or a /. Most people use .command because it works in tinyfugue. Commands can be abbreviated as long as they're not ambiguous. .name The .name command sets your name to . e.g. .n John .quit The .quit command disconnects you from the haven. e.g. .q .who or .who <#> or .who The .who command shows you who is on, what channel they are on, their idletime, and their hostname. e.g. .w *shows you everyone who is connected* .w 5 *shows you who information for line 5 only* .w happy *shows you who information for everyone on channel "happy", may not work on all havens.* .WHO or .WHO <#> or .WHO The .WHO command shows you addition information, depending upon which haven you're connected to. *not available on all havens* Syntax is same as for .w, and it can usually be abbreviated .W : If you type a : before your text, you can enter a pose message. e.g. :grins gives you the result: (1) John grins .private<#> The .p command allows you to send a private message to someone on another line. The message is only seen by the person whose line is specified in the <#> field. e.g. .p5 Hi there! .p5 :hugs you .channel This command moves you to the channel . Channels are used for private conversations. Usually it's a good idea to ask before entering someone else's channel. On certain havens, players may choose to secure their channel with a .secure command, so that no-one may join. When you first connect to a haven, you will be on either channel '0', channel 'a', or channel '-', depending on the code. That's generally where public discussions take place. On old hermitcode, it is often called .tune (i.e. tune to a channel). If .c won't work, try .t. Most newer code supports string channel names--that is, channel names that are up to 8 or 9 characters long. Older code may just support single letters for channel names. e.g. .c happy *moves you to channel "happy"* .t A *moves you to channel "A" in old code* .yell The .yell command allows you to broadcast to all channels. On old hermitcode, it is often called .announce. If you find that .y won't work, try .a. Yell pose may or may not be supported, depending upon the haven code. Some haven code supports a .hush option, which allows a player to suppress all yell messages. when in "hush mode", a player cannot yell (see below). e.g. .y I'm going to Garcia's! Anyone wanna come with? .y :screams at the top of his lungs .hush The .hush command turns off yells for the particular users. You no longer get any yells on your screen and on most havens, can no longer yell yourself (there are a few exceptions). Use .hush again to turn yells back on. .secure The .secure command 'locks' the current channel you are on so no other users may enter your channel. Using .secure again will 'unlock' the channel so that other users may join. NOTE: You cannot secure the mmain channel on any haven. There are a number of other commands, supported by certain havens only. These include .mutter, .time, .finger, .echo, .say, .annoucements, and several others. The last command mentioned here, .?, is your friend. :) .? The .? command gives you a helpfile for a haven. All commands be documented in this helpfile. e.g. .? 2) What is wapping? Wapping was invented years ago on Tinymuds. In December of 1991 was revamped to get Jester to stop saying GORN. A word to this day he insists means nothing. Now it has evolved to just vent aggression on anyone who makes you mad..or just for fun. A wap is basically a hit to the shoulder..... 3) What is a 'mav'? A mav is when someone really messes up a command involving tinysex. example: (1) Joe says,"p/6 want to come over to my place and make out?" This usually results in the person being mildly embarassed and upset. The term mav originated when Mav (yes he was a real person) messed up a really graphic sexual description on a tinymud and the term mav was born. Note: `mav` has sort of changed meaning over time. The term now seems to be commonplace for any misfire, it is unneccessary to mindlessly say 'mav' whenever there is a misfire, because everyone on the channel can see it, and they're not blind :) Mindlessly saying 'mav' after a misfire is one of the first signs of being a newbie. 4) What does foodp? mean? It is a lisp variable named food. with the ? denoting whither or not it is true or false. 5) What does IAB, BBL, BRB, L8r mean? IAB = I am Back BBl = Be Back Later BRB = Be Right Back l8r = Later 6) What does ROTFL mean???? It means 'Rolls On The Floor Laughing' The actual acronym is ROFL, who knows why the T was added, everyone knows that 'the' is never used as an acronym descriptor. 7) What does /k mean? In the older days of the havens, the sysop had a /kill command at his/her disposal. When someone annoyed them, they could merely type /k and that individual was disconnected from the haven. *Most* havens nowadays no longer possess the kill command. Some do, however, so be alert. 8) What is a newbie? A newbie is anyone who is new to havening/mudding. Everyone is a newbie at some point--some are just more annoying than others. Use of the term 'newbie' lately has resulted into massive bouts of namecalling. Generally, a person ceases to become a newbie, not after a specific length of time, but rather after they've become more mature in what they do/say on the havens/muds. You don't decide when your newbie status ends... your peers do. 9) What is tinyfugue? Tinyfugue is a client program which gives you much more flexibility than straight telnet. Other client programs include Tinytalk, Vapor Talk, DINK (VMS client), and hhc (hermit's haven client). To find out more about client programs, you might try to ask an experienced havener/mudder. Don't be surprised if they don't answer all of your questions. Some things have to be learned the hard way... by RTFM (reading the f**king manual). Client programs may permit you to use macros, gag people, hilite people, use triggers, etc. 10) What is a macro? A macro is a keystroke or series of keystrokes that represents a larger amount of text. Generally, macros that are longer than 3 lines are frowned upon. Macros are usually performed by either a client program or by redefining your terminal keys. 11) What is spam? Spam is large amounts of worthless text being sent out over the haven. Large macros often "spam" the haven--basically anything that clutters the screen. In many cases, maleficent users attempt to use spam to crash haven code. This brings upon them the wrath of all haveners which is usually not so good a thing. 12) How do I trace logins? Again, this is another case of RTFM. If you're really cool, some more experienced haveners might drop you a clue or two. Tracing is something that haveners seem to be somewhat elitist about. How to trace varies from machine to machine. If you're on a Unix system, "man -k" is your friend. 'Nuff said. 13) What does :-) mean? It's a smiley face! Turn your head sideways! You'll see lots of variations of this, ranging from ;> to %^} (tm. Hawk). 14) What is the Haven Mailing List? The haven mailing list is a place where you can send mail, and have it read by a large number of haveners. Due to the sheer number of haveners at Purdue, there is a separate list for activities that are relevant ONLY to Purdue students. The addresses of the mailing lists are: The main list (EVERYONE): jester-chat@acca.nmsu.edu Purdue ONLY local-chat@386bsd.cc.purdue.edu Jester is in charge of the administration of the mailing lists. To be added/deleted from the lists, please send mail to jester@sage.cc.purdue.edu. To request additions/changes/deletions from the local list, please mail local-chat-request@386bsd.cc.purdue.edu The mailing lists are for general announcements of haven-related activities and administrative articles. Some acceptable articles are: announcements of get-togethers, roadtrips, information about the location of havens, etc. Unacceptable articles include: personal mail, flames, "Thank you" letters, "me too" replies, random ramblings, etc. As a general rule, if your post is only of interest to a small number of people, don't post it to the list--send private email instead. There are well over 100 people on the list... they don't all want to see a letter from you saying "hi". Last Modified October 14 1993 Major Author: dinosaur@sage.cc.purdue.edu Editor & Updates: jester@sage.cc.purdue.edu -- -- W. Robert Nelson (wnelson@nyx.cs.du.edu)