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========================== MESSENGER V1.1 ========================== THE MESSENGER TAGLINE MANAGER VERSION 1.1 (c) COPYRIGHT 1994 GLEN TAYLOR ========================== MESSENGER V1.1 ========================== The Messenger Tagline Manager - vi - WHAT IS MESSENGER? Messenger is a tagline manager that works with many popular mail readers to give you extra power in selecting and editing taglines for your messages. In addition, it allows you to organize your taglines alphabetically into different categories or files, check for duplicates, and easily import and export taglines. Messenger's pull down menus, command buttons, and scroll bars contribute to a friendly, easy to use program. THIS VERSION AND FUTURE VERSIONS OF MESSENGER Version 1.1 is the first release over the Shareware Distribution Network (SDN) and the second public release of the Messenger Tagline Manager software. This software has been tested for several months and should contain no bugs. However, if you do happen to find a bug or would just like to suggest an improvement or new feature for future versions, please send a message to Glen Taylor on the FIDO NET echo TAG_TALK. A major upgrade is planned for Messenger in the near future. COPYRIGHT NOTICE The Messenger Tagline Manager software and this document, the Messenger manual, are (C) Copyright 1994 Glen Taylor. All rights reserved. This program is not public domain. You have the right to copy and distribute this program in its unregistered form as long as all original files and documentation files are included. The Messenger Tagline Manager cannot be sold. However, a reasonable copying fee is allowable. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE REGISTERED COPIES OF THIS PROGRAM OR TO USE A REGISTERED COPY UNLESS YOU ARE COVERED UNDER THE REGISTRATION AGREEMENT. All users of this software must abide by the terms listed in the shareware notice listed on the next page. Registered users must abide by the terms of the registration agreement on the following page. The Messenger Tagline Manager - vi - REGISTRATION AGREEMENT As a registered user of this software, you and your immediate household have the right to use Messenger on as many computers as you like for your personal use. Only the signed registered user may use this product in a commercial, institutional, or government organization. The signed registered user agrees not to distribute registered copies or his or her official registration number. DISCLAIMER Although a reasonable effort has been made to eliminate all errors and defects in this product, it is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. You assume all risks from the use or inability to use this software program. In no event shall the author be liable for any loss of profit, loss of data, system damage, or any other commercial damage including but not limited to incidental, consequential, special, or other damages. SHAREWARE NOTICE This program is shareware. It is not public domain. You are encouraged to distribute this program in its original unmodified form. You are allowed to use this program for up to 60 days, or to run this program up to 60 times, which ever is longer. After this time period, you must either register it or discontinue its use. By registering this program, not only are you helping to promote the shareware concept but you are increasing the chances of the author releasing future upgraded version of this program. Your support is vital in keeping the shareware concept alive. UPGRADE NOTICE Once you have registered Messenger, you are registered for all future upgraded versions of Messenger even if the price increases. Registration numbers will transfer to upgraded versions. The Messenger Tagline Manager - iv - Table of Contents The Program and Data Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Starting Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tagline Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scroll bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Status Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Command Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pick Tagline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tagline Tithe Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Random Category Selection . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Random on Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Selecting a Start up Category . . . . . . . . . 8 Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adding New Taglines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Change Existing Taglines. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Marking a Single Tagline. . . . . . . . . . . .10 Marking a Page of Taglines. . . . . . . . . . .10 Marking Taglines for Deletion . . . . . . . . .10 Marking Page for Deletion . . . . . . . . . . .11 Clearing All Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Delete Current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Delete Marked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Delete Duplicate Taglines . . . . . . . . . . .12 Delete an Entire Category . . . . . . . . . . .12 Pack File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Forward and Backward search . . . . . . . . . .14 Mark Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Search Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Creating a Search List . . . . . . . . . .15 Using a Search List. . . . . . . . . . . .16 The Messenger Tagline Manager - i - Table of Contents Organize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Sort On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Moving Taglines Between Categories. . . . . . .17 Moving Entire Categories. . . . . . . . . . . .18 Alphabetize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Managing Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Adding Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Change Category Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Delete Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Checking for Duplicate Taglines . . . . . . . .20 Check by Tagline Method. . . . . . . . . .20 Check by Category Method . . . . . . . . .21 Category Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Category to Check Against. . . . . . . . .21 Move Checked Taglines. . . . . . . . . . .22 The Command Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . .22 The Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 File Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Choosing an Import File Name . . . . . . .23 Choosing Category. . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Deleting the Text File . . . . . . . . . .23 Export. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Path and File Name . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Appending Taglines to you message. . . . .24 Setting the Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Exporting Marked Taglines. . . . . . . . .24 Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Export File Format . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Scope Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Line Spacing. . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Grouping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Activating the Format. . . . . . . . . . .26 Saving the Format. . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tagline File Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tagline Import File . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 How Messenger works with your mail reader . . .27 The Tagline Return File . