&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(OS-110W)
EPA'542/B-93/003
February 1993
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Online Guided Tour of
the Cleanup Information
Bulletin Board System
CLU-IN
Cleanup Information
Bulletin Board
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Online Guided Tour of CLU-IN
I. Introduction
Welcome to your guided tour of the Cleanup Information Bulletin Board System (CLU-IN
BBS). The purpose of the tour is to make your first session online a successful one, even if
you have no previous experience on other bulletin board systems (BBSs). If you are new to
the BBS environment, I strongly suggest that you use this guided tour for your first online
session. The guided tour will walk you through using each of the main features of CLU-IN so
you'll understand what it can and can't do. As part of this tour, you will learn how to:
• Log onto the system
• Read messages
• Send messages
• Use the online help
• Read bulletins
• Download a file
• Upload a file
• Join a special interest group (SIG)
• Exit the system
The tour should take from 30 minutes to an hour. If you don't have time to complete all the
activities outlined in one session, you can complete your tour over the course of a couple of
sessions. Each section of the guided tour starts at the "Main Board Command?" prompt, so
you can easily jump into the guided tour at the start of any section.
Each time you call CLU-IN, you are limited to one hour of online time. If you should ever
run out of time (BBS Warning: CAUTION: Auto-Disconnect in (2) min.!), you may call
back immediately and start another session. The purpose of the limit is to give other callers a
chance to call into the BBS.
If you are familiar with other BBSs, you may just want to read through the pre-tour
preparation sections quickly to familiarize yourself with the features that are unique to CLU-
IN.
II. Pre-Tour Preparation—Telecommunications Software
ATTENTION: DO THE PRE-TOUR PREPARATION BEFORE YOU SIGN ON. IF YOU DON'T, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
DO ALL THE ACTIVITIES IN THE TOURI
To have the most enjoyable and profitable time during your guided tour, it is important to do
a few things in preparation. If you follow the instructions in the next few paragraphs, you will
be able to participate fully in all the later guided tour activities.
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Be Able to Sign On
The guided tour starts as you sign on to CLU-IN and enter your name. If you are having
trouble getting to this point, please refer to the information in Chapter 3 of the CLU-IN Users
Guide, your modem manual, or your communications software manual.
You should do the pre-tour preparation before you attempt to sign on, so you will be ready to
do the tour the first time you connect.
Learn Some Key Facts About Your Communications Software
Before starting on the tour, you should take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the
features of your communications software that you will need to know to perform all the
functions in the tour. CrossTalk and ProComm are two common communications software
programs. The communications software program acts as the coordinator between your
computer, your modem, and the BBS computer. Use the communications software user's
manual or help screens to learn how to use the following functions: file transfer protocol,
terminal emulation, and printing BBS screens or capturing them to a file on your computer.
(D File Transfer Protocol
First, you should consult your communications software manual and determine which file
transfer protocols it supports. The transfer protocol is a setting needed to exchange files with
a BBS—something you will be doing during this guided tour. The transfer protocol is a
common "language" that computers use when they exchange files (uploading/downloading).
Some common protocols are XModem, YModem, ZModem, and Kermit. You will need to
know which protocols your software supports so you can choose the appropriate protocol on
CLU-IN when uploading or downloading.
@ Terminal Emulation
Terminal emulation is a setting in your communications software that controls how certain
keystrokes and graphics features will work while you are connected to the BBS. In order to
use the graphics mode of the BBS or the full-screen message editor, your communications
software must be able to emulate a VT-100 terminal. Most commercial communications
software has a setting for terminal emulation that will allow you to select VT-100 (or ANSI)
emulation. Check your communications software manual to see how to change the emulation
setting, if necessary. If your software does not support VT-100 emulation, you can still use
the BBS, but you will not be able to use graphics mode or the full-screen message editor.
Graphics mode consists of color screens and fancier graphics, but the content of the screens is
the same whether or not in graphics mode. The full-screen editor provides more sophisticated
entry and editing of messages, but you can still enter messages without the full-screen editor.
The difference is that without the full-screen editor, you enter and edit a message one line at
a time and the editing capabilities are less flexible.
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(D Printing or Saving Online Information
Your communications software will allow you to save a record of your online visit to the
BBS, including messages to and from you, results of database searches, and the text of
bulletins.
To print the information that scrolls across your screen while you are on the BBS, you must
use your communications software print feature. You can use this feature at any time during
your online session. Make sure your printer is turned on and ready to accept characters. Then
turn the printer feature ON from the communications software menu/command line. From this
point on, everything that scrolls across the screen on the BBS will print out on your printer.
When you no longer want to print the information scrolling by, turn the print feature OFF.
You will still be connected to the BBS.
To make a computer file out of the information that scrolls across your screen on the BBS,
you must use your communications software log file or capture feature.
You can use this feature at any time during your online session. Turn the log file/capture
feature ON from the communications software menu/command line.
Depending on the communications software package you use, you may be prompted for a
path and file name. At this prompt, you can type in a path and file name to direct this
information to be saved in any directory on your hard drive or on a floppy disk. If you do not
select a path and file name, the information will be saved to the default path and file name
already set up in your communications software settings.
From this point on, everything that scrolls across the screen on the BBS will be saved in an
ASCII-format file. When you no longer want to save the information scrolling by, turn the
log file/capture feature OFF. You will still be connected to the BBS. After you exit the BBS,
you can use any word-processing software package to view, edit, or print the information in
the file you created.
