PCBoard 15.1 Demo/PCBoard v15.1 DEMO - Clark Dev. Co (1994) - Disk 1 of 1.imd/PCBDISK.EXE/HELP/HLPREP

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@X38│ @X3EHelp:  @X3F(REPLY) To Messages                                                  @X3B│
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@X0E
      Enables the user to enter a reply to a message in the current
      conference.  You must enter the message number to reply to.
@X0F
   Subcommands

      @X0B[msg. #]        The message number (between 1 and 16,777,216) that you
                      wish to respond  to.  If you wish to reply to multiple
                      messages you may do so by entering a message number
                      followed by a comma, a space and then the next message
                      number (e.g., 3252, 3523)
@X0F
   Description
@X03
      Allows replying directly to another message from the command line.
      Message numbers can be stacked together if desired.
@X0F
   Replying When Reading A Message
@X03
      When you are at the End of Message command prompt you can use the RE
      subcommand to enter a reply to the current message.  A reply is nothing
      more than a new message.  There are a couple of things that make a
      reply different than entering a regular message.  These differences are
      listed below:
@X0E
          The message is automatically addressed so that your response is
          sent to the proper user.

          The subject automatically defaults to the one of the previous
          message--you may change the subject if you wish

          You may quote from the message you are responding to enhance the
          clarity of your response.

          If security of the message that you are replying to is PUBLIC then
          you may change the security level of your reply. Otherwise, the
          message security of the original message will be carried through to
          the reply.  In other words you can respond to a PUBLIC message and
          make the reply a RECEIVER ONLY message. However, you cannot respond
          to a RECEIVER ONLY message and make the reply PUBLIC.

          The message number of the original message displays in the header
          of your reply message as REFER #.
@X03
      Aside from the differences listed above, a reply is exactly like
      entering any other message.  Therefore, you will want to refer to the E
      command to find what options are available to you while entering your
      reply.
@X0F
    Quoting The Previous Message
@X03
      Quoting the original message in your reply can enhance the clarity of
      your reply.  It makes it easier to understand the message and what you
      are responding to. Very little effort is required for quoting a
      message.  The following paragraphs describe the various methods of
      quoting the previous message.

      @X0BRemote:@X03  From remote, there are two ways you can quote the original
      message. If you are in the full-screen editor then you can press CTRL-O
      to pull up the previous message or you may press ESC and then select Q
      from the message entry command prompt.

      When the message is displayed, on your screen you will see line numbers
      to the left of each line.  When the message has been displayed you will
      be asked to enter the beginning line number you would like to quote,
      followed by the ending line number to quote.

      Once you have entered the line numbers to quote, you will be returned
      to the message you are writing.  Where you left off you will now see
      the lines that you quoted.  To set the quote apart from your message,
      you will see a @X0B->@X03 to the left of each line that is a quote.  When
      reading the message, these will show up in color to make it stand out
      even more.

      @X0BLocal@X03:  When you are not calling in from remote and want to quote a
      message you may use PCBoard's scroll back buffer in addition to the
      methods that are described for remote users. Since your arrow keys are
      active in the full screen editor, you can access the scroll back buffer
      by pressing the o key on your keyboard.  When you are in the scroll
      back buffer, simply press the SPACE where you want to begin your quote
      and then cursor to the last part you want to quote and press the SPACE
      bar again.  The text that you have marked is now shown in reverse text.
      If you want to use that text, press ESC to quote the marked text.  You
      may also remark the text you want to quote using the SPACE bar as
      previously mentioned.
@X0F
   Example
@X03
      If you want to reply to the following message


@X1FDate: 03-26-93 (08:59)              Number: 703 of 703 (Refer# NONE)@CLREOL@
@X3F  To: ALAN HUNT@CLREOL@
From: JOHN Q. PROFINE@CLREOL@
Subj: Testing the waters@CLREOL@
@X07
When you get a chance, please call me at 239-555-1290.  I would like to discuss
the option that are available.

John.

@X0A(173 min left), (H)elp, End of Message Command?

@X03
      you would type RE at the End of Message prompt.  RE is the subcommand
      to reply to the message that you are currently reading.

      Depending on the conference configuration, the following information
      may be asked before you can enter a reply to a message:

          @X0BSubject: @X03 When entering a reply, you are given the ability to
          change the subject of the message if you wish.  If you simply press
          ENTER when prompted for the subject, the subject of the message you
          are replying to will be used.

