Media Share 9/MEDIASHARE_09.ISO/mail/mplus351.zip/351-TXT.ZIP/MMGR2.HLP

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You may configure MAIL MANAGER +PLUS+ via the following options:

A) Select the conferences from which you would like to extract
   messages.

   On your first trip into the door, Mail Manager +Plus+ sets
   you up to receive messages in all conferences that you have
   joined from RBBS-PC.  You can turn a conference "on" or "off"
   by entering the conference number at the prompt.  A conference
   is selected as "active" if it is surrounded in brackets, such
   as:

     [MAIN   ]

   There may be many conferences to choose from.  You can save
   yourself some time by "stacking" the conference numbers here.
   For instance, you can enter:

     1 15 20 25 50

   ...to toggle conferences numbered 1, 15, 20, 25, and 50.

   You can also enter F to "find" a conference by searching for
   a text string in the conference name and description.

X) Select which messages in your chosen conferences to extract.

   Mail Manager +Plus+ will normally download mail based on the
   last message that you've read in each conference.  Since you
   can read mail both online AND offline, and have the option of
   telling Mail Manager +Plus+ NOT to update your last message
   read markers, you might want to use this option from time to
   time to reset them to what you want.

   You may select an individual conference and set this in a
   number of ways:

      - by entering a specific message number,
      - an increment such as +50 or -25,
      - "L" to reset to the highest message in the conference,
      - "L-10" to extract the last 10 messages, or
      - just press [ENTER] for no change.

      After setting your message marker, you may also choose
      what type of messages to select for this conference.  You
      may choose three possibilities:

      - receive ALL messages.
      - receive personal only.
      - apply the system default (all or personal only) as
        selected by configuration option D.

   You may also R)eset to the last message in all conferences
   (to receive no new messages), or to set the marker for all
   conferences a chosen number before the last messages (to
   receive, say, the last 10 messages in each conference).

B) Format of downloaded mail packets (Text or QWK).

   Set to TEXT if you want to use Mail Manager +Plus+ as a simple
   "extract and download" system (all messages in a single
   continuous ascii file).

   Set to QWK if you want to read and reply offline using a
   QWK-compatible mail reader like SLMR.

C) Do you want messages addressed to "ALL" marked as personal in
   your QWK packets?

   If set to "Y", Mail Manager +Plus+ will add messages addressed
   to "ALL" to your QWK packet personal index.

D) Do you want to extract ONLY your personal mail as system default?

   If set to "Y", Mail Manager +Plus+ will not extract a message
   unless it is addressed to you.  (Will also extract messages to
   "ALL" if you have option C set to "Y".)  You may override this
   setting for individual conferences - see configuration option
   X.

E) Do you want to extract messages written by you?

   If set to "NO", Mail Manager +Plus+ will not include messages
   from you in your packet.

F) Do you want to abort the download if no new messages are
   found?

   You might not want to do this if you would still like to
   receive new file listings or updated system news or bulletins.

G) Do you want to have updated bulletins included in your packet?

   If set to "Y" all bulletins newer than your previous logon
   date for this BBS will be included in your mail packet.

   If set to "N", any updated bulletins which the sysop has
   designated as mandatory will still be included.

H) Do you want new file listings included in your packet?

   If you select this option, a listing of newly-uploaded files
   will be included in your mail packet.

   This option may not be operational on all systems.

I) Do you want to confirm you wish to receive the packet prior
   to the actual download?

   If set to "Y", Mail Manager +Plus+ will stop and ask you
   whether or not to send you the packet before it starts the
   actual file transfer.

J) Which type of file compression do you want to use on your mail
   packet?

   You can choose from the file compression utilities offered by
   your sysop (ZIP, ARC, etc.)

K) Which file transfer protocol do you wish to use?

   Choose from the protcols offered by your sysop (Xmodem,
   Zmodem, etc.).  Set to "N" (None) if you'd like to choose
   your preferred protocol on each file transfer.

L) Do you want Mail Manager +Plus+ to tell RBBS-PC that you've
   read the mail that you download from this door?

   If this is set to NO, both RBBS and Mail Manager +Plus+ will
   think that you haven't read the messages that you've downloaded.
   (Mail Manager +Plus+ will extract them again your next time in).

M) Do you want Mail Manager +Plus+ to tell RBBS-PC when you read
   mail online while in this door?

   If set to NO, any messages you read in the door will still be
   downloaded in your next mail packet.  This can be handy for
   checking a message or two before downloading your mail.

   If set to YES, the highest message number you read sets your
   high message marker, and only higher message numbers will be
   included in your next mail packet.

N) Max messages per packet/conference.

   You can set limits on the number of messages which will be
   extracted into a packet, with a separate limit per conference,
   up to the system limits established by the sysop.  To just
   accept the system limits, enter 0.

T) TurboKey toggle.

   If set to "Yes", Mail Manager +Plus+ will act on 1-character
   commands wherever it can, without requiring you to press
   [ENTER] afterwards.