III. Pre-Tour Preparation—Creating a File and Disk for the Tour
Create an ASCII File to Upload
Since a BBS is an interactive environment, you will get the most out of it if you learn how to
upload (send) or download (receive) materials to the BBS.
A portion of the guided tour will be devoted to uploading a small file to the BBS for practice.
To do this portion of the tour, you will need to create a small ASCII text file for uploading
BEFORE you start the tour.
I recommend that you write a one-line letter to the system operator explaining that you are
practicing uploading. You can write this letter using any word-processing program. The only
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trick is that you MUST save it in ASCII or DOS-text format. Any full-feature word processor
will offer the option to save text files in ASCII or DOS-text format.
Please give this test upload file a particular type of name. This will make the file name
unique and help our SYSOP find these test files easily in the system. Make the first part of
the file name the seven digits of your phone number and make the extension of the file name
"xxx." An example file name: 5521234.xxx.
Remember the name (e.g., 5521234.xxx) and location (e.g., disk drive and subdirectory A:,
C:\WP51\UPLOADS, F:\HOME\UPLOADS\) of the file on your computer, as you will need
to tell your communications software program exactly where it can find the file and what the
file is called (the path and file name) before the program can send the file to the BBS.
Sample Letter:
Dear Sysop,
I am practicing uploading. Please delete this file from the system.
Thanks!
Prepare a Disk for Downloading a File
Files of various types are available on CLU-IN for downloading (transferring from the BBS
to your computer). Most of the available files have been compressed (zipped) using a utility
called PKZIP. The PKZIP program compresses the file size to make the transfer faster and
allows the combination of more than one file into a single compressed file. Zipped files have
the suffix ".zip" as part of their filename. To use a zipped file after you have downloaded it,
you must unzip it to restore it to its original form.
The utility program you will need to unzip downloaded files is available on the BBS. As part
of the guided tour, you will download this utility program to your computer for future use. If
you do not have a hard drive, you should have a blank, formatted floppy disk ready to accept
this program before you start the guided tour.
IV. The Tour Begins
If you have already registered as a new user with CLU-IN, skip this section and go on to the
section entitled, "Reading the News File" on page 7.
You must now use your computer and modem to dial into CLU-IN. If you are not sure how
to place a call with your computer, check your communications software manual. The dial-in
number for CLU-IN is 301-589-8366. Your communications parameters should be set to 8
data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. If your software supports it, you should set your terminal
emulation at VT-100 or ANSI. The speed can be set at 1200, 2400, or 9600 baud.
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The first time you connect to CLU-IN, you will be asked to answer some brief questions.
Please answer these questions as completely as possible. Knowing who is using CLU-IN will
help CLU-IN staff better serve the BBS users.
Remember, you must always press the key to send your commands to the BBS.
Use your modem to dial the BBS. Once you connect to CLU-IN you will see the following
screen:
CARRIER 2400 PROT: NONE CONNECT 2400
CONNECT 2400 / 10-06-92 (21:59:53)
<« CLU-IN: Cleanup Information Bulletin Board >»
PCBoard (R) v!4.5a/E25 - Node 1 - EFEA7EOCFF8C
If you have an IBM-compatible, do you want graphics? (=no)?
This screen indicates the baud rate (or speed) at which you are connected to CLU-IN and
asks whether or not you wish to use graphics mode. If your communications software has
been set to emulate VT-100 or ANSI, then you may type Y for yes. If you cannot use VT-
100 emulation or ANSI, or if you do not know, type N or just hit as the prompt
"=no" indicates. The graphics mode consists of color and several graphics screens.
The information on CLU-IN is the same regardless of whether or not you use graphics mode.
Welcome to
CLU-IN
(THE CLEANUP INFORMATION BULLETIN BOARD)
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Technology Innovation Office
Walter W. Kovalick, Jr., Ph.D., Director
Dan Powell, Project Officer
703-308-8827
System management provided by:
Environmental Management Support
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
(301) 589-8368 (Voice/Assistance)
(301) 589-8366 (Data/Modem)
120 Mb AT, 13 Nodes, 10 MHz
24-Hours operation
1200/2400/9600 Baud
8 data, 1 stop, no parity
what is your first name? (Enter your first name)
what is your last name? (Enter your last name)
FIRSTNAME LASTNAME not found in USER'S file.
(R) to re-enter your name or (C) to continue logon as a new user? ()
If you have mistyped your name, choose R and re-enter it. Otherwise, type C to continue.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 5
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Welcome to the Environmental Protection Agency's Cleanup Information
Bulletin Board (CLU-IN).
As a first-time caller, you must identify yourself and answer a few questions.
Registration is automatic and mandatory and will follow this message.
Please register using your own full first name and last name.
Company names, group names, nicknames, fake names, and initials are not
permitted, and will be deleted.
Would you like to register with us? (=yes)? Y Of
Password (One word please!)? (ChOOSG your OWI1 paSSWOrd)
Re-enter password to verify? (Retype your paSSWOrd)
Your Agency/Organization? (Enter yOUf agency name)
commercial office phone NO:? (Enter your office phone number)
Fax NO. (or n/a for none) ? (Enter your fax number or N/A if you don't have one)
city & state calling from? (Enter your city and state)
Clear the screen between each message? N
(A) Ascii (Non-Binary)
(X) Xmodem (Checksum—Use with CrossTalk)
(C) Xmodem-CRC
(0) IK-Xmodem
(Y) Ymodem (Batch U/L and D/L)
(Z) Zmodem (Batch U/L and D/L)
(K) Kermit (Columbia University)
=> (N) None
Default Protocol Desired (=no change)?
