

    EXPECT is another shell for linux terminal, than not many people know 
    about. with it you can write scripts to automate tasks, like 
    connecting to other machines via ssh/telnet. we could also use it to 
    automate tasks in our bbs machines, from within the bbs it self.
    
    below is such a script that connects to Another Droid BBS, selects the 
    ascii theme, cause EXPECT dosn't go well with ansi, logs into the bbs 
    (i know the theme is fucked up :| ), goes to the message area, selects 
    the fsxnet group, joins the first area and starts reading the new 
    messages.
    
    copy/paste it, make it executable and use it like:
    
    ./scriptname <username> <password>
    
    EXPECT has some advanced commands, but even with the simple ones, 
    someone could do cool stuff. if you have the patience you could write 
    a script that could auto-validate the last user who registered in your 
    bbs, log in and do a mass upload to the file area or do a globar text 
    search in the messages area for a specific text (lurker! :) )
    you could also use it, out side the bbs, to log in a ssh shell and do 
    other stuff etc.
    
    if you make something, don't hesitate to share... 


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#!/usr/bin/expect

#If it all goes pear shaped the script will timeout after 20 seconds.
set timeout 20
#First argument is assigned to the variable name
#Second argument is assigned to the variable user
set user [lindex $argv 0]
#Third argument is assigned to the variable password
set password [lindex $argv 1]
#This spawns the telnet program and connects it to the variable name
spawn telnet andr01d.zapto.org 9999
#The script expects login
#expect "login:" 
#The script sends the user variable
#The script expects Password
expect "Choose your theme"
send "2\r"
expect "L O G I N"
send  "\r"
expect "Username:"
send "$user\r"
expect "Password:"
#The script sends the password variable
send "$password\r"
expect "login"
send "y"
expect "liners"
send "n"
expect "Command"
send "m"
expect "Command"
send "j"
expect "Group"
sleep 2
send "3"
expect "Command"
send "r"
sleep 1
send "n"
interact

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