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Version 2.00
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader Operations Manual
Documentation by George Hatchew
All Rights Reserved
Table of Contents
-----------------
License Agreement 2
Command Line Parameters 3
Initial Installation 4
Setup/Installation Menu 5
The Blue Wave Main Menu 18
The Open Packet Menu 21
The Closed Packet Menu 24
The Offline Configuration Menu 26
File Requesting Through The Blue Wave Mail Door 30
Reading a Mail Packet 32
Using The Mouse 38
Building a Signature File 41
Using The Blue Wave Mail Door 42
The Blue Wave Bundling Commands 45
Product Support 50
LICENSE AGREEMENT
-----------------
Blue Wave Software has taken every precaution to ensure that no harm
or damage will occur on systems running The Blue Wave Offline Mail
Reader. However, we cannot be responsible for any damages or other
losses suffered as a result of running The Blue Wave Offline Mail
Reader on your system. The user assumes full responsiblity for the
proper use of this mail system, whether damage occurs as a fault of
operator error or software error. NO WARRANTIES ARE IMPLIED OR
EXPRESSLY STATED.
The Blue Wave Offline Mail System and its documentation are
copyrighted materials of Blue Wave Software. Blue Wave Software
reserves all rights to these materials, and is protected under United
States and International Copyright Laws. No part of these materials
may be reproduced or modified in any way without the prior express
written permission of Blue Wave Software.
Use of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader constitutes acceptance of the
stated terms and conditions. Blue Wave Software reserves all rights
which are not expressly granted.
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader is fully copyrighted, and is not,
nor will it ever be, in the Public Domain. The Blue Wave Offline Mail
Reader is NOT FREEWARE. It is distributed under the concept of
ShareWare. Users are allowed to try this program for 30 days before
paying for and registering the mail system with Blue Wave Software.
In this 30 days, you may use the program to its full capacity. If the
software does not meet your needs, and you do not plan on registering
with Blue Wave Software after your 30 day trial period, you are to
cease usage of the mail system. Continued use beyond the authorized
evaluation period requires payment of the registration fee in full.
Blue Wave Software grants an unlimited license to make and distribute
unregistered copies of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader which have
been released to the public by Blue Wave Software. Absolutely no
modifications to the files contained in the software package,
including this documentation file, may be made before distribution.
No fee may be charged by anyone other than Blue Wave Software beyond
the actual cost of providing these copies without the prior written
consent of Blue Wave Software.
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Page 2
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
-----------------------
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader, under normal circumstances, will
detect the type of monitor that you are using, and adjust its video
writes accordingly. However, some situations may arise where you will
need to override the reader's auto-detection, and set the video mode
yourself.
To execute the program normally, simply type BWAVE from the DOS
command line. To override the default auto-detection, add the
following switch(es) to the command line:
-m Forces the reader into MONOCHROME Mode.
-c Forces the reader to modify its screen writes to help
eliminate "CGA Snow" that early CGA monitors have a
problem with.
-b Forces the reader to use BIOS screen writes. If your
computer does not support IBM Direct Video Writes, you
will need to add this switch. It is highly recommended
that you NOT use this switch, if at all possible. BIOS
screen writes are extremely S-L-O-W.
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Page 3
INITIAL INSTALLATION
--------------------
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader is, for the most part, self-
configuring. When you execute BWAVE.EXE from the DOS prompt, the
reader first checks to see if the reader's configuration file
(BWAVE200.CFG) is present. If this is a first time installation, or
it cannot find BWAVE200.CFG, you will be asked if you wish to continue
building a new configuration file. If you have made a mistake, and do
not wish to build a new configuration file, press 'N'. Otherwise,
press 'Y', and the reader will begin to perform its initial
installation.
On floppy drive systems, or systems with slow hard drives, the reader
may take up to 30 seconds to bring you to the main Blue Wave Menu.
During this time, the reader is searching your DOS Path statement for
several external programs that may be needed to run the reader. If
these programs are found, they will automatically be placed into your
BWAVE200.CFG file with the proper command lines to execute them.
The following programs are automatically inserted into your
configuration file when found: PKZIP/PKUNZIP (.ZIP), PKARC/PKXARC
(.ARC), PKPAK/PKUNPAK (.ARC), PAK (.PAK), LHARC/LHA (.LZH), ARJ
(.ARJ), Q.EXE (Qedit), and TED.COM (TinyEditor).
If you have these programs somewhere on your system, but they are not
included within your DOS path statement, it will be necessary to
manually insert them into the SETUP menu, which will be described in
the next section.
When the reader is finished building its configuration file, you will
be taken to the Main Blue Wave menu. From here, you should select
option 'S' to be taken to the SETUP Menu.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU
-----------------------
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader was designed to be extremely easy to
use, yet configurable enough so that you may make the reader behave as
you need and/or want it to.
When first selecting 'S' from the Main Menu, you will be taken to the
SETUP Menu. The Setup menu is a pull-down menu structure that is
grouped into several subdivisions: Registration Information,
Directories, User Options and Toggles, Archivers/Unarchivers, and
Color Configurations. Each item on the Setup menu contains a short,
one-line description of each menu command on the bottom of the screen
to be meant as a quick reference guide. Of course, for the most
complete description of each option, you should refer to this
Operations Manual.
Registration Information
------------------------
The Registration sub-menu contains the information used to
inform the reader that you have registered your package with
Blue Wave Software.
Registration Name:
Here you should enter your name EXACTLY as you
requested your reader to be registered when you
send you form in to Blue Wave Software. This
should be your first and last names. Other
initials/etc. are optional.
Registration Number:
When you register your reader with Blue Wave
Software, you will be issued a unique Reader
Registration Code. Carefully type in the number
issued to you in this field.
"Any Name" Default:
You may alter your "Any Name" default without
consequence to your reader registration. This
field is provided as a convenience to you. It
could possibly serve several purposes, such as to
monitor mail to other people, or look for mail
addressed to a different alias that you use on
another BBS, perhaps. When the reader encounters
a message addressed TO or FROM the "Any Name"
Default, it will act as if it has encountered a
PERSONAL Message. If you have "Beep On Personal
Messages" enabled, the reader will sound a beep
when this name is encountered.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
On BBS's where there are message areas that you
may enter ANY NAME into the From: field when
replying or entering a message, the name entered
in the "Any Name" Default field will be used to
fill in the FROM: field. Of course, you may edit
it, if you like.
Directories and File Paths
--------------------------
The DIRECTORIES sub-menu allows you to define several
directories that the reader will use throughout its
execution. This is also where you will give the reader the
name of your message editor (an editor that will save
straight-ASCII text files) and the file to use to pull
Signature Lines out of, if you are using one.
Download Directory:
The download directory is where the reader will
look for Blue Wave mail packets that you have
downloaded from the BBS. Each BBS Sysop selects a
"Packet Name" that identifies his or her BBS.
When you download mail through The Blue Wave Mail
Door, you should either download it to the
directory you specify here, or copy the mail
bundle into this directory. If you enter a
directory name that does not exist, The Blue Wave
Offline Reader will ask you if you would like to
create it. If you answer "Y", the reader will
attempt to create the directory. If the creation
of the directory failed for one reason or another,
you will be informed of this fact.
Please note that the reader *needs* these
directories in order to operate properly. If the
reader was unable to create the directory, or if
you wish to do it manually, it is absolutely
necessary that you do so before opening a mail
packet for reading. The expansion of your mail
packet will probably fail if the download
directory is not present.
Upload Directory:
The upload directory is where the Blue Wave
Offline Mail Reader will create your reply packets
to be uploaded to the BBS. Reply packets are
named according to the BBS's packet name that the
sysop has chosen for his or her BBS. After you
have completed reading a mail packet, and wish to
return to the Main reader menu, your reply
directory is checked to see if any files have been
created that need to be uploaded to the BBS.
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Page 6
SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
When the reader detects that a packet should be
made, the appropriate archiver is used to Mash
your reply packet for transfer to the BBS. If you
downloaded a mail packet called WILDBLUE.TU1, and
have performed an Offline Configuration, a File
Request, or have replied or entered new mail, a
file called WILDBLUE.NEW will be created in your
UPLOAD directory. The next time you sign on to
the BBS whose packet name is WILDBLUE, you should
upload WILDBLUE.NEW through The Blue Wave Mail
Door. The door will then perform the appropriate
steps to complete your mail session.
Please note that the upload directory must be
present. Each time the reader is loaded, it
attempts to make the appropriate directories, if
they are missing. If you are having trouble with
the reader and/or external archivers NOT Mashing
your reply packet properly, please be sure that
the UPLOAD directory does indeed exist.
Work Directory:
The WORK directory is where the reader will tell
the external archivers to unMash your mail packet.
This directory should point to a drive and
directory that has plenty of space to hold the
completely unarchived mail packet. While you are
reading a mail bundle, the complete archived
packet is still left in your DOWNLOAD directory.
If you are running on a floppy drive-based system,
you should be sure that you download a small
enough mail packet so that the completely
unarchived packet will still have enough room to
decompress onto one of your floppy drives.
