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1988-11-27
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(E)nter a Message - Function Help
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Subcommands: NONE
Description: Allows leaving a message to another person for them to read
at a later date. After selecting (E), you will be asked to
enter the name of the person the message is being addressed
to. If the system operator has enabled message name
verification on this system, the name entered will be checked
against all names in the user's file to insure a proper
match. If the user's name is not found, or the user is not
registered in the same conference or board area where the
message is being left, you will be advised of such to avoid
leaving a message to a non-existent individual. However,
the non-existent name verification prompt can be over-ridden
in order to facilitate leaving a message to a group. By not
entering a username at the "To:" prompt, the code will assign
the message as being to "ALL".
Next, up to a 25 character subject must be entered. If no
subject is entered, the code will return you to the main menu
and command line prompt. The brackets above the "To:" and
"Subj:" prompts indicate the maximum length of the entry
allowed. Attempting to exceed the maximum entry length will
result in a BEEP being returned to you and the system will wait
until you either press (Enter) to enter the subject as-is, or
to allow you to backspace over your current entry and modify it.
If the message base where your text is being entered has not been
flagged as being private - where all messages are protected
from being read by other callers until reviewed by the sysop -
you will be asked to enter a security level for the message.
A security level prompt will appear as follows:
Security: (G)roup, (R)eceiver, (S)ender, (H)elp, (N)one
(G)roup allows assigning a password to the message which
only other callers who know the common password will be
allowed to read the message.
(R)eceiver makes the message private to all except you - the
person leaving it - and the person to who it is addressed.
(S)ender allows you to assign a password to the message so
that only you can kill it later. This prevents the other
person to who the message is addressed from killing it.
(N)one means that the message will be open for all to read.
Note that you can NOT assign (R)eceiver protection to a message
which has been addressed to ALL.
After completing the above steps, you can enter your text. Each
line you enter will be preceeded by it's line number. Up to 72
characters per line is allowed. Typing beyond the 72 character
limit will cause your text to automatically "word-wrap" down to
the next line. To complete entering text, press (Enter) alone
on a blank line, at which time the following command will be
displayed:
Message Completion Subcommands
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(A)bort, (C)ontinue, (D)elete, (E)dit, (H)elp, (I)nsert, (L)ist, (S)ave, (SC)
(A)bort abandons or cancels your message entry.
(C)ontinue allows you to continue entering text.
(D)elete allows you to delete a line of text from the message.
(E)dit allows you to edit a line of text.
(H)elp displays this Help file.
(I)nsert allows inserting a line of text in front of another.
(L)ist relists your text entry so far to the screen.
(S)ave actually writes the message to disk.
(SC) allows saving the same message to another individual.
(SK) save your message, kill replied to message (if applicable)
(SN) save your message, skip redisplay of replied to message
Note: The format to (E)dit a line of text is:
old text;new text
where the "old text" is the text you wish to replace, followed
by a ";" followed by the new text. The old text search is case
sensitive - so capital letters must match exactly. If your new
text causes that line to exceed 72 characters, the characters
beyond 72 will be truncated from the line.
When "uploading" Ascii text to the message base, insure your text lines
are 72 characters or less in length.