UUCP AreaFixing Help file

These are the commands available for remote maintenance of Newsgroups:

+Newsgroup

  Add the Uucp downlink to this Newsgroup area

-Newsgroup

  Remove the Uucp downlink from this Newsgroup area

%+ALL

  Add the Uucp downlink to all Newsgroup areas

%-ALL

  Remove the Uucp downlink from all Newsgroup areas

ACTIVE Newsgroup

  Enable the Uucp Link to RECEIVE news in distribution from Newsgroup

%ACTIVE

  Enable the Uucp Link to RECEIVE news in distribution from all newsgroups

PASSIVE Newsgroup

  Disable the Uucp Link to RECEIVE news in distribution from Newsgroup
  The Link may still SEND news for distribution

%PASSIVE

  Disable the Uucp Link to RECEIVE news in distribution from all newsgroups
  The Link may still SEND news for distribution

%COMPRESSION Type

  Change the program used to compress Newsgroups.
  Available: ARC ZIP ARJ LZH ZOO GZ

%FIDOZIP Type

  Change the program used to compress Fidonet UUCP file attaches.
  Available: ARC ZIP ARJ LZH ZOO GZ

%UFIXPWD password

  Change the current Areafix password to "password"

%LIST

  List all newsgroups to which the Uucp system is linked

%UNLINKED

  List all newsgroups to which the Uucp system is not linked

%HELP

  Send a help file like this one

%RESCAN Newsgroup

  Rescan Newsgroup, compress all news and send to the Uucp link

%FIDOPWD

QUIT

  Quit execution of areafixing
