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(E)nter a Message - Function Help
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Subcommands: NONE
Description: Allows leaving a message to another person for them to read at a
later date.
Full Screen
Editor: After selecting (E), you will be asked if you want to use the
Full Screen Editor. To use the Full Screen Editor your software
must be capable of interpreting ANSI cursor position commands.
The default answer to the question will be NO if the system did
not detect ANSI on your end or if you are in novice mode.
Addressing
the Message: Then you will be prompted to enter the name of the person the
message is being addressed to. If the system operator has
enabled message name verification on this system, the name
entered will be checked against all names in the user's file to
insure a proper match. If the user's name is not found, or the
user is not registered in the same conference or board area where
the message is being left, you will be advised of such to avoid
leaving a message to a non-existent individual. However, a
SOUNDEX search to locate a name that sounds like what you entered
can be performed or you can override the verification and answer
(C) to continue and use the name that you have entered which
might be done to facilitate leaving a message to a group of
people. By not entering a username at the "To:" prompt, it will
automatically address the message to "ALL".
Brackets will be displayed either above the line or surrounding
the area on the screen in which you are allowed to enter text.
Entering a
Subject: Next, up to a 25 character subject must be entered. If no
subject is entered you will be returned to the main menu
and command line prompt.
Message
Security: A security prompt will next appear looking something like this:
Security: (G)roup, (R)eceiver, (S)ender, (H)elp, (N)one
(N)one means that the message will be open for all to read.
(G)roup allows assigning a password to the message which
only other callers who know the common password will be
allowed to read the message.
(R)eceiver makes the message private to all except you - the
person leaving it - and the person to whom it is addressed.
(S)ender allows you to assign a password to the message so
that only you can kill it later. This prevents the other
person to whom the message is addressed from killing it.
Note that you can NOT assign (R)eceiver protection to a message
which has been addressed to ALL.
All Messages
Private? A message base can be set up such that all messages are initial
flagged as private. In this case the above security prompt is
skipped and the message will be saved using (R)eceiver security
so that only you and the person to whom the message is addressed
can read it.
Entering a
Message: After completing the above steps, you can enter your text. Each
line you enter will be preceeded by it's line number. Up to 72
characters per line is allowed. Typing beyond the 72 character
limit will cause your text to automatically "word-wrap" down to
the next line.
Exiting the
Editor: There are two modes in which text can be entered which you will
have already chosen by the time you get to the editor. One of
them is the Line Editor mode where only one line at a time can
be entered or edited and the other is Full Screen Editor mode
in which the entire screen is used as the workspace for message
entry.
To exit the Line Editor, press (Enter) alone on a blank line.
To exit the Full Screen Editor, press (ESC) or (Ctrl-U).
After you exit the Line Editor or the Full Screen Editor you will
be prompted for message completion subcommands as described
below:
Message Completion Subcommands
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A)brt,C)ont,D)el,E)dit,F)ullScr,H)elp,I)nsert,L)ist,Q)uote,S)ave,U)pldMsg
(A)brt abandons or cancels your message entry.
(C)ont allows you to continue using the Line Editor.
(D)el allows you to delete a line of text from the message.
(E)dit allows you to edit a line of text.
(F)ull allows you to continue using the Full Screen Editor.
(H)elp displays this Help file.
(I)nsert allows inserting a line of text in front of another.
(L)ist relists your text entry so far to the screen.
(Q)uote allows you to quote a portion of the replied-to message.
(S)ave actually writes the message to disk.
(U)pld allows you to upload ASCII text without echo.
(SC) allows saving the same message to another individual.
(SK) save your message, kill replied to message (if applicable)
(SN) save your message, skip redisplay of replied to message
Note: The format to (E)dit a line of text is:
old text;new text
where the "old text" is the text you wish to replace, followed by
a ";" followed by the new text. The old text search is case
sensitive - so capital letters must match exactly. If your new
text causes that line to exceed 72 characters, the characters
beyond 72 will be truncated from the line.
When "uploading" Ascii text to the message base, insure your text lines are 72
characters or less in length.
Note: while in the full screen editor you can press CTRL-Z to get help on the
editing keys available in the full screen editor.