@X0F*@X0D-@X0F* @X0EQuick Scan Message Tagging Help
@X03By utilizing the @X0F @X02up arrow, @X0F @X02down arror, @X03or @X0FSPACE BAR@X03, you can
move the cursor to a message number to @X0ETAG@X03. The @X0F"Up Arrow" @X03will
start at the bottom message number on the screen, while the
@X0F"Down Arrow" @X03or the @X0FSPACE BAR @X03will start at the top message
number on the screen. You can @X0ETAG @X03a message by pressing
@X0AENTER. @X03You will know it is @X0ETAGGED@X03 by an asterisk @X0F(*) @X03appearing to
the right of the number. For example: @X78 1965 *@X03
@X0FStop Msg Tagging Mode : @X02Press the @X0FESC@X02 key to exit tagging mode.
@X0FExiting the Quick Scan : @X02Type "@X0FN@X02" at the prompt to exit.
@X0FNon-Stop Quick Scan Mode: @X02Type "@X0FNS@X02" for non-stop display mode. You can
stop the display at any time by typing @X0FCTRL-X.@X07
@X00
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@X38│ @X3EHelp: @X3F(Q)uick Message Scan @X3B│@X0B
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This command will list message header information. The information
pertaining to a message is listed on one line for easy viewing.
@X0F
Display Subcommands
@X0B
+ Scan in forward direction.
- Scan in reverse direction.
L Begin with last message in message base.
NS Display in nonstop mode.
@X0F
Message Selection Subcommands
@X0B
[beg. msg. #] Beginning message number.
A Scan selected conferences.
ALL Scan all conferences.
F Messages from you.
FROM Read messages from a user.
N New Messages by date.
S Messages that you have not read yet.
TO Read messages to a user.
WAIT Scan messages in conferences where you have mail waiting.
TS Messages that contain particular text.
U All unread messages.
USER Messages from a particular user.
Y Messages addressed to you.
@X0F
Format of the Quick Scan listing
@X03
@X0FScanning Chatter (1) Conference
Msg# Ref# To From Subject
@X0B *124248 LYLE MAY DALE KIRKMAN Software
~124247 SYSOP STEVE WILLIAMS COMMENT (6)
@X03
The list that is produced by the format contains the following information:
@X0BMsg #. @X03 The actual message number in the message base. Just before the
message number is a status code that shows if the message has been
read, etc. For a list of status codes please see the section titled
Status Codes.
@X0BRef #. @X03 If the message is a reply, this field will contain the message
number which was replied to.
@X0BTo. @X03 Displays who the message is addressed to. Only the first 16
characters of who a message is address to is displayed in this list.
@X0BFrom. @X03 Displays who the message is from. The first 16 characters of
who the message(s) are from will be displayed.
@X0BSubject. @X03 Displays the subject of the message. Even though a subject
may be quite long, only the first 25 characters of the subject is
displayed with this command.
@X0F
Status Codes
@X03
Next to each message number is a status code. You can use these status
codes to determine if the message has been read, if it has replies, etc.
The following is a list of all valid message status codes:
@X0B[blank]@X03 A message which can be read by anyone.
@X0B*@X03 A private message to a specific person which has not
been read by the person it was addressed to.
@X0B+@X03 A private message which has been read by the person it
was addressed to.
@X0B-@X03 A message to a specific person, which was readable by
anyone, which has been read by the person it was
addressed to.
@X0B~@X03 A comment to the SysOp which has not been read by the
person defined as SysOp record #1.
@X0B`@X03 A comment to the SysOp which has been read by the person
defined as SysOp record #1.
@X0B%@X03 A message protected by sender password which has not
been read.
@X0B^@X03 A message protected by sender password which has been
read.
@X0B!@X03 A message protected by group password which has not been
read.
@X0B#@X03 A message protected by group password which has been
read.
@X0B$@X03 A message protected by group password which is addressed
to ALL.