(Enter whatever protocol your communications protocol supports. Zmodem
is a good choice if your communications software supports it. If you are
using CrossTalk, you must choose X or K.)
Default Protocol set to Zmodem (Batch U/L and D/L)
Please wait - Adding FIRSTNAME LASTNAME to Quick Index File ...
(Follow the online instructions to answer the following questionnaire for our
user records.)
Please record below your complete mailing address.
You will have 5 more lines to record your (1) Agency/Office/Division,
(2) Street Address and Mail Code (if any), (3) City, (4) State, and (5) Zip
(1) Agency/Company/Office/Organization (also Mail Code, if applicable).
If you are an EPA employee, please include your region and/or office.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 5
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(2) Complete Business Mailing Address (Street Address or PO Box)
(3) City
(4) State (use 2-letter abbreviation)
(5) zip
The following 3 questions are designed to determine if you are an employee of
the U.S. EPA; a state, local, or other federal agency; or current EPA
contractor. Please answer Y for yes or N for no.
Are you an employee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? Y/N
Are you an employee of a state, local, or federal agency? Y/N
Are you a current EPA contractor? Y/N
There are 2 Special Interest Group Areas (SIGs) available upon request:
1-Groundwater and Engineering Forums (open only to EPA employees)
4-Superfund Removal Program
SIGs 2 and 6 are automatically open to everyone (you do not need
to request membership)
To register in one or more SIG, enter number(s) from above list.
Thanks! Your registration information is saved.
V. Reading the News File
If this is your first time online, you will automatically see a display of system news called the
"news file" for the BBS. You will see this screen the first time you log on and thereafter only
when it is updated by the system operator (SYSOP).
If you have been on CLU-IN before and the news file has not been updated since your last
call, it will not be displayed. You can type NEWS at the "Main Board Command?" prompt
to display the news file at any time.
I NEWS |
I 10-05-92 I
* CLU-IN now has articles from "Groundwater Currents," the Technology
Innovation Office's new newsletter about technologies for cleaning up
groundwater. See bulletins 12-15 in SIG 2 for the articles.
* We now have the proposed agenda for the Fourth Forum on Innovative
Hazardous Waste Treatment Technologies: Domestic & International to be
held on November 17-19, 1992 in San Francisco. Check Bulletin 34 in SIG 7
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 7
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for details.
* CLU-IN has installed 9600 baud modems! We are now running Hayes compatible
V.32/V.42-bis error-checking, data-compression modems. We will still be
accessible at 1200 and 2400 baud. If you have a 9600 baud modem, you
(xx min left), (H)elp, for More, (N)o more?
The BBS displays the "(H)elp, for more?, (N)o more?" prompt when you are reading
displays of text that cover more than one screen. At this prompt, type N to stop scrolling and
exit the news file or press < Enter> to continue scrolling through the remainder of the text.
VI. Scanning for Messages
After you have finished looking at the news file (either because you displayed the entire news
file or you typed N for "(N)o more", you will see the following prompt:
Scan Message Base Since 'Last Read' (=yes)?
(Ctrl-K) or (Ctrl-X) Aborts, (Ctrl-S) Suspends.
Scanning Main Board ....
Msgs For You: None
Msgs From You: None
f Msgs Found: 315
Scanning GW (2) SIG
Msgs For You: None
Msgs From You: None
# Msgs Found: 10
Scanning ASC (5) SIG
Msgs For You: None
Msgs From You: None
# Msgs Found: 4
Scanning TREATABILITY (6) SIG
Msgs For You: None
Msgs From You: None
# Msgs Found: 16
Scanning INTECH (7) SIG
Msgs For You: None
Msgs From You: None
# Msgs Found: 44
If you are a new user, the BBS will not find any messages waiting for you. If you had
messages, this display would indicate the message number of any of your personal mail that
you had not yet seen.
The message scan display may fill more than one screen. If so, you will again see the
following prompt:
(xx min left), (H)elp, for More, o more?
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 8
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WHENEVER you see this prompt, you can type N to stop scrolling or press to
continue scrolling.
==========================[ CLU-IN Bulletin Board ]=======================
MAIN MENU
MESSAGES
[C]omment to Sysop
[E]nter a Message
[K]ill a Message
[Q]uick Message Scan
[R]ead Messages
[REPLY] to Msg(s)
[RM] Re-Read Mem'd Msg
[TS] Text Search Msgs
[Y]our Personal Mail
FILES/DIRECTORIES
[BJulletin Listing
[F]ile Directories
[D]ownload a File
[DB] download batch
[FLAG] for download
[L]ocate files
[U]pload a File
[UB] Upload batch
[N]ew Files
[Z]ippy Directory Scan
SETTINGS & MISCEL.
[M]ode Graphics
[P]age Length
[T]ransfer Protocol
[USERS] list users
[X]pert On/Off
[W]rite User Info
[V]iew Settings
[NEWS] Screen display
[CHAT] between nodes
[S]cript questionnaire
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
[J]oin a SIG area
[A]bandon a SIG
[SE]lect SIGs to scan
[G]oodbye (to hang up)
For HELP, type H and
the bracketed letters of
the command.
ONLINE DATABASES
[OP]en or [DO]or
(xx min. left) Main Board Command?
You are now at the central hub of the BBS—otherwise known as the Main Board. The menu
above tells you all the things you can do.
