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(End of Message) Command - Function Help
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Commands Available to All:
(Enter) contines on with message read function
(N) stop reading messages
(NS) continue reading messages in non-stop format
(T) thread read (forward) (or T+)
(T-) thread read (backwards)
(#) a specific message number between 1 and 9999999
(+) alone reads messages forward from present position or when
appended to a number causes forward reading from that message
number
(-) alone reads messages backwards from present position or when
appended to a number causes backward reading from that
message number
(F) selects only messages left by you
(Y) selects only messages left for you
(YA) selects only messages left for you or addressed to "ALL"
(S) selects messages above the last one you have read
(A) read messages in all SELECTed conferences
(ALL) read messages in all conferences in which you are registered
(L) read in backwards order from the last message to the first
(C) capture the messages to a file for download
(D) implies a (C)apture and immediately downloads
(Z) implies a (D)ownload but compresses the file before
(G) goodbye
(J) join another conference
(Q) display only message headers (quick scan mode)
(/) redisplays the current message
(RE) enter a reply to the message just read
(RO) enter a reply to the message and change the TO name
(RR) read the referenced message
(M) memorize that message number for later return
(RM) return to a previously "memorized" message number
(TS) searches messages for the specified search criteria
(SET) sets the number of the last message read
(NEXT) reads next higher message number available
(PREV) reads next lower message number available
(USER) begins a search for messages to/from a specific user
Additional Commands Available if Message is To/From You:
(K) kill the message
(E) edit the "To:" and "Subj:" of the message header and 'Echo'
flag if applicable
(EDIT) Edit the contents of an existing message (only if FROM you)
Additional Commands Available for Sysops ONLY!
(P) "protect" the message (make it "private")
(U) "unprotect" the message (make it "public")
(F) find caller's USER record and display
(FT) find TO: caller's USER record and display
(FF) find FROM: caller's USER record and display
(O) read messages in "read only" mode
(MOVE) Move the message to another conference
(COPY) Copy the message to another conference
Comments: If you do not have a security level necessary to perform the
Sysop functions above, do NOT attempt to enter those commands
as excessive attempts to do so may lock you out of this system!
Commands can be stacked together at this prompt if desired.
Examples:
* R 1+ <enter>
The above command will read all messages from #1 to the end.
* R 1 5 10 20 <enter>
The above command will read messages 1, 5, 10 and 20 and then stop.
* R S <enter>
The above command will read all mail that is new for you.
* R L <enter>
The above command will read all mail in reverse order from beginning to
end.
* TS A 1+ <enter>
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" AND the word "LANtastic" in it.
* TS A 1+ <enter>
PCBoard & (LANtastic | DESQview) <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" AND either the word "LANtastic" OR the word
"DESQview" in it.
The parenthesis tell PCBoard how you want to group your criteria if
you have a complex search request such as the one above. It will
allow for nearly any number of parens and any combination of AND's
(using the "&" character) and OR's (using the "|" character).
* TS A 1+ USER JOHN DOE <enter>
PCBoard & Help <enter>
The above command (similar to examples above) adds the keyword USER
to the command line specifying that only messages that are either
TO or FROM John Doe should be displayed if they are found to have
both the words PCBoard and Help in them.
* R A Z <enter>
The above command will capture all messages in all conferences since
the last message read, compress the capture file and the begin the
download procedure.
* R SET 100 <enter>
Sets the last message read for that conference to 100.