BBS Toolkit/BBS Toolkit.iso/pc_board/pcbhlp_c.zip/HLPENDR

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@X0C(End of Message)@X0E Command - Function Help
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@X0FCommands Available to All:

@X0F           @X0C(Enter)@X0F @X0Bcontines on with message read function
@X0F           @X0C(N)   @X0B  stop reading messages
@X0F           @X0C(NS)   @X0B continue reading messages in non-stop format
@X0F           @X0C(T)    @X0B thread read (forward) (or T+)
@X0F           @X0C(T-)   @X0B thread read (backwards)
@X0F           @X0C(#)    @X0B a specific message number between 1 and 9999999
@X0F           @X0C(+)    @X0B alone reads messages forward from present position or when
@X0F           @X0C       @X0B appended to a number causes forward reading from that message
@X0F           @X0C       @X0B number
@X0F           @X0C(-)    @X0B alone reads messages backwards from present position or when
@X0F           @X0C       @X0B appended to a number causes backward reading from that
@X0F           @X0C       @X0B message number
@X0F           @X0C(F)    @X0B selects only messages left by you
@X0F           @X0C(Y)    @X0B selects only messages left for you
@X0F           @X0C(YA)   @X0B selects only messages left for you or addressed to "ALL"
@X0F           @X0C(S)    @X0B selects messages above the last one you have read
@X0F           @X0C(A)    @X0B read messages in all conferences
@X0F           @X0C(L)    @X0B read in backwards order from the last message to the first
@X0F           @X0C(C)   @X0F @X0B capture the messages to a file for download
@X0F           @X0C(D)   @X0F @X0B implies a (C)apture and immediately downloads
@X0F           @X0C(Z)   @X0F @X0B implies a (D)ownload but compresses the file before
@X0F           @X0C(G)   @X0F @X0B goodbye
@X0F           @X0C(J)   @X0F @X0B join another conference
@X0F           @X0C(Q)   @X0F @X0B display only message headers (quick scan mode)
@X0F           @X0C(/)   @X0F @X0B redisplays the current message
@X0F           @X0C(RE)  @X0F @X0B enter a reply to the message just read
@X0F           @X0C(RR)  @X0F @X0B read the referenced message
@X0F           @X0C(M)   @X0F @X0B memorize that message number for later return
@X0F           @X0C(RM)  @X0F @X0B return to a previously "memorized" message number
@X0F           @X0C(TS)  @X0F @X0B begin a text search of message header information
@X0F           @X0C(SET) @X0F @X0B sets the number of the last message read
@X0F           @X0C(NEXT)@X0F @X0B reads next higher message number available
@X0F           @X0C(PREV)@X0F @X0B reads next lower message number available
@X0F           @X0C(USER)@X0F @X0B begins a search for messages to/from a specific user

@X0FAdditional Commands Available if Message is To/From You:

@X0F           @X0C(K)@X0F    @X0B kill the message
@X0F           @X0C(E)@X0F    @X0B edit the "To:" and "Subj:" of the message header and 'Echo'
@X0F                  @X0B flag if applicable

@X0FAdditional Commands Available for Sysops ONLY!

@X0F           @X0C(P)   @X0F @X0B"protect" the message (make it "private")
@X0F           @X0C(U)   @X0F @X0B"unprotect" the message (make it "public")
@X0F           @X0C(F)   @X0F @X0Bfind caller's USERS file record and display
@X0F           @X0C(O)   @X0F @X0Bread messages in "read only" mode
@X0F           @X0C(MOVE)@X0F @X0BMove the message to another conference
@X0F           @X0C(COPY)@X0F @X0BCopy the message to another conference

@X0FComments:@X0B  If you do not have a security level necessary to perform the
@X0B           Sysop functions above, do NOT attempt to enter those commands
@X0B           as excessive attempts to do so may lock you out of this system!
@X0B           Commands can be stacked together at this prompt if desired.

@X0FExamples:

@X0F  *@X0E R 1+ <enter>

@X0B  @X0F @X0B The above command will read all messages from #1 to the end.

@X0F  *@X0E R 1 5 10 20 <enter>

@X0B  @X0F @X0B The above command will read messages 1, 5, 10 and 20 and then stop.

@X0F  *@X0E R S <enter>

@X0F    @X0BThe above command will read all mail that is new for you.

@X0F  *@X0E R L <enter>

@X0F    @X0BThe above command will read all mail in reverse order from beginning to
@X0F    @X0Bend.

@X0F  *@X0E TS A 1+ <enter>
@X0F   @X0E PCBoard & LANtastic <enter>

@X0F    @X0BThe above commands will search thru every available message in ALL
@X0F    @X0Bconferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both
@X0F    @X0Bthe word "PCBoard" AND the word "LANtastic" in it.

@X0F  *@X0E TS A 1+ <enter>
@X0F   @X0E PCBoard & (LANtastic | DESQview) <enter>

@X0F    @X0BThe above commands will search thru every available message in ALL
@X0F    @X0Bconferences areas you are set to scan for any message that has both
@X0F    @X0Bthe word "PCBoard" AND either the word "LANtastic" OR the word
@X0F    @X0B"DESQview" in it.

@X0F    @X0BThe parenthesis tell PCBoard how you want to group your criteria if
@X0F    @X0Byou have a complex search request such as the one above.  It will
@X0F    @X0Ballow for nearly any number of parens and any combination of AND's
@X0F    @X0B(using the "&" character) and OR's (using the "|" character).

@X0F  * @X0ETS A 1+ USER JOHN DOE <enter>
@X0F    @X0EPCBoard & Help <enter>

@X0F    @X0BThe above command (similar to examples above) adds the keyword USER
@X0F    @X0Bto the command line specifying that only messages that are either
@X0F    @X0BTO or FROM John Doe should be displayed if they are found to have
@X0F    @X0Bboth the words PCBoard and Help in them.

@X0F  * @X0ER A Z <enter>

@X0F    @X0BThe above command will capture all messages in all conferences since
@X0F    @X0Bthe last message read, compress the capture file and the begin the
@X0F    @X0Bdownload procedure.

@X0F  * @X0ER SET 100 <enter>

@X0F    @X0BSets the last message read for that conference to 100.

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