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Selecting Mail Reader Method. . . . . . . . . .28 Buffer and Tithe Settings . . . . . . . . . . .28 Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 The Messenger Tagline Manager - i - Table of Contents Quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Mail Reader Set Up Instructions. . . . . . . . . . .30 Accessing Messenger Through the Editor. . . . .30 Your reader's external tagline manager option .31 Messenger with Blue Wave . . . . . . . . .32 Messenger with Silver Xpress . . . . . . .34 Messenger with Offline Xpress. . . . . . .35 Messenger with Speed . . . . . . . . . . .36 The Messenger Tagline Manager - 2 - THE MESSENGER PROGRAM AND DATA FILES The Messenger Tagline Manager contains the following files before installation. CSET.MSG DSET.TM FILE_ID.DIZ INSTALL.EXE MSG.EXE MSNG.EXE MSNGR.DOC QSETUP.TXT README.1ST REGISTER.TXT SCRN0.CT SCRN1.CT SCRN2.CT SCRN3.CT SCRN4.CT SCRN5.CT SCRN6.CT SDN.ID T000.TMF T003.TMF T004.TMF T005.TMF TAGRND.TM If any of these files are missing, you should obtain another copy from your local BBS. You may also send a check or money order for $5.00 to the address below. This price is only for a copy of the original program files and does not include registration. Please specify either 3.5 or 5 1/4 inch disk. Glen Taylor PO BOX 4199 Vancouver, WA 98662 The Messenger Tagline Manager - 3 - INSTALLATION ============ The Messenger V1.1 install program allows you to perform either a complete installation or upgrade from version 1.0 to version 1.1. From the directory containing the original Messenger program and data files, type INSTALL. You will have the option to INSTALL a new copy, UPGRADE from version 1.0 to version 1.1, or CANCEL and quit the install program. WARNING: If you choose a new installation when you are already running an existing copy of messenger, YOUR EXISTING TAGLINES CATEGORY FILES WILL BE LOST. Make sure to use the UPGRADE option instead. When upgrading it is always prudent to back up all files in your tagline directory (C:\MSNG\TAGS\). A NEW INSTALLATION You will be asked to enter a directory in which to install Messenger. The install program offers the default directory of C:\MSNG\. However, you may change it to any valid directory name. You may cancel installation any time up to when the actual files are copied by selecting the CANCEL command button. NOTE: Messenger should be installed on the same drive as your mail reader. Next, you'll be asked to enter a directory for your Messenger tagline files. By default the subdirectory TAGS\ will be attached to your main program director, for example, C:\MSNG\TAGS\. The install program will confirm that you want these directories and notify you that the file MSNG.CFG will be created in your root directory. Select CONTINUE and the install program will now create the necessary directories if they do not already exist and copy or create the Messenger program and data files into these directories. After Messenger is installed, you will still need to configure your mail reader to recognize it. However, you may go ahead and run Messenger now and configure your mail reader later. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 4 - UPGRADING A PREVIOUS VERSION Select the command button "Upgrade" to upgrade Messenger from a previous version. The install program will ask where your existing version of Messenger is located. Enter the path and select "Continue". You may use the command button "Back up" to return to the previous screen or "Cancel" to cancel your upgrade. If you have entered Messenger's proper path, the install program will display the current version and give you one last chance to cancel or back up. Select "Continue" once again to upgrade Messenger. STARTING THE PROGRAM To load and run Messenger change your directory to C:\MSNG> or whatever you have named your directory. Then simply type MSNG to load. If you get the error message "File not found in module MSNG", then the file "MSNG.CFG" was not found in the root directory of your current drive. If your mail reader is on a different drive or you want to load Messenger from a different drive, simply copy the file "MSNG.CFG" from Messenger's root directory to your current drive's root directory. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 5 - MAIN SCREEN =========== When you load and run Messenger, the main screen appears unless the special Messenger Tithe screen is activated, see Tithe Screen for more information. The main screen consists of the following objects: the main menu bar at the top, status bar, tagline window, scroll bar, and command buttons. All of the objects on main screen except for the status bar are activated with the mouse. In addition, the menu bar and command buttons are also activated by pressing a combination of the ALT and a highlighted key. TAGLINE WINDOW Up to fourteen taglines are displayed in the tagline window at one time, one of which is the current or active tagline. The current tagline is the one that is highlighted or under the selection bar. There are two ways to change the current tagline. 1) Move the selection bar either by clicking your mouse on the desired tagline or using the [-] and [+] keys to move up and down, or 2) scroll the taglines under the selection bar by using the scroll bar, the [Page Up] and [Page Down] keys, the cursor keys, and the [Home] and [End] keys. SCROLL BAR Located on the far right of the main screen is the scroll bar. Clicking on either arrow at the top or bottom of the scroll bar increases or decreases the tagline window by one and moves the scroll box along the scroll bar. Clicking above or below the scroll box increases or decreases the screen by one screen length, fourteen taglines. Dragging the scroll box with your mouse quickly moves you through the current tagline file. STATUS BAR The status bar is located just above the tagline window. The status bar displays the following information. * Current Category * Sort Status * Current Record Position * Number of Taglines * Total File Size (including blank records) The Messenger Tagline Manager - 6 - When sort is turned on, the status bar displays S:ON and when turned off S:OFF. The last numbers on the status bar are the number of taglines in the current category and the total file size. The number of blank records is reflected by the difference between these two numbers. COMMAND BUTTONS --------------- Three command buttons are visible on the bottom right of the main screen when Messenger is first started. These are the category command buttons. Other buttons will also appear when you use the Search function, see Search. To use a command button simply click on it with your mouse or TAB over to it and press ENTER. CATEGORY BUTTONS Pressing the center button labeled, "Category" displays a list of all the categories currently in use. To change your current category, use your mouse or up and down cursor keys to scroll through the category list and then either double click your mouse or press enter on the desired category. To quickly move through the category list, simply press the first letter of a desired category and the list will jump to the first category starting will that letter. This feature is especially helpful when you have many categories. To move down or up one category use the "<---" and "--->" command buttons. These buttons are activated either with a mouse click or by pressing SHIFT < or SHIFT >. