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- ===== Function Help - [R]ead a Message ==============================
-
- There are some new commands available to you in the message system.
- All of them are in addition to -- not replacements for -- the
- commands you are accustomed to on other BBS systems. Used properly,
- these commands make efficient reading of messages a snap.
-
- The basic command structure to read or scan messages consists of
- six main commands:
-
- [R] for read;
- [S] for since last message # read (old "*" command);
- [Y] for mail addressed to you;
- [F] for mail from you.
- [N] for next message in sequence
- [P] for previous message in sequence
-
- Here are some examples:
-
- R S [R]ead all new mail [S]ince you last logged on (just like
- R;* which also still works).
-
- R Y [R]ead [Y]our mail, that is, all mail addressed to you.
-
- R S Y Read all new mail addressed to you.
- R Y S Same thing -- the order doesn't count.
-
- R Y 250 Read all mail addressed to you higher than number 250.
- R 250 Y Same thing.
-
- R F [R]ead all mail [F]rom you to others (you can check to
- see if a message has been received and/or kill it if
- it has become outdated).
-
- R F 250 Read mail from you to others higher than number 250.
- R 250 F Same thing.
-
- R F Y Read all mail from or to you.
-
- R F Y 250 Read mail from or to you higher than number 250.
-
- Other combinations of [R] and its subcommands will work as well.
- PCBoard will intelligently parse any combination, and return an
- appropriate "error" message if it finds nothing to read in response
- to your request.
-
- You can stack the commands, as shown above, or give them in response
- to the system's prompts. You can even use the "old" method of
- separating the commands with semi-colons, e.g. R;S;Y , but it is
- easier to enter spaces and PCBoard allows it.
-
- All the same commands work with [Q]uick Msg Scan as well.
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-
- To read the messages on the board, enter an [R]. The program will
- then display the first and last active message number's available
- for reading. You can then select an individual number to read by
- entering just that number. If you want to read ALL the messages
- beyond that number, add a plus sign(+) after the lower number. For
- example, to read all the messages starting at message number 100,
- you would enter 100+ at the prompt.
-
- You can stack this command at the "Command" prompt by entering R
- 100+ if you desire (or R;100+ -- whichever you prefer).
-
- You can read messages backwards if desired by adding a minus sign to
- the command, e.g. R 100-.
-
- THREADING: Once you have started reading the messages, you can
- "thread" your way through them by subject matter. If you are
- reading a message that is part of a long string of messages on the
- same subject, (i.e. many responses have been made by other users to
- one "base" message), you can read only those messages in the system
- by entering a [T] at the "More:" prompt. This will set a flag to
- take you forward through the message base looking only for those
- messages which have the same subject matter. You can also scan
- backwards in the file by entering a [T-].
-
- Additionally, you can request a direct read of other message numbers
- in the file by entering their number directly on the "More:" prompt
- line. You can also include the "+" and "-" sign characters at the
- more prompt by themselves - in which case the program will immediately
- begin reading forwards or backwards.
-
- rs at the
- more prompt by themselves - in which