VII. Reading the Public Messages
Let's take a look at the public messages posted by other users.
There are many ways to approach reading the messages—reading only new ones, reading
from newest to oldest, reading those on a certain topic, etc. You can refer to Chapter 4 of the
manual for more details.
Right now we are going to read (R) all the messages posted since (S) the last time you were
online. At this time, the "R S" command will show you all the public messages ever posted.
In the future, this command will show you only public messages that you have not yet seen.
RS
Scanning Main Board...
[First public message is displayed.]
(xx min left), (H)elp, End of Message Command?
[Second public message is displayed.]
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 9
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At the end of each message, you have the choice of reading the next message or not reading
any further messages.
Please spend as long as you like reading the public messages. To continue with the tour, you
will need to return to the "Main Board Command?" prompt. From the "End of Message
Command?" prompt, you can always press to continue reading messages or N (to
stop reading messages and return to "Main Board Command?" prompt).
VIII. Posting a Message
Now it's time for you to post a message of your own. This first time, you can send a private
message to the SYSOP. To send private messages to other users, you would address messages
to them by name.
From the "Main Board Command?" prompt, type E
To (='ALLf) ? SYSOP
Subject «ENTER>=abort)? TAKING THE TOUR
Message Security (H)=help? R
Selecting "r" (for receiver only) as the message security ensures that the receiver (in this case,
SYSOP) will be the only person who can read your message. If you wanted to post a public
message like the ones we read previously, you would select "N" (no security).
Use Full Screen Editor? Y
The full screen editor allows you to type your letter using a full screen word-processing
program instead of a more primitive line editor. However, you must be using VT-100
emulation in order to use the full screen editor. If you are not using VT-100 emulation, you
must type N instead of Y.
To: SYSOP Subj: TAKING THE TOUR
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
8:
9:
10:
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 10
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Enter the text of your message. Please take this opportunity to give some feedback on the
guided tour and CLU-IN. This will help us to improve the guided tour and CLU-IN for you
and future users. When you are finished entering your message, press or
U if the key is used for functions in your communications software.
You will then see the following command line:
A)brt,C)ont,D)el,E)dit,F)ullScr,H)elp,I)nsert,L)ist,Q)uote,S)ave,U)pldMsg
Text Entry Command? S
Saving Message #
Press to continue
Your message has now been saved to the BBS's disk and sent to the SYSOP's mailbox.
IX. Using the Online Help System
Let's take just a moment to see how the online help system works. Suppose you want to read
all new messages, but aren't sure exactly how to do this. First, you would check the menu
that is displayed with the "Main Board Command?" prompt and select the command for
[R]ead messages.
(xx min left) Main Board Command? R
(H)elp, (1-413), Message Read Command? H
(R)ead Messages - Function Help
Subcommands:
(#) a message number between 1 and 9999999
(F) selects only messages from you
(Y) selects only messages left for you
(YA) selects only messages left for you or addressed to "ALL"
(S) selects messages newer than the last one you have read
As you can see, the (S) command allows you to read messages newer than the last you have
read. When you have finished reading the help screens (either because you read the whole
thing or you typed N for "(N)o more", you will be returned to the "Message Read
Command?" prompt (the same one from which you requested help).
(H)elp, (1-413), Message Read Command?
The online help system is available from any prompt on CLU-IN.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 11
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X. Reading Bulletins
Bulletins are short text files that you can read while you are on the BBS.
Now is a good time to practice capturing online text to a file on your computer system. If
you followed instructions in the pre-preparation section of the tour, you now know how to
turn on the log file/capture feature of your communication software.
(Optional: If you want to capture the text from the following practice session,
execute whatever commands are needed to turn on your system's log file/
capture feature now.)
From the "Main Board Command?" prompt, type B.
===============================[ CLU-IN BBS ]================================
| MAIN BOARD BULLETINS I
To download one of these bulletins, type "B n D" from the "Main Board
Command?" prompt or "D" from the Bulletin menu (without the quotation
marks), where "n" is the bulletin number. Turn CApture off in CrossTalk.
Number Update Description
HOW TO USE CLU-IN
1 10-08-90 Using this bulletin board system.
2 10-06-92 Participating in online Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
3 06-05-90 Uploading and downloading files from the BBS.
4 05-08-90 Sending messages to other bulletin board users.
5 06-05-90 Packed (.ZIP) files and how to unpack them.
6 12-01-92 Monthly Statistics on Bulletin Board Usage
54 10-02-92 Explanation of transfer protocols (from the journal of
Washington Apple Pi--a Mac and Apple user group)
99 01-28-93 Using the QMail Door (#2) and the Qmail Offline Mail
Reader
NEWSLETTER ARTICLES (see the Groundwater SIG for articles from "Groundwater
Currents")
TECH TRENDS
56 07-15-92 Finding Cleanup Alternatives for TCE and PCE (from
6/92 Tech Trends)
57 07-15-92 In Situ Biosparging with Bioventing Cleans Both
Saturated and Unsaturated Zones (from 6/92 Tech
Trends)
58 07-15-92 SBP Membrane Filtration Reduces Groundwater
Contaminants (from 6/92 Tech Trends)
59 07-15-92 Upcoming SITE Program Demonstrations (from 6/92
Tech Trends)
(60 min left), (H)elp, for More, o more?