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 7 - MAIN MENU BAR The menu bar is located at the top of the main screen. It contains most of the commands you'll need for Messenger. Some of the menu bar commands directly perform an action, such as PICK, SEARCH, and QUIT, while others activate a pull down menu to display even more commands. The menu bar displays the following commands: PICK Selects the current tagline and sends it to you mail reader. RANDOM Randomly selects a tagline from a predefined or randomly selected category. The start up category is set through this menu. EDIT Add new taglines and change existing ones. MARK Mark taglines to delete, to move to other categories, or to export to text files. DELETE Delete individual taglines, groups of taglines, or entire categories. SEARCH Search forward and backward through tagline files by keyword. ORGANIZE Select new categories, alphabetize, check for duplicates. Add and delete categories. FILE Import new taglines into Messenger from text files and export taglines from Messenger to text files. CONFIG Enter registration number and configure Messenger. QUIT Exit Messenger to DOS. The main menu bar is activated three different ways, 1) Click over the desired selection with your mouse. 2) Press [ALT] and the left or right cursor keys to highlight the selection and then [ENTER]. 3) Press [ALT] and the highlighted key for each command. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 8 - PICK ---- To select a tagline for your message move the selection bar to the desired tagline and then select PICK from the main menu bar or press [ALT-P] or use the quick-key <P>. THE TAGLINE TITHE SCREEN While Messenger is unregistered it displays the special tagline tithe screen every tenth time it's used. This screen provides a registration reminder along with a randomly selected Messenger promotional tagline. At the bottom of the tithe screen are two command buttons. Use the first button, ACCEPT TAGLINE to add the promotional tagline to your message. Sometimes you may want to add just the right tagline to help punctuate your important message. In this case, use the second button labeled, EXIT TO MESSENGER to exit to the main screen. This delays the tithe screen until the next time you run Messenger. Registered users have the option of turning off the tithe screen through the configuration screen, although many will choose keep this novel option active to occasionally enjoy the witty Messenger taglines. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 9 - RANDOM ------ ------------------------- : Random Pick <R> : ------------------------- : All Categories : : Current Category Only : ------------------------- : Random on Start : ------------------------- : Start up Category : ------------------------- Select RANDOM from the menu bar, then "Random Pick" or use the quick-key <R> to randomly select a tagline. Messenger randomly selects a tagline in either the current category or a randomly selected category depending on how Messenger is set. SETTING MESSENGER'S RANDOM PICK METHOD To set messenger to where it will randomly pick a tagline only from the current category, select RANDOM from the main menu bar and pick "Current Category Only". To have messenger randomly pick a category and tagline, choose "All Categories". A small diamond is displayed next to the current random pick method. RANDOM ON START To randomly pick a tagline when Messenger is started, select "Random on Start" from the RANDOM menu. A small diamond on the menu will show when this function is active. Select "Random on Start" to toggle this function on and off. START UP CATEGORY Use the "Start up Category" function to set the current category that Messenger uses on start up. However, if the random pick method is set to "All Categories", the start up category is ignored. When "Start up Category" is selected from the RANDOM menu, a dialogue box appears telling the current start up category and asking if you what to change it. Press "YES" to change it or "NO" to cancel. Selecting "YES" displays the Category List screen. Simply select a new category by double- clicking or pressing enter over the new category. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 10 - EDITING YOUR TAGLINE FILES -------------------------- EDIT ---- ---------------------------- : Add new tagline : : Change current tagline : ---------------------------- ADDING NEW TAGLINES To add new taglines to the current category, select "EDIT" and then "Add new Tagline". A box will appear at the bottom of the main screen where you can enter the tagline. Even though Messenger allows you to enter taglines longer than 73 characters into the input box, the taglines are truncated at 73 characters before being placed into the category files. CHANGING AN EXISTING TAGLINE To change a tagline, move the selection bar over the tagline to be changed and then select "EDIT" and "Change Existing Tagline" from the main menu bar. The tagline will appear in the input box at the bottom of the screen where you can make changes to it. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 11 - MARK ---- ----------------------------------- : Mark Tagline <M> : : Mark Page Ctrl+M : ----------------------------------- : Mark for Deletion <D> : : Mark Page for Deletion Ctrl+D : ----------------------------------- : Clear Marks : ----------------------------------- MARK TAGLINE In order to move taglines from one category to another or specify taglines for export, they must first be marked. To mark the tagline under the selection bar, choose MARK from the main menu bar and then "Mark Tagline", or a faster and more convenient way is to use the quick-key M from the main menu. The greater than symbol ">" appears to the left of marked taglines. To unmark a tagline press M again or select "Mark Tagline" from the menu and the mark will toggle off. MARK PAGE You can toggle the marks for all the taglines on the screen by selecting MARK from the main menu and then "Mark Page" or by simply pressing CTL-M. All taglines on the screen will toggle on and off relative to the selection bar. In other words, even though some taglines on the screen may be marked and others may not, all taglines will be toggled on or off in relation to the tagline currently under the selection bar. MARKING FOR DELETION Messenger allows you mark taglines for later deletion. This feature is especially helpful when dealing with large files where deleting individual taglines is time consuming. To delete the taglines after marking for deletion, see Delete Marked Tags. To mark a tagline for deletion select MARK from the main menu and then "Mark for Deletion" or use the quick-key <D>. A minus sign "-" appears preceding taglines that are marked for deletion. To remove a deletion mark re-select "Mark for Deletion" or press <D> to toggle the mark off. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 12 - MARK PAGE FOR DELETION From the DELETE window, select "Mark Page for Deletion" or from the main screen press [Ctrl-D] to toggle all the taglines on the screen. All the deletion marks on the screen will toggle on or off relative to the tagline under the selection bar. CLEAR ALL MARKS To clear all of the marks, deletion marks, and dupe marks in a category file, select MARK from the main menu and then "Clear All Marks". The Messenger Tagline Manager - 13 - DELETE ------ ------------------------ : Current : ------------------------ : Delete Marked Tags : : Delete Dupes : ------------------------ : Delete All : : Pack File : ------------------------ CURRENT TAGLINE To delete the tagline currently under the selection bar, select "Current" from the DELETE menu. When taglines are deleted, Messenger moves all succeeding taglines down one record each and places an unaccessible blank record at the end of the category file. DELETE MARKED TAGLINES Select "Delete Marked Tags" from the DELETE menu to delete taglines that you have previously marked for deletion. See "Marking for Deletion" for more information on marking taglines for deletion. DELETE DUPES To delete taglines marked as duplicates, select "Delete Dupes" from the DELETE menu. For further details on checking for dupes, see "Check Dupes" under the ORGANIZE features. DELETE ENTIRE CATEGORY To delete all of the taglines in the current category select "Delete All". Messenger will display a dialogue box confirming that you want to delete all taglines. Taglines cannot be recovered once they're deleted. