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<h1>RELAY CHAT Implementation(s)</h1>

There is one version for z/VM and one for older VM versions (like VM/SP r5).

There is one version for z/VM and one for older VM versions (like VM/SP r5). You can find it here: https://github.com/moshix/BITNETServices/blob/master/RELAYVMSP.EXEC

The version for newer VM/SP, VM/ESA and z/VM is here: https://github.com/moshix/BITNETServices/blob/master/relay.rexx

It's a re-implementation from scratch of the very famous RELAY chat written by Jeff Kell (RIP)
of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1985 using the REXX programming language.
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INSTALLATION
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This program runs on z/VM, VM/ESA 2.x and VM/SP R4. No version earlier than VM/SP R4 is supported currently.
Fetch the correct RELAY CHAT version (either VM/SP r5 and up, VM/ESA and z/VM, or MVS 3.8). No version earlier than VM/SP R2 is supported currently.

1. Upload RELAY EXEC to a VM account named RELAY with permissions G.

2. configure the first few environemnt-specific variables at the top of the program. Most important are NJE node name, time zone and sysop name

3. for VM/ESA and up configure the compatibility variable to 2 .For VM/SP R4, use compatibility=1

4. Give your RELAY virtual machine the necessary class to enable it to issue this command:
3. Give your RELAY virtual machine the necessary class to enable it to issue this command:
defaults set tell msgcmd msgnoh

5. Make sure your RSCS CONFIG has class B and the option MSGNOH enabled
4. Make sure your RSCS CONFIG has class B and the option MSGNOH enabled

6. start with "RELAY" and disconnect the terminal
5. start with "RELAY" and disconnect the terminal



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RELAY CHAT on MVS 3.8
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An MVS 3.8 version of RELAY CHAT is also availble in thi repo here: https://github.com/moshix/BITNETServices/blob/master/MVS.RELAY.EXEC
An MVS 3.8 version of RELAY CHAT is also availble in this repo here: https://github.com/moshix/BITNETServices/blob/master/MVS.RELAY.EXEC
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