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- HELP: MESSAGE MENU
- A)rea change N)ext P)rior msg E)nter message
- R)eply S)tatistics L)ist (brief) =)read non-stop
- I)nquire M)AIN MENU G)oodbye K)ill message
- LSH)url (move) F)orward (copy) O)utside U)pload
- LSX)port to disk
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- Which command do you need help with?
- > RALISGMERKNP=HF*UOX|
- UA AREA CHANGE
- UA Lets you select another message area. Type "A" alone to see
- UA a list of available areas. You may also type a number immediately
- UA following the "A" to move directly to another area (e.g. A1, A;2).
- UL LIST
- UL Gives a brief summary of messages in the current message area.
- UL Shows if message are private (PVT) or have been received (REC'D).
- UL Message from or to you will show FROM: or TO: in uppercase.
- UL
- UL A more detailed summary is available with the LIST VERBOSE command.
- UL Just type "LV" instead of just "L".
- UI INQUIRE
- UI Allows you to scan the From:, To:, and Subject: fields of messages
- UI for a particular series of characters or words. The fewer letters
- UI you enter, the more likely you are to find what you're looking for.
- UI
- UI Inquire allows use of "wildcard" characters as follows:
- UI
- UI ? : matches ANY single character; i.e. "Th?t" finds "This" & "That"
- UI * : matches any number of instances of the same character; i.e.
- UI "x*yz" finds "xyz","yz", and "xxyz"
- UI + : matches one or more instances of a single character; i.e.
- UI "x+yz" finds "xyz" and "xxyz"
- UI
- UI To find a LITERAL question mark, asterisk or plus sign, precede it
- UI with a backslash, i.e. "\?", "\*", "\+"
- UI
- US SCAN
- US Searches for message To: or From: you.
- US "S" alone gives a brief listing, "SV" (Scan Verbose) gives
- US a more detailed listing. "SV*" starts checking from the last
- US message read in that area, rather than checking all messages.
- UG GOODBYE
- UG Log off of Opus; hang up.
- UM MAIN MENU
- UM Leaves the MESSAGE Section and returns to the MAIN MENU.
- UE ENTER
- UE Allows you to enter messages to other people.
- UR REPLY
- UR Allows you to enter a "reply" message to the last message read.
- UR The message will automatically be addressed to the correct person.
- UK KILL
- UK Allows you to delete a message.
- UK The message must be either FROM: you or TO: you.
- UN NEXT
- UN Read the next message forward from the last you read.
- UN Pressing RETURN alone repeats the last N)ext or P)rior command.
- U* (*) READ NEXT
- U* Read the next message forward from the last you read.
- U* Pressing RETURN alone repeats the last N)ext or P)rior command.
- U* This is identical to the N)ext command.
- U= READ NON-STOP
- U= Read all messages non-stop, starting at the last message read.
- U= Opus will NOT pause between messages.
- U= This command is useful if your computer can capture text from
- U= the screen and store it on disk ("capture buffer"). You can
- U= capture all the messages available, hang up, and read them on
- U= your own time at your own pace.
- UP PRIOR
- UP Read the next message prior to the last you read.
- UP Pressing RETURN alone repeats the last P)rior or N)ext command.
- U- READ ORIGINAL
- U- After reading a "reply" message, the - command displays the message
- U- that it is a reply to. Reply messages are chained together; this
- U- command allows you to read backwards through the chain.
- U+ READ REPLY
- U+ Read the "reply" message to the last message read, if there
- U+ is one. Reply messages are linked together like a chain. This
- U+ command allows you to read forward through the chain.
- UULS UPLOAD
- UULS Opus now allows text files to be uploaded directly into the
- UULS Message Section. See appropriate Opus documentation for details.
- UOLS OUTSIDE MESSAGE MANAGEMENT
- UOLS Opus now has an O)utside command specifically for the Message
- UOLS Section. This can be used for message area maintenance utilities
- UOLS or anything else. See OPUS.CTL and other appropriate Opus
- UOLS documentation for details.
- UHLS HURL
- UHLS Lets you move a message from one message area to another.
- UHLS The source and destination file areas MUST be on the same drive.
- UFLS FORWARD
- UFLS Creates a new copy of a message and lets you select a new
- UFLS person to send To:. You also have the option of forwarding
- UFLS Matrix messages to another net/node.
- UFLS The new copy will contain information about the original
- UFLS From:, the original To:, and the net/node of origin.
- UFLS
- UFLS The forwarded message can be hurled to another area at the
- UFLS same time. The caller does NOT have to have access to the
- UFLS destination area.
- UFLS For a bombing run (mailing list), use the command FB.
- UFLS
- UXLS EXPORT MESSAGE TO DISK (OR OTHER DEVICE)
- UXLS Sends a message to a file or other device. This command should
- UXLS not be available to general users. You may send the message to
- UXLS to any device, but beware: not checks are made. This means if
- UXLS you send a message to LPT1: and the printer is off, the system
- UXLS will hang. This command will also overwrite existing files
- UXLS without asking.
- U|Q
- T
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