BBS Toolkit/BBS Toolkit.iso/pc_board/hlp145an.zip/HLPE-CLR.ZIP/HLPENDR

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@X04(@X0CEnd of Message@X04) Command - Function Help
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@X0BCommands Available to All:

@X0F           @X04(@X0CEnter@X04)@X03 contines on with message read function
@X0F           @X04(@X0CN@X04)    @X03stop reading messages
@X0F           @X04(@X0CNS@X04)   @X03continue reading messages in non-stop format
@X0F           @X04(@X0CT@X04)    @X03thread read (forward) (or T+)
@X0F           @X04(@X0CT-@X04)   @X03thread read (backwards)
@X0F           @X04(@X0C#@X04)    @X03a specific message number between 1 and 9999999
@X0F           @X04(@X0C+@X04)    @X03alone reads messages forward from present position or when
@X0F           @X04 @X0C @X04     @X03appended to a number causes forward reading from that message
@X0F           @X04 @X0C @X04     @X03number
@X0F           @X04(@X0C-@X04)    @X03alone reads messages backwards from present position or when
@X0F           @X04 @X0C @X04     @X03appended to a number causes backward reading from that
@X0F           @X04 @X0C @X04     @X03message number
@X0F           @X04(@X0CF@X04)    @X03selects only messages left by you
@X0F           @X04(@X0CY@X04)    @X03selects only messages left for you
@X0F           @X04(@X0CYA@X04)   @X03selects only messages left for you or addressed to "ALL"
@X0F           @X04(@X0CS@X04)    @X03selects messages above the last one you have read
@X0F           @X04(@X0CA@X04)    @X03read messages in all SELECTed conferences
@X0F           @X04(@X0CALL@X04)  @X03read messages in all conferences in which you are registered
@X0F           @X04(@X0CL@X04)   @X0F @X03read in backwards order from the last message to the first
@X0F           @X04(@X0CC@X04)   @X0F @X03capture the messages to a file for download
@X0F           @X04(@X0CD@X04)   @X0F @X03implies a (C)apture and immediately downloads
@X0F           @X04(@X0CZ@X04)   @X0F @X03implies a (D)ownload but compresses the file before
@X0F           @X04(@X0CG@X04)   @X0F @X03goodbye
@X0F           @X04(@X0CJ@X04)   @X0F @X03join another conference
@X0F           @X04(@X0CQ@X04)   @X0F @X03display only message headers (quick scan mode)
@X0F           @X04(@X0C/@X04)   @X0F @X03redisplays the current message
@X0F           @X04(@X0CRE@X04)  @X0F @X03enter a reply to the message just read
@X0F           @X04(@X0CRO@X04)  @X0F @X03enter a reply to the message and change the TO name
@X0F           @X04(@X0CRR@X04)  @X0F @X03read the referenced message
@X0F           @X04(@X0CM@X04)   @X0F @X03memorize that message number for later return
@X0F           @X04(@X0CRM@X04)  @X0F @X03return to a previously "memorized" message number
@X0F           @X04(@X0CTS@X04)  @X0F @X03searches messages for the specified search criteria
@X0F           @X04(@X0CSET@X04) @X0F @X03sets the number of the last message read
@X0F           @X04(@X0CNEXT@X04)@X0F @X03reads next higher message number available
@X0F           @X04(@X0CPREV@X04)@X0F @X03reads next lower message number available
@X0F           @X04(@X0CUSER@X04)@X0F @X03begins a search for messages to/from a specific user

@X0BAdditional Commands Available if Message is To/From You:

@X0F           @X04(@X0CK@X04)@X0F    @X03kill the message
@X0F           @X04(@X0CE@X04)@X0F    @X03edit the "To:" and "Subj:" of the message header and 'Echo'
@X0F                  @X03flag if applicable
@X0F           @X04(@X0CEDIT@X04)@X0F @X03Edit the contents of an existing message (only if FROM you)

@X0BAdditional Commands Available for Sysops ONLY!

@X0F           @X04(@X0CP@X04)   @X0F @X03"protect" the message (make it "private")
@X0F           @X04(@X0CU@X04)   @X0F @X03"unprotect" the message (make it "public")
@X0F           @X04(@X0CF@X04)   @X0F @X03find caller's USER record and display
@X0F           @X04(@X0CFT@X04)  @X0F @X03find TO: caller's USER record and display
@X0F           @X04(@X0CFF@X04)  @X0F @X03find FROM: caller's USER record and display
@X0F           @X04(@X0CO@X04)   @X0F @X03read messages in "read only" mode
@X0F           @X04(@X0CMOVE@X04)@X0F @X03Move the message to another conference
@X0F           @X04(@X0CCOPY@X04)@X0F @X03Copy the message to another conference

@X0AComments:@X0F  @X02If you do not have a security level necessary to perform the
@X0F           @X02Sysop functions above, do NOT attempt to enter those commands
@X0F           @X02as excessive attempts to do so may lock you out of this system!
@X0F           @X02Commands can be stacked together at this prompt if desired.

@X0EExamples:

@X0F  @X0C* R 1+ <enter>

@X0F    @X07The above command will read all messages from #1 to the end.

  @X0C* R 1 5 10 20 <enter>

    The above command will read messages 1, 5, 10 and 20 and then stop.

  @X0C* R S <enter>

    The above command will read all mail that is new for you.

  @X0C* R L <enter>

    The above command will read all mail in reverse order from beginning to
    end.

  @X0C* TS A 1+ <enter>
@X07  @X0C  PCBoard & LANtastic <enter>

    The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL
    conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both
    the word "PCBoard" @X0CAND@X07 the word "LANtastic" in it.

  @X0C* TS A 1+ <enter>
@X07  @X0C  PCBoard & (LANtastic | DESQview) <enter>

    The above commands will search thru every available message in ALL
@X0F    @X07conferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both
@X0F    @X07the word "PCBoard" @X0CAND@X07 either the word "LANtastic" @X0COR@X07 the word
@X0F    @X07"DESQview" in it.

@X0F    @X07The parenthesis tell PCBoard how you want to group your criteria if
@X0F    @X07you have a complex search request such as the one above.  It will
@X0F    @X07allow for nearly any number of parens and any combination of AND's
@X0F    @X07(using the "@X0C&@X07" character) and OR's (using the "@X0C|@X07" character).

@X0C  * TS A 1+ USER JOHN DOE <enter>
    PCBoard & Help <enter>

@X0F    @X07The above command (similar to examples above) adds the keyword USER
@X0F    @X07to the command line specifying that only messages that are either
@X0F    @X07TO or FROM John Doe should be displayed if they are found to have
@X0F    @X07both the words PCBoard and Help in them.

@X0C  * R A Z <enter>

@X0F    @X07The above command will capture all messages in all conferences since
@X0F    @X07the last message read, compress the capture file and the begin the
@X0F    @X07download procedure.

@X0C  * R SET 100 <enter>

    Sets the last message read for that conference to 100.