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-- TIPS AND TRICKS FOR YOUR MESSAGES --
SENDING PRIVATE MESSAGES
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If you need privacy, you can set aside
the remainder of a message, so that it
can only be read by the people that you
list.
To declare the remainder of a message
as private, start your line like this:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<JOE>> The rest of this message is :
: for Joe, and only Joe can read it. :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
You can list more than one person, as
shown in this example:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<JOE><HAROLD>> Type your message :
: here and only Joe & Harold see it. :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
For example, let's say you've typed a
few lines for general consumption, and
wish to set aside the rest of the mes-
sage for FREDDY, MARIO and BERNIE. You
would do it this way:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<FREDDY><MARIO><BERNIE>> Hello! :
: How are you, today? I am fine. :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
If you want to make sure you understand
this technique, send a private message
that doesn't include your own name in
the list. (Why should it, after all?)
Then, use the SET command to go back a
few minutes. Re-read your message. If
you can't read the private section, you
got it right!
You can use this technique to reserve
several "Privates" in one message.
HOW TO TALK BEHIND SOMEBODY'S BACK
----------------------------------
This one's just for fun: you can set
aside part of your message such that it
can read only by people who AREN'T in
the list of names. An example: let's
say you're planning a surprise party
for JOE and HAROLD. You'd put this in
front of the relevant text:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: ><JOE><HAROLD>< Say, everybody, :
: let's give Joe & Harold a party! :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
...and so forth. JOE and HAROLD would
not be able to read the following text.
WHEN YOU CAN'T FIT IT ALL ON ONE LINE
-------------------------------------
If you simply can't fit all the names
for a Private or an Exclusive on one 80
character line, simply stack them:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<JOE><HAROLD><MARY><KENNETH>> :
: <<PHILBERT><ROGER><JOAN>> Okay, we :
: launch our attack tonight at 8:00! :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
USING SEVERAL GIMMICKS IN ONE MESSAGE
-------------------------------------
You can freely mix Privates and Exclu-
sives. Here's the way you'd type up a
short message that uses all these tech-
niques:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: Hello, everybody! Nice day, eh? :
: Now, some Privates and Exclusives: :
: :
: <<BILL><JILL><PHIL><MORRIS><BORIS>> :
: <<HARRY><MARY>> Hey, we are going :
: to have a party for Fred and Joe! :
: :
: <<FRED><JOE>> Hi. Are you two :
: available next Saturday? :
: :
: ><FRED><JOE>< Everybody, please :
: don't mention to Fred and Joe that :
: we're going to give them a party! :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
CONCLUSION
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If all this sounds complicated to you,
start by experimenting with simple pri-
vate messages to one person. Then try
some of the other tricks later on!