As with the DOWNLOAD and UPLOAD directories, the
WORK directory *must* exist. When the reader is
loaded, it does a check to be sure that the
directory you have defined does indeed exist. If
not, it attempts to create it. However, the
reader will *not* abort if the directory cannot be
made so that you have the opportunity to go to the
SETUP menu and redefine your directories.
When the Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader is exited
properly (through the Q)uit Option on the main
menu), this directory should be removed
automatically by the reader.
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Page 7
SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
Editor FilePath:
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader requires the use
of an external editor for the purpose of editing
replies and new messages. The reader comes
packaged with a very simple, small, public domain
editor called TED.COM. (Tiny Editor) If you are
not comfortable using this editor, or you prefer
to use a different editor than TED.COM, you should
give the name of the editor you would like to use
here.
By default, upon initialization of the reader,
TED.COM is inserted in this field. Another
excellent editor that performs well with The Blue
Wave Offline Reader is Qedit, by SemWare. (Q.EXE)
Although you do not need to enter the full drive,
path, and file name of your editor here, it is
highly suggested. TED.COM will work just as well
as C:\BWAVE\TED.COM, but each time the reader
tries to load the editor, a full search of your
DOS path must be done in order to locate it. By
supplying the reader with the full path
specification, it will significantly decrease the
amount of time it takes to load the editor. By
not giving the reader the full path to your
editor, it will also be necessary to keep your
editor on the DOS path so that it can be found.
In other words, if your editor is NOT on your DOS
path statement, you *must* specify the full drive,
directory, and file name.
If you have enabled the option "Perform Memory
Swaps" in the reader, the reader will swap all of
its used memory to disk before loading the editor.
This should allow you to use "big" editors such as
WordPerfect, Wordstar, or Word. However, make
sure that you save your document in TEXT mode, or
your messages will come out garbled, and no one
will be able to read them.
Swap Directory:
If you have enabled the option "Perform Memory
Swaps" from the OPTIONS menu in SETUP, the reader
will dump an image of its currently used memory to
disk before loading an external program, such as
your archivers, unarchivers, and your editor. You
may wish to enable this option if you have
insufficient memory to run these external programs
while the reader is loaded.
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Page 8
SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
The overlay dump file consumes approximately 150K
of disk space. The reader allows you to specify
the drive and directory where you would like this
swap file written. This would be particularly
handy for a person running a floppy-based system.
Because it takes some time to write this swap
file, and load it back in when the reader resumes
control of your system, it should probably be
written to a hard disk. If your memory is tight
because of running a RAMdisk, you could point the
swap directory to your RAMdisk to make it
lightning-fast.
In any case, you should enter your SWAP directory
here. If this directory does not exist, it will
*not* be created by the reader. Instead, the
current directory will be used to store the
overlay swap file.
Signature Filename:
When entering or replying to messages, The Blue
Wave Offline Mail Reader allows you to select a
Signature Line in 3 different ways, or none at
all. If the Signature Selection Type in the
SETUP->OPTIONS menu is set to PROMPT or RANDOM,
the file defined here will be used to pull
signatures from. If this file doesn't exist, the
reader will show an error message, and allow you
to enter one manually.
User Options and Toggles
------------------------
The User OPTIONS and toggles sub-menu allow you to customize
the way The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader performs various
functions within the reader. Most options are either a
"Yes"/"No" answer, but some have several options. In order
to change the behavior shown on the menu, move the highlight
bar to the desired menu option and press ENTER. The fields
will be toggled through the entire list of options, and
"wrap" around to the first option that was shown.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
Clock:
If this option is toggled ON, the reader will
display the current date and time on-screen
throughout the mail-reading session. Whenever
there is keyboard inactivity, the clock will be
updated. If you are running under a Multi-tasker,
such as DesqView, it may be a good idea to turn
the clock OFF. Turning the clock off in this
situation will most likely improve the performance
of any background tasks that may be running.
Beep On Personal Messages:
When this option is toggled ON, the reader will
sound a beep when it encounters a message that is
either FROM you, or TO you while reading mail.
When a message is TO you, a higher pitched sound
is made than when the message is FROM you. If you
read mail at 3am like we do, your wife and
children will appreciate this option!
Noise on Errors:
When The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader wants your
attention (an error message, for example), it
normally sounds a short beep. If you wish to turn
off this beep, set this option to NO.
Signature Line Selection:
After you have entered a message, and have told
the reader that you wish to save it, you can then
have it append a Signature Line to your message.
Signature lines can be used to make a short quote,
relay more information in your message (that you
may otherwise need to type over and over again),
or just add a bit of spice. If you wish to
totally disable the Signature option, set this
option to "NO SIGS". If you wish to enter a
signature manually for each message, set this
option to "MANUAL".
The two other signature types are RANDOM and
PROMPT. In order for you to use these two
options, you should have a file (Normally called
BWSIGS.TXT) defined under the SETUP->DIRECTORIES
menu option. Please see the previous section
regarding the Signature Filename for more
information on defining a custom file.
If RANDOM signatures are selected, the reader will
randomly select a signature line out of the
defined file and append it to the message.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
If PROMPTing is requested, the reader will show
you a list of signatures after each message that
you enter. You will then be able to scroll
through the selections and choose the signature
that you would like to be appended. If no
signature is desired, simply press ESCape. If you
would like to enter a signature manually, press
F10. The reader will then allow you to enter a
custom signature for that message.
For more information on building a SIGNATURE FILE,
please see the section "Building a Signature File"
later in the documentation.
When to QUOTE Messages:
When replying to a message, it is often a good
idea to quote a small portion of the message you
are replying to so that the context of your
message is understood. The Blue Wave Offline Mail
Reader has 3 options for quoting messages.
You can tell the reader to NEVER quote a message.
In this case, the reader will load your editor
with an "empty" file, just as if you were entering
a brand new message.
If you select ALWAYS for "When to QUOTE Messages",
the reader will always quote the message you are
replying to, and load your editor with the quoted
message intact.
If you would like to select whether or not to
quote the message for each one that you reply to,
set this option to PROMPT. Each time you press
"R" while reading mail to reply to a message, the
reader will first ask you whether or not to quote
the current message.
Attach Quote Header:
If this option is toggled ON, the reader will
begin any replies you make with a line that reads:
"-=> Quoting George Hatchew to Fred Rappuhn <=-"
It is often desirable so that other readers may
follow the message thread a bit better. The
reader automatically fills in the first name with
the name contained in the "FROM" field of the
message you are replying to. The second name is
taken from the "TO" field.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
Perform Memory Swaps:
When this option is toggled ON, the reader will
swap its used memory to disk before executing any
external utilities. This frees up the RAM used by
the reader, and makes it available for use by the
external programs.
This option should only be used when necessary, or
on fast systems. Swapping while running on a
floppy drive system can be slow. However, if you
are running in a tight memory situation, it can be
a life saver.
For more information on SWAPPING, please see the
previous section regarding "Swap Directory".
Mouse Support:
Under normal circumstances, when The Blue Wave
Offline Reader detects a mouse on your system, it
will automatically activate it and make it usable
to you. If you wish to turn the mouse support
OFF, set this option to "No".
Further details on how to use the mouse is
described in the section "Using the Mouse", later
in the documentation.
Exploding Windows:
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader allows you the
option of turning off the "fancier" exploding
windows used throughout the mailer.
Displays will be much faster if you disable
Exploding Windows, or are running on a fast
machine. To disable Exploding Windows, set this
option to "No".
Automatic Title Scan:
The reader defaults to showing a "Title Scan" each
time you enter a new message area from the "Choose
Area to Read" menu. The title scan makes it fast
and easy to scan through the message headers (To:,
From:, Subject:, and whether or not you have
previously read the message).
Through the Title Scan feature, you can scroll up
and down through the message titles, and select
any or all that you may want to read.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
You can disable the Automatic Title Scan by
setting this option to "No". Please be aware that
even though you set this option to "No", you can
still get a Title Scan of a message area at any
time during the reading of mail in an area.
To get a title scan when you are reading messages,
simply press the "T", and the Title Scan will be
shown just as if you had enabled this option.
Save Message Pointers:
If desired, the Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader will
save the message "read" pointers for you while
reading mail in an area. There are 3 ways to tell
the reader to do this for you. (Pointers are kind
of like bookmarks. If you choose to use this
option, the reader will mark each message that you
have read with a marker. The next time you enter
the area, both the Title Scan and the message
header window will indicate to you which messages
you have already seen.)
If you select "Never", the reader will not update
its data files with your pointers. If you always
read your mail packet(s) in one sitting, and purge
the packet afterwards, you will probably want to
set "Save Message Pointers" to this level.
The next two options force the reader to write
your message pointers to its data files each time
you quit reading a message area. On hard drive
systems, the update is extremely fast. On floppy-
based systems it may take between 10 and 15
seconds. The difference between the next two
options is in the way that the message pointers
are saved BETWEEN closing the mail packet and
opening it again later for reading.
If you set this option to "Always", the reader
will update your downloaded mail bundle with the
updated file containing your message pointers each
time you press "Q)uit and Close Packet" from the
Open Packet Menu. In order to do this, the
archiver that is used to Mash your mail will be
used to update the compressed mail bundle.
