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The Main Screen
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The Main Screen is made up of four elements;
╒══════ 1 ══════╕ 1 = Title and Menu lines
│ ┌────────┐ 2 │
│ └────────┘ │ 2 = Incoming Mailbox
│ ┌────────┐ │
│ └────────┘ 3 │ 3 = Outgoing Mailbox
└────── 4 ──────┘
4 = User Information line
1 - Title and Menu lines
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The top line on the screen, or Title Line,
displays the program name and version number.
The second line, or Menu Line, displays the
currently available menu options. The
highlighted letter of each option is the one
which invokes the action. For example, pressing
<I> at the Main Screen pops up the Incoming
Mailbox.
HINT: The first option of every menu may be
also selected be pressing <Enter>.
2 - Incoming Mailbox
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Mail which others have sent to you is stored in
personal print settings.
3 - Outgoing Mailbox
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Mail which you have created is stored in the
Outgoing Mailbox.
4 - User Information line
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Listed on the bottom line of the screen are
several informational items. These include;
* Your Full Name as stored on the Network
* One or more Connection numbers for the
workstation(s) where you are logged in.
* Today's Date (based on File Server date)
* Current Time (based on File Server time)
Main Screen Menu
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The four options on the Main Screen menu are
explained below:
Incoming Mail
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Brings up the Incoming Mailbox Screen. Please
select Incoming Mailbox on the Help Index Menu
for additional information.
Outgoing Mail
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Brings up the Outgoing Mailbox Screen. Please
select Outgoing Mailbox on the Help Index Menu
for additional information.
File Cabinet
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Brings up the File Cabinet Screen. Please
select File Cabinet on the Help Index Menu for
additional information.
Quit
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Exits program
Automatic Polling Feature
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When the Main Screen is displayed,
approximately every five seconds polling for
new mail and acknowledgements takes place.
When someone sends you mail, you will receive a
notification message at the bottom of the
screen. When you press <Ctrl-Enter> to remove
the message, within five seconds the Incoming
Mailbox will be redrawn and the Incoming
Mailbox Statistics will be updated.
When a new acknowledgement is received, no
message appears, but within five seconds the
Outgoing Mailbox will be redrawn and the
Outgoing Mailbox Statistics will be updated.
If you happen to be in a Mailbox or the File
Cabinet when new mail or an acknowledgement is
received, within five seconds of the time you
return to the Main Screen polling will occur.
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End of Help Screen