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The List command is used to find out what messages are in the mailbox.
The simplest form of the command is:
L
which will list all the messages entered since you were last logged in.
If this is your first time on the system this is likely to be a long list
since you haven't seen any of them yet. You can terminate the list by
sending ^C (Ctl-C) to the mailbox. (Note: Some TNCs require the use of
a "pass character" to send ^C. This character, usually ^V, must preceed
the ^C in order to avoid going into command mode.)
Each message is given a number when it is entered which is shown on the left
in the listing. The next column shows the message type and a Y or N depending
on whether or not it has been read by its addressee, or an F if it has been
forwarded to its target mailbox. Message types are described below. The next
column shows the size of the message in characters. This is followed by the
callsign of the sender and adressee of the message. Messages can also be
addressed to "QST" or "ALL" if they are of a general nature. The next column
shows the mailbox the addressee can be reached at if he doesn't use this one.
The mailbox will automatically forward messages to other mailboxes during
certain times of the day, assuming that the target mailbox can be reached.
The next column shows the date and time the message arrived at the BBS, or the
date and year if the message is over a year old. The last column is a brief
description of the contents of the message. The listing can be terminated by
sending a ^C to the mailbox. A few lines that are in transit will be sent
after the ^C.
Another form of the list command is:
L <number>
where <number> is a message number. This will list all the messages
from the latest back to message number <number>. A variation of this
is the "List Last" command:
LL <number>
This time the argument refers to the number of messages you want to
see. For example, LL 10 will list the last 10 messages that were
added to the mailbox. To list only those messages addressed to you,
give the command:
LM
(for "List Mine"). If you want to see the messages addressed to
someone else, use:
L> <callsign>
which will list all messages going to the specified callsign. Bulletins
are often addressed to a particular address to classify messages of common
interest. For instance, ARRL bulletins are sent to the address ARRL and can
be listed with the command "L> ARRL". You can download the file "bulletins"
with the command "D BULLETINS" for a complete list of such addresses.
The form:
L< <callsign>
will list all messages sent by the specified station. Messages
scheduled to be forwarded to a particular mailbox can be listed with
the form:
L@ <mailbox>
Messages which have been read by the addressee will be marked with a Y
in the second column. The following command will list those messages
which have been read:
LY
Messages are also given a message "type", which is a single letter and
appears in the second column of the message listing. To list messages
only of a certain type, use the form:
L<type>
(notice that there is no space between the L and the type). For
example, LB will list all the messages of the Bulletin type. Messages
of some types have special characteristics. The type P is for private
messages and will only show up in the listings made by the sender or the
addressee. The type T is used for NTS traffic and won't show up until
the command to list that particular type, i.e. LT, is used. The Y, L
and M types cannot be used since they are needed for the List Delivered,
List Last and List Mine commands described above. Other assignments of
message types will be announced by the SYSOP.