* New UI for mailing list setup

[citadel.git] / citadel / techdoc / session.txt

diff --git a/citadel/techdoc/session.txt b/citadel/techdoc/session.txt
index 4007dc176b4f0107a84b3bd84ba12838a41f9c3f..3a93e745efc74d11c1d52d40f8850e0002ac3415 100644 (file)
--- a/citadel/techdoc/session.txt
+++ b/citadel/techdoc/session.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ document, but we will briefly cover the methodology employed by Citadel/UX.
  Citadel/UX offers Citadel BBS service using TCP/IP.  It does so via a
 multithreaded server listening on a TCP port.  Older (4.xx) versions employed
 an inetd-based server.
- 
- The port number officially assigned to Citadel by the IANA is TCP/504.  Since
+  
+ The port number officially assigned to Citadel by the IANA is 504/tcp.  Since
 our session layer assumes a clean, reliable, sequenced connection, the use
 of UDP would render the server unstable and unusable, so we stick with TCP.
    
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ session.
  Unlike protocols such as FTP, all data transfers occur in-band.  This means
 that the same connection that is used for exchange of client/server
 messages, will also be used to transfer data back and forth.  (FTP opens a
-separate connection for data transfers.)  We do this to allow the server to
-function over transports which can only handle one session at a time (such
-as a dialup connection).
+separate connection for data transfers.)  This keeps protocol administration
+straightforward, as it can traverse firewalls without any special protocol
+support on the firewall except for opening the port number.
  
    
  RESULT CODES
@@ -1572,8 +1572,8 @@ UCLS command.
 
  HCHG is a command, usable by any user, that allows a user to change their RWHO
 host value.  This will mask a client's originating hostname from normal
-users; access level 6 and higher see an entry right underneath the spoofed
-entry listing the actual hostname the user originates from.
+users; access level 6 and higher can see, in an extended wholist, the actual
+hostname the user originates from.
 
  The format of an HCHG command is:
 
@@ -1586,8 +1586,8 @@ entry listing the actual hostname the user originates from.
 
  RCHG is a command, usable by any user, that allows a user to change their RWHO
 room value.  This will mask a client's roomname from normal users; access
-level 6 and higher see an entry right underneath the spoofed entry listing
-the actual room the user is in.
+level 6 and higher can see, in an extended wholist, the actual room the user
+is in.
 
  The format of an RCHG command is:
 
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ purging (expiration) of messages.  The following policies are available:
 
 
 
- SPEX   (Set Polict for message EXpiration)
+ SPEX   (Set Policy for message EXpiration)
  
  Sets the policy of the current room, floor, or site regarding the automatic
 purging (expiration) of messages.  See the writeup for the GPEX command for