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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it has become outdated).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.
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more prompt by themselves - in which