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SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU (continued)
-----------------------------------
If you set this option to "Prompt", the reader
will save your message pointers throughout the
mail reading session, but will prompt you for a
yes or no answer to "Do you want to permanently
save your message pointers?" before executing the
archiver.
If you answer "No", your pointers will not be
updated in the downloaded mail packet. Answering
"Yes" will cause the reader to execute the
archiver used on the BBS you downloaded your mail
packet from, and update the data files within the
archive.
Send FF After Printing:
During the reading of mail, you can press ALT-P to
"write" the current message to the default
printer. By default, the Blue Wave Offline Reader
will not send a Form Feed (eject the page) after
the printing of each message.
If you set this option to "Yes", the reader will
eject a page after each message is printed. Many
Laser printers need this option enabled in order
to operate correctly.
Sort Messages by Subject:
Before reading in the messages in an area, the
reader will sort them by SUBJECT if this option is
set to "Yes". Subjects are sorted into
alphabetical order. The reader ignores the
characters "RE:" during the message sort.
Archivers
---------
The ARCHIVERS sub-menu allows you to define the paths and
command lines that will be used by the reader when Mashing
and unMashing your mail and reply packets. There are 6
entries on this sub-menu. You can define
compression/decompression command lines for ZIP, ARC, PAK,
LZH, and ARJ. There is also an entry called "External".
You can use this "External" Slot for any
archivers/unarchivers that may come along that the reader
will not recognize.
When the reader does not recognize the archive format of a
mail packet, the command line entered in the "External" slot
will be used. If that command line fails, the reader will
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-----------------------------------
abort that mail packet, and take you back to the MAIN Blue
Wave Menu.
Two "macro" characters may be used in the command line
definitions for automatic insertion of the file names and
directories by The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader.
Where the archiver command line needs the name of the file
to be worked on, you should use the "macro" @F. The other
"macro", @I, is usually used as the second command line
parameter to the archiver or unarchiver. For example,
suppose your download directory is "C:\BWAVE\DOWN", and the
packet that you are about to open is WILDBLUE.TU1. You also
have your work directory defined as "C:\BWAVE\WORK". In
order for the Blue Wave Reader to successfully decompress
your mail packet (ZIP compression is assumed), it would need
to execute the following command:
PKUNZIP C:\BWAVE\DOWN\WILDBLUE.TU1 C:\BWAVE\WORK
If you have this defined as your ZIP decompression command
line:
PKUNZIP.EXE @F @I
The reader would do all of the work for you. For each
compression type that the reader supports, a sample command
line will be given. Please remember that if the archiver or
unarchiver you are trying to use is not located on your DOS
path, you will need to insert the FULL
drive:\path\filename.ext in these fields. Otherwise, you
may just specify the name of the .EXE or .COM file.
ZIP:
These are the suggested command lines for ZIP
compression and decompression:
PKZIP.EXE @F @I
PKUNZIP.EXE @F @I
ARC:
These are the suggested command lines for ARC
compression and decompression. (Please remember
that you may substitute PKPAK and PKUNPAK for
PKARC and PKXARC below).
PKARC.COM -a @F @I
PKXARC.EXE @F @I
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PAK:
These are the suggested command lines for PAK
compression and decompression:
PAK.EXE a @F @I
PAK.EXE e @F @I
LZH:
These are the suggested command lines for LZH
compression and decompression. (Please note that
you may substitute LHA.EXE for LHARC.EXE below).
LHARC.EXE a @F @I
LHARC.EXE e @F @I
ARJ:
These are the suggested command lines for ARJ
compression and decompression.
ARJ.EXE a @F @I
ARJ.EXE e @F @I
Color Configuration
-------------------
The color configuration menu has two options. The first
allows you to customize your screen colors while using the
reader. The second menu option allows you to reset your
colors to the default Blue Wave color scheme. Please be
aware that if you reset your colors to the Blue Wave color
scheme and save the color configuration, your custom colors
will be lost.
When you select Custom Color Scheme from the COLORS sub-
menu, you will have the chance to change the color of
several display items while you are reading messages with
the reader.
The top half of the display provides a sample of what the
colors will look like once you get to the message reading
screen. While you are editing the color configuration, the
colors will change in the sample.
When you are finished editing your custom color scheme,
press ESCape. You will then be asked if you would like to
save your custom color configuration. If you answer "Y",
your colors will be permanently saved in a file called
BWCOLOR.200. If you answer "N", your colors will be
remembered for the current session only.
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Quit
----
When you select QUIT from the SETUP menu, and have made
changes to your setup, you will be asked if you would like
to save your setup permanently. Answer "N" if you want the
changes made to be active during the CURRENT session ONLY.
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THE BLUE WAVE MAIN MENU
-----------------------
After your initial configuration is complete, you will be returned to
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader's MAIN Menu. The Main Menu will
also appear as the first menu each time you load BWAVE.EXE from the
DOS command line.
From the Main Menu, you can select from five options: Open Mail
Packet, Closed Packet Menu, Purge Mail Packets, Setup Parameters, and
Quit The Blue Wave.
Open Mail Packet
----------------
When you select "O"pen Mail Packet from the main menu, the
reader will do a quick scan of the directory you have
defined as your "Download Directory" in the SETUP Menu. The
reader will attempt to find all packets that it believes to
be Blue Wave Mail Bundles. (All files with the first two
letters of the extension matching "MO", "TU", "WE", "TH",
"FR", "SA", and "SU". The third character of the extension
must be a number from 1 to 9).
If only one of these mail bundles is found in the directory,
the reader will automatically select that packet, and assume
you would like to open it for reading.
If more than one mail packet is found in the download
directory, you will be shown a list of all files available
for reading. You can then scroll through the list and
highlight the packet you would like to read. When you have
highlighted the correct packet, press ENTER.
After the packet has been selected, the reader will do a
quick scan of the Upload directory for any *.NEW files that
are waiting to be uploaded to the BBS. If a reply packet is
found for the BBS you are about to read mail for, you will
be asked: "A Reply Packet Exists for [BBS ID]. Do you want
to ADD to it?". If you answer "Y", the reader will then
begin to unMash your reply packet so that any new replies
you make can be added to it.
If you answer "N", the reader will DELETE the reply packet
for you, and will continue to unMash your new mail packet
for reading.
If the unpacking of the mail was successful, you will then
be taken to the OPEN PACKET MENU (described later in the
documentation).
If the unpacking of the mail was not a success, the reader
will give an error message, and return you to the Main Menu.
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THE BLUE WAVE MAIN MENU (continued)
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Closed Packet Menu
------------------
In order to enter the Closed Packet Menu, you must have
downloaded at least one Blue Wave Mail Packet from a BBS,
and have opened the packet. Each time a mail packet is
opened, the reader compares the INFormation file (*.INF)
contained in the mail packet with any that may be located in
the main Blue Wave directory. If you do not have an
INFormation file from that BBS, or the INFormation file you
have is older than the one contained in the mail packet that
you are opening, the reader will make a copy of it in the
current directory.
The Closed Packet Menu allows you to enter new mail, perform
offline configurations, enter file requests, and edit or
kill replies without having to have a current packet for the
BBS you would like to work with. This is a feature not
available in most offline mail readers.
When you select "C"losed Packet Menu from the Blue Wave MAIN
menu, you will be shown a list of all BBSs that you have
previously downloaded and read mail from. Highlight the BBS
that you would like to work with, and press ENTER. (If only
one INFormation file is available, it will automatically be
loaded by the reader.)
As with the Open Mail Packet selection, the reader will scan
your upload directory for any *.NEW files that are waiting
to be uploaded to the BBS. If it finds a .NEW file, you
will be prompted whether you would like to ADD to the file,
or DELETE it. If you haven't uploaded your reply packet
yet, type "Y". If you have already uploaded that reply
packet, and wish to delete it, type "N".
If everything was successful, you will then be taken to the
CLOSED PACKET MENU. For further information on using the
Closed Packet Menu, please see the section entitled "Closed
Packet Menu" later in the documentation.
Purge Mail Packets
------------------
Selecting "P"urge Mail Packets from the Blue Wave Main Menu
will allow you to delete any mail packets that are waiting
in your Download directory.
After selecting "P", you will be shown a list of all
available mail packets. You can then purge the mail packets
either one at a time, or by TAGging them for purge.
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THE BLUE WAVE MAIN MENU (continued)
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To purge mail packets one at a time, move the highlight bar
to the packet you would like to delete and press ENTER. The
reader will then ask for confirmation. Type "Y" if you wish
to delete the packet. Type "N" or ESC if you don't want to
delete the file.
To delete several mail packets at a time, move the highlight
bar to the first packet you would like deleted and press the
SPACE bar. Continue this process until you have selected
all packets that you would like purged. When done tagging
packets, press ESC. The reader will then ask for
confirmation before deleting the mail packets. To abort the
deletion, press "N" or ESC. To delete the mail packets,
type "Y".
Setup Parameters
----------------
Selecting "S" from the Main Menu will take you to the
SETUP/installation menu. For full details on the SETUP
menu, please see the previous section regarding the
SETUP/INSTALLATION MENU.