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 14 - PACK FILE When you delete individual taglines or groups of marked and duplicate taglines, unaccessible blank records are placed at the end of the category file. You may notice a pause when changing to a category with a lot of blank records. In addition, these blank records will take up disk space. Packing the category file will eliminate this wasted space. To pack the current category file, select "Pack" from the DELETE menu. You should wait to pack a category file until you have finished moving and importing all desired taglines into that category. When taglines are moved or imported into a category file, they replace the blank records. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 15 - SEARCH ------ Search not only allows you to find that perfect tagline for your message but is also a power tool for organizing your taglines. Since so many categories share a common word or a few common words, you can search, mark, and transfer the desired taglines in just a few easy step. You can search forward and backward through category files to match keywords. There is also a mark command button that automatically marks the current match and continues the keyword search. Messenger provides both single and multiple keyword searches. Select SEARCH from the main menu bar or press Alt-S to display the search functions. The command buttons FORWARD, BACKWARD, MARK, SRCH LIST, and EXIT along with the search entry text box will appear at the bottom of the main screen. To perform a single keyword search, make sure the option button at the bottom right of the main screen is set to "single". (*) Single ( ) List Now enter your keyword in the search entry text box and press FORWARD to search forward from the tagline currently under the selection bar or press BACKWARD to search backward. Messenger will check every tagline until it finds a match of the keyword. If no match is found, Messenger asks if you want to search the next category when performing forward searches or the previous category on backward searches. WHAT MESSENGER LOOKS FOR WHEN SEARCHING When you enter a keyword, Messenger looks for the first occurrence in the tagline. The following keyword variations result in the corresponding match. The match is capitalized and underlined. Keyword: man ... Messenger, a tagline MANager every woman and man should use! --- Keyword: man ; ... Messenger, a tagline manager every woMAN and man should use! ---- Keyword: (space)man ; ... Messenger, a tagline manager every woman and MAN should use! ----- The Messenger Tagline Manager - 16 - To have your keyword end with a space enter a space followed by a semicolon. Messenger ignores the semicolon at the end of keywords. To find only the keyword itself and not imbedded occurrences, like in the third example, put a space before the keyword then after followed by a semicolon. MARK BUTTON Use the MARK button to mark the current tagline and then continue your keyword search. This button saves you the extra keystroke required to mark the current tagline and continue your forward or backward search. After going through the entire current category, you may then choose to move the marked taglines. SEARCH LISTS Messenger allows multiple keyword searches by the means of search lists. For all practical purposes the number of keywords that is allowed in a list is limited only by your computer's memory although the maximum is 32,767, many more than you will ever need. It's important to note that the more keywords that are in a search list, the longer it takes to perform a keyword search. As you import new taglines and move them to their respective categories, it becomes obvious that the same keywords are repeatedly used for each category. A category named "cat" may have the keywords, "cat, kitten, feline, and purr", or a category such as "sports" could contain keywords like "ball, golf, score, tennis, and run". Instead of entering these same keywords each time you categorize any newly imported taglines, you can save a search list for each category and reload it when needed. CREATING A SEARCH LIST To create a search list select SEARCH from the main menu bar. When the search command buttons appear at the bottom of the screen, select SRCH LIST to bring up the search list screen. The search list screen consists of the text box , the list box, the heading, and the command buttons. When the search list screen is first activated, the current or active search list has the heading UNTITLED located above the list box. This search list is temporary and any keywords you The Messenger Tagline Manager - 17 - enter are cleared as soon as you load a permanent search list or exit Messenger. Three steps are required to create a permanent search list. 1) Enter your keywords 2) Associate a heading to your list 3) Save your list o add a keyword to the search list simply enter a keyword or phrase in the text box and press [ENTER]. The keyword is then added to the list box. As each keyword is added, it is appended to the end of the search list. Search lists remain unalphabetized. To delete a keyword from the list box, click on or TAB to the list box and highlight the desired keyword. Then select the command button DELETE. Click on the command button labeled HEADING to associate a heading to the current search list. When the category list appears, select a category for the heading. To save your search list simply select the SAVE button. As long as a search list has a heading, it can be saved, even blank search lists. Select LOAD to load in a saved search list. The command buttons "<--" and "-->" load in the search lists preceding and following the current one. Use the CLEAR option to clear all keywords from the list box. Clearing the list box does not, however, clear the current search list. To clear a search list: load in the desired search list, select CLEAR to clear the list box, and then select SAVE to save the blank search list. Use the command button NEW to reset the search list to UNTITLED. Remember to save your exiting search list if needed. USING A SEARCH LIST After you have created or loaded a search list, select DONE to return to the main screen. Whenever you exit the search list screen the search method is always set to List. ( ) Single (*) List Select either Forward or Backward for each respective search. When a match is found, the matching keyword is displayed in the search text box. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 18 - ORGANIZE -------- -------------------------------- : Sort On -> : ------- -------------------------------- :*Yes : : Move Marked Tags : : No : : Move Entire Category : ------- -------------------------------- : Alphabetize : -------------------------------- : Check for Duplicate Taglines : -------------------------------- : Add New Category : : Change Category Name : : Delete Category Name : -------------------------------- Messenger provides you with several tools for organizing your taglines including creating and maintaining category file areas, moving taglines from one category to another, moving entire categories, alphabetizing your tagline files, and checking for duplicates. SORT ON/OFF When you enter, change, or move taglines they are normally automatically sorted alphabetically. Sometimes you may want to turn off this sorting function such as when you are dealing with a large category file and you have many taglines to add or change. It is usually quicker to make your additions and changes and then use the alphabetization function when dealing with large category files. The sort function defaults to the "ON" position when Messenger is started. To turn the sort function off select ORGANIZE, then "Sort" and then "No". To turn it back on select ORGANIZE then "Sort" and then "Yes". MOVING TAGLINES FROM ONE CATEGORY TO ANOTHER To move taglines from the current category to another, you must first mark which taglines you want moved by using the MARK function, see Mark Taglines. Next, select "Move Taglines" from the ORGANIZE menu, and the category list will appear. Then select a destination category, or select CANCEL to abort the operation. