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- Mail Help
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- version: 1.2
- created: 12/27/95 {10:44:55 am}
- last update: 11/30/00 {08:18:10 pm}
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- Author: originally Pete Keleher, some additions by others
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- This menu provides a simple interface to e-mail software (such as Eudora),
- providing the following capabilities:
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- • creation and queuing of mail messages
- • opening of Eudora mail "mailboxes".
- • moving messages between mailboxes, including to Trash
- • intelligent replies, including quoting of original message
- • telling Eudora to send queued messages and check for new messages
- • automatic notification and summary of incoming messages
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- This "Mail Example" hyperlink will insert the Mail menu in the menu bar,
- and demonstrate the use of the "New Message" menu item.
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- Installation
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- Activate the Eudora menu from the "Config --> Global --> Menus…" item.
- De-activate in the same way.
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- Eudora Menu:
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- Eudora
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- Launch Eudora into foreground
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- Background Eudora (option)
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- Launch Eudora into background
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- Help
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- Display this file
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- New Message
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- Create a new message. Use tabs to move between fields.
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- Cc
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- Create a 'cc:' line.
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- Bcc
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- Create a 'bcc:' line.
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- Send
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- Queue message w/ Eudora. Eudora can be set up to check for mail at
- specific intervals, say every 15 minutes. This item queues the current
- message. It will be sent the next time Eudora checks for messages.
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- Reply
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- Create a reply to the message currently being read. The original message
- is quoted. Use tabs to move between fields.
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- Update Mailbox Lists
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- Update the 'Open Mailbox' and 'Transfer' lists w/ all mailboxes known to
- Eudora.
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- Open Mailbox
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- Prompt for mailbox to open via the status window, use tab for name
- completion
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- Open
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- Open a mail browser for chosen mailbox.
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- Move To Trash
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- Move current message to Trash mailbox.
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- Move To Mailbox
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- Prompt for mailbox to transfer current message to via the status window,
- tab for name completion.
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- Move To
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- Move message to chosen mailbox.
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- Tell Eudora
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- Flush Outbox
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- Tell Eudora to flush 'out' mailbox immediately.
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- Check For Mail
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- Tell Eudora to check for mail immediately.
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- Start Notifying
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- Tell Eudora to tell Alpha about any incoming messages, launching Alpha if
- necessary. Incoming messages are displayed in a mail browser (see below).
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- Stop Notifying
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- Tell Eudora to stop notifying Alpha about incoming messages.
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- Trash Name…
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- Allows the name of the trash folder to be changed for international users.
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- Mail Flags
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- Flush On Check
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- When asking Eudora to check for mail, tell it to flush any queued messages
- at the same time.
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- Alert on Incoming
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- Put up a mail browser when Eudora notifies Alpha of incoming messages.
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- Mail Browsers
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- Summaries of mailboxes and incoming messages are displayed in "mail
- browsers", a read-only window that displays the originator and subject of
- each messages.
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- Move down the list by using the down arrow, ctl-n, or <space>. Move up the
- list by using the up arrow, ctl-p, or <delete>.
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- View the entire message by hitting <return> or <enter>.
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- While viewing messages, <space> scrolls down the message, closing the
- window when the end is reached. <delete> scrolls up the message.
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- Summary
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- To send a message:
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- • "New Message" (shift-F1)
- • tab (to subject line), type subject
- • tab (to body), type body
- • "Send" (shift-F2)
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- To reply to a message (assuming a message is open):
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- • "Reply" (shift-F3)
- • continue as above.
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- Eudora can be downloaded from
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- <http://www.eudora.com/>
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