Quit The Blue Wave
------------------
Pressing ESC or "Q" from the Main Menu will allow you to
exit The Blue Wave normally. Whenever you use The Blue Wave
Offline Mail Reader, you should be sure to properly exit the
program so that anything that needs to be done with your
reply and/or mail packets may be processed by the reader.
You will then be asked if you would really like to exit the
reader. To exit the program, type "Y". To go back to the
Main Menu, type "N" or ESC.
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THE OPEN PACKET MENU
--------------------
After selecting "Open Mail Packet" from the Blue Wave Offline Mail
Reader's MAIN menu, and your mail packet has been successfully opened,
you will be shown a new screen with a new menu.
This screen is referred to as the OPEN PACKET MENU. At the bottom of
the screen, you will notice some information about the current packet.
The file name of the packet that you have open is displayed on the top
border of the information window. Inside the window, you will find
the name of the BBS that the mail packet came from, along with the
Sysop's name.
At this point, your mail packet is open and ready for use. There are
several choices on the Open Packet Menu, and each one will be
described in detail below.
Read Mail Packet
----------------
Selecting "R"ead Mail Packet from the Open Packet Menu will
allow you to read the mail that you have downloaded through
The Blue Wave Mail Door. You will be shown a list of all
message areas that you are currently downloading, along with
the total messages in each area, total personal messages in
each area, and the description of the message area.
Select the message area that you would like to read from
this list, and press ENTER. The reader will then begin the
message reading process for that message area. For the
commands available while reading messages, please see the
section titled "READING MESSAGES".
Enter New Mail In Any Area
--------------------------
The "E"nter New Mail In Any Area command will allow you to
post messages in bases that you are not currently
downloading. If you need to enter mail in a base that you
are not downloading, or a base that currently has no
messages in your download packet, you will want to enter
this command.
The reader will then display several message areas,
including ones that you ARE currently downloading.
Highlight the message area that you would like to enter the
new message in, and press ENTER. The reader will go through
the same process just as if you were entering mail through
the message reading screen.
When you are done entering mail, simply press ESCape, and
you will be taken back to the Open or Closed Packet Menu.
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THE OPEN PACKET MENU (continued)
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View, Edit or Kill Replies
--------------------------
Selecting "V"iew, Edit, or Kill Replies from the Open Packet
Menu will allow you to see inside of your reply packet and
make changes.
You will be shown a list of all of the messages inside of
your current .NEW packet. Highlight the message you would
like to work with, and press ENTER. You will then be given
two choices:
Edit:
To edit the message's To: or Subject: fields, or
the message text itself, press "E". The reader
will go through the same process as when you
entered the message, but the entry form will be
filled in with the current message's attributes.
Simply press ENTER over the fields that you do not
wish to change.
The reader will then load your message into your
text editor, and allow you to edit the text. You
can then repeat the process for each message in
the reply packet, if you like.
Kill:
To purge the message from you upload packet,
select "K". The reader will then delete the
message from your upload packet.
When you have finished working with the replies in your
reply packet, simply press ESCape. The reader will then
take you back to the Open Packet Menu (or the Closed Packet
Menu, depending on where you were in the program).
Welcome Messages
----------------
Selecting "W"elcome Messages from the Open Packet Menu will
allow you to review any messages that the sysop has sent
along with your mail packet.
The sysop welcome messages are optional, and your sysop may
or may not include them in your mail packet. Often times
the sysop may include a list of new message areas available,
or new files on the BBS since your last login. To abort
viewing the current welcome message being displayed, press
ESCape at the "Press Any Key" prompt.
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THE OPEN PACKET MENU (continued)
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Offline Configuration
---------------------
Selecting "O"ffline Configuration from the Open Packet Menu
will take you to the Offline Configuration Menu. For more
details on using the Offline Configuration Menu, please see
the appropriate section in the documentation.
File Request
------------
Selecting "F"ile Request from the Open Packet Menu will take
you to the File Requesting Menu. For more information on
the use of File Requests, please see the appropriate section
in the documentation.
Quit and Close Packet
---------------------
Selecting "Q"uit and Close Packet from the Open Packet Menu
will close the mail bundle you are currently working with,
and return you to the Blue Wave Main Menu.
If you have enabled the option to ALWAYS or PROMPT save of
your message read pointers, the *.FTI file enclosed with
your mail bundle will be updated into the compressed mail
file with the appropriate archiver.
The reader will then erase all of the mail files in your
WORK directory (the uncompressed mail files), and archive
any replies, offline configurations, or file requests that
you have made into a .NEW file.
The .NEW file, if made, will be located in the directory you
have specified in the SETUP menu as the UPLOAD Directory.
The next time you sign onto the BBS that the mail packet
came from, you should upload the .NEW file through the Blue
Wave Mail Door to complete the mail download/upload cycle.
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THE CLOSED PACKET MENU
----------------------
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader allows you to perform some of the
same functions that are normally available on the Open Packet Menu
EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A MAIL PACKET AVAILABLE FROM THE BBS!
In order to perform a "Closed Packet" function from the Blue Wave
Offline Mail Reader, it is necessary to have downloaded and opened at
least ONE mail packet from the BBS you would like to work with. Each
time you open a mail packet for reading, the reader checks to see
whether the current BBS information is newer than that which the
reader has stored for use in the Closed Packet Menu. If so, the
reader updates its information, and stores it in your main BWAVE
directory in a file known as the INF, or INFormation, file. The
file's ROOT name will be the same as the packet name that the sysop
has selected for his or her system. (If you download a packet called
RAVEN.FR2, the reader will store a file called RAVEN.INF in your main
BWAVE directory).
When you select the Closed Packet Menu from the Blue Wave Offline Mail
Reader's MAIN menu, the reader will initialize itself with the
information stored in one of these files. If only one INFormation
file is found, it will automatically be loaded, and the BBS
information will appear on the lower four lines of your screen. If
more than one INFormation file is available, you will be prompted as
to which BBS you would like to select. Move the highlight bar to the
appropriate BBS, and press ENTER.
You will then see the CLOSED Packet Menu, with 5 options available:
Enter New Mail in Any Area, Edit/Kill Replies, Offline Configuration,
File Request, and Quit to Main Menu.
Enter New Mail in Any Area
--------------------------
Selecting this option from the Closed Packet Menu will allow
you to enter mail in any area on the BBS that is available
to you. The reader will go through the normal Message Entry
screen, and then load your editor for you to enter the
message.
Edit/Kill Replies
-----------------
Edit/Kill replies will allow you to edit any messages that
may be in your *.NEW file before you upload them to the BBS.
For more information on using the Edit/Kill Replies option,
please see the Kill/Edit Replies section in the
documentation under the heading OPEN PACKET MENU.
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THE CLOSED PACKET MENU (continued)
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Offline Configuration
---------------------
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader will allow you to perform
an Offline Configuration for the current BBS while at the
Closed Packet Menu. Please see the section entitled "The
Offline Configuration Menu" later in the documentation for
more detailed information on performing an Offline
Configuration.
File Request
------------
The reader will allow you to perform a File Request from the
Closed Packet Menu, also. This function works the same as
the "Open Packet Menu". For more information on File
Requesting, please see the section in the documentation
regarding File Requesting.
Quit to Main Menu
-----------------
After you have finished working at the Closed Packet Menu,
you should select this option, and return to the Main Menu.
If you have a reply packet that needs to be uploaded to the
BBS, the reader will compress your replies, and place the
resulting .NEW file into your upload directory.
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THE OFFLINE CONFIGURATION MENU
------------------------------
The Blue Wave Offline Mail System will allow you to perform Offline
Configurations in a very simple, easy to use manner. The entire
offline configuration process is menu driven, and does not require
kludgy "messages" to operate.
First, a word about offline configurations.
Offline Configuration is a way for you to communicate to the Blue Wave
Mail Door any changes that you may want to make in your DOOR
configuration. You can change your HotKeys mode, Xpert Mode, the
message areas that you are downloading, and keywords/filters. In
fact, the only thing that you cannot change through the Offline
Configuration process is the selection of your Archiver and Protocol.
Offline configurations can save you precious time and money, because
you can take your time setting up The Blue Wave Mail Door the way you
would like it without tying up the BBS and watching the phone company
get rich.
Offline configuration is a feature that is totally enabled upon
registration of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader. Since the reader
and door are ShareWare products, you are given a fair chance to try
them out before paying for the software. After 5 offline
configurations, this feature is disabled for unregistered users. When
you register your reader with Blue Wave Software, the door will allow
you to perform as many offline configurations as you please.
The reader communicates your offline configuration to the door through
your UPLOAD, or reply packet. When you perform an offline
configuration, a special file is placed into your .NEW packet. In
order for the door to recognize that you have made an offline
configuration, you will need to upload your .NEW packet through The
Blue Wave Mail Door. After processing any messages that you have
uploaded, you will see a message from the door indicating that it is
processing your offline configuration request. Your new configuration
is in effect immediately after your packet is uploaded. If you want
your configuration to become active AFTER your current download
session, you should upload the configuration after downloading your
mail packet.