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 19 - After a destination category is selected, a dialogue box appears reporting how many marked taglines are found as Messenger searches through the current category. As taglines are moved from a category, the remaining taglines are moved down so that the category file only contains blank records at the end of the file. You may choose to remove these blanks records using the PACK command if a large number of them are created. MOVING AN ENTIRE CATEGORY To transfer all the taglines from your current category to another category, go to the ORGANIZE menu and select, "Move Entire Category". When the category list box appears, select a destination category. Messenger will confirm that you want to move the current category into the selected destination category. As the taglines are moved, they are alphabetized into the destination category unless Sort is set off. When sort is turned off, taglines are added to the end of the tagline file. ALPHABETIZE To alphabetize the current category select ORGANIZE from the main menu bar and then "Alphabetize". A dialogue box will appear displaying Messenger's progress. Large files are alphabetized in small batches depending on the buffer setting on the configure screen, see Config screen and buffer setting. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 20 - MANAGING CATEGORIES When you install Messenger it has six categories, one for the special Messenger taglines, one for new imported taglines, one for new checked taglines, two for miscellaneous taglines, and one for your own original taglines. You are not limited to just these six categories or their names. You may add new categories, change a category's name, or delete a category all together. However, the Messenger, New Imported, and New Checked categories cannot be deleted or changed. ADDING CATEGORIES You can add more categories by selecting "Add New Category" from the ORGANIZE menu. The category list box will appear with the buttons, ADD and CANCEL at the top. Select ADD, and a dialogue box will appear. Just enter your new category and press ENTER. Your new category will be placed in alphabetical order in the category list box. CHANGE CATEGORY NAME To change a category's name select ORGANIZE from the main menu bar and then "Change Category Name". When the category list box appears, select a category to change and the dialogue box will come up. Change the category name and press ENTER or select the OK button to accept or select the CANCEL button to abort. The category will be re-alphabetized in the category list box. DELETE CATEGORY Before deleting a category, you should move any taglines you want into another category. ONCE YOU HAVE DELETED A CATEGORY ALL TAGLINES ARE GONE AND CANNOT BE RECOVERED. To delete a category select "Delete Category" from the ORGANIZE menu. Then select your desired category from the category list box. You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete your selected category. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 21 - CHECK DUPES ----------- It's important to know a little about how Messenger checks for duplicate taglines. First, this version of Messenger can only check for duplicates in category files that are alphabetized. The time required to check unalphabetized files is impractical when dealing with many category files. Future versions could include a limited function for checking unalphabetized files if user demand is great enough. It's also important to note that the duplicate taglines are not removed or deleted during the dupe-check process. Duplicate taglines are preceded with a : (colon) and have to be deleted after leaving the dupe-check screen with the "Delete Dupes" function found under DELETE on the menu bar. You will be able to see the duplicate taglines and have the option keeping any duplicate taglines desired. Finally, Messenger checks for many close matches, not just exact duplicates. Messenger ignores spacing, case, and most punctuation. The following taglines will report as duplicates: Messenger V1.1, the ultimate tagline manager. Messenger V1.1, the ultimate tagline manager!!!!! messenger v1.1, the ULTIMATE tagline manager. Messenger V11 the ultimate tagline manager Messenger V1.1, the ultimate tagline manager. ACTIVATING THE DUPE-CHECK SCREEN To make the dupe-check screen appear select "Check Dupes" from the ORGANIZE menu. The dupe-check screen consists of five parts 1) the method settings, 2) the functions, 3) the category scope, 4) the display, and 5) the command buttons. THE CHECK BY TAGLINE METHOD There are two different methods of checking for duplicate taglines. The first method, CHECK BY TAGLINE checks each tagline in your "Category to Check" (source category) against all other categories for duplicates. When using this method, the "Check Against" setting always switches to "All Files". The advantage of this method is that you can check only part of the taglines in your source category and move those checked taglines to another category. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 22 - Messenger is designed so you can to use this method to check for duplicate taglines in the category "--New Imported Tags--" and then move the taglines to "--New Tags Checked--". Later you can move the checked taglines into their new respective categories knowing that they are free from duplicates. You are not limited to this strategy though. The move option allows the checked taglines to be moved into any other category except the Messenger tagline area. THE CHECK BY CATEGORY METHOD The second and overall faster method, "CHECK BY CATEGORY" checks all taglines in your source category against those in each other category before moving on to the next category. The disadvantage of this method is that you cannot check part of your source category against all other categories. Canceling the dupe-check leaves your entire source category unchecked against the remaining categories. Messenger uses this method when you change your "Check Against" setting to a single category. This method is useful when you import taglines that primarily cover the same topic as one of your existing categories, for example, after importing a file containing mostly cat related taglines, you check for duplicates against your category labeled, "Cat". CATEGORY SETTINGS In order to check for duplicate taglines, you need to provide Messenger with a category to check, the category or categories to check against, and an optional category to move the checked taglines into when using the Check by Tagline method. When the dupe-check screen is loaded, the current category appears in the "Category to Check" box. The "Check Against" and "Move to" categories are whatever was last saved. To change the "Category to Check" box, click the command button directly to the right for the category list to appear. Select your new category. CHECK AGAINST SETTING Use the command button to the right of the "Check Against" box to change its setting. Notice that when the category list box is activated that the command button "All Files" appears above the list box. Click this button to change your scope to include all of the categories. