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Web Crossing URL Command Codes

The Web Crossing URL format is explained here.
Web Crossing recognizes the following command codes in URLs:

Code Function

1 Show a location. For example, WebX?1@@/Books.
2 Show a location. For example, WebX?2@@/Books.
3 Show add-folder form for a location. For example, WebX?3@@/Books.
4 Process add-folder form for a location. For example, WebX?4@@/Books plus post data.
5 Show a location. For example, WebX?5@@/Books.
6 Show a location. For example, WebX?6@@/Books.
7 Show previous messages ending with the one at the specified location. For example, WebX?7@@/Books/3/22.
8 Show a location. For example, WebX?8@@/Books.
9 Show add-discussion form for a location. For example, WebX?9@@/Books.
10 Process add-discussion form for a location. For example, WebX?10@@/Books plus post data.
11 Add a message to a location. For example, WebX?11@@/Books/3 plus post data.
12 Update an edited message at a location. For example, WebX?12@@/Books/3/22 plus post data.
13 Show first new message in context For example, WebX?13@@/Books/3/22.
14 Show a location. For example, WebX?14@@/Books.
15 Show a login form, then use the actionPath to perform the original command. For example, WebX?15@@8@/Books to login, then show the /Books folder.
16 Displays the normal login form, regardless of Web authentication settings. Syntax is "16@@actionPath", where actionPath is "cmd@location".
17 Login failure at location. For example, WebX?17@@/Books.
19 Forward to a URL. Syntax is "19@@urlQuotedUrl" where "urlQuotedUrl" is a url-quoted absolute URL including "http://domain".
18 Show registration form, then use the actionPath to perform the original command. For example, WebX?18@@8@/Books to register, then show the /Books folder.
20 Process registration, then use the actionPath to perform the original command. For example, WebX?20@@8@/Books to register, then show the /Books folder.
23 Process login, then use the actionPath to perform the original command. For example, WebX?23@@8@/Books to login, then show the /Books folder.
25 Show user preferences form from a location. For example, WebX?25@@/Books.
26 Process user preferences from a location. For example, WebX?26@@/Books plus post data.
27 Serve a user picture by user name. The parameters are the user name (URL encoded), an at (@) sign, and the revision number for the user's picture. For example, WebX?27@@User%20name@5.
Note that older revisions of a user picture are not retained. The current user picture will be served regardless of the revision number. The revision number is part of this request to force the client's browser to pick up a new picture immediately after the user changes it, instead of using an old cached picture instead.
28 Return a bad URL error. For example, WebX?28@@/Books.
29 Subscribe to a location. For example, WebX?29@@/Books.
30 Serve the default user picture. The parameter is the revision number of the current picture. For example, WebX?30@@2.
Note that older revisions of a user picture are not retained. The current user picture will be served regardless of the revision number. The revision number is part of this request to force the client's browser to pick up a new picture immediately after the user changes it, instead of using an old cached picture instead.
31 Serve a user picture by user unique ID. The parameters are the user unique ID, an at (@) sign, and the revision number of the user's picture. For example, WebX?31@@.ef345f@1.
Note that older revisions of a user picture are not retained. The current user picture will be served regardless of the revision number. The revision number is part of this request to force the client's browser to pick up a new picture immediately after the user changes it, instead of using an old cached picture instead.
33 Force the Web Crossing server to quit [sysop] For example, WebX?33@@.
36 Cancel subscription for a location. For example, WebX?36@@/Books.
37 Show a location. For example, WebX?37@@/Books.
38 Check subscription list -- check for new messages. For example, WebX?38@@.
39 Show edit-folder form. For example, WebX?39@@/Books.
40 Process delete-folder-check form. For example, WebX?40@@/Books plus post data.
41 Show edit-discussion form. For example, WebX?41@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter.
42 Process delete-discussion-check form. For example, WebX?42@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter plus post data.
43 Serve guest picture from a guest message location [obsolete]. For example, WebX?43@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter/22.
44 Login and then post [internal use only]. The parameter is the unique ID of the post data cached at the server. For example, WebX?44@@.eaf345.
45 Post failed [internal use only].
46 Show sysop guest access form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?46@@/Books.
47 Process sysop guest access form [sysop only]. For example, WebX?47@@/Books plus post data.
50 Show a threaded discussion outline of the discussion (same as 230 with the location set to the discussion itself), or show a linear discussion message in context (same as 13).
51 Show delete-discussion-check form. For example, WebX?51@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter.
52 Show delete-folder-check form. For example, WebX?52@@/Books.
53 Show edit-message form. For example, WebX?53@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter/22.
54 Show delete-message-check form. For example, WebX?54@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter/22.
55 Process a delete-a-message form. For example, WebX?55@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter/22 plus post data.