When you first select "Offline Configuration" from either the reader's
Open Packet or Closed Packet Menus, the reader will do a quick scan of
your reply directory to see if any offline configurations are pending
(waiting to be uploaded to the BBS.) If an offline configuration file
is found, you will be asked if you would like to load the NEW
information (that which is waiting to be uploaded to the BBS). To
load the ORIGINAL information, select "N". To load the changes that
are waiting to be uploaded, press "Y". The reader will then take you
to the Offline Configuration Menu.
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THE OFFLINE CONFIGURATION MENU (continued)
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Password
--------
Press ENTER on the Password option to choose the type of
passwording (if any) you would like to use within The Blue
Wave Mail System. You will then be asked to fill in two
fields.
The first field is the password that you would like to use
to protect your access to either The Blue Wave Mail Door,
The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader, or both. Type your
password here.
The second field asks you which type of passwording you
would like. You can select between "None", which disables
the passwording feature, "Door Only", "Reader Only", or
"Both Reader and Door". Select the option you would like
using the cursor keys, and press ENTER.
Keywords
--------
The Blue Wave Mail Door will scan and bundle messages based
upon Keywords that you may define. To learn how to use
Keywords in The Blue Wave Mail Door, please see "Using The
Blue Wave Mail Door" later in the documentation.
Press ENTER on the Keywords option to edit the Keywords that
you would like the door to use. You can use the cursor keys
to move between the fields, and press F10 when done.
Filters
-------
As with Keywords, The Blue Wave Mail Door will FILTER mail
based upon strings that you may define as Filters. To learn
how to use Filters in The Blue Wave Mail Door, please see
"Using The Blue Wave Mail Door" later in the documentation.
Press ENTER on the Filters option to edit the Filters that
you would like the door to use. You can use the cursor keys
to move between the fields, and press F10 when done.
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THE OFFLINE CONFIGURATION MENU (continued)
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Macros
------
The Blue Wave Mail Door allows you to define up to 3
Bundling Command Macros. These macros allow you to enter a
bundling command that you use frequently in just 2
keypresses while online. Again, this option can save you
both online time and money.
Pressing ENTER on the Macro Menu option will allow you to
edit your 3 Blue Wave Bundling Command Macros. As with the
previous fields, you can use the cursor keys to scroll
through the fields. Press F10 or ENTER on the last field
when you are finished editing your Bundling Command Macros.
For more complete information on using the Blue Wave
Bundling Commands and Macros, please see "Using The Blue
Wave Mail Door", later in the documentation.
BBS
---
Pressing ENTER on the BBS menu item will allow you to define
whether or not HotKeys and/or Xpert Modes are toggled on or
off.
Areas
-----
Selecting the Areas menu item will allow you to toggle
on/off the areas on the BBS that you are currently scanning
and downloading.
You will be shown a list of all message areas available to
you on the BBS that is currently active. The message areas
that are currently ACTIVE (those which you are scanning
through the door) will be indicated by a "check mark" in the
left-most column. Inactive areas will not be highlighted.
If an area is currently ACTIVE, and you wish to tell the
door to stop scanning the area, highlight it and press the
SPACE BAR. The "check mark" will disappear, indicating that
it will no longer be active.
If an area is currently INACTIVE, and you wish to begin
scanning that area for mail, simply move the highlight bar
to the desired message area and press the SPACE BAR.
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When you are done selecting or deselecting areas for
scanning, press ENTER or ESCape. If the reader thinks that
you have changed your area configuration, you will be
prompted whether or not you wish to upload (send the Blue
Wave Mail Door) your area configuration. Press ENTER or "Y"
to save your area configuration to your .NEW packet. If you
wish to discard the area information and keep it the same,
press "N".
The next time you log into The Blue Wave Mail Door and
upload your .NEW packet, the door will activate and/or
deactivate the areas that you wish. It will then give you a
list of all active areas.
Quit
----
Selecting the Quit option will return you to the Open or
Closed Packet Menu, depending on where you were when you
entered the Offline Configuration Menu. If you have made
changes to your door configuration, the reader will ask you
if you wish to save the changes. If you wish to discard the
information that you have changed, press "N". Pressing "Y"
will cause the reader to generate an Offline Configuration
File, and place it into your upload (reply) packet.
If you have selected to save your changes, please remember
that you MUST upload your .NEW packet to The Blue Wave Mail
Door before your changes will be in effect.
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FILE REQUESTING THROUGH THE BLUE WAVE MAIL DOOR
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The Blue Wave Offline Mail System incorporates a powerful File Request
system to save you even more online time and money.
File request sessions are controlled by the Sysop of each individual
BBS. Therefore, the BBS that you call may not support The Blue Wave
Mail System's file request procedure. File requesting is also limited
in UNREGISTERED versions of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader. You
will be given 5 opportunities to try the system's file request
sessions if you are an unregistered user. After you have exceeded
this limit, you must either discontinue file requesting, or register
your copy of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader with Blue Wave
Software. Registered users may file request any number of times,
provided they do not exceed the Sysop's limit of files or any possible
upload/download ratios.
Entering your file request through the reader is simple; just choose
"File Request" from either the Open or Closed Mail Packet Menu. You
will then be able to enter up to 10 file names that you would like to
download from the current BBS during your next upload/download session
through The Blue Wave Mail Door. Wildcards in file names (the DOS '*'
and '?' characters) are NOT supported.
When you have entered a file request, the reader will include a
special file in your upload (reply) packet indicating to the door
which file(s) you would like to download. When you upload your packet
through the door, it will search the BBS's file directories for the
file(s) you have requested. If they are found, you will be given the
chance to download them.
When installing The Blue Wave Mail Door, the Sysop can indicate which
protocols are BATCH, and which are SINGLE file protocols. The door
will respond differently according to the protocol that you have
chosen.
Single-File Protocols
---------------------
If you are using a protocol that has been installed as a
SINGLE FILE protocol, you will be asked, one by one, whether
or not you wish to download the file that you have requested
while you are ONLINE with The Blue Wave Mail Door. Pressing
"N" will skip the currently displayed file, and continue to
the next file in your request packet. If you wish to
download the file being displayed, press "Y". The door will
then begin sending you the file with the protocol that you
normally download mail packets with. (Xmodem is a single-
file protocol).
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Batch Protocols
---------------
If you are using a protocol that has been installed as a
BATCH protocol, the door will always send you your requested
files in a BATCH. Using a batch protocol (such as Zmodem)
gives you not only increased speed, but also greater
flexibility.
The door will build a "batch download queue" of the file(s)
that you have selected. After the door has processed your
last file request, the door will ask you whether or not you
wish to continue with the file request session NOW.
Pressing "Y" will immediately begin your download session.
At this time you should tell your communications program to
begin receiving a BATCH download.
Pressing "Q" will abort the file request session, and
continue just as if no file requests had been received.
Pressing "N" will allow you to download the file requests at
the same time you download your regular mail packet. The
door will return you to the main menu, where you should
select "(D)ownload Mail". After the door has gathered and
bundled your mail packet, it will display the "normal"
screen indicating the file name and size/time of your mail
packet. You will also notice that it says "Req. Size:".
The total size of your file request will be shown here.
Begin your mail download as usual, indicating to your
communications program that you will be receiving a BATCH
download.
The door will then begin sending all of the files in the
"download queue", beginning with the files that you have
requested. Your mail packet will be sent LAST.
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READING A MAIL PACKET
---------------------
It is very possible that most of your time within The Blue Wave
Offline Mail Reader will be spent reading messages. When it comes
right down to it, the entire purpose of the reader is allow you to
read your mail OFFLINE, while saving you money at the same time.
The reader allows you to enter new messages, and reply to current
messages offline too. Besides the obvious savings in online time in
replying, you are not pushed against time limits when creating
messages offline. You have time to think your messages through and
create useful replies. In fact, the advent of offline mail systems
has not only increased the popularity of messaging on BBSs, but has
made networking (with amateur networks such as FidoNet) expand into a
huge pool of useful information.
As you are probably aware, BBS message bases are usually divided into
sub-topics sometimes called Conferences, Message Areas, Echos, and
Special Interest Groups (SIGS). When you download your mail through
The Blue Wave Mail System, these message area distinctions are
preserved. Selecting "Read Mail Packet" from the reader's OPEN PACKET
Menu will take the reader into "message reading mode".
You will be shown a list of all of the areas that you have instructed
the door to bundle messages in, along with the total number of
messages in the area, and the total number of PERSONAL messages in the
area. To actually begin reading your mail packet, you need to
highlight the message area that you would like to read, and press
ENTER.
If you have enabled the Automatic Title Scan option in the reader's
SETUP menu, you will be shown a list of all messages in the current
message area. The title scan allows you to "page" through the
messages and begin reading with the message that you have highlighted.
To begin reading your mail on the first message, simply press ENTER
after the Title Scan is shown. If you press ESCape while reading
messages, the reader will take you back to the Title Scan screen, and
position the highlight bar on the last message that you have read.
You can then page through the messages some more, and press ENTER on
the message to read, or press ESCape again to return to the "Choose
Area to Read" screen.
