Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:22:44 -0400
From: pbmserv <pbmserv@gamerz.net>
Message-Id: <200104071022.f37AMi508840@www.gamerz.net>
Subject:  Help summary

Welcome to Richard's Play-By-eMail Server.   

   Richard's PBeM Server (pbmserv@gamerz.net) exists so that we can play
   a variety of games by eMail. The games currently supported are:
   
Chess

     Chess, Amoeba, AvalancheChess, BOChess, Capablanca, Chex,
     DarkChess, DoubleChess, DoubleMoveChess, GrandChess, QuickChess,
     OmegaChess, ProgressiveChess, RennChess
     
     Shogi, ChuShogi, MiniShogi, ToriShogi, and YariShogi
     Xiangqi, Jungle
     
Backgammon

     Backgammon, Deadgammon, Hypergammon, Nackgammon, Plakoto
     
Checkers

     Checkers, Draughts, and Dama (TurkishCheckers), MaxCheckers,
     MaxDraughts, ChineseCheckers
     
Connection oriented

     Connexxions Havannah Hex TwixT Gonnect Y
     
N in a row

     Connect4 and Connectris, Connect4x4, Gravity, Score4, Qubic,
     MonsterQubic
     Gomoku, Renju, Pente, Keryo-Pente, D-Pente, G-Pente
     
Territory grabbing

     Ataxx and Hexxagon Go Othello, Reversi and Reverse-Othello
     Oddthello Tanbo, Tanbo3D and Hexbo Rings Dots and Boxes
     
Capture/trap your opponent

     Abalone Amazons Emergo Entropy Fanorona HexEmergo Hnefatafl Nine
     Mens' Morris Quadrature Susan Stratego Tactics Terrace and
     Terrace6x6
     
Complete A Pattern

     Andantino Hexade Lines-of-Action Plotto Spangles
     Trax, 8x8Trax and LoopTrax
     
Reach a "Goal"

     Borderline, CoNeutron, Epaminondas, Koan, Neutron, Philosopher's
     Football, Tug-of-War
     
Mancala

     Wari
     
   If you are new to the server, you can read the tutorial (or send mail
   to pbmserv@gamerz.net with "help tutorial" as the Subject line) for
   detailed instructions on getting started on the server.
   
   To play games via the PBeM Server, send mail to pbmserv@gamerz.net
   with the command as the Subject: line. Use the signup command to
   choose a PBeM userid and password. It may be anything you wish
   provided it contains no spaces, quotes or colons. As a matter of form
   the name should be based on your real name. Popular methods include
   using your first name by itself, or prepending your first initial to
   your last name.
   
   The password is a personal choice, but the key is to pick something
   you can REMEMBER. If you forget your password, it is a real nuisance
   to fix it. The only restriction on your choice is that no spaces,
   quotes, or colons be included in the password. The password is
   designed to prevent accidentally moving for someone else rather than
   acting as a tight security measure, so remember that whatever you
   choose you are going to have to type EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A MOVE, so
   don't choose anything which is going to be a problem.
   
   The server will automatically maintain a history of your games as well
   as a picture of the boards. Each time a player moves, a copy of the
   board will be sent to each of the players in that game. If you want to
   peek at the status of someone else's game or just check up on one of
   your own to make sure you haven't missed some e-mail, use each game's
   'show' command. The server will respond to queries to recall the
   history and position of any of its boards.
   
   As an additional social feature, the PBeM server will forward mail to
   all the players of a given game so you can make comments (taunts) to
   your opponents. You can also send non-game specific messages to any
   PBeM Server user via the message and broadcast commands or via the
   PBeM Server mailing list (pbmserv-users@gamerz.net)
   
   Response time is usually very quick (not much more than roundtrip
   email time), and you should always get a response (unless something
   goes wrong) If the PBeM Server does not respond to a command, you can
   try the simple command "help" to see if the system is down or not. If
   the PBeM Server responds to "help" and you don't have a response from
   your other command still, something has gone wrong. Try again or ask
   rrognlie@gamerz.net for help if problems persist.
   
   An archive of some games is maintained at
   http://northumbria.tripod.com
   
   Comments, suggestions and assistance are welcome.
   
In Case of Fire, contact:

     * Richard Rognlie <rrognlie@gamerz.net>
       
Getting Help:

    help [ subject [ ... subject ] ]

Administrative commands:

    signup userid password [ e-mail address(es) ]

   Adds you to the PBeM server. You must sign up before you are allowed
   to participate in any PBeM games. userid is any sequence of characters
   not including colons, spaces, or quotes. The same goes for password.
   If you have multiple E-Mail addresses or have a particular favorite
   account you wish all PBeM mail sent to, specify it after your
   password. Otherwise, the PBeM server will assume the return address of
   your signup request is where all PBeM mail should go.
    change password userid current password new password

   This allows you to change your PBeM password. You may wish to do this
   periodically. The PBeM server uses the passwords for its own purposes.
   (It stores them as clear text, so you probably do *not* want to use
   the same password as you use for your login accounts!)
    change address userid password [ e-mail address(es) ]

   This allows you to change the PBeM servers mail address for you. Any
   mail that the PBeM server send will normally go to this address. If no
   address(es) is(are) specified, the PBeM server will assume the return
   address of the request as the desired address.
    delete userid password

   When you have decided that you have wasted enough of your life playing
   these silly games that can last for weeks, delete your user account as
   a courtesy to the other players.
   
Miscellaneous commands:

    list [ game type 1 [ ... game type N ] ]

   List the status of the game types specified. If no game types are
   specified, a list of PBeM users will be displayed. For privacy
   reasons, only their PBeM userid will be displayed.
    message userid password toUserid1 [ ... toUseridN ]

   If you wish to send a message to a PBeM user, but do not have their
   eMail address, you may send it via the PBeM server.
    broadcast userid password

   If you wish to send a message to ALL PBeM users, use this. Please
   limit use of broadcast to topics of potential interest to all players.
   You may want to use the PBeM Server mailing list
   (pbmserv-users@gamerz.net) as an alternate to the broadcast command.
   Please include your pbmserv userid in your message so people know to
   whom they should address their responses.