                    SafeFire PPP version 1.1
                        console operations
                         READ ME file
                   (c) Link Guard Solutions Ltd.
                      http://www.lgs.kiev.ua

    SafeFire PPP/Links 1.1 includes console that can be used
to perform multiple functions (including status information retrieval or
SafeFire control). This is achieved by sending InfoBus messages.

    UI that includes console is sfcon.exe.

    After starting sfcon you will get line with ">" char first waiting
for your input. Simple input line editing can be performed.

    In case of wrong command input you will be proposel to type "help"
to get brief help on using console mode along with aliased messages list:

_______________Getting console help____________________________

> fdsg
>> Unknown command. Enter "help" to see Usage
> help
>>
Usage: >Command:Destination:Message
List of supported commands include:
  Exit
        Shutdown and exit SafeFire PPP
  NextNumber
        Skip to next phone number
  Tmr_Reset
        Reset dialing timer
  Idle_Reset
        Reset idle timer
  Conn_Reset
        Reset Connection timer
  Var_List
        List locabase variables
  Var_List_Tree
        List localbase variables (including subvariables)
  Var_Get
        Get locabase variable value
  Var_Get_Tree
        Get locabase variable value (including subvariables)
  Var_Delete
        Delete variable
  Var_Set
        Set variable value
>>
>

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    As you can see from this help, format of input line is
"Command:Destination:Message", where

    - Command - either command alias (list of current aliases can
                be found by calling help) or numeric value of
                message to be posted. If you wish to use
                hex number, you must prefix it with "0x". Prefix
                for octal is "0".
                Example: Exit message can be specified as
                "exit", "0x43" or "67".

    - Destination - Destination plugin or plugin variable for the
                message. If omited, broadcast is assumed.

    - Message - Data for Infobus message if needed.

    Example:
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> Var_Set:plugin.variable:new_value
> 0x43:plugman
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