
                                    FNLScan

Introduction:
    FNLScan facilitates the search of the Fidonet-standard nodelist for a
    variety of criteria, enabling you to quickly and easily find other BBS
    systems in the Fidonet network.

General Operation:
    Select an option from the main menu (the options are described in more
    detail below).  Enter the parameter that you want to search for; in the
    case of text searches, it is not necessary to enter the entire text.  A
    fragment of a name or phrase is all that is required.

    At any time during the search routine, you can stop the scanning by
    pressing Ctrl-X or Ctrl-K, or force non-stop display mode by pressing
    Ctrl-N.

Options:
    Search nodelist by BBS name
        This function will scan the entire Fidonet nodelist, attempting to
        match the BBS name in the nodelist to the BBS name (or fragment) you
        request.
    Search nodelist by sysop name
        This function will scan the entire Fidonet nodelist, attempting to
        match the sysop's name in the nodelist to the sysop name (or fragment)
        you request.
    Search nodelist by city
        This function will scan the entire Fidonet nodelist, attempting to
        match the city in the nodelist to the city name (or fragment) you
        request.
    Search nodelist by area code
        This function will scan the entire Fidonet nodelist, attempting to
        match the area code of the phone numbers in the nodelist to the area
        code you request.
    Search nodelist by zone and net
        This function will scan the entire Fidonet nodelist, attempting to
        match the network in the nodelist to the network you defined by zone
        and net number.
    Search nodelist entries for text
        This function will scan the entire Fidonet nodelist, attempting to
        match any field in the nodelist entry to the text fragment you request.
    Toggle to long/short node display mode
        Two modes of display are available, long and short.  The default is
        short, which displays the address, BBS name, sysop name, phone number
        and node status.  The long format adds a second line which includes the
        city and modem information, but is slightly slower scanning the
        nodelist.  Note that the display mode has no effect on the scan
        parameters.
    Return to BBS
        Fairly self-explanatory.

