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- Soft Span BBS provides an electronic mail system for private communication
- between users of the system. Whether sending or receiving mail, there is
- more than one way to accomplish your task. This file will first describe
- the "long" way which will walk you through the necessary steps.
-
- First, enter MAIL at the main prompt. You will see the following:
-
-
- Electronic Mailroom
-
- (S)end mail, (R)ead mail, (U)ser list or (Q)uit?
-
-
- The 'U' option is effectively the same as the LOG command. See that command's
- help file for more information on obtaining a full or partial user list.
-
- Choosing 'S' allows you to send mail to a specific user. You will see:
-
- Send mail to >
-
- Enter the name of the user to whom you wish to send mail. If all goes
- well, the user will be found in the user log. You will then be prompted
- for the message's title. After you enter the title, you will enter the
- editor. For more information on editing a message, see the appropriate
- help file.
-
- If you choose 'R', you will begin reading messages addressed to you, if any.
- At the end of the message there will be the following prompt:
-
- NQR=?>
-
- Enterring 'N' will delete the message you just read and go on to the next
- message. Enterring 'Q' will exit the read system. '=' causes the current
- message to be re-displayed. Finally, '?' Gives brief help on these options.
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- To respond to the person who mailed you, select 'R'.
-
- Of course, choosing the (Q)uit option will return you to the main menu.
-
-
- Quick alternatives - enterred at the main prompt
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- To immediately begin reading your mail, enter:
- MAIL -R or MAIL ?
- To immediately send a message to a user, enter:
- MAIL <Username>
- where <Username> is the other user's handle.
-