There are various keys that are active while reading mail. Each one
will now be explained below in detail. At any time while reading
mail, pressing F1 will give you an abbreviated HELP screen, with short
descriptions of each of these keys.
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Message Movement
----------------
The following keys allow you to "move" around the message base in
various ways:
ESCape
------
Pressing ESCape while reading a message in an area will drop
the reader backwards by one screen. If "Automatic Title
Scan" is enabled in the reader, you will be shown the Title
Scan screen. If the Automatic Title Scan is OFF, the reader
will drop to the "Choose Area to Read" selection screen.
RightArrow
Grey ENTER
Grey PLUS
ENTER Key
SPACE Bar
----------
Each of these 5 keys will advance you to the next message in
the area. If you are currently reading the LAST message in
an area, the reader will beep once. Pressing any one of
these keys again will automatically drop you back one
screen. (The reader will act as if ESCape was pressed).
LeftArrow
Grey MINUS
----------
These two keys will move you BACK one message in the current
area. As with the "forward" keys, if you are reading the
FIRST message in an area, the reader will beep once.
Pressing these two keys a second time will make the reader
act as if an ESCape was pressed.
UpArrow
-------
The UpArrow (cursor key) will scroll the current message UP
one line. If you are at the top of the message, this key
becomes inactive.
DownArrow
---------
The DownArrow (cursor key) will scroll the current message
DOWN one line. If you are at the BOTTOM of the message,
this key becomes inactive.
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PageDown
--------
The PageDown key (labeled PgDn or PgDwn on some keyboards)
will scroll the current message down one complete screen.
PageUp
------
The PageUp key (labeled PgUp on some keyboards) will scroll
the message UP one full screen, until the top of the message
is reached.
Home
----
The HOME key will take you to the first "page" of the
current message.
End
---
The END key will take you to the last "page" of the current
message.
The "F" Key
-----------
Pressing "F" while reading messages will take you to the
FIRST message in the current message area.
The "L" Key
-----------
Pressing "L" while reading messages will take you to the
LAST message in the current message area.
The "J" Key
-----------
Pressing "J" while reading messages will allow you to JUMP
to a specified message number in the current area. You will
be prompted to enter a message number. If the message is
available, the reader will immediately JUMP to that message.
If the message is unavailable, you will be given an error
message, and the reader will stay on the current message.
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Control-RightArrow
------------------
This key is only useful when reading a mail packet on BBSs
that support Reply Chaining, or Reply Linking. If the
current message has a line on the message header that says
"Reply at #nn", you can press the Control-RightArrow key
combination to go directly to the reply of the current
message. (Hold down the CTRL key, and press the right
cursor key). If the reply is not available, the reader will
give you an informative message, and stay on the current
message.
Control-LeftArrow
-----------------
This key combination is similar to the Control-RightArrow
combination, but instead of moving to the reply of the
current message, the reader will jump to the ORIGINAL
message, if available. If the message header displays the
line "Reply to #nn", this key will take you to the proper
message number.
Message Command Keys
--------------------
The following keys allow you to perform various, useful functions
while reading a mail packet:
The "R" Key
-----------
Pressing "R" while reading messages will allow you to REPLY
to the current message. If enabled, you will be asked if
you would like to Quote the current message. You will then
be given a "form" to fill out, containing the PRIVATE status
of your message, who the message is FROM, who the message is
TO, and the message SUBJECT. After the "form" has been
completely filled out, the reader will load your text editor
and allow you to enter the text of your message.
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The "E" Key
-----------
The "E" key is similar in operation to the "R" key, except
that you are not asked if you would like to Quote the
current message. Use the "E" key when you would like to
enter a NEW message in the message area. The reader will
prompt you for the appropriate information, and then load
your text editor. Enter the body of your message, and quit
the editor. You can then choose to save your message, edit
your message again, or kill the message altogether.
The "T" Key
-----------
The "T" key will give you a Title Scan of the current
message area. The Title Scan can be very handy to use if
you have disabled the Automatic Title Scan. The Title Scan
allows you to page through the message "headers", as a type
of "preview" of the message text. It displays the messages
"read" status (whether or not you have already read the
message), who the message is FROM, who the message is TO,
and the SUBJECT of the message.
It is also a quick way to jump between messages. You can
move the highlight bar to the message that you would like to
read, and press ENTER. The reader will immediately move you
to the message that you have selected, and begin reading
from there.
The "V" Key
-----------
The "V" key will allow you to View the current message on-
screen, as is. This command is useful for BBSs that support
the uploading or entering of ANSI messages (those which
contain the ANSI Escape Color Codes). The reader will
simply output the current message to the screen through DOS
(just as if you executed a "TYPE FILENAME.EXT" at the DOS
prompt. In order to see ANSI in messages, however, it will
be necessary to have ANSI.SYS loaded at boot-up through
CONFIG.SYS. Please see your DOS reference manual for
instructions on installing the ANSI.SYS driver.
The "S" Key
-----------
Pressing "S" while reading messages will activate the
reader's SEARCHING feature. You will be given a "form"
similar to the message entry form. Fill out the search
criterion, and press F10 or ENTER on the last field of the
window when finished.
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You can instruct the reader to perform a search for ANY
matches that it finds by answering "N" to the "Must match
all search criterion" question. If you want the message to
match ALL of the criterion, answer "Y" to this question.
Press ESCape when you have completed your search.
The "P" Key
-----------
Pressing "P" while reading messages will make the reader
search for PERSONAL mail in the current message area ONLY.
(Future versions of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader will
perform Global Search and Personal Mail functions). The
reader will act the same as if it were performing a user-
defined search of the current message area.
Alt-S
-----
Pressing the key combination ALT-S (hold down the ALT key,
and press "S") will allow you to save the current message to
a DISK file. The reader will prompt you for the file name
to save the message to. Press ESCape to abort the save
function.
If the file you specify already exists, it will
automatically be APPENDED to. If the file does not exist,
it will be created by the reader.
Alt-P
-----
The key combination ALT-P performs the same function as the
ALT-S key, but instead saves the current message to your
PRINTER. If you have toggled "Send FF After Printing Msgs."
ON, the reader will send a form-feed to the printer after
printing each message.
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USING THE MOUSE
---------------
The Blue Wave Mail System fully supports the use of a MOUSE for moving
through the menu system, selecting items from lists, and entering one-
key input through the keyboard. In order to take advantage of the
mouse support, you must have "Mouse Support" in the reader's SETUP
menu set to "Yes". You must also have a Microsoft or compatible mouse
driver loaded either as a TSR or a Device Driver through CONFIG.SYS.
For more information on installing your mouse driver, please see
either your Mouse reference manual, or the DOS reference manual.
There are four types of input required through The Blue Wave Offline
Mail Reader; Y/N responses, Menu Input, List Selection, and Multiple
Choice Mini-Menus. Mouse functions while reading mail will be
discussed separately.
Y/N Responses
-------------
Most of the input required at prompts in the reader require
either a "Yes" or "No" response. Instead of pressing "Y" or
"N", you can use the mouse as the "keyboard". Pressing the
LEFT mouse button at a Y/N prompt will translate into a "Y".
The RIGHT mouse button translates to a "N".
Menu Input
----------
You can select a menu item by simply moving the mouse cursor
to the desired menu option and pressing the LEFT mouse
button. Pressing the RIGHT mouse button while the reader is
processing a menu will have the same effect as pressing the
ESCape key.
List Selection
--------------
The reader has several screens where you must highlight an
item from a "list", and press ENTER to select the item.
(Such as when choosing an area to read). Mouse input on
these lists is very simple and straight forward.
To select an item on the current screen, move the mouse
cursor to the desired line and press the LEFT mouse button.
If there is more than one "page" of choices, the reader will
place a "[ PgDn ]" or a "[ PgUp ]" symbol at the bottom of
the selection list. To move down one page, move the mouse
cursor to the "[ PgDn ]" symbol and press the LEFT mouse
button. To move up one page, move the mouse cursor to the
"[ PgUp ]" symbol and press the LEFT mouse button.
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Pressing the RIGHT mouse button while the reader is
processing a "list" will make the reader behave as if you
pressed the ESCape key.
Multiple Choice Mini-Menus
--------------------------
Sometimes the reader will allow you to enter more than just
a "Y/N" response. One example is after entering a message
in any message area. After returning from the editor, the
reader will give you the following prompt:
"S)ave, E)dit, or K)ill?"
The default selection will appear on the screen as an "S".
To accept the default and save the message, press the LEFT
mouse button while the cursor is anywhere on the screen
except on top of the words "E)dit" and "K)ill".
To make the reader respond as if you pressed the "E" key,
simply move the mouse cursor to any of the characters in the
word "E)dit", and press the LEFT mouse button.
Likewise, to tell the reader to kill the message, move the
mouse cursor to any of the letters in the word "K)ill", and
press the LEFT mouse button.
Reading Mail with the Mouse
---------------------------
When you have enabled Mouse support in the reader, you can
use the mouse to move from message to message, and scroll
through the current message.
To move to the NEXT message, move the mouse cursor to the
"block" marked "NEXT" on the message header border, and
press the LEFT mouse button. To move the the PREVIOUS
message, move the mouse cursor to the block marked "PREV" on
the message header border, and press the LEFT mouse button.
