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             G H O S T    B B S  -  M A I N    M E N U   H E L P
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┌────────────────┐
│    » MAIL «    │
└────────────────┘

R)ead mail..................Selecting this command will prompt you to enter
                            a message number to start the mail reading
                            sequence from.  Choosing enter will take you back
                            to the first public message that you are eligible
                            to read, and from thereon take you message by
                            message thru the mail.
E)nter new mail.............Selecting this menu command will allow you to 
                            leave a new message to someone on the system. You
                            will be asked who it is to, what the subject is,
                            and if it is a Private message. Once you have 
                            confirmed that the system has the correct
                            information, the screen will clear so that you can
                            enter the text of the message. Using <ESC> will
                            stop the editor and ask if you want to save the
                            message.
N)ew personal mail..........If you were notified that you had New Mail waiting
                            when you logged on, and did not read it then, you
                            can use this menu command to read your new mail.
Mail S)earch................Will present you with another prompt that allows
                            you to search through all messages for a specific
                            addressee, sender or subject.    
C)omment to Sysop...........Will allow you to enter a message to the sysop. 
                            This message will be marked as Private, with a
                            subject of "User Comment" automatically. Using
                            this menu item is easier if you just want to make
                            a quick comment to the sysop.
L)ocate a user..............Selecting this menu item will allow you to 
                            search the system records for another user. 
                            Depending upon how the sysop has the system set 
                            up, you may be able to scan a list of all users 
                            of the system, and/or search for a user by name.
┌──────────────────┐
│    » FILES «     │
└──────────────────┘

D)ownload File(s)...........Will prompt you for the files you wish to download,
                            including extensions, as well as the transfer
                            protocol you wish to use (if you have not set a 
                            default transfer protocol). Downloads from GHOST 
                            using the Zmodem transfer protocol may be a 
                            batch transfer of up to whatever number of files 
                            the sysop has designated for the maximum.
U)pload a file..............Will prompt you for the name of your file to
                            upload, including extension, as well as the
                            transfer protocol you wish to use (if you have 
                            not set a default transfer protocol). Once you 
                            inform GHOST of which file you wish to upload, 
                            you will be switched to Mail to leave a 
                            description (private, to the sysop) of the file 
                            that you are uploading. Once you have entered 
                            and saved that description, you will be prompted 
                            to begin your transfer.
F)iles Listing..............Depending on your access level, this menu item will
                            display a list of the files available for 
                            downloading from the system in various formatted 
                            listings.
┌────────────────┐
│   » SYSTEM «   │
└────────────────┘

P)age the Sysop.............Page the sysop, and request a livechat online with
                            him.  Note that it may take up to 30 seconds or so
                            to find out if the sysop is available.  If he is
                            not, you will get a message to the effect, and 
                            will be returned to the main menu. 
M)ode - ANSI OFF/ON.........This is a toggle type of menu item. If you are
                            currently in ANSI mode (i.e. ANSI displays are
                            turned on), you will see "M)ode - ANSI OFF", and
                            selecting M will turn ANSI display off for the
                            rest of the session, or until you toggle it again.
                            The reverse applies if ANSI mode is off, i.e. you
                            will see the menu item "M)ode - ANSI ON" and M
                            will toggle ANSI display on for you. This menu
                            item is not a permanent change to your user
                            settings.
Y)our Settings..............This selection will bring up a screen which allows
                            you to view and/or change your permanent user
                            settings on the system. You may update your
                            address and phone numbers here, change the default
                            ANSI status at log on, or set/change your default
                            transfer protocol. You can also change your
                            password from here (this is recommended to be done
                            frequently for security purposes).
B)ulletins..................Will present you with a menu from which you may 
                            chose a bulletin to read. These are the same 
                            bulletins that are shown to you (if new) at log 
                            on.
H)elp.......................Presents you with this information.
G)oodbye....................To log off the system. 


If you require additional help with any of the above commands, or anything
else on this GHOST BBS system, please feel free to leave a C)omment to the
Sysop, including times and numbers that you can be reached voice, so that we
can call you to explain the procedure or clear the problem.

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│    A NOTE ABOUT ACCESS LEVELS   │
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GHOST BBS supports several different user access (security) levels. On this 
system, a first time caller is given a security level of 1. This means that 
he/she can send and receive mail, and can download files from the main 
download library # 1. They are not, however, allowed to upload to the system 
until such time as they are validated. This procedure normally takes a 
couple of days, but may take longer depending on the sysop's free time to do 
the validation. Once you are validated, your security level will be 
increased to a 2, and you will be allowed to upload files to the system and 
download form the other libraries.

Your user access (security) level is displayed at log on, and when you select
the Y)our Settings item from the main menu. If your access level remains as
"* New User *" for more than three or four days past your initial log on,
please leave a C)omment to Sysop mentioning that fact (I do sometimes simply
forget to do the validations...)

Thank you for calling this GHOST BBS system, and enjoy yourself....