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 23 - MOVE TAGLINES The move taglines option can only be used with the Check by Tagline method. This option is disabled when you check by category. When you activate this option, the checked taglines are transferred to the "Move To" category. Canceling the dupe- check results in only those taglines that were checked being moved. COMMAND BUTTONS There are three command buttons on the dupe-check screen, BEGIN, SAVE SETTINGS, and EXIT. Press BEGIN to start checking for duplicate taglines. The other commands buttons disappear and the label on the remaining button changes to CANCEL. Press CANCEL to stop the duplication check at any time. Select SAVE SETTINGS to save your current settings. Next time you activate the dupe-check screen the method, move option, Check Against category, and Move To category will be where you set them. Select the EXIT command button to return to the main screen. THE DISPLAY The dupe-check display is located at the bottom of the screen. It shows the total number of taglines to check, the record or tagline number currently being checked, the number of duplicates found, the current tagline being checked, and the current category being checked against. Messenger allows you to turn off the current tagline and category display by unchecking the respective check box control. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 24 - FILE ---- --------------- : Import : : Export : --------------- Messenger allows you to import ASCII text files into any of the category file areas. This function is extremely convenient with mail readers such as Blue Wave where taglines are adopted into an ASCII text file. Messenger also has many powerful features for creating ASCII text export files. IMPORT To activate the import screen select FILE from the main menu bar and then "Import" or from the main screen press [Ctrl+I]. The import screen is divided into three areas: file name, import settings, and category selection. Before you can import taglines, you must first specify an import file and category. Messenger has optional settings to delete the import file and to import only taglines starting with specified characters. CHOOSING A FILE NAME Often times when you import taglines into Messenger, you will be getting them from the same file, such as the Blue Wave mail reader adoption file. By setting the default import file name from the CONFIG screen, the same file name will appear in the file text box every time you activate the import screen. If your mail reader is capable of stealing/adopting taglines into an ASCII text file, you should set the default import file name to the same name your mail reader uses for taglines. To set a new file name, use your mouse to click on a drive, directory, and file name. The path and file name will be displayed in the file name text box. CHOOSING A CATEGORY The default import category is NEW TAGLINES when the import screen is activated. To change categories simply click on the category button and choose a new category. DELETING THE TEXT FILE You can automatically delete the import text file by placing a check in the check box, "Delete Text File". After the text file has been imported, the file is erased. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 25 - EXPORT FILE Select File or press [ALT-F] from the main menu and then Export to display the Export screen. To export a text file you must enter a file name, set the scope (tell Messenger which taglines to export), and set up the format of your export file. Then simply click on the WRITE command button to write the file. PATH AND FILE NAME Enter the path and export file name in the directory text box. You may use the drive, directory, and file list boxes to find and select an existing file. When you choose an existing file name, Messenger will confirm that you want to overwrite it. APPENDING TAGLINES TO MESSAGE Check the option, "Append Taglines to Message" to have your export list added to the end of your current message. The file name is automatically set to the export tagline file name defined in Messenger's Config screen. This option is only available when your mail reader calls up its editor through Messenger. SETTING THE SCOPE Messenger allows you export taglines according to the following criteria. * All taglines in a single or multiple areas. * Marked taglines in a single or multiple areas * All taglines that match a keyword(s) in a single or multiple areas. To export all of the taglines in an area press the "Add Category" command button to bring up the category list box. After you have selected an area, that area will be shown in the export list box. You can add as many areas as you desire. To remove an area from the export list box, highlight the desired area and select the "Delete Category" command button. EXPORTING MARKED TAGLINES ONLY To export only the marked taglines in an area, double click on that category name when it is listed in the export list box. Double clicking on the name again turns the "export marked" option off and all taglines in that category will once again be exported. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 26 - KEYWORDS Enter keywords in the keyword text box to export only those taglines which contain your string anywhere in the tagline. You may enter several keywords and any tagline containing one of several keywords will be exported. Only the categories in the export list box are included in a keyword search. To remove a keyword from the keyword list box, highlight the keyword (click on) and press [ESC]. EXPORT FILE FORMAT Messenger has several functions to change the appearance of your export file including adding a header, displaying the scope data, spacing between taglines, grouping taglines, and adding a prefix before taglines. These functions will make your taglines more pleasant to view when posting multiple taglines such as in the TAGLINE echo. Header There are three headers that come with Messenger. Clicking on the down arrow displays the other two headers. Registered users have the option of turning the header off by removing the check in the header check box. Scope Data By activating the check box, "Display Scope Data" a list of categories and keywords is displayed after the header and before your list of taglines. Line Spacing You can set the number of blank lines between each tagline by changing the line spacing. Grouping Messenger allows you to group your exported taglines by providing a blank line to divide each group. This format is more pleasing to view when using multiple taglines. An example grouping set to 2 is shown below. ... Messenger, the ultimate tagline manager! ... Messenger, the ultimate tagline manager! ... Messenger, the ultimate tagline manager! ... Messenger, the ultimate tagline manager! ... Messenger, the ultimate tagline manager! ... Messenger, the ultimate tagline manager! The Messenger Tagline Manager - 27 - ACTIVATING THE FORMAT Messenger provides you with the check box "Use Format" in order to activate a previously saved format. When this option is checked, the taglines are exported according to your specified format. Removing the check results in a continuous list of taglines with no breaks or prefixes. SAVE FORMAT Use the command button labeled "Save" to save your format options. If you usually use a format when exporting taglines such as when using multiple taglines, then you will want to make sure the "Use format" option is checked before selecting Save. The next time you export taglines you won't have to bother with the format. