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- Private Messages:
- =================
- ^nodename supports completely private messages between you and other users
- via the Mail> room. This Mail is visible only to the sender and the recipient(s)
- under normal circumstances, although the Sysop can access users' Mail under
- extreme circumstances. Mail> is mostly like any other room on the system:
- if you have new messages in Mail, <G>oto will take you to it; .Goto Mail will
- also take you to the Mail> room.
-
- Mail> is different in intuitive ways. When you enter messages, you'll be
- asked for a recipient, and the name you enter will be checked to make sure they
- exist here. If you wish
- to send Mail to more than one person at a time (because of shared interests
- or whatever), you may add additional Recipients for the Mail via the <W>ho
- else command, at the "Entry:" prompt. You'll be asked for the names
- of the persons you wish to receive copies of this Mail message; each will be
- validated. When you save the message, the Mail> will be delivered to each
- person's account in their Mail> room.
-
- When you're reading New messages in Mail, after each message you will be
- asked if you wish to Respond to the User in question. You may either
- answer:
-
- Yes -- you will be put into message entry, with the name of the user to reply
- to in place. Makes answering Mail a breeze.
- No -- next New message is displayed.
- Skip -- you wish to mark this message as Skipped. When you leave any other
- rooms, the system assumes you've read all the messages. But in Mail>, Skipping
- a message will mark that message as unread by you. You may leave Mail> using
- Goto, but the Mail you've so marked remains New until next time you read New
- (unless you Skip it again). This lets you leave some Mail as Skipped until
- you have time to answer it, while answering other Mail right away.
-
- General complaints, comments and requests should be addressed to "Sysop".
-
- MAIL and THE NETWORK
- ====================
- If this system is on a network, you may be able to send private Mail to
- users on other systems (but you may have to obtain privileges first). You
- designate a message as a "net" message in one of two ways (once you're in
- Mail>): first, you may type ".Enter Net-message" rather than using <E>nter.
- You will then be prompted for the system to send the Mail to (a '?' will get
- you a list), and then for the user (which can NOT be validated instantly!).
- Or, second, you may use <E>nter, but at the Recipient prompt type "<user> @<system>"
- instead of just the name. The system will figure out the name of the system
- and make the message into a network message for you.
-
- Your Mail will be delivered at some later time, depending on the setup of
- the system.
-
- Sending Mail to systems long-distance from you may require special permission
- from the sysop (^sysopname).
-
-
- %NET Using the Network
- %ENTER Entering messages
- %HELPOPT For all help options
-
-