56 Show a location. For example, WebX?56@@/Books.
57 Process edit-discussion form. For example, WebX?57@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter plus post data.
58 Process edit-folder form. For example, WebX?58@@/Books plus post data.
59 Show sysop control form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?59@@/Books.
60 Process sysop registered-user-access form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?60@@/Books plus post data.
61 Process sysop general-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?61@@/Books plus post data.
62 Show sysop registered-user-access form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?62@@/Books plus post data.
63 Show sysop general-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?63@@/Books plus post data.
64 Process export command [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location to export. For example, WebX?64@@/Books.
65 Show import form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location in which to import. For example, WebX?65@@/Books.
66 Process import form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location in which to import. For example, WebX?66@@/Books plus post data.
67 Show personal information page for a user by message location [obsolete]. The parameter is a message posted by the user in question. For example, WebX?67@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter/22.
68 Show sysop login-news form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?68@@/Books.
69 Process sysop login-news form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?69@@/Books plus post data.
70 Show sysop set-user-password form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?70@@/Books.
71 Process sysop set-user-password form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?71@@/Books plus post data.
72 Show sysop delete-user form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?72@@/Books.
73 Process sysop delete-user form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?73@@/Books plus post data.
74 Sysop form to clear a user picture [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?74@@/Books plus post data.
75 Process sysop form to clear a user picture [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?75@@/Books plus post data.
76 Show sysop install-certificate form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?76@@/Books.
77 Process sysop install-certificate form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to when the sysop goes back into the conference. For example, WebX?77@@/Books plus post data.
78 to 86 [Internal use only]. These commands codes are used to initialize a new database for Web Crossing.
87 Process startupWrapperProcess macro, if present, during initialization.
91 Set log-and-halt versus debugging-mode [sysop, non-Unix only]. The parameter is 1 for log-and-halt on, 0 to debug. For example, WebX?91@@1 will turn on log-and-halt.
92 Turn logging of requests on or off [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?92@@1 will turn on logging of requests.
93 Turn logging of post data on or off [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?93@@1 will turn on logging of post data.
94 Show login form for sysop [sysop only, internal use]. The parameter is the action path to perform after the login. For example, WebX?94@@90@1.
95 Process login form for sysop [sysop only, internal use]. The parameter is the action path to perform after the login. For example, WebX?95@@90@1 plus post data.
96 Turn use of webx.tpl templates on or off [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?96@@1 will turn on templates.
97 Turn use of banners and footers on or off [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?97@@0 will turn off banners and footers. This command is provided in case you install banners or footers with HTML or JavaScript errors, so that you can turn them off to edit them.
98 Serve a whole file The parameter is the filename in the html directory/folder. For example, WebX?98@@HomePage.
99 Reset the html file cache, and reload webx.tpl [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?99@@/Books.
101 Show site-button-sizes form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?101@@/Books.
102 Process site-button-sizes form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?102@@/Books plus post data.
105 Show top-level-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?105@@/Books.
106 Process top-level-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?106@@/Books plus post data.
107 Show folder-appearance form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?107@@/Books.
108 Process folder-appearance form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?108@@/Books plus post data.
109 Show discussion-appearance form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?109@@/Books.
110 Process discussion-appearance form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?110@@/Books plus post data.
111 Show toolbar-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?111@@/Books.
112 Process toolbar-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?112@@/Books plus post data.
113 Show site-picture-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?113@@/Books.
114 Process site-picture-settings form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location of where to return the sysop to the conference. For example, WebX?114@@/Books plus post data.
115 Show access-list form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is path@prefix@da, where d=+/-, a=A/L for all-users/list-only. Prefix specifies the first username or group to be shown. For example, WebX?115@@/Books@op@+L would show access-list members, starting with op...
116 Process access-list form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location whose access list will be updated. For example, WebX?116@@/Books plus post data.
117 Process access-list-import form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location of the folder or discussion whose access list will be edited. For example, WebX?117@@/Books plus post data.
118 Show user-groups form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is path@prefix@da, where d=+/-, a=A/L for all-users/list-only. Prefix specifies the first user-group to be shown. For example, WebX?118@@/Books@op@+L would show a list of groups, starting with op....
119 Process user-groups form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location whose access list is being edited. For example, WebX?119@@/Books plus post data.
120 Show group form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is name@path@prefix@da, where d=+/-, a=A/L for all-users/list-only. Prefix specifies the first username or group to be shown. For example, WebX?120@@MyGroup@/Books@op@+L would show a list of group members, starting with op....
