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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
Which command do you need help with?
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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.
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