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MSYSINDX.EXE -- A PROGRAM TO INDEX MSYS MESSAGE FILES
(c) Copyright 1990 by W8GRG -- Public Domain, not for resale.
*****
To run MSYSINDX.EXE, copy the program to the sub-directory in
which you have the MSYS message backup files. The program assumes
that this is MSYS\MAIL.BAK, and that the backup messages are
saved in sub-sub-directories entitled MSG123, etc.
Put a formatted disk in the A drive. The program will write the
index files and copy the selected messages to this disk.
Log on to MSYS\MAIL.BAK and type MSYSINDX <Enter>.
At the prompt asking for the directory name, enter the MSYS
subdirectory title, such as MSYS123, that you want to screen. At
the next prompt, enter the message type to be selected such as T
for Traffic messages, P for Private messages, or B for bulletins.
T will copy all traffic-type messages, and prepare an index file
titled "MSGxxx-T.NDX". (xxx are the digits such as 123 from the
MSYS file).
P will do the same for Private (personal) messages.
B works differently -- instead of copying all the bulletins,
message headers are displayed one at a time, and you are given
the choice to save or skip each one. This permits the user to
discard For Sale, Wanted, and other bulletins of no lasting
value. Only the messages you save will be copied and listed in
the index file.
Index files consist of the header lines of the messages --
number, type, size, to, from, @, date, and title. To locate a
particular message, screen the index files of the appropriate
type visually or with a search utility program.