121 Process group form [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location whose access list is being edited. For example, WebX?121@@/Books plus post data.
122 Show user personal information page by name [obsolete] The parameter is the name of the user and the location to return to. For example, WebX?122@@John%20Smith@/Books.
123 Process group import [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location whose access list is being edited. For example, WebX?123@@/Books plus post data.
124 Check moderated list [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?124@@/Books.
125 Approve/disapprove an entry on the moderated list [sysop and hosts only]. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?125@@/Books plus post data.
126 Show search form. The parameter is the location to search. For example, WebX?126@@/Books.
127 Process search form. The parameter is the location to search. For example, WebX?127@@/Books plus post data.
128 Show all messages starting with a specific message. The parameter is the location of the first message to show. For example, WebX?128@@53@@/Books/The%20Scarlet%02Letter/0.
129 Show pick-user-for-preferences form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?129@@/Books.
130 Process pick-user-for-preferences form [sysop only]. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?130@@/Books.
131 Show hit and post statistics [sysop only].
132 Clear hit and post statistics [sysop only].
133 Show current memory configuration [sysop only].
134 Process form to change current memory configuration [sysop only].
135 Deprecated, see 224 instead. Shows personal information page from user's unique ID, with ID as an integer. 224 uses a hexidecimal user ID, which is the normal format used everywhere else.
136 Show add-link form.
137 Process add-link form.
138 Show edit-link form.
139 Process edit-link form.
140 Process delete link command.
180 Show ISP control panel [ISP sysop only].
181 Show ISP conference panel [ISP sysop only].
182 Process ISP conference panel changes [ISP sysop only].
183 Show ISP settings [ISP sysop only].
184 Process ISP settings changes [ISP sysop only].
185 Process ISP clear hit/post counters [ISP sysop only].
186 Show backup form [sysop only].
187 Process backup form [sysop only].
188 Show redundancy setup form
189 Process redundancy setup form
190 Waits for master/slave synchronization
191 Show add-chat room form.
192 Process add-chat room form.
193 Show edit-chat room form.
194 Process edit-chat room form.
195 Process delete-chat room.
196 Process entry into a chat room.
197 Show chat room services setup form [sysop only].
198 Process chat room services setup form [sysop only].
199 Show time of system startup. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?199@@/Books.
200 Chat room testing [sysop only]. The 200 command has a number of "hidden" sub-commands that can be useful. To use these commands, you have to be the sysop, and the URL is
http://.../...?200@certificate@params -or http://.../...?200@sysop:pw@params
Where "params" is one of the following. Note that many of these commands have to search the whole database or user table, and are not recommended on a live production server.

204-params stress test a Web Crossing server, this is documented in syshelp.htm
206 show database object usage. This shows the number of allocations of each object type, and the total free space in the database, and will give you a good idea of how small the db will get after a repack. It has to read each page in the db to calculate all this, so not a good idea to run on a live production server with a large db.
207 show the unique-id table. Shows a list of all active object ids.
208-username show the highwater marks for a user (username is URL quoted)
211-username search/show everything created by a specific user (username is URL quoted, or ommit this to look for all posts by "none"). This command searches all items one at a time, so is not recommended on a live production server.
212-lookup DNS or reverse DNS lookup. The lookup string can be a name or an ip address. This is useful to check that a particular name/ip address is being resolved correctly. Note that this function returns immediately, but the lookup is queued in the background. You have to issue this repeatedly until the lookup either succeeds or fails.
213 checks the user directory btree. Not recommended on a live production server.
214-ddmmmyy deletes all users who last logged in prior to some date, such as ...@214-01JAN98. It also deletes all users who have no "last login" date, which should only be the case for older databases that existed when we had a bug tracking this
216-lookup perform an MX lookup to find a domain name for a email address. The lookup string is a name. Note that this function returns immediately, but the lookup is queued in the background. You have to issue this repeatedly until the lookup either succeeds or fails.
217 check the unique ID table. Not recommended on a live production server.
222, 223, 224 spider tests.
225 forces a halt assert to check logs, etc.
226-id deletes all items with unique IDs after the specified one (id is in hex). Note that this will also delete users with no last login information, which is the case if Web Crossing's normal login process is bypassed via HTTP Basic, authFilter or some other custom access procedure.
227 benchmark test
229-username pin a user's refcount to the max value (re chunk bug found a while ago). Username is URL quoted
230 display all users and their reference counts. Not recommended on a live production server
236 Fixup NNTP article ids -- prior to 2/13/01 build, imports into a newgroup would not have an article number assigned to discussion headings
252 Clean up deleted users from the user directory. With current builds, these records should always be removed automatically, but some older databases need this cleanup.

