Ph
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Abandoned Freeware


"Ph" is a WATTCP CSO nameserver Client written by Don Genner 
(acddon@vm.uoguelph.ca).  The client requires "WATTCP.CFG" to be in the 
same directory as Ph.exe.  You must configure WATTCP.CFG with your IP 
address information.  

NOTE: a CSO database is similar to an LDAP database, in that both serve 
essentially the same purpose as a telephone system "White Pages".  The 
CSO Client is often called a "Ph" client, while the CSO Server is often 
called a "Qi" server.  



Syntax:  Stand-alone:
		PH  CSO-NameServer Request

	   eg:  PH csaserver.uoguelph.ca "query name=genner return name email"
                 {Results}
                PH csaserver.uoguelph.ca "query name=g*"
                 {Results}
                PH csaserver.uoguelph.ca "query g*"
                 {Results}



Syntax:  Conversational:   
		PH  CSO-NameServer

           eg:  PH csaserver.uoguelph.ca
                 Server : csaserver.uoguelph.ca
                  {Results}
                 Request : query genner
                  {Results}
                 Request : siteinfo
                  {Results}
                 Request : fields
                  {Results}
                 Request : quit
                  {Results}



Most CSO servers accept the following commands:
"Quit" =disconnects from the CSO server (and exits Ph).  
"Status" =displays the contents of the CSO servers "Message of the Day" file.
"Help" =retrieves a list of valid commands recognized by the server.  
"Query" <space> [the query string] =queries the server for matching data.  


You may wish to use it and a DOS batch file to set up a simple phonebook command:
	ph  localserver  "query name=%1"
or something much more complex.  To get more details on the protocol and local 
features, use something like:    
	ph  localserver  "help"



NOTE: The Mercury Mail server (found elsewhere on this Gopher Server) contains 
a CSO nameserver module that can be accessed by this Ph Client.