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bsflite(1)							    bsflite(1)

NAME
       bsflite - Minimalist AIM(R) client

SYNOPSIS
       bsflite

DESCRIPTION
       BSFlite is a very light and minimal client for AOL(R)'s Instant Messen‐
       ger(TM) service that works (or should work)  under  most	 varieties  of
       UNIX.  It  features only the basics that every client should have, that
       is sending and receiving messages,  adding  and	deleting  buddies  and
       viewing	the  buddy  list, with other features included for convenience
       and simplicity.

   Running bsflite
       BSFlite runs without any command-line options or	 configuration	files.
       Simply  execute	bsflite	 at  a	shell  prompt. It will prompt for your
       AIM(R) screen name and password and connect. Note  that	these  can  be
       stored  along  with  other  options  in	a configuration file, detailed
       below.

       Once connected, you may enter commands at the prompt. Most commands are
       either  one  or	two characters long, and are meant to be run without a
       space in between the command and the argument. For example, to  send  a
       message, type:

       mscreename This is my message.

       That  is,  the  screen  name  immediately follows the m command, and is
       entered in lowercase without any spaces. This is the general convention
       for  screen  names  in  bsflite	in order to allow the parser to detect
       where your message begins.

   Commands
       h, ?   Displays a list of commands.

       w, ws, wf
	      Displays the buddy list. ws displays the list sorted by  status,
	      with indicators next to the screen name to indicate this. Status
	      is indicated by [o], online and active, [i], idle for more  than
	      10  minutes,  [a],  away for less than 10 minutes, and [g], gone
	      with away message for over 10 minutes (idle).  wf	 displays  the
	      buddy  list  sorted  in alphabetical order regardless of status,
	      and additionally displays buddies' idle times. Note that w is an
	      alias for ws.

       mscreenname message
	      Sends message to screenname, where screenname is entered in low‐
	      ercase and without spaces.

       r      Replies to the last person whom you  messaged  or	 who  messaged
	      you. This is a command alias for m that automatically enters the
	      appropriate screen name and a space so that you may begin typing
	      the message immediately.

       pscreenname
	      Pastes a block of text to screenname. After pressing return, you
	      may paste your text. BSFlite will begin sending  once  the  send
	      buffer is full, so multiple lines may be sent in one single mes‐
	      sage. Type '.' in a line by itself to end paste  mode  and  send
	      whatever is left in the buffer. Press Ctrl-X to leave paste mode
	      without sending what is in the buffer. Note that text  may  have
	      already  been  sent  if you have entered any text in paste mode,
	      even if you press Ctrl-X.

       L, lscreenname, lg
	      Displays the last 20 lines from the last person to  message  you
	      (L)  or  screenname (l). This information is stored in log files
	      detailed below. If single_log is turned on in the	 configuration
	      file, L or lg display the last 20 lines of the single log file.

       ascreenname, dscreenname
	      Adds or deletes, respectively, screenname from your buddy list.

       I, iscreenname, Ascreenname, Pscreenname
	      Retrieves information about screenname (or, for I, the last per‐
	      son who sent you a message). I and i retrieve  the  user's  away
	      message  and profile, and if the user is in your buddylist it'll
	      also show the user's idle time. A and P can be used to  retrieve
	      only the away message and profile, respectively.

       gmessage (if not away), g (if away)
	      Sets  an	away message if not away, and removes the away message
	      if away.

       G, Gnum
	      Displays a numbered list of pre-defined away messages (see FILES
	      below)  when  run without an argument, and sets the away message
	      when run with a number. Use g to remove this away message.

       v      Toggles invisibility on and off.

       z!     Reloads your profile and list of pre-defined away messages  (see
	      FILES below).

       q!     Exits bsflite.

   Configuration file
       The  configuration file is located in ~/.bsflite/config and can contain
       any of the following options:

       username username
	      Your screen name.

       password password
	      Your password.

       squelchconnect true/false
	      Hide notifications when a	 buddy	signs  on  or  off.  (Default:
	      false)

       squelchidle true/false
	      Hide  notifications  when	 a  buddy becomes idle or is back from
	      being idle.  (Default: false)

       squelchaway true/false
	      Hide notifications when a buddy sets or unsets an away  message.
	      (Default: false)

       respond_idle_only true/false
	      Send  an	auto-response with your away message only when an away
	      message is set and you are idle. (Default: false)

       report_idle true/false
	      Report idle times to the AIM server. (Default: true)

       netspeak_filter true/false
	      Enable or disable the "netspeak" and typo filter,	 which	trans‐
	      lates  expressions  like	"u" into "you," and other such things.
	      This is a bad idea if you write or receive messages in any  lan‐
	      guage other than English. A complete list of replacements can be
	      viewed in the source file cleaner.c. (Default: false)

       oscarport port
	      Connect to the AIM server using port port. (Default: 5190)

       proxy, proxyport, proxytype
	      Connect through a proxy. proxy specifies the IP address or host‐
	      name of the proxy server, proxyport is the proxy port number and
	      proxytype is one of socks5 or https. Authentication is not  cur‐
	      rently supported.

       set_window_title true/false
	      Set  the	xterm/screen window title with "bsflite: screen name."
	      (Default: false)

       colors true/false
	      Enables colors. (Default: false)

       single_log true/false
	      Logs to a single file (log/log). (Default: false)

       Lines beginning with '#' are ignored.

FILES
       ~/.bsflite/config
	      Configuration file

       ~/.bsflite/profile
	      User profile, written in HTML.

       ~/.bsflite/awaymessages
	      Pre-defined away messages, one per line.	Multi-line  away  mes‐
	      sages may be entered by entering <br> between lines.

       ~/.bsflite/log/screenname.log
	      Log of all conversations with screenname, used for l commands.

       ~/.bsflite/log/log
	      Log if single_log is turned on.

AUTHOR
       Claudio Leite

version 0.85		      October 19th, 2008		    bsflite(1)
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