          @X0BMessage Security:@X03  If the message you are responding to is a public
          message, you are asked if you would like to change the security of
          the message in case you wish to respond privately rather than in a
          public message.

          @X0BEcho Message: @X03 If the Echo Mail in Conference option is turned on
          for the conference where the reply is entered, you are also asked
          if you would like to echo your response.

          @X0BRoute message to:@X03  If your response is to be echoed and if the
          response is a private response, and if the Prompt for ROUTE info
          option is turned on, this question will be asked.  You can enter
          any routing information (such as a site address or personal
          address) in this field as appropriate for the NetMail system that
          the conference carries.

          @X0BRequest Return Receipt: @X03 If the message is private, you are given
          the option to request a return receipt.  If you request a return
          receipt, you will receive a message notifying you when a user has
          read your message.

          @X0BUse Full Screen Editor:@X03  If you have setup your defaults to ask
          which editor each time you enter a message ( W user command ), you
          will be asked this question.

      Once these questions have been asked, you are ready to enter the
      response. Usually, however, you will want to quote some of the text
      from the original message.  From within the full-screen editor, you can
      press CTRL-O to quote from the previous message. You will be shown the
      message you are responding to (with line numbers at the beginning of
      every line).  Once the original message has been displayed, you are
      asked which line you wish to begin your quote from followed by the last
      line you wish to quote.


@X0ETo: ALAN HUNT                 Subj: Testing the waters                        1
@X0B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 @X0C1: @X07When you get a chance, please call me at 239-555-1298.  I would like to d
 @X0C2: @X07the options that are available.
 @X0C3: @X07
 @X0C4: @X07John

@X0EQUOTE: Starting line number (Q) to Quit? (@X071@X0E    )
QUOTE: Ending line number (Q) to Quit? (@X071@X0E    )
@X03

      In this example, you could quote line one by specifying both the
      starting and ending line number as line 1.  You are then returned back
      to the editor and you will see that quoted text is now in your message
      with each line prefixed with @X0B->@X03 so you can differentiate between your
      reply text and the quoted text..


@X0ETo: JOHN Q. PROFINE           Subj: Testing the waters
@X0B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-> @X07When you get a chance, please call me at 239-555-1298.  I would like to
@X0B-> @X07discuss
@X03

      If you are using the line editor instead of the full-screen editor, the
      method you use to quote will be a little different because that
      particular editor does not recognize CTRL-O.  Instead, you get to the
      message command prompt by pressing ENTER on a blank line in the editor.
      At the command prompt, press Q followed by R.  You may then quote the
      message in the same manner that was used to quote from the full-screen
      editor.

      If you are logged in locally, you can use the methods described
      previously to quote a message, or you can take advantage of PCBoard's
      scroll-back buffer (if you have it enabled).  You can mark any text in
      the scroll-back buffer and have it included in the message as quoted
      text.  To do so, simply hit the Scroll Lock key and you will be in
      scroll-back mode.  You will notice that you have a cursor that you can
      move around the screen.  Simply move the cursor to the beginning of the
      text you want to quote and press M.  Next, move the cursor to the last
      portion of the text you want to quote and press M.  All of the text
      between your beginning and ending mark is now highlighted.


@X1FDate: 03-26-93 (08:59)              Number: 703 of 703 (Refer# NONE)@CLREOL@
@X3F  To: ALAN HUNT@CLREOL@
From: JOHN Q. PROFINE@CLREOL@
Subj: Testing the waters@CLREOL@
@X07
@X70When you get a chance, please call me at 239-555-1290.@X07  I would like to discuss@CLREOL@
the option that are available.

John.

@X0A(173 min left), (H)elp, End of Message Command?@CLREOL@@X07

@X0ESubject (Enter)=no change? (@X07Testing the waters                               @X0E)
@X0CMessage Security (H)=help? (@X07N@X0C)
@X70  (Esc) Exit, () () (PgUp) (PgDn) (Home) (End) Scrolls, (Space) Tags/Untags@CLREOL@
      Scroll Lines Above Cursor: 299       Scroll Lines Below Cursor: 0@CLREOL@@X07

@X03
      Simply press ESC, and it will be entered in your reply as quoted text.
      You may then continue to enter your reply and quote more text if you
      need to.
@X07

@X0ETo: JOHN Q. PROFINE           Subj: Testing the waters
@X0B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-> @X07When you get a chance, please call me at 239-555-1298.

@X03
      Once you have finished entering your response and quoting text, you can
      save your message just as you normally would if you were entering a
      message from scratch.

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