Message Menu Help
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A - Area Change

    Allows you to select a different message conference.
    
G - Good-Bye

    When you want to log of the board, use this command.  DO NOT DROP
    CARRIER OR YOUR ACCESS WILL BE LOWERED.

L - List Message Headers

    This command allows you to quickly browse through messages, showing
    only the subject, who wrote it, and who it was sent to.

N - Next Message

    This command will allow you to read the next available message in the
    current area.  You may also press RETURN to do exactly the same thing.

= - Continuous Read

    Displays messages non-stop starting at a specified message number. 
    Useful if you just wish to capture messages for offline reading.

W - Write Message

    This command allows you to post messages to other users on the system.
    When you select this command, you will be first prompted who you want
    to send the message to.  If you do not wish to address the message to one
    particular person, enter 'ALL'.  You will then be asked if for the
    subject, this should just be one or two words describing what the message
    is about.  Note, all echomail is public mail, and all Netmail is
    privileged mail.

F - Forward Message

    Allows you to take a current message and send a copy of it to another
    user, and even in another message area.

Q - Quit to Main Menu

    This takes you back to the Main Menu of the BBS.
    
V - View a Message

    This allows you to read one specific message without altering your last
    read pointer.

J - Jump to Message

    This reads a specfic message and alters your last read pointer
    accordingly.

R - Read Mode

    Allows you to select either regular, personal, or marked reading mode.
    Regular, all available messages are displayed to you when you go to
    read messages.  In personal mode, only those address TO you will be
    shown.  And in marked mode, only messages that have been marked will
    be displayed.  Note that messages found during a check for messages to
    you are automatically marked.

O - Mask Out Conference

    If you don't wish to participate in the current conference, you may
    mask it out, and it will be completely hidden to you unless you try to
    enter it again.

S - Scan Message Headers

    Allows you to search the messages in the current conference for a text
    string in the To:, From: and Subject: fields.  If you wish, you can
    have found messages marked for easy retrieval.