Press (to continue viewing list of bulletins) or N (to stop viewing list of bulletins
and get to the "Bulletin List Command?" prompt)
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 12
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(H)elp, (1-14), Bulletin List Command? 5
Bulletin 5 contains useful information on using the file compression/decompression
(zip/unzip) utility program discussed in the pre-preparation section. If your log file/capture is
ON, you will be capturing the text of this bulletin to your computer for later reference.
=======================[CLU-IN BBS Bulletin 5]=======================
Most of the files available in the downloading directories are compressed to
conserve room and reduce transmission time. In some cases, multiple files
are packed into a single "package" or archive. These files all have the
extension ".ZIP," such as "TREATEXE.ZIP." When you download them, you will
not be able to use them or even read them until they are unarchived or
"unzipped." This operation requires a program called PKUNZIP.
PKUNZIP is a very fast archive extractor that is available from
File Directory 1 on this bulletin board.
Give the command "F 1" at the main menu prompt to see Directory 1. You will
see listed a file called PKZ110.EXE. That is a special file containing
PKUNZIP and related files, including the documentation.
In order to use files with an .ZIP extension, you first have to download
PKZ110.EXE. Once you've downloaded it, get out of CrossTalk and type PKZ110
at the DOS prompt. Be sure you are in the same subdirectory that holds
PKZ110.EXE when you do this. It will automatically unpack itself into
different files, telling you it's "uncrunching" and "unsquashing" as it
goes. The one file you downloaded will have unzipped itself into several
files. Look for a file called ".DOC" or "README" or "READ.ME" to give
additional instructions.
Now you have PKZIP on your hard disk and you will never have to download it
again. It stays there and you will use it every time you want to unzip a
file with a .ZIP suffix.
The next step is to actually unzip a file. First, be sure that the zip'd
file is in the same subdirectory on your hard disk as the files that came
out of PKZ110.EXE. Then just type PKUNZIP followed by the name of the
zipped file. For example, to unzip a file called UPDATE.ZIP, you would
type (at the DOS prompt) PKUNZIP UPDATE.
If you upload lengthy files to this board, please use PKZIP to create a
compressed file; it will greatly reduce the size—and transmission time—of
your files. PKZIP.EXE is one of the files that came out of PKZIP.EXE when
you unpacked it as described above. If PKZIP.EXE is in your subdirectory, and
you want to archive the file "MEETING.LST" that is in floppy drive A: into an
archive on floppy drive A: called MEETINGS.ZIP, type
PKZIP -a A:MEETINGS C:\XTALK\MEETING.LST
This will create the archive on the "C" drive, in the "XTALK" subdirectory,
and "add" (that's what the small "-a" in the command line means) the file to
it. Just remember to put the name of the archive first and the file or files
that go into it second in the command line. Now you'll upload MEETING.ZIP and
when another user downloads it, they will unpack it and have MEETING.LST.
Voila!
(H)elp, (x-x), Bulletin List Command?
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 13
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(If you have been capturing the text so far, now execute whatever commands
are needed to turn off or close your system's log file/capture.)
If you did indeed turn on the file log file/capture, you have the text of Bulletin 5 on Zipping
and Unzipping on your computer's disk for future reference.
Feel free to take a look at other bulletins. When you are finished, return to the "Main Board
Command?" by pressing from the Bulletin List Command? prompt.
XI. Downloading a File
The files available online are either text files that are too large to be read online as bulletins
or program files to run on your computer after you exit the BBS.
Many of the files available on CLU-IN have been compressed (zipped) to speed the transfer
process between computers. A utility program (referred to in the bulletin that you just read) is
available on the BBS that will allow you to decompress (unzip) any compressed files you
might acquire from the BBS. You must transfer (download) it to your computer one time and
then keep it for future use.
As part of the guided tour, we will download this program to your system. You must have
150,000 bytes of room available on your hard drive or a blank floppy disk ready to accept
this file from the BBS.
First, though, let's take a look at the various types of files that are available.
(xx min. left) Main Board Command? F
=============[ File Directories ]===
I Use PKUNZIP.EXE on .ZIP files. Download and execute PKZ110.EXE from |
I Directory 1. If you are unfamiliar with archived files/ read I
I Main Board Bulletin 5. Read Bulletin 3 for a primer on uploading and |
I downloading files. I
[1] contains publications (either full text or descriptions of
publications)
[2] contains databases, models, expert systems, and other programs.
[3] contains files to help you use CLU-IN as well as information about
other BBSs.
[4] contains public domain utilities
[5] contains user uploads.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
your input to the BBS. 14
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(H)elp, (1-5), File List Command?
First, let's look at the list of files available in Directory 2
(H)elp, (1-5), File List Command? 1
======================[ Directory 1 - Publications ]========================
If you are unfamiliar with archive files see Bulletin 5.
".ZIP" files require PKUNZIP. Download and run PKZ110.EXE
File Name
HOTLIN92.ZIP
BIF1092.ZIP
TTREND10.ZIP
INFOLN92.ZIP
EPAREG92.ZIP
FEDREG92.ZIP
WH RISK.ART
TTRENDS9.ZIP
SUPERPUB.ZIP
Date
Size
76588
40343 12-23-92
Description
8262
8382
01-11-93 Monthly reports from RCRA/Superfund/OUST/
I Emergency Planning and Community Right-
to-Know Hotline—excerpts from 1992 reports
Text of the Bioremediation in the Field
Newsletter—10/92
Tech Trends articles—Issue 10 (10/92)
EPA Library OERR Infoline Newsletter (1992)
1992 EPA Federal Register Bulletins (BLT23)
beginning with March (FR citations only)
1992 HW Federal Register Bulletins (BLT24)
(FR summaries only)
ASCII text of article describing White House
I plans to transfer all federal risk assessment
I authority to White House officials
I Uploaded by: Tom Pritchett
07-14-92 Tech Trends articles—Issue 9 (6/92)
07-09-92 ASCII version of 1990 Superfund Program
I Publications Catalog
8142
39514
56075
311366
3968
12-23-92
12-14-92
11-04-92
11-04-92
08-27-92
(H)elp, (V)iew, (F)lag, for more, o more?