@X0F
Examples
@X03
To display the header information for all messages in the current message
base in reverse order you would issue the following at the command prompt:
@X0E
Q L
@X03
To search for all messages (beginning with the first message in
the message base) either to or from a user named Wally Peterson
you would issue the following at the command prompt:
@X0E
Q USER WALLY PETERSON 1+
Subcommands: Alphabetial Listing
@X0B[beg. msg. #] Beginning message number. @X03 This is the message number
that you wish to begin the scan with. The default scan
direction is in the forward direction. If you wish to
go in the reverse direction, use the - subcommand.
@X0B+ Scan in forward direction. @X03 When appended to the
beginning message number you can set the direction in
which PCBoard scans the message base. For example if
you enter 762+, PCBoard will begin scanning at message
number 762 in the forward direction.
@X0B- Scan in reverse direction. @X03 When appended to the
beginning message number you can set the direction in
which PCBoard scans the message base. For example if
you enter 3569-, PCBoard will begin scanning at message
number 3569 in the reverse direction.
NOTE: PCBoard defaults to searching in the forward
direction.
@X0BA Scan selected conferences.@X03 Scans not only the current
conference but also those conference which you have set
for scanning via the SELECT command or the S conference
flag in the users record.
@X0BALL Scan all conferences.@X03 Scans all conferences you are
registered in even if you have not marked the
conference for scanning.
@X0BF Message from you. @X03 Only messages that are from you, the
user currently online, will be displayed.
@X0BFROM Read messages from a user. @X03 If you wish to read mail
that is from a particular user, use this subcommand.
When you use this subcommand, PCBoard will prompt you
for the user you wish to read mail from.
@X0BL Begin with last message in message base. @X03 Sets the
beginning message number to the last message in the
message base. When you use this subcommand you may
omit the beginning message number.
@X0BN New messages by date.@X03 The first message that is read
is the one that matches the date that you specify.
This enables you to read only messages that were left
after a certain date.
@X0BNS Display in non-stop mode. @X03 The listing of messages will
be displayed in non-stop mode. This means that there
will be no more? prompts to pause each time the screen
becomes full.
@X0BS Messages that you have not read yet.@X03 Searches only
those messages that you have not read yet.
@X0BTO Read messages to a user.@X03 If you wish to read mail that
is addressed to a particular user, use this subcommand.
When you use this subcommand, you will be prompted for
the username that you wish to read mail from.
@X0BTS Messages that contain particular text.@X03 This subcommand
enables you to search for text in the message body, the
TO: field, and the FROM: field. You can search for a
word/phrase or you can use any Boolean search. For
more information on searching for text please access the
online help at the @X0EEnter the Text to Scan for prompt@X03.
@X0BU All unread messages.@X03 If a message has not yet been
read then it will be displayed.
NOTE: A message that is addressed to ALL will always
show up in such a search because the read status is not
maintained on a message addressed to all users on the
system.
@X0BUSER Messages from a particular user. @X03 You may search the
message header for a particular user. When PCBoard
searches for a particular user it will search both the
TO: and FROM: fields in the message header. You must
enter a full user name. Partial matches cannot be made
with this command.
@X0BWAIT Scan messages in conferences where you have mail
waiting.@X03 Messages are read from only conferences that
you currently have personal mail waiting to be read.
For example, if you login and see that you have mail
waiting in conferences 2,3, and 25 you could read all
new messages in only those conferences by entering
R;WAIT at the conference command prompt.
@X0BY Messages addressed to you.@X03 Only messages that are
addressed to you will be listed.
@X0F
Description
@X03
You may analyze a brief list of messages that may be read by you if you
use the Q user command. When executed, PCBoard will display the
following information about each message:
@X0E
Message number
Reference number
Sender
Addressee
Subject
Read Status
@X03
The reference number indicates the previous message to which a reply
was entered to. This command can be used to quickly search message
headers for information.
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