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The BBS now allows you to choose messages which satisfy multiple
criteria, as well as messages which do NOT satisfy a selection. This
ability applies to the READ, KILL, LIST, EXPORT commands as well as the
action file.
NEGATION
--------
You have always been able to specify, for example, that you want to see
all messages of a type -- for example, to list all bulletins, you issue
the "LB" command. Now you can also specify that you want to see all
messages which are NOT of a type -- for example, to list all messages
which are NOT bulletins, use "L^ B".
You can use the "negation" symbol (^) to invert almost any search.
MULTIPLE SEARCHES
-------- --------
You can use the "and" symbol (&) to specify only those messages which
satisfy multiple search criteria. For example:
To list bulletins which are newer than October 1, 1990:
LB & D > 901001
To list unread messages which are NOT addressed to someone @AA4RE:
LN & ^ @ AA4RE
To list Private messages that are not to AA4RE or at AA4RE
LP & ^ @ AA4RE & ^ > AA4RE
Note that you can use negation as part of a multiple search.
TYPES OF SEARCHES
----- -- --------
_ -- Messages of type ' '
A -- Messages of type 'A'
B -- Messages of type 'B'
C x -- User class (Used by action file). Test is for this user class
or BELOW!
D > d -- Messages newer than date d (See note)
D < d -- Messages older than date d (See note)
E u -- Messages to a server. Same as > but @ must be blank or
this BBS
F n -- Forwarded messages greater than n
G u -- Checks logged on user. To be used in action file
H n -- Held messages greater than n
K n -- Killed messages greater than n
L n -- Last n messages
M u -- Messages of a specific user. Default is current user
N n -- Messages just sitting here unread greater than n
O n -- Messages of with "old" attribute & number greater n
P -- Messages of type 'P'
Q -- Read messages to a specific user
S s -- Messages with string in subject
T -- NTS messages
U u -- Unread messages to user u. Current user is default
V n -- Messages in review status greater than n
Y n -- All read messages greater than n
< u -- Messages from a user u.
> u -- Messages to a user u.
@ b -- Messages to a user at mailbox b
% b -- Messages from a user at mailbox b
$ s -- Messages with string in the BID
+ n -- Messages in forwarding progress with number >= n
? n -- Messages with unknown forwarding with number >= n
- n -- Messages being forwarded right now with number >= n
. s -- Messages addressed to certain H addresses
# > n -- Messages with number >= n
# < n -- Messages with number >= n
Note 1: Date can be expressed as YYMMDDHHMM HHMM is optional.
Alternatively, the date could be #5 which is 5 days before today. So,
the command "LB & D > #5" means list bulletins less than 5 days old.
In any search anything but a number is required, you can use a wildcard.
See WILDCARD.DOC for details. Example:
> AA4*
Will match to callsign that starts with AA4