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THE BLUE WAVE OFFLINE MAIL DOOR
Main Menu Help
The Blue Wave Offline Mail System is designed to save you time and money
when calling the BBS, while still being able to actively participate in
your favorite conferences. You can download selected areas to your
computer for later reading and replying at your convenience, allowing
you to trim your phone bills without missing out on any of your favorite
discussions!
For detailed documentation of each function of The Blue Wave Offline
Mail System, it is highly recommended that you read the operations
manual supplied with your copy of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader.
(The SysOp may also have this manual available as a separate download.)
The next few screens will display information pertaining to the main
functions of the mail door. Submenus (such as the Configuration Menu)
will have their own help screens for the functions available on those
menus. Just follow the prompts, and you'll have no trouble!
{PAUSE}
D)ownload New Mail
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Takes you to the download area, where a mail scan will be performed, and
you will be able to dynamically bundle mail in your defined conference
areas. By using the Blue Wave Bundling Commands, you have the power to
build your own custom mail packet!
U)pload Replies
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Takes you to the upload area, where you will be prompted to send the
upload packet (created with The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader) to the
BBS. Your replies will then be posted in the BBS message base, just as
if you had written them online!
C)onfiguration Menu
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Takes you to the configuration area, where you can define your default
settings. Here you will select your compression method (ZIP, ARJ, LZH,
etc.), protocol (Zmodem, Xmodem, etc.), HotKeys mode, Xpert Mode,
Password (SECURE) options, and Keyword/Filter definitions. Please see
the user documentation (described previously) for in-depth discussions
of these functions.
{PAUSE}
P)acket Type
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Allows you to select which type of mail packet to download. Two types
are available: Blue Wave (the door's native format) and QWK (a format
which is popular and widespread, but lacks the power and flexibility of
the Blue Wave format).
If you are using The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader, or a reader which is
Blue Wave compatible, it is recommended that you use the Blue Wave
format for your mail packets, as it allows you to take full advantage of
the capabilities of both the door and your mail reader.
If, however, you are using a mail reader that does not support Blue Wave
packets, set this option to generate QWK packets. You will not be able
to make use of all the door's features (such as file requesting and
advanced offline configuration), but many features (such as Bundling
Commands) that don't rely on the advanced capabilities of the Blue Wave
format will still be available.
NOTE: This item may or may not be available to you, depending on
whether or not the SysOp has registered the door. If the door is
not registered, only the Blue Wave format will be available.
{PAUSE}
Q)uit to BBS
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Takes you back to your favorite BBS system.
G)oodbye
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Logs you off of your favorite BBS system. This item may be disabled
by your sysop.
X)pert Menu Mode
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Turns the door's EXPERT menus on and off. You should not use expert
menus if you are not familiar with the way the door operates.
?)Main Menu Help
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Displays this help file.