  Private Messages:
  =================
  ^nodename supports completely private messages between you and other users
 via the Mail> room.  This Mail is visible only to the sender and the recipient(s)
 under normal circumstances, although the Sysop can access users' Mail under
 extreme circumstances.  Mail> is mostly like any other room on the system:
 if you have new messages in Mail, <G>oto will take you to it; .Goto Mail will
 also take you to the Mail> room.

  Mail> is different in intuitive ways.  When you enter messages, you'll be
 asked for a recipient, and the name you enter will be checked to make sure they
 exist here.  If you wish
 to send Mail to more than one person at a time (because of shared interests
 or whatever), you may add additional Recipients for the Mail via the <W>ho
 else command, at the "Entry:" prompt.  You'll be asked for the names
 of the persons you wish to receive copies of this Mail message; each will be
 validated.  When you save the message, the Mail> will be delivered to each
 person's account in their Mail> room.

  When you're reading New messages in Mail, after each message you will be
 asked if you wish to Respond to the User in question.  You may either
 answer:

 Yes  -- you will be put into message entry, with the name of the user to reply
 to in place.  Makes answering Mail a breeze.
  No   -- next New message is displayed.
  Skip -- you wish to mark this message as Skipped.  When you leave any other
 rooms, the system assumes you've read all the messages.  But in Mail>, Skipping
 a message will mark that message as unread by you.  You may leave Mail> using
 Goto, but the Mail you've so marked remains New until next time you read New
 (unless you Skip it again).  This lets you leave some Mail as Skipped until
 you have time to answer it, while answering other Mail right away.

 General complaints, comments and requests should be addressed to "Sysop".

 MAIL and THE NETWORK
 ====================
  If this system is on a network, you may be able to send private Mail to
 users on other systems (but you may have to obtain privileges first).  You
 designate a message as a "net" message in one of two ways (once you're in
 Mail>): first, you may type ".Enter Net-message" rather than using <E>nter.
 You will then be prompted for the system to send the Mail to (a '?' will get
 you a list), and then for the user (which can NOT be validated instantly!).
 Or, second, you may use <E>nter, but at the Recipient prompt type "<user> @<system>"
 instead of just the name.  The system will figure out the name of the system
 and make the message into a network message for you.

  Your Mail will be delivered at some later time, depending on the setup of
 the system.

  Sending Mail to systems long-distance from you may require special permission
 from the sysop (^sysopname).


 %NET Using the Network
 %ENTER Entering messages
 %HELPOPT For all help options

