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- Changing Last Read Pointers
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- The R command will allow to change your personal last read pointers saved
- by the BBS system.
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- The R command has several different formats to change your pointers.
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- Option Format
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- 1) R *
- 2) R * value
- 3) R [area# or name] [area# or name].....[area# or name]
- 4) R [area# or name] [area# or name].....[area# or name] = value
- 5) Explain the value part of the format
- L) What are Last Read Pointers anyway?
- Q) Quit This Explanation
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- Enter the option to explain the format: M12345LQ|
- I1J02E0
- I2J03C7
- I3J0989
- I4J0B17
- I5J0603
- ILJ0CEB
- IQJ1046
- I|J1046
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- R *
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- This command will display each selected mail conferences and allow
- you to change the last read pointer, one by one.
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- You must select some conferences in order for this to work.
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- R * value
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- This command will automatically set the last read pointer to the
- value given for each selected mail conference.
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- You must select some conferences in order for this to work.
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- Examples:
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- R * 20
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- Set last read pointers in selected conferences to 20.
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- R * HIGH-30
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- Set the last read pointers in selected conferences to 30 below the
- highest. This allows you to download the last 30 messages in each
- selected conference.
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- See the VALUE command for more explaination.
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- Defining the VALUE to reset your last read pointer.
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- Value can be any of the following:
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- number - Set the last read pointer to the number.
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- LAST-amount - Set the last reader pointer to the amount BELOW
- the current last read pointer.
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- LAST+amount - Set the last reader pointer to the amount ABOVE the
- current last read pointer.
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- HIGH-amount - Set the last reader pointer to the amount BELOW the
- current last read pointer.
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- HIGH+amount - Set the last reader pointer to the amount ABOVE the
- current last read pointer.
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- Of course, this is not logical. The last read
- pointer can never be above the highest value.
- Xpress will set it to the highest.
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- R [area# or name] [area# or name].....[area# or name]
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- This will display the areas provided, one by one, and allow you
- to change the last read pointer for each one.
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- Example:
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- R 20 32 2 4 5
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- In this example, you are asking Xpress to display areas 2, 4, 5
- 20 and 32 and to allow you to change the last read pointer for
- each one.
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- J0004
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- R [area# or name] [area# or name].....[area# or name] = value
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- This will display the areas provided, but automatically change the
- last read pointer to value.
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- Example:
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- R 1 4 7 23 = HIGH-20
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- This example will set the last read pointer to 20 messages below
- the highest for areas 1, 4, 7 and 23 automatically.
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- This means you will only get the last 20 messages in those
- particular areas.
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- J0004
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- What are Last Read Pointers anyway?
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- The last read pointers are markers maintained by the BBS and by Xpress
- to indicate where exactly in the mail system you last read your mail.
- This allows for the BBS and Xpress to quickly find all new messages
- beginning from the last one you read.
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- Normally, as an Xpress user, you do not need to play with your last
- read pointers. However, there are times when you may want to alter
- the last read pointers to either get MORE mail or get LESS mail or
- to basically restart from the beginning.
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- The unique Xpress FLEX COMMAND system will allow you direct control
- over the amount of mail you want so, typically, you do not need to
- change your last read pointers. You will see the FLEX option when
- you perform a mail scan.
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