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 28 - CONFIGURE The configuration screen is divided into the following parts. Directories and File Names Settings Registration Color Settings Exit and Save Buttons TAGLINE DIRECTORY When installing Messenger, you are asked to choose a tagline directory. You may later choose to change that directory by entering a new path next to the heading of "Tagline Directory." Make sure to copy or move all files from the old directory to the new directory. TAGLINE IMPORT FILE Use this setting to set the default import file name found on the import screen. If you use a mail reader that adopts or steals taglines into an ASCII text file, you should use that file name as your import file, since this is from where you will be importing most of your taglines. HOW MESSENGER WORKS WITH YOUR MAIL READER Messenger uses one of two methods to pass taglines to your mail reader. The default method is to have your mail reader shell out to Messenger where it would normally shell out to the editor. Messenger then shells out to your editor and upon return allows you to pick out your tagline. The tagline is append to the end of your message and you are returned to your mail reader. The second way taglines can be passed to your mail reader is by having a mail reader that is able to shell out to a tagline manager. In this case, a tagline is returned to the mail reader in a special file. NOTE: Only some mail readers are capable of using this method. The first method has an advantage over the second method in that you can add multiple taglines to the end of your message. This is possible because Messenger appends the tagline return file to the end of the message, not the mail reader. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 29 - TAGLINE RETURN FILE If you are using the first method of swapping out to the editor, then the name of the tagline return file can be whatever you choose. The default file name is EXPORT.TAG. However when using the second method, the tagline return file name must coincide with the file name your mail reader uses, for example the Blue Wave Reader uses the file name JH0.REP to input taglines from external tagline managers. Although Blue Wave does not allow to change this file name, other mail readers may allow you to do so, in which case you could change the mail reader setting to EXPORT.TAG. SELECTING MAIL READER METHOD The following options appear in the directory box. (*) Use Editor [ C:\DOS\EDIT.COM ] ( ) Write to Mail Reader Return File Select the first option if you want your mail reader to swap to Messenger then to your editor. This is the default method Messenger uses when installed. In the text box adjacent to the "Use Editor" option button, enter the path and file name of your editor. On installation, Messenger chooses the DOS editor by default. To use the method of running an external tagline manager, select the option "Write to mail reader file only". Remember to make sure the tagline return file name coincides with that of your mail reader. SETTINGS There are two settings that you should be aware of on the configuration screen. The first is the "Buffer Size". This setting determines the number of taglines (batch size) that are moved or alphabetized at one time. If your machine has limited memory, you may need to set this number low. Registered users have the option of turning the tagline tithe screen off although many will choose to keep this exciting feature active. To turn this feature off just click on Tithe Off. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 30 - REGISTRATION To register Messenger see the special registration form provided with the original program files. After sending in your registration form, you will receive your official registration number in the mail. To activate your registration, enter the registration number in the box labeled "Registration Number" and then press ENTER. The cursor will drop to the box labeled "Registered User's Name". Make sure the registered user's name is entered correctly because the name cannot be changed without re-installing the program. COLOR SETTINGS You can change the color settings on all of the objects on any of the Messenger screens through the three list boxes on the bottom of the configuration screen. To change the color of an object, first select the screen which contains your object from the list box labeled "Screen". Next select the object from the Object list box. And finally pick the desired color form the list box labeled "Color". Use the SAVE command button before exiting the configuration screen or your new settings will not be saved. QUIT ---- To quit the Messenger program without sending a tagline to your mail reader, select QUIT from the main menu bar or press ALT-Q. Messenger will confirm that you want to exit the program. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 31 - MAIL READER SETUP INSTRUCTIONS ============================== The accompanying file QSETUP.TXT explains one of two methods (depending on your reader) of getting Messenger to work with your mail reader. That document is intended to quickly help you get Messenger installed and working with your mail reader. More thorough instructions are listed below in this document. In order for Messenger to work with you mail reader, your reader must either be able to shell out and call up an external text editor or shell out to a tagline manager. Most readers are able to call up external text editors. ACCESSING MESSENGER THROUGH THE EDITOR Normally when you enter or reply to a message, your mail reader calls up a text editor or word processor, you enter the message, return to the mail reader, and your reader adds a tagline. The chart below shows the process. MAIL READER --> EDITOR --> MAIL READER--> READER ADDS TAGLINE (shell out) (enter message) (back to reader) (tagline added) In order to have Messenger work with your mail reader, you must first tell your mail reader to use Messenger as its editor and tell Messenger the name of your editor. Then when you enter mail, your mail reader calls up Messenger (which you never see), Messenger in turn calls up your editor, you enter your message, you return to Messenger where you now choose your tagline, and finally you return to the mail reader. The process is show in the chart below. MAIL READER--> MESSENGER--> EDITOR--> MESSENGER--> MAIL READER (shell out) (shell out) | (add tag & return to reader) | (enter message) Since a tagline is added directly to the message, no tagline is needed from the mail reader. You should turn off the tagline option in your mail reader or double taglines will appear at the bottom of your message. You may also need to change a swapping option in your mail reader if you do not have enough memory to run Messenger. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 32 - YOUR MAIL READER'S EXTERNAL TAGLINE MANAGER OPTION Some mail readers such as Blue Wave and Silver Xpress have an option for using an external tagline manager. Unfortunately these programs only allow you to pass one tagline to the reader, so you will not be able to add multiple taglines to your message. The chart below shows how, first your mail reader calls up the editor, next you enter the message, then control goes back to the reader and it calls up Messenger, next you select your tagline, and finally you return to the reader where it adds the tagline to the message. MAIL READER --> EDITOR --> MAIL READER--> MESSENGER--> MAILREADER (shell out) (enter message) | (pick tag) (adds tag) (back to reader then shell to tagline manager) When you use this method of interfacing Messenger with your reader, you will need to know the file name your reader uses for passing taglines. The Blue Wave Reader V2.12 uses the file name, JH0.REP to pass taglines, and this name cannot be changed. The Silver Xpress reader allows you enter what ever file name you choose. Read your mail reader documentation for more information regarding your individual mail reader. Before Messenger will pass taglines to your reader, you will need to one of the following depending on your reader: 1) On Messenger's Configure screen enter the path and tagline file name in the "Mailreader file" setting. Example: Mailreader file [C:\BWAVE\JH0.REP ] 2) Change your mail reader's tagline file name setting to reflect Messenger's default file name of EXPORT.TAG. