CHAT Commands • Virginia Packet Network

This list of Chat Application commands comes directly from the BPQ32 web page, copied here for the convenience of VAPN patrons.

All commands start with a forward slash /. Any text not proceeded with a / is sent to all connected users in the current topic.

Commands can be in upper or lower case:

Commands:

/U — Show Users
/N — Enter your Name
/Q — Enter your QTH
/T — Show Topics
/T Name — Join Topic or Create new Topic. Topic Names are not case sensitive.
/P — Show Ports and Links
/A — Toggle Alert on user join.
/C — Toggle Colour Mode on or off (only works on Console or BPQTerminal.
/E — Toggle Echo.
/Keepalive — Toggle sending Keepalive messages every 10 minutes.
/ShowNames — Toggle displaying name as well as call on each message.
/Auto — Toggle Automatic character set selection.
/UTF-8 — Toggle Character set Selection – UTF* or 8 bit.
/CodePage (or /CP) — Select Code Page to use when UTF8 is not selected.
/Time — Toggle displaying timestamp on each message.
/S CALL Text — Send Text to that station only.
/F — Force all links to be made.
/K — Show Known nodes.
/B — Leave Chat and return to node.
/QUIT — Leave Chat and disconnect from node