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The Captive Account ARCQUERY

GXVG is a DEC VAX machine running under DCL. On the captive account, the user cannot execute any DCL commands; only the commands of the query software are available. However, several aspects of the archive software make use of the DCL protocol; the HELP facility, for instance, is based on the VAX HELP facility.

On entry, the user is prompted for a set of (up to 4) initials. This is an important piece of information, and will be kept in the archive database. Thus, a user may reflect a moment on the question before providing an answer.

After completion of the login procedure, a listing appears of available functions:



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Fri Aug 12 10:24:53 BST 1994