Press to continue reviewing list of files) or type N (to stop reviewing list of files
and get to the "File List Command?" prompt)
In the future, as you browse the list, you can electronically flag all the files you are interested
in and download them at once as a batch. For instructions on flagging and batch downloads,
see Chapter 8 of the CLU-IN Users Guide.
Now let's look at the files in Main Board Directory 4.
(H)elp, (1-5), File List Command? 4
==================[ Directory 4 - Public Domain Utilities ]==================
If you are unfamiliar with archive files see Bulletin 5.
".ZIP" files require PKUNZIP. Download and run PKZ110.EXE
File Name
CLEAN93.ZIP
NETSCN93.ZIP
SCAN93.ZIP
CONVERT.ZIP
Size Date
Description
132125 06-27-92
119807 06-27-92
120258 06-27-92
62282 06-07-92
McAffee's latest virus cleaner
McAffee's Novell server virus scanner
McAffee's latest virus scanner
WordPerfect 5.1 format conversion
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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DSZ0503.ZIP
STUFF12.SEA
UNSTUF.SEA
VIRX20.ZIP
PKLTE112.ZIP
QEDIT21C.ZIP
SOS310.ZIP
STRIPZ12.ZIP
TDRAW400.ZIP
METRIC-X.ZIP
UNIT.EXE
VALETSDZ.EXE
LIST75I.ZIP
DEM08X2.ZIP
WHERE44B.ZIP
JARGON.ZIP
DCOPY12.ZIP
2ZIP.ZIP
PKZ110.EXE
RULER.ZIP
91662
378240
166528
75776
38166
128289
14193
10578
213379
133479
50233
78921
84703
131607
46108
5067
13845
18268
149219
2522
05-05-92
03-18-92
03-13-92
03-03-92
10-23-91
10-23-91
10-23-91
10-23-91
10-23-91
10-20-91
07-03-91
06-22-91
05-29-91
02-27-91
01-04-91
01-02-91
10-12-90
05-06-90
03-22-90
04-07-89
Omen Technology's current ZMODEM protocol
Stuffit Classic—Mac utility to compress
files for uploading and downloading
UnStuffit Deluxe—Mac Utility to de-compress
files created with Stuffit
Demo version of Microcom System's virus
scanning program. Will detect the
Michelangelo virus.
Uploaded by: Tom Pritchett
Compress EXE file size
QEDIT text editor
Capture screen text to a file
Strip unwanted comments from ZIP files
TheDraw ANSI screen edit/animate
Metric-English-Metric Conversion Shareware
Uses drop-down menus to display/select any
of 10 Categories and 138 Units of Measure.
Uploaded by: Richard Long
UNIT CONVERSION PROGRAM
Uploaded by: Carl Froede
Like X-TREE but better and more complete.
Uploaded by: Gary Zepp
Latest version of Buerg's file lister/browser
Uploaded by: Kathryn Nolan
Packet Radio system for the "untrained".
Allows TEXT/DATA transmissions over
great distances, error free. Demo.
Uploaded by: Ian Paull
Finds files anywhere on disk
Computer jargon explained
Replacement for DOS DISKCOPY command. Copies
image of floppy to hard drive and back for
"one-swap" copying of high density disks.
Nice interface, multiple options.
Uploaded by: Fred Zafran
Converts "ARC" files to "ZIP" files
3/10/90 update of PKZIP. Faster
Pop-up, on-screen ruler
(H)elp, (V)iew, (F)lag, for more, o more? N
As you can see, many of the available files have file names that end in ".ZIP."
Let's download the file utility that you can use to unzip any zipped files that you download
later from this (or any other) BBS.
Before you download a file, let's check your default transfer protocol setting.
(xx min. left) Main Board Command? T
(A) Ascii (Non-Binary)
(X) Xmodem (Checksum—Use with CrossTalk)
(C) Xmodem-CRC
(0) IK-Xmodem
(Y) Ymodem (Batch U/L and D/L)
(Z) Zmodem (Batch U/L and D/L)
(K) Kermit (PCKermit/Columbia Univ.)
=> (N) None
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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Default Protocol Desired (=no change)? (N) (Select the appropriate
letter)
Your default setting is the one with the arrow to the left (in this case, N). Choose the protocol
that your communications software also recognizes—as discussed in the pre-tour preparation
sections—by typing the letter corresponding to that protocol.
Default Protocol set to (your choice)
Press to continue
(xx min. left) Main Board Command? D
Enter the filename to Download =none? PKZ110.EXE
Download Time: 11.9 minutes (approximate)
Download Size: 149219 bytes (1166 blocks)
Total Will Be: 149219 bytes
Protocol Type: (whichever protocol you selected)
File Selected: PKZ110.EXE
You must now execute the command in your communications software to upload or
download (depending on which you are doing). Check your communications
software for the appropriate command. In CrossTalk hit the key to get
the command line and then type "XX " for uploading and "RX
" for downloading. In Procomm, press the key for
uploading and the key for downloading.
