====== User Listings ======

Synchronet has a small toolkit for **finding and contacting other users** — those currently online and those who've used the system in the past. Most of these are loadable modules invoked from the [[user:shell:|command shell]]; some of them are also accessible via [[user:ctrl_keys|control-key commands]] from anywhere on the BBS.

===== Live: who's online right now =====

==== Ctrl-U — Users Online ====

''Ctrl-U'' from anywhere on the BBS lists users **currently logged on**: their names, the nodes they're on, their connect type/rate, and what each is doing right now. Default module: ''nodelist -active''. See [[user:ctrl_keys|Control-key commands]].

==== /L — List Node Activity ====

''/L'' from the Main or File Transfer prompt — or from within a chat session — lists the activity of **every node** on the system, including inactive ones (showing their last-known state). Like ''Ctrl-U'' but more comprehensive. Default module: ''nodelist''.

==== Ctrl-P — Send Instant Message / Telegram ====

''Ctrl-P'' from anywhere lets you send a private one-line message:

  - **Online recipient**: arrives on their screen immediately as an //instant message//.
  - **Offline recipient**: queued as a //telegram// for them to read at next logon.

After ''Ctrl-P'' you'll see a list of online users and their node numbers. Enter a node number, or ''A'' to broadcast to all users on the system. Type your one-line message and press ''<CR>''.

Default module: ''privatemsg''. See also [[:module:sbbsimsg|InterBBS Instant Messaging]] for cross-BBS messaging.

===== Lists: who has accounts =====

==== U — User Lists ====

''U'' from the Main prompt opens the User Lists module. You're prompted for which list:

  * **U** — User Account List — every user on this BBS (subject to sysop visibility settings)
  * **S** — User Account List of (current) Sub-board — only users with access to the sub-board you're on
  * **L** — Logon List for the Day — who's been on today, with timestamps

Quick keys: ''[UU]'', ''[US]'', ''[UL]'' from the Main prompt.

Default module: ''userlist''.

===== See Also =====

  * [[user:|User Documentation]]
  * [[user:ctrl_keys|Control-key commands]] (Ctrl-U, Ctrl-P)
  * [[user:chat|Chat]] — multinode and private-node chat
  * [[:module:sbbsimsg|Synchronet Instant Messaging]] — cross-BBS instant messaging
  * [[:module:nodelist|nodelist module]] — sysop reference
  * [[:module:userlist|userlist module]] — sysop reference
  * [[:module:privatemsg|privatemsg module]] — sysop reference

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