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 33 - BLUE WAVE V2.12 =============== In order to get Blue Wave to work with Messenger, select one of the two following methods and then follow the instructions under the heading OTHER SETTINGS. 1) ACCESSING MESSENGER THROUGH THE EDITOR From the Blue Wave main menu select "Setup Parameters". On the top menu bar go to "Directories" window and select "Editor File Path" and press ENTER. Type in the file path and Messenger program name, for example: Editor File Path: [ C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE ] Next, go back to the top menu bar and choose "Miscellaneous". Select "Tagline Configuration" and press enter. Then select "Tagline Selection Type" and press the space bar until "No Sigs" appears. Before you exit setup and save your configuration, skip the next section and follow the instructions under the heading OTHER SETTINGS. 2) SETTING MESSENGER AS BLUE WAVE'S EXTERNAL TAGLINE MANAGER From the Blue Wave main menu select "Setup Parameters". On the top menu bar go to "Directories" window and select "John Hancock Cmd" and press ENTER. Type in the file path and Messenger program name, for example: C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE Next, go back to the top menu bar and select "Miscellaneous". Select "Tagline Configuration" and press enter. Then select "Tagline Selection Type" and press the space bar until "J.Hancock" appears. OTHER SETTINGS Go to back the "Directories" window and find the heading "Tagline File Name". Write down the associated path and file name, for example C:\BWAVE\TAGLINES.BW, for later entry in the Messenger configure screen. When you adopt taglines from Blue Wave, they are stored in this file. This is the file Messenger uses when importing taglines. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 34 - If you have limited memory, you may have to change the memory swapping option if Messenger will not load. From the "Miscellaneous" window, select "Memory Swapping Option" and change the option "Swap on Shell to Msg Editor" to YES by using your space bar. After you save your configuration and exit Blue Wave, run Messenger and select CONFIG from the main menu bar. In the Directories area next to the label, "Tagline Import File" enter the path and file name (default name is TAGLINES.BW) you had written down from the Blue Wave parameter, "Tagline File Name". Now change the mail reader return file name to Blue Wave's path and the file name, JH0.REP as shown below. This file name is required if you are using the second method. Tagline Directory [C:\MSNG\TAGS\ ] Tagline Import File [C:\BW\TAGLINES.BW ] Mailreader Ret. File [C:\BW\JH0.REP ] (*) Use Editor [C:\DOS\EDIT.COM ] ( ) Write to Mail Reader Return File Remember to save your Messenger configuration. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 35 - SILVER XPRESS V3.02 =================== In order to get Silver Xpress to work with Messenger, select one of the two following methods. 1) ACCESSING MESSENGER THROUGH THE EDITOR From the Silver Xpress main menu bar choose "Configuration". Then select the heading "Editor Information". Change the setting next to "External Editor Program Filename" to: $C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE The $ in front of the path and file name may be omitted if you do not need Silver Xpress to perform memory swapping. Next, change the setting "Use Small Msg Editor As Default" to NO by pressing your space bar. Press [F10] or select OK to return to the "Configuration" window. Next, from the "Configuration" window choose the "Signature and Taglines" option. Select the setting, "Tag line or @File Name" and leave blank by deleting all text. Also delete all text under the setting, "Tag line Manager". These setting are left blank when Messenger is called up through the editor option. Remember to save your configuration by selecting "Write Config to Disk" before exiting the Silver Xpress configuration menu. 2) SETTING MESSENGER AS THE EXTERNAL TAGLINE MANAGER From the Silver Xpress main menu bar choose "Configuration". Then, from the "Configuration" window choose the "Signature and Taglines" option. Select the setting, "Tag line or @File Name" and enter Messenger's tagline path and file name EXPORT.TAG. The Silver Xpress screen should look like the following: Tag line or @File Name : @C:\MSNG\EXPORT.TAG Next enter Silver Xpress' tagline manager command: Tag line Manager : $C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE The $ in front of the path and file name may be omitted if you do not need Silver Xpress to perform memory swapping. Remember to save your configuration by selecting "Write Config to Disk" before exiting the Silver Xpress configuration menu. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 36 - OFFLINE XPRESS V2.1 =================== Offline Xpress can only access Messenger through its editor. There is no command to call up external tagline managers. At the main menu press Alt-N to enter the configuration screen. Select "Editor" and change the "Editor command line" to read the Messenger path and file name, for example: C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE Next, from the configuration screen select "Replies" and change the setting, "Enable Taglines" to OFF. Also from the configuration screen you may need to go to "General" settings and enable swapping if your system does not have enough memory for both OLX and Messenger. The Messenger Tagline Manager - 37 - SPEED V1.40 =========== You may use Messenger with Speed according to either of the two following methods. The second method does not allow the use of multiple taglines. METHOD ONE Press Alt-C anywhere in Speed to bring up the configuration menu. Now select General Setup and change the editor command line to Messenger's path and file name followed by %s. Editor: c:\msng\msng.exe %s Lister: LISTER %s Tagline Mgr: Tag Ret. File: Leave the "Tagline Mgr" and "Tag Ret. File" settings blank. Make sure you remember to save your settings by pressing TAB. Now load Messenger and select Config from the main menu bar. Make sure the option Use Editor is checked. Enter the path and file name of the editor you plan to use in the adjacent box. Messenger uses the DOS editor EDIT.COM by default. Tagline Directory [C:\MSNG\TAGS\ ] Tagline Import File [C:\MSNG\TAGLINES.MSG ] Mailreader Ret. File [C:\SPEED\EXPORT.TAG ] (*) Use Editor [C:\DOS\EDIT.COM ] ( ) Write to Mail Reader Return File Remember to save your Messenger configuration. METHOD TWO Press Alt-C anywhere in Speed to bring up the configuration menu. Now select General Setup and change the tagline manager and tagline return file path and file name as shown below. Even though the Speed documentation says that you can use another directory for the Tag Ret. File by specifying a path, you cannot. The Tag Ret. File must be in the Speed directory. Editor: C:\DOS\EDIT.COM (or your editor) Lister: LISTER %s Tagline Mgr: C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE Tag Ret. File: C:\SPEED\EXPORT.TAG The Messenger Tagline Manager - 38 - Now load Messenger and select Config from the main menu bar. Check the option "Write to Mail Reader Return File" and make sure the mail reader return file "EXPORT.TAG" is located in the Speed directory. Tagline Directory [C:\MSNG\TAGS\ ] Tagline Import File [C:\MSNG\TAGLINES.MSG ] Mailreader Ret. File [C:\SPEED\EXPORT.TAG ] ( ) Use Editor [C:\DOS\EDIT.COM ] (*) Write to Mail Reader Return File Remember to save your Messenger configuration.