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NAME
       eChat - network conversations

SYNOPSIS
       echat [-tsvdh] [-n nick] [-g gender] [-c channel] [-m mode] [-i
       activity] [-a address] [-p port] [-l filename]

DESCRIPTIPON
       eChat is a serverless messaging system dedicated to chat and messages
       exchange over the TCP/IP networks

       compatible with Vypress Chat and quickChat for Windows9x/ME/NT/2000/XP

OPTIONS
       -n  nick
              your nick

       -g  0|1
              your gender: 0 - male, 1 - female

       -c  channel
              main channel

       -m  0|1|2|3
              your mode: 0 - normal, 1 - dnd, 2 - away, 3 - offline

       -i  0|1
              your activity: 0 - not active, 1 - active

       -a  address
              broadcast send address (only one)

       -p  port
              listen port

       -l  filename
              name of logfile (only one)

       -t     start tcp server

       -s     enable server mode

       -v     be verbose

       -d     show compiled in defines

       -h     this help

KEYS
       F1-F4  - switch to channel

       ^O or TAB
              - next channel

       ^D     - quit eChat

       ^A     - change activity

       ^K     - reverse users

       ^R or F5
              - update users

       ^L     - refresh screen

       ^T     - top of screen history

       ^B     - bottom of screen history

       ^P or PGUP
              - scroll up

       ^N or PGDN
              - scroll down

       ^E     - recode input line after cursor (-DCHARSET)

       '`' , [1-9]
              - put nick #[1-9] into input line:  `1  - will be replaced with
              first nick,  `2  - with second nick, etc

       '/' , [1-9]
              - message to nick #[1-9]:  /1  - message to first nick,  /2  -
              message to second nick, etc

COMMANDS
       quit   - quit eChat

       help   - help on commands

       version
              - show version

       status - show current status

       keys   - show working keys

       verbose
              - toggle verbosity

       clear  - clear command and screen history

       !      - shell command

       load   - load configuration from file

       save   - save current configuration to file

       answer - show/change current autoanswer

       gender - change gender

       my     - change beeps mode

       favorite
              - show/favorite/unfavorite nick(s)

       ignore - show/ignore/unignore nick(s)

       ban    - show/ban/unban address(es)

       join   - join channel

       leave  - leave channel

       nick   - change current nick

       message
              - send message to nick

       mass   - send mass message

       exec   - execute command

       me     - me action

       topic  - show/change current topic

       add    - add to current topic

       mode   - change current mode

       normal - change current mode to normal

       dnd    - change current mode to dnd

       away   - change current mode to away

       off    - change current mode to offline

       info   - get info on nick(s)

       beep   - beep to nick(s)

       talk   - private chat with nick

       here   - who here

       active - change current activity

       note:  some command may be used with double space for cleaning entire
              list:

       - `/favorite  ', `/ignore  ', `/ban  ' - clear user lists

       - `/dnd  ', `/away  ', `/off  ' -  clear autoanswer lists

       - `/topic  ' - clear current topic

USERS MENU
       *      - normal mode

       -      - dnd mode

       =      - away mode

       *      - offline mode

ENVIRONMENT
       HOME   home directory

FILES
       /etc/echatrc
              general configuration

       ~/.echatrc
              user configuration

       ./.echatrc
              current configuration

CREDITS
       VyPRESS Research, LLC <http://www.vypress.com> - for nice program
       Sergey Barkov <stive@softhome.ru> - for technical support
       Genix <genix@sendmail.ru> - quickChat port, first man page
       sibkot <sibkot@mail.ru> - author of VyperChat for linux
       all the FreeZNet for testing assistance, and personally Andy, Mouse

COPYING
       see GPL for copying info

BUGS
       quickChat and Vypress Chat protocols are basically insecure and
       contains no any protection against spoofing, flooding or sniffing.
       it's not a bug, it's a feature

AUTHOR
       SeaD <sead@mail.ru>

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