Type Ctrl-X to cancel the file transfer.
You have now told the BBS which file you want it to send to your computer. Now, you must
tell your computer to expect an incoming file. Read the instructions the BBS just gave you on
how to do this with two of the most common communications programs.
(Execute the appropriate commands for your communications software)
Your communications software should display a screen informing you about how the
download is progressing.
Transfer Successfully Completed. (Avg. cps:xxx)
Press to continue?
After you end this online session, see the text of Bulletin 5 for further instructions on how to
store and use the zip/unzip utility you just downloaded.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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XII. Uploading A File
Now, it is your turn to send (upload) a file to the BBS. You are going to send the short
ASCII file discussed in the pre-tour preparation section.
In the future, you will be able to send reports, data files, conference information, and other
pertinent information for the benefit of other users, and you will be able to receive valuable
feedback for yourself.
(xx min. left) Main Board Command? U
Enter the Filename to Upload =none?
(Enter the unique file name you gave your test file—the first 7 digits of your
phone number followed by ".xxx".)
Checking file transfer request. Please wait...
Before beginning, enter a description of (file name)
Begin description with (/) to make upload 'Private'.
Enter your text. alone to end. (45 chars/line, 8 lines maximum)
? (/this is a test file...please delete it)
? «ENTER> >
Upload Drive : 101335040 Bytes Free Disk Space
Upload Status: Screened Before Posting
Protocol Type: (whichever protocol you selected)
You must now execute the command in your communications software to upload or
download (depending on which you are doing). Check your communications
software for the appropriate command. In CrossTalk hit the key to get
the command line and then type "XX " for uploading and "RX
" for downloading. In Procomm, press the key for
uploading and the key for downloading.
Type Ctrl-X to cancel the file transfer.
You have now told the BBS what file you want it to receive from your computer. Now, you
must tell your computer to send the appropriate file, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE PATH
AND FILE NAME (for example: c:\wp5Netters\5521234.xxx). Read the instructions the BBS
just gave you on how to do this with the common communications programs.
(Execute the appropriate commands for your communications software.)
Transfer Successfully Completed. (Avg. cps: 194)
Thanks for the file(s)!
Verifying FILENAME...passed
Press to continue?
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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There is a chance that your upload was not successful the first time. You may want to try the
steps again. If you are unsuccessful a second time, you may want to call the CLU-IN help
line at 301-589-8368 for assistance.
A number of factors can affect the success of an upload. It can be more tricky when you are
accessing the BBS through a mainframe computer, local area network, or shared modem
using a data switch rather than with a PC and modem.
XIII. Joining a Special Interest Group (SIG)
The SIGs on CLU-IN are special sub-areas of the BBS with all the features of the Main
Board of the BBS, but limited to a particular topic or audience. When you enter (join) one of
these SIGs, you will notice that all the messages, files, and bulletins available are focused on
the SIG topic. To see a list of available SIGs, type J.
(xx min left) Main Board Command? J
=========================[Special Interest Group Areas]======================
Special Interest Group Areas (SIGs) are open to all (except where
indicated),but you must request membership the first time. Leave a
[C]omment for the SYSOP.
**************** CHECK YOUR SIG NUMBER FOR CHANGES!! ********************
SIG Number Description
I Groundwater and Engineering Forums SIG—
Exchange among Regional Superfund Technical Support
Forums and ORD Technical Support Centers. Open only
to EPA employees.
2 Groundwater Technologies SIG—
Forum for the exchange of information about using
innovative technologies in remediating groundwater
contamination. All users are automatically registered
in this SIG.
4 Removal Program SIG—
Open forum for Superfund Removal Program, mainly of
interest to OSCs and RPMs.
6 Treatability Study Investigation--
Forum to facilitate communication and feedback among RPMs,
OSCs, ORD START Team and appropriate headquarters offices
on experiences with treatability studies and
recommendations for improvement in timeliness, quality, and
ease with which they are conducted. All users are
automatically registered in this SIG.
13 Superfund Enforcement SIG—
Maintained by OWPE to assist in developing and tracking
Superfund enforcement actions. (Restricted Access)
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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Special Interest Group area # to join (=none)? 2
Groundwater Technologies SIG NEWS
Welcome to the EPA Ground-water Special Interest Group (SIG). This
SIG was established to provide a means of communication for
professionals working in the ground-water remediation technology
field. Researchers, technology users - Federal, State and private,
technology vendors, consultants, and site owners who have a stake
in the development and use of technology for ground-water clean-up
are welcome to use this SIG. We will keep the SIG stocked with the
bulletins on the latest Federal Register notices concerning ground
water, recent EPA publications and other information of concern to
ground-water professionals. We hope you will take advantage of the
SIG's messaging capabilities to find and reply to ground-water
technology problems and to convey new information quickly to all
SIG users. Also, please feel free to upload any information that
you think would be of interest to other users.
If there's anything in particular that you would like to see on the
SIG, please leave me a message and we will work to get it onto the
board. If you need to talk with me in person, I'm at (703) 308-
8797. If you need assistance with the system call the CLU-IN help
line at (301) 589-8368 or leave a [C] eminent to the SYSOP.
Nancy Dean
Technology Innovation Office
(xx min. left) GW (2) SIG Command?
Let's take a quick look around. All the features of the SIG work the same way as the features
we have been exploring on the Main Board. We will take a quick look at the available
bulletins and files before leaving this SIG.
