(E)nter a Message - Function Help
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Subcommands:  NONE

Description:

  Allows leaving a message to another person for them to read at a
  later date.

Full Screen
Editor:

  After selecting (E), you will be asked if you want to use the
  Full Screen Editor.  To use the Full Screen Editor your software
  must be capable of interpreting ANSI cursor position commands.
  The default answer to the question will be NO if the system did
  not detect ANSI on your end or if you are in novice mode.

Addressing
the Message:

  Then you will be prompted to enter the name of the person the
  message is being addressed to.  If the system operator has
  enabled message name verification on this system, the name
  entered will be checked against all names in the user's file to
  insure a proper match.  If the user's name is not found, or the
  user is not registered in the same conference or board area where
  the message is being left, you will be advised of such to avoid
  leaving a message to a non-existent individual.  However, a
  SOUNDEX search to locate a name that sounds like what you entered
  can be performed or you can override the verification and answer
  (C) to continue and use the name that you have entered which
  might be done to facilitate leaving a message to a group of
  people.  By not entering a username at the "To:" prompt, it will
  automatically address the message to "ALL".

  Brackets will be displayed either above the line or surrounding
  the area on the screen in which you are allowed to enter text.

Entering a
Subject:

  Next, up to a 25 character subject must be entered.  If no
  subject is entered you will be returned to the main menu
  and command line prompt.

Message
Security:

  A security prompt will next appear looking something like this:

  Security:  (G)roup, (R)eceiver, (S)ender, (H)elp, (N)one

  (N)one means that the message will be open for all to read.

  (G)roup allows assigning a password to the message which
  only other callers who know the common password will be
  allowed to read the message.

  (R)eceiver makes the message private to all except you - the
  person leaving it - and the person to whom it is addressed.

  (S)ender allows you to assign a password to the message so
  that only you can kill it later.  This prevents the other
  person to whom the message is addressed from killing it.

  Note that you can NOT assign (R)eceiver protection to a message
  which has been addressed to ALL.

All Messages
Private?

  A message base can be set up such that all messages are initial
  flagged as private.  In this case the above security prompt is
  skipped and the message will be saved using (R)eceiver security
  so that only you and the person to whom the message is addressed
  can read it.

Entering a
Message:

  After completing the above steps, you can enter your text.  Each
  line you enter will be preceeded by it's line number.  Up to 72
  characters per line is allowed.  Typing beyond the 72 character
  limit will cause your text to automatically "word-wrap" down to
  the next line.

Exiting the
Editor:

  There are two modes in which text can be entered which you will
  have already chosen by the time you get to the editor.  One of
  them is the Line Editor mode where only one line at a time can
  be entered or edited and the other is Full Screen Editor
  mode in which the entire screen is used as the workspace
  for message entry.

  To exit the Line Editor, press (Enter) alone on a blank line.
  To exit the Full Screen Editor, press (ESC) or (Ctrl-U).

  After you exit the Line Editor or the Full Screen Editor you will
  be prompted for message completion subcommands as described
  below:

Message Completion Subcommands
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  A)brt,C)ont,D)el,E)dit,F)ullScr,H)elp,I)nsert,L)ist,Q)uote,S)ave,U)pldMsg

  (A)brt abandons or cancels your message entry.
  (C)ont allows you to continue using the Line Editor.
  (D)el allows you to delete a line of text from the message.
  (E)dit allows you to edit a line of text.
  (F)ull allows you to continue using the Full Screen Editor.
  (H)elp displays this Help file.
  (I)nsert allows inserting a line of text in front of another.
  (L)ist relists your text entry so far to the screen.
  (Q)uote allows you to quote a portion of the replied-to message.
  (S)ave actually writes the message to disk.
  (U)pld allows you to upload ASCII text without echo.
  (SC) allows saving the same message to another individual.
  (SK) save your message, kill replied to message (if applicable)
  (SN) save your message, skip redisplay of replied to message

  Note: The format to (E)dit a line of text is:

            old text;new text

            where the "old text" is the text you wish to replace, followed by
            a ";" followed by the new text.  The old text search is case
            sensitive - so capital letters must match exactly.  If your new
            text causes that line to exceed 72 characters, the characters
            beyond 72 will be truncated from the line.

  When "uploading" Ascii text to the message base, insure your text lines
  are 72 characters or less in length.

  Note:  while in the full screen editor you can press CTRL-Z to get help on
  the editing keys available in the full screen editor.