201 Show/hide request timestamps in the log file [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to show, 0 to hide. For example, WebX?201@sysop:password@1 will show timestamps.
202 Restarts an NT server [sysop only].
203 Shows form to create a new search index
204 Shows search index status
205 Turns TCP/IP connection logging on/off [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?205@sysop:password@1 will turn connection logging on.
206 Turns TCP/IP session data logging on/off [sysop only]. The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?206@sysop:password@1 will turn session data logging on.
207 Show current chat room activity [sysop only].
208 Shows basic chat services form [sysop only].
209 Processes basic chat services form [sysop only].
210 Turns on logging for master/slave synchs The parameter is 1 to turn it on, 0 to turn it off. For example, WebX?210@sysop:password@1 will turn synch logging on.
211 Rebuild all user post information [sysop only].
212 Show the export user directory form [sysop only].
213 Process the export user directory form [sysop only].
214 Show the sysop form to look up a user[sysop only].
215 Process the sysop form to look up a user [sysop only].
216 Show the sysop form to index fields in the user directory [sysop only].
217 Process the sysop form to index fields in the user directory [sysop only].
218 Confirm the sysop form to index fields in the user directory [sysop only].
218 Confirm the sysop form to index fields in the user directory [sysop only].
218 Confirm the sysop form to index fields in the user directory [sysop only].
219 Show the status of the current backup or repack [sysop only].
220 Give the sysop/host a choice of exporting a whole folder or selected items [sysop/host only].
221 Show a list of items for a sysop/host to export, delete, move, or purge [sysop/host only].
222 Process the form that lets the sysop/host export, delete, move, or purge [sysop/host only].
223 Process entry into a chat room, using a fanout server with a group name of "socks."
224 Show personal information page. The parameters are the user's unique ID (a hexadecimal number) and the location to return to. For example, WebX?224@@2a@/Books.
225 Show the information page. The parameter is the location to return to. For example, WebX?225@@/Books.
226 Show the sysop page to configure direct Web (HTTP) service.
227 Process sysop direct Web (HTTP) settings.
228 Show sysop Other settings page
229 Show Reply page to reply to a specific message
230 Show Outline page
231 Show sysop page for news (NNTP) service.
232 Process sysop page for news (NNTP) settings.
233 Download an enclosure.
234 Process sysop logging settings form.
235 Reset log files [sysop only].
If on, the logNNN file is flushed, closed, and a logNNN+1 is started.
If on, the commonLog file is flushed and closed, any old commonLog.old is deleted, commonLog is renamed to commonLog.old, and a new commonLog is started.
If on, the nntp.log file is flushed and closed, any old nntp.log.old is deleted, nntp.log is renamed to nntp.log.old, and a new nntp.log is started.
237 Show spider test status [sysop only].
239 Show group access form [sysop or host only].
240 Process group access form [sysop or host only].
241 Enter chat room for HTML access.
245 Show site email settings [sysop only].
246 Process site email settings [sysop only].
250 Show a user's email inbox.
251 Read an email message.
252 Write an email message.
253 Reply to an email message.
254 Forward an email message.
255 Delete an email message.
256 Send an email message.
256 Send an email message (processes an outgoing message prepared by 252, 253, or 254).
257 Show site's email status [sysop only].
258 Process site's email status form [sysop only].
260 Show dictionary export form [sysop only].
261 Process dictionary export form [sysop only].
262 Import a dictionary word list [sysop only].
263 Move from.
264 Move check.
265 Move to.
266 Show site's SSL settings [sysop only].
268 Show SSL paste-entry form [sysop only].
269 Process SSL paste-entry form [sysop only].
270 Show CSR request form [sysop only].
271 Show CSR request form [sysop only].
272 Show certificate entry form [sysop only].
273 Process certificate entry form [sysop only].
274 Show unsigned-certificate form [sysop only].
275 Process unsigned-certificate form [sysop only].
276 Frameset for quick-configure [sysop only].
277 Configuration form for quick-configure [sysop only].
278 Color-picker form for quick-configure [sysop only].
279 Process quick-configure form [sysop only].
280 Email unsubscribe form.
281 Process email unsubscribe form.
282 checkUserSettingsProcess macro.
283 MultiDelete macro.
284 MultiMD macro.
285 Sysop only, displays a summary of TCP/IP activity.
286 Synch the Web Crossing hierarchy with the host filesystem (only required if there have been changes made to the host filesystem outside of Web Crossing) .
287 Show add web pages form.
288 Process add web pages form.
289 Show edit web page form.
290 Process edit web page form.
291 Show check delete web page form.
292 Process delete web page form.