(xx min. left) GW (2) SIG Command? B
========================[ CLU-IN Bulletin Board ]===========================
GROUNDWATER TECHNOLOGIES SIG BULLETINS I
To download one of these bulletins, type WB n D" from the "SIG Command?"
prompt or "D" from the Bulletin menu (without the quotation marks), where
"n" is the bulletin number. Turn CApture off in CrossTalk.
Bulletin Last
Number Update Description
1 05-12-92 Improved metals sampling techniques for Groundwater
(article from Tech Trends)
2 05-12-92 Biological treatment removes both target and
background contaminants from groundwater (article from
Tech Trends)
3 05-12-92 Nitrate enhanced bioremediation restores fuel
contaminated groundwater to drinking water standard
(article from Tech Trends)
4 05-12-92 Vacuum steam stripping combined with vapor
extraction produces no air emissions (article from
Tech Trends)
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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5 05-12-92 Horizontal wells for cost effective in situ air
stripping (article from Tech Trends)
6 10-03-92 Listing of Federal Register notices on groundwater
(September 1992)
7 10-02-92 Abstract and introduction to "In Situ Treatment
of Contaminated Ground Water: An Inventory of
Research and Field Demonstrations"
9 06-15-92 Minutes from Federal Remediation Technologies
Roundtable Special Session on Ground-water Technology
Demonstrations (5/14/92)
10 09-08-92 Ground-water conferences and workshops
11 07-07-92 Summaries of technology demonstrations of innovative
ground-water technologies
12 10-02-92 Introduction to new newsletter from TIO called
"Groundwater Currents"
13 10-02-92 In situ ground water treatment research and demos
inventoried
14 10-02-92 Hydraulic fracturing enhances in situ remediation
15 10-02-92 Dialogue begins in Dallas at workshop to identify
barriers to in situ groundwater remediation
(H)elp, (1-15), Bulletin List Command? 1
==============[ Ground-Water Technologies SIG File Directory ]================
Use PKZ110.EXE on [.ZIP] files. Download it from main board
Directory 1. If you are unfamiliar with "ZIP'd" files, read Main
Board Bulletin 5. These files MUST be downloaded from the
Ground-Water Technologies SIG!!
Title
GWED.ZIP
GWCONMAY.92
INSITU.ZIP
GWREG92.ZIP
Size
Date
Description
16384 04-23-92
8192 05-19-92
30621 10-02-92
9441 10-15-92
Groundwater Education System: Hypertext
program to educate users about groundwater
and groundwater protection
Groundwater conferences and workshops
(Bulletin 10—WP5.1 version)
In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Ground
Water: An Inventory of Research and Field
Demonstrations—WP5.1. Updated from May
version
GW Federal Register bulletins—GBLT6 (1992)
(H)elp, (V)iew, (F)lag, for more, o more?
Feel free to look at other options in this SIG or to explore other SIGs. When
you are finished, return to the "Main Board Command?" prompt.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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XIV. Exiting CLU-IN
Well, the guided tour of CLU-IN has come to an end. If you wish to stay online and explore
on your own, please feel free to do so. When you are ready to exit or sign off the BBS,
return to this section. I look forward to seeing you online again!
(xx min. left) Main Board Command? G
Proceed with logoff? Y
This Bulletin Board System (BBS) and its contents are intended solely for
the exchange of information furthering the mission and goals of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Technology Innovation
Office. Information and messages are left hereon with the understanding
that they may be inspected from time to time without further notice by the
operator(s) of this system and brought to the attention of appropriate
authorities.
Unauthorized or fraudulent access to this system, or tampering
with its contents, is a Federal crime under the Federal
Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (18 USC 2510) and
may be punishable by a fine of $250,000 and imprisonment for up
to two years.
— Have a good day
Minutes Used: XX
Thanks for calling!
XV. Shortcuts for Your Next Online Session
You might have quickly skimmed over the messages, bulletins, and files available online
during the guided tour. If so, you may wish to look at these features in more detail next time.
To do this, simply use the commands given in the guided tour again. These commands give
you the broadest access to the materials online.
In the future, you may wish to review only materials that are new since your last online
session. Here are some tips on how to do that.
New Messages
When you first access the BBS, you will be asked whether you want the BBS to review the
message base. If you press (for yes), the numbers of the messages you have not
yet read will be displayed.
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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At the "Main Board Command?" prompt, type RY and press to see all
your messages, or type RS to see all the new messages posted since the last
message you read (including private messages addressed to you and all new public messages).
New Bulletins
The numbers of all the bulletins that have been updated since your last BBS session
(including, unfortunately, the ones that have recently been deleted) will be displayed as you
enter the BBS. To read any new bulletins, at the "Main Board Command?" prompt, type
BN and press .
New Files
When viewing a list of files, those that are new since your last BBS session are marked with
a blinking "*". To see a list of recently added files, at the "Main Board Command?" prompt,
type FN and press . You will be prompted to enter a date from which to
start scanning (the default is about 2 weeks). Select A to view all. This will display a list of
all files that are newer than that date.
XVI. Other Materials Available
In addition to this guided tour, there are two other documents that can help you make the best
use of CLU-IN:
Exchanging Technology Information on CLU-IN: A Fact Sheet
CLU-IN Users Guide
To receive a copy of either of these documents, call the SYSOP at 301-589-8368 or send or
fax your request to:
National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI)
11029 Kenwood Road, Building 5
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-891-6685 (fax)
User responses to prompts are indicated by Bold type. Remember to press after every response to send
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