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In order to scroll the lines of the current message, you
will need to imagine that the message text "window" has a
"line" dividing it through the center. When the mouse
cursor is anywhere on the UPPER half of the message text
window, you can press the LEFT mouse button to scroll the
message text up one line. When the mouse cursor is anywhere
on the LOWER half of the message text window, you can press
the LEFT mouse button to scroll the message text down one
line. In both cases, hold the LEFT button down to scroll
the message more than one line.
At any time while reading mail, press the RIGHT mouse button
to return to the previous screen.
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BUILDING A SIGNATURE FILE
-------------------------
As described earlier in the SETUP Menu section, you can make the
reader add custom "Signature Lines" to the end of your messages. If
you have this option set to "Random" or "Prompt", the reader will
expect to find a Signature File (the reader allows you to define this
file name in the SETUP->DIRECTORIES menu option).
If at any time the reader cannot find the Signature File that you have
specified, it will ask you to manually enter a signature. Otherwise,
the reader will use the signatures you have entered into this text
file.
Building your custom signature file is easy; all you will need is a
standard ASCII text editor. (The editor you use for entering messages
should work just fine). A sample file, BWSIGS.TXT, should have been
enclosed with your archive of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader.
Signature lines should be kept short (under 75 characters). Each
signature can only be one line long. Any blank lines (those
containing only a carriage return), and any lines beginning with a
semi-colon (;) are IGNORED. This will allow you to add comment lines
or space your signatures out for ease of readability.
If your signature lines are greater than 75 characters, they will be
truncated by the reader before adding them to your message.
Signature files may be as large as you would like to make them, but
the reader will only handle 500 signatures at any one time. If there
are more than 500 "valid" signature lines (lines NOT beginning with a
semi-colon or BLANK lines), the reader will simply ignore them.
If the reader seems unacceptably slow after choosing your signature
line, or just before it has prompted you for the signature line you
would like to add, trimming the size of your file will increase its
speed tremendously.
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USING THE BLUE WAVE MAIL DOOR
-----------------------------
Although most of the time you spend using The Blue Wave Mail System
will be spent in the Offline Reader Environment, much of the power and
potential for online savings of time and money will come through using
the Blue Wave Mail Door to its full potential. In order to get the
fullest out of The Blue Wave Mail Door, it is necessary to become
familiar with the operating procedures in the door.
The Configuration Menu
----------------------
This section will describe all of the commands available to you
through the Blue Wave Mail Door's Configuration Menu. At first
glance, the Configuration Menu may seem overwhelming. Please do not
let this scare you off. The mail system was carefully designed to
provide each individual user with options not available in other mail
systems. Each menu item will be described below, along with a short
description of where, how and/or why the command would be useful in
any given situation, if the command description is not obvious
Choose Message Areas
--------------------
When selecting "C", you will be displayed a list of all
LOCAL, ECHOMAIL, and GROUPMAIL bases available to you. Here
you will be able to select and deselect message areas for
download through the Blue Wave Mail Door. To toggle the
status of a message base, enter the base number or
number/letter combination associated with the message area.
You may enter more than one message base number at a time;
simply separate them by spaces.
Lastread Pointers
-----------------
Selecting "L" from the Configuration Menu will allow you to
reset the pointers indicating which messages have been read,
and which have not been read. The door will ask you how
many DAYS you would like to "go back". Entering a 0 here
will set your pointers to the current date and time (no mail
will be found for download during a subsequent scan until
more mail has been imported into the bases.)
Entering any number other than 0 will reset your pointers to
the specified number of days. (Entering a '1' would set
your pointers back 24 hours. Entering a '2' would set your
pointers back 48 hours, and so on.)
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You will then be asked if you would like to reset your
pointers in ALL areas, or in SELECTED areas. Choosing "All"
will reset the pointers for all bases (even those that you
are not currently downloading). Selecting "S" will reset
the message pointers in ONLY the areas that you are
downloading. In most cases, you will want to select "S".
Archiver Selection
------------------
Selecting "A" from the door's Configuration Menu will allow
you to select the archiver of your choice, from those
defined by the Sysop. The archiver will be used to compress
(Mash) the mail packet before you download it.
Protocol Selection
------------------
Selecting "P" from the Configuration Menu will allow you to
select the transfer protocol of your choice, from those
defined by the Sysop. The protocol will be used during a
download of a mail packet, the upload of a mail packet, and
any File Request sessions that you may make.
HotKeys
-------
The Blue Wave Mail Door defaults to using "HotKeys" for a
new user. The HotKey option allows you to select menu
commands without having to press ENTER after each selection.
Obviously, however, it will be necessary to press ENTER
after some commands that require input of more than one
character. With extremely noisy phone line conditions,
HotKeys may not be desirable.
Xpert Help Menus
----------------
The Blue Wave Mail Door defaults to using FULL help menus.
However, after you become comfortable with the door, you may
wish to turn off the full help menus. With Xpert Mode
enabled, only the menu title, command keys, and time
remaining are displayed.
View Settings
-------------
This command simply displays the status of the following
options: HotKeys, Xpert Mode, Archiver Selection, Protocol
Selection, and the Password (SECURE) option.
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Set Password Option
-------------------
The Password, or Secure option is unique to The Blue Wave
Mail System. Although some may question its usefulness,
there are several situations where you may wish to enable
this feature. There are 4 levels of security available:
* Password prompting in the DOOR only.
* Password prompting in the READER only.
* Password prompting in the READER and DOOR.
* No password prompting (DEFAULT).
In a situation where you download sensitive areas from the
BBS, and use the Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader on a machine
that is shared by several other users, you may wish to add
the secure option to the READER only. Each mail packet will
be encrypted with a password. If a user tries to read a
packet encrypted with a password, they will be prompted to
enter it. If the user does not get the correct password
after three tries, the reader will NOT allow them to read
the mail packet.
Another situation may occur where Father downloads sensitive
mail, and does not wish for Daughter, Son, or Wife to read
it. It may be useful to set the secure option in both the
READER and DOOR, since it is possible that the family knows
Father's BBS password. By prompting for a password when
entering the door (obviously one that is different from the
BBS password), he has another layer of security.
Keyword Selection
-----------------
The Blue Wave Mail Door allows you to specify up to 10
different Keyword definitions. These keywords will be used
during the mail scanning process to inform you of mail in an
area which contains any one of the keyword definitions. To
get the full use out of keywords, you must use The Blue Wave
Bundling Commands (described later) to instruct the door on
how to handle keywords in certain areas.
The best way to describe the use of keywords is with an
example. Let's suppose that you are looking for Apple
computer equipment to buy in the National For-Sale FidoNet
Echo. Sometimes the FOR-SALE echo generates more than 200
messages per day. Instead of downloading all 200 messages,
of which (possibly) 199 of them are of no interest to you,
you may define the keyword APPLE.
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You would then be informed during the SCANNING process of
all mail containing the keyword APPLE. By using the Blue
Wave Bundling Commands, it is possible to ONLY bundle
messages with the Keyword APPLE in them. This, of course,
saves on-line time, and time you would have to spend paging
through the numerous (UNWANTED) messages offline when using
the reader. Naturally, there are many other uses to the
Keywords option. The idea behind keywords is to let The
Blue Wave Mail Door do the work for you!
Filter Selection
----------------
Like Keywords, The Blue Wave Mail Door allows you to specify
up to 10 FILTERS. Filters essentially work just the
opposite of Keywords. During the door's SCANNING process,
you are informed of messages that contain any of the Filters
that you have defined. After the mail scan is complete, you
can use The Blue Wave Bundling Commands to FILTER the
messages that you do not want to receive.
Again, the best way to describe the usefulness of Filters is
with an example. Let's suppose that Joe Blow in the FidoNet
C Programming Echo is consistently entering messages which
contain false information, is constantly flaming others, and
is being an all around nuisance. Although you really enjoy
reading the C_ECHO, you get tired of seeing messages entered
either from Joe Blow or to Joe Blow. By defining the Filter
of JOE BLOW, you will be flagged if there are any messages
containing the Filter. By using The Blue Wave Bundling
Commands, you can then instruct The Blue Wave Mail Door NOT
to bundle messages containing the Filter JOE BLOW.
The Blue Wave Bundling Commands
-------------------------------
Several Bundling Commands are available to you to make The Blue Wave
Mail System one of the most robust mail systems available today. By
combining The Blue Wave Bundling Commands with Keyword Definitions and
Filter Definitions, you can discriminately select messages ON-LINE to
download, rather than wasting time downloading mail, of which only a
few messages are of any interest. The following section will give an
in-depth description of each Bundling Command available to you, and
examples on how to use each one to build a custom mail packet.
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The Blue Wave Mail Door prompts you for your Bundling Commands at the
end of each mail SCAN, just before the system actually gathers mail
for you. After viewing the SCAN TABLE, you can actually select which
areas and/or messages you wish to download. The Bundling Commands
ONLY affect the current download session, and are not saved for later
use. (Unless you have defined them as a MACRO in the door's
configuration menu, or in the reader's OFFLINE configuration). The
default behavior of the door is to gather ALL NEW MAIL. The Blue Wave
Bundling Commands only MODIFY the result.
