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Message Features Software Documentation
20-January-1993
New Features / Version Notes
o The size of a message has been expanded to 10,000
characters.
NOTE: With the initial release of Message Features users of
DOS CIM, MAC CIM and NAVIGATOR will not be able to post a
10000 character message. Current development of HMI will
allow for this in the very near future. There is no
limitation on the size of messages that can be read.
o READ THREAD command now displays messages in
chronological order and also in section order. i.e., all
new messages in thread order from section 1, then all new
messages from section 2 and so forth. This feature
provides users with the context of messages. Given below
is a hypothetical display in the current Production
software, and new order of display with Message Features:
Hypothetical Production Display Message Features Display
Sec # Msg & Replies Sec # Msg & Replies
S4 Message # 11 R R R R S2 Message # 2 R R R
S2 Message # 2 R R R S4 Message # 11 R R R R
S13 Message # 21 R R R R R R S6 Message # 9 R
S6 Message # 9 R S8 Message # 5 R R R
S8 Message # 5 R R R S13 Message # 21 R R R R
The complete command syntax for the READ THREAD is given
below for reference.
The new display order applies to the READ THREAD command
and all its switches. The complete command syntax for
the READ THREAD is given below for reference.
READ THREAD [NEW] [ALL] [NUM #] [START: ##] [SECTIONS:]
No modifications have been made to REAd FORward or REAd
REVerse commands.
o When a READ nnnn command is issued (without any other
switches), where nnn is a message number, it defaults to
READ THREAD nnnn as it does in current production
software. Therefore the new display order applies to
this command as well.
o Another change is to the snapshot "high message number"
-- the highest message on the board at the time a
snapshot is taken. The user will not be able to view any
message above this "high number" until a new snapshot is
built. This change was done in an effort to ensure that
users would not miss any messages on the board. The
impact of this change is that an ASCII user will no
longer be able to read a reply they posted immediately;
this is already true in the HMI (CIM) interface.
If the user wants to read the reply, he will need to
issue a new REAd or SELect command so another snapshot
will be built to include their reply. In HMI, they will
need to "Freshen Messages" under CIM 2.x for this change
to take effect.
o When the user issues a PARent, ROOt, or REAd replies
command while reading a particular message, when they
return to the message the command was issued from, the
header of the message will be displayed along with the
message "** Enter RER to reread, REP to reply, or <CR>
to continue". Current production software displays the
entire message again.
o Since a message can now be 10000 characters in length and
a message that long would scroll off a member's screen
quickly, we have introduced "paged message display".
After 24 lines of a message have displayed, members will
see a "Press CR for more:" prompt if they have paged
message display enabled. At that prompt the user can
enter return to continue reading the message, M to return
to the Read Action prompt (thereby not reading the rest
of the message), or S to scroll rest of the message
without pausing.
To enable "paged message display", a member can enter SET
PAGED YES at any forum prompt. This will turn on paged
message displaying for this and any forum the member
enters during the current session. To make the change
permanent, the member needs to GO DEFAULT, choose option
2 (Change permanent settings), choose option 3 (Display
options), and then change option 1 (PAGED display) to NO.
Entering a SCROLL command at the Read Action prompt will
scroll the messages no matter what option the member has
selected.
o There is no longer a limit on the number of lines a forum
message can have.
o A new command has been added to the Editor - /MAIL. If
the user wants to mail a message, he no longer needs to
exit the editor and then specify MAIL. Now he can
specify /MAIL from within the editor. All the parameters
required for the MAIL command are the same as the /POST
command parameters.
o If the user wants to mail a message from within a forum,
they are limited to 50,000 characters - not 10,000
characters per message for forum messages. Production
software limited the user to the size of a forum message
but the Message Features software has removed that limit.
NOTE: A fix will be implemented in a future version of HMI
that will allow HMI users to mail a message containing 50,000
characters.
o Other important commands to remember:
REA NUM;NNNN - This command allows users to read an individual
message number. (RI is still supported.)
REA THR NUM: - Allows you to read only the thread you are
requesting. (RT nnn ONLY is still supported.)
Removal of "Old" Forum Commands:
To reduce maintenance and gain resources, we have removed
support for the following "old forum" commands from the forum
software.
A. Two character commands:
BR - Browse (Correct command is BRO)
FM - Forward Mail (Correct command is FMA or FMB)
RM - Read Marked (Correct command is REA WAI or RW)
RO - Read Old
SD - Scan Delete
SE - Send (Correct command is SEN)
TO - Touch
US - User Status (Correct command is USE or USERS)
WH - Who (Correct command is WHO)
GU - Guide (use HELP)
SB - Section Names (use NAMe)
CB - Conference (use CO)
B. One character commands:
C - Continue
E - Exit (use EX or EXI)
L - Leave message (use COMpose)
V - View Interests (Use MEMber)