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║║ - MaxMail Help - Page 1/3 ║║
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║║ MaxMail is an Offline Message Host... You will be able to pick areas ║║
║║ to scan for messages in, and then download the resulting packet of mail. ║║
║║ You may select either QWK or standard text packets. QWK has many more ║║
║║ features, such as uploading replies. We reccomend using QWK format! ║║
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║║ Once downloaded you can then read and reply to the mail, using a QWK ║║
║║ style offline reader. You can then call back and upload your replies to ║║
║║ the system, and they will automatically be put in the correct echo area. ║║
║║ ║║
║║ You may also turn echo areas on and off remotely (see your QWK reader ║║
║║ documentation). The menus in MaxMail are self explanatory, with options ║║
║║ for Changing your configuration, Uploading, and Downloading Messages. ║║
║║ ║║
║║ First you will want to pick areas to have maxmail scan for mail. Then ║║
║║ you will want to scan for mail in those areas. Having done that, Maxmail ║║
║║ will ask you if you wish to download the file. If you have any problems ║║
║║ or questions about MaxMail, please ask the Sysop. Thanks ║║
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║║ - MaxMail Help - Page 2/3 ║║
║║ - MENUS - ║║
║║ [C]hange configuration - This is the area that you go to if you wish to ║║
║║ alter Your current selections for Packer, Protocol, Newfiles include, ║║
║║ QWK/Standard mail bundles and your choice of message bases. ║║
║║ [A]dd message areas - You use this selection to add more message bases ║║
║║ to the ones you currently scan. You can add one or more areas. ║║
║║ [R]eset message pointers - This function allows you to control what ║║
║║ message number your scan begins at in each area. Normally this is ║║
║║ automatically taken care of by MaxMail. Each time you scan for mail ║║
║║ MaxMail updates your lastread pointers to the last message scanned. ║║
║║ Should you decide to scan for messages closer to the beginning of the ║║
║║ message base you can use this command to set the message number to ║║
║║ scan from. You will be asked what area to change and what message to ║║
║║ start scanning at. ║║
║║ [V]ersion - This is some information about the version of MaxMail in use ║║
║║ [L]ist configuration - This selection displays your current selection of ║║
║║ Packer, Protocol, and other options that may be changed using [C] ║║
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║║ - MaxMail Help - Page 3/3 ║║
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║║ [D]elete message areas - This command allows you to delete an area or ║║
║║ areas from your currently selected message bases. ║║
║║ [S]can for new messages - This is the default command of the MaxMail ║║
║║ menu. If you press Enter, this command will be executed. This causes ║║
║║ MaxMail to start scanning your currently selected message areas, and ║║
║║ then pack them up using your selected packer. At this point MaxMail ║║
║║ will ask you if you wish to download the packet of mail, and if you ║║
║║ wish to hangup after the download. These packets are then viewed by ║║
║║ your QWK compatible offline message reader. ║║
║║ [Q]uit back to Maximus - Using this will return you to the BBS. ║║
║║ [H]elp - This help file! ║║
║║ [U]pload Rep Packet - If you have selected the QWK mail packets in your ║║
║║ configuration, this command will allow you to upload reply packets ║║
║║ that have been created by your offline message reader. Once you have ║║
║║ uploaded your reply packet, MaxMail will automatically unpack it and ║║
║║ toss the messages into the correct areas on the BBS. ║║
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