The Upload command is used to send files from your computer to the BBS. Your computer or terminal must be capable of sending the file using Xmodem, CRC Xmodem, or Ymodem protocol. If no protocol has been previously selected when you give the Upload command, you will be prompted for a protocol; otherwise, the previously selected protocol is used. To begin uploading, enter the filename of the file you wish to send. You must enter a legal MSDOS filename (8 character filename with optional 3 character extension). Do not include drive letters or directory pathnames. If less than 200K of disk space is available, the BBS will display the amount of space left and ask if you wish to continue. Press "N" if your file is larger than the amount of space available, or "Y" to go on. When the BBS is ready to receive your file, it will display the message "ready to receive". What happens next depends on the terminal software that you use. In most cases, you must give a command to your software that tells it to load the file and begin sending it using the proper protocol. When the file transfer completes successfully, you will be prompted to enter a 1 to 40 character description of the file to be displayed so that others will know what information the file contains. If the SYSOP has assigned a "default" password to the files system, your file will be password protected until it is cleared by the sysop. The system "gives back" the amount of time it took you to upload the file by increasing your time limit by the time it took, so that you lose no time on the system for uploading.