You can think of The Blue Wave Bundling Commands as a way to
dynamically change the messages that the door has prepared to download
for you. The commands are actually LETTERS and SYMBOLS, followed by
numbers and "key words" which modify the effect of the Command. The
keywords "*" and "all" area recognized by each Bundling Command, and
operate on ALL message areas. (A "K*" would gather Keywords ONLY in
ALL areas).
The Bundling Commands may be "linked" together to form one long
string. To perform multiple commands within the same bundling
command, you simply need to separate them by SPACES. "-2 K9 P14 F22"
is a perfectly valid bundling command. (This example would cause the
door to not bundle messages in area number 2, gather keywords only in
message area number 9, gather only personal mail in area number 14,
and filter out messages in area number 22.)
Deselecting an Area
-------------------
To dynamically (and temporarily) deselect an area from the
message bases that you are downloading, you can use the "-"
bundling command. "-*" or "-ALL" would deselect all message
areas, resulting in a total of 0 messages being downloaded.
"-14" would temporarily deselect area #14. "-P1" would
deselect message area "P1" on systems that use letters as
area names such as Maximus-CBCS.
Format: -<area #>
Adding an Area
--------------
To reselect an area which was previously deselected using
the "-" command, use the "+<area #>" command. Please note
that it is NOT possible to add a message area to your
download packet that you are not currently scanning. If you
have entered several bundling commands and realize that you
have made a mistake, use the "+*" or "+ALL" command. This
will reselect ALL message areas that you are scanning, and
clear any designation of keywords/personal/filters in all
message areas. In other words, it's the same as starting
new.
Format: +<area #>
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Bundling Personal Messages Only
-------------------------------
To instruct the door to bundle only your personal mail (mail
addressed either to your login name or real name) in a
message area, use the "P" command. To bundle only your
personal mail in area #23, use "P23". To bundle only
personal mail in ALL areas, use either "P*" or "PALL".
Format: P<area #>
Bundling Keywords Only
----------------------
To instruct the door to bundle only messages containing your
Keyword definitions, use the "K" bundling command.
WHEN USING THE "K" COMMAND, PERSONAL MAIL IS ALSO BUNDLED,
IF ANY IS FOUND.
To download only keyword messages in area #192, use the
bundling command "K192". If you want to download ONLY
keyword and personal mail in all areas, use "K*" or "KALL".
Format: K<area #>
Filtering Messages in an Area
-----------------------------
If you would like the door to skip packing any messages that
contain your filter definitions, use the "F" bundling
command. To filter all messages in area #57, use the
bundling command "F57". To filter messages in ALL message
areas, use the "F*" or "FALL" commands.
Format: F<area #>
Bundling a Specified NUMBER of Messages
---------------------------------------
The Blue Wave Mail Door has the ability to download a
specified number of messages in any message area. This
command is especially useful when downloading a message area
for the first time, as sort of a "test drive". You may only
want to bundle the last 10 messages in the area to see if
you will enjoy reading that particular message base.
To perform this function, use the "L" bundling command. The
"L" bundling command is a bit different from the rest, as it
takes two parameters, instead of one. To bundle the last 10
messages in area #563, use the command "563L10". To gather
the last 10 messages in ALL areas, use the command "*L10".
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The "L" bundling command is also a quick way to override
your lastread message pointers for a particular area. If
you choose to download the last 500 messages in area #3, and
your lastread pointer indicates that only 7 messages are
new, the "L" command will allow you to override the setting
and download all 500 messages. (Use "3L500").
Format: <area #>L<# of messages to bundle>
Lastread Pointers and Bundling Commands
---------------------------------------
By default, upon a successful download session through The Blue Wave
Mail Door, the door will update the last read message pointers in ALL
areas that were SCANNED. (Note: If an area was deselected with a "-"
command, it will STILL be updated to reflect the new last read
pointer!) In most cases, this is desirable. However, The Blue Wave
Mail System takes into consideration that all users' needs are
different. The following two Bundling Commands will modify the
default setting regarding message pointers.
No Update of Message Pointers
-----------------------------
If you wish the door NOT to update your message pointers for
one reason or another, use the "N" bundling command. If you
want the door to not save message pointers in area #75, use
the command "N75". To not update message pointers in ALL
areas that you are scanning, use "N*" or "NALL".
Force Update of Message Pointers
--------------------------------
Because the default behavior of the door is to UPDATE
message pointers, this command is only useful to kill the
effect of a previously entered "N" command. Suppose that
you are downloading 50 areas, and only want one message base
updated. You could use the command "N* U2". This would
force the door to ONLY update the pointers in area #2.
After an accidental "N*", a "U*" will correct the mistake.
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The "!" Command
---------------
Finally, the "!" command. A "!" anywhere on the command
line tells the Blue Wave Mail Door to NOT prompt for any
more bundling commands once the bundling command has been
processed. By default, the door will process a command
line, calculate a new TOTAL MESSAGES, and display it. You
may the enter more bundling commands, or simply press ENTER
to accept what was already processed, and begin bundling.
Example Bundling Commands
-------------------------
Most of the Blue Wave Bundling Commands described above do very little
good when used alone. By combining the commands, the ultimate in
custom mail bundling is available. Several examples follow, but please
remember, there is virtually no end to what can be accomplished!
-ALL +14 K17 F1
This command deselects all areas, adds area #14 for ALL NEW
mail, area #17 for KEYWORDS ONLY, and FILTERS mail in area
#1. The door then calculates a new total, and waits for
more input.
-ALL +14 K17 F1 !
This command does the same thing as the previous example,
except it doesn't prompt for more commands, and begins
bundling immediately.
-14 P2 N18 K1 P22 17L60 F928
This command deselects area #14, gathers personal messages
only in area #2, does not update message pointers for area
#18, selects keywords only in area #1, personal messages
only in area #22, gathers the last 60 messages in area #17,
and filters messages in area #928.
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PRODUCT SUPPORT
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The Blue Wave Mail System is a growing and developing software
package. Blue Wave Software is always interested in hearing your
comments, complaints, suggestions, and of course kind words. We take
into consideration every request that we get in order to make The Blue
Wave Mail System a first class offline mail package. We would like to
hear from you!
If you are having trouble with The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader, or
have comments and suggestions, please drop us a line. We can be
reached via direct FidoNet NETMAIL, through the International BLUEWAVE
Echo (available on the FidoNet Backbone and Distribution Hubs), and of
course through the US Mail.
Blue Wave Software is owned and operated by Fred Rappuhn and George
Hatchew in Flint, Michigan, USA. Here are the addresses where you may
contact us directly:
US Postal Service
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Blue Wave Software
PO Box 1057
Flint, MI 48503
USA
The Blue Wave Software Support BBSs
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The Wild! Blue BBS The Flight of the Raven
1-313-743-8464 1-313-232-7815
Flint, Michigan Flint, Michigan
2400 Baud N-8-1 9600 HST/v32 N-8-1
FidoNet 1:2240/176 FidoNet 1:2240/107
Sysop: George Hatchew Sysop: Fred Rappuhn
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INDEX OF KEYWORDS
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@F 15 Password option 27
@I 15 Personal Mail 37
Addresses 50 PKARC 4
ANSI messages 36 PKPAK 4
ANSI.SYS 36 PKZIP 4
ARC 15 Protocol 43
Archiver 43 Purge Mail 19
Archiver command line 15 Qedit 4
Archivers 5, 14 Quote Header 11
Area configuration 29 QUOTE Messages 11
ARJ 4, 16 Reading messages 32
Batch Protocols 31 Registration Information 5
Beep On Personal Messages 10 Registration Name 5
BIOS screen writes 3 Registration Number 5
Blue Wave Mail Door 42 Reply Chaining 35
BLUEWAVE 50 SEARCHING 36
Bundling Commands 45, 46, 49 Setup 5
BWAVE200.CFG 4 Signature File 41
BWCOLOR.200 16 Signature Filename 9
CGA Snow 3 Signature Line Selection 10
Clock 10 Signature Lines 41
Closed Packet Menu 19, 24 Single-File Protocols 30
Color configuration 16 Sorting 14
Color Configurations 5 Support 50
Command line 3 Swap Directory 8
Directories 5 Swapping 12
Directories and File Paths 6 TinyEditor 4
Download Directory 6 Title Scan 12, 13, 36
Echo 50 Unarchivers 5
Editor FilePath 8 Unregistered users 26
Exploding Windows 12 Upload Directory 6
FidoNet 50 Video writes 3
File Request 25, 30 Welcome messages 22
File Requests 23 Work Directory 7
Filters 27, 45 Xpert Mode 43
Form Feed 14 ZIP 15
HotKeys 43
INFormation file 19
Keywords 27, 44
Laser printers 14
LHARC 4
LZH 16
Macros 28
Memory Swaps 12
Message Pointers 13, 14
Message reading 21
MONOCHROME Mode 3
Mouse Support 12, 38
Noise on Errors 10
Offline Configuration 23, 25, 26
PAK 4, 16
Password 44
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