
                       M S G S   S C A N   O P T I O N S

This command allows you to Scan messages.  Scanning operates much like reading
except that the entire text of the message is not displayed.  A scan presents
the following sub-prompt:

     [F]rom       : <ALL>
     [T]o         : <ALL>
     S[u]bject    : <ALL>
     Msg [B]ody   : <ALL>
     [N]umber     : <ALL>
     [D]irection  : Forward
     [C]onference : Selected

     Search command [F T U N D B C], [H]elp, [S]tart, [ENTER] to Quit? [ ]

When defining the search criteria, you can been very specific about what your
looking for, or very general.  The smaller the text string used for any of
the below fields, will allow greater possibilities of matches.  For example,
you want to find all the messages left by someone, but you can't remember how
to spell their name.  By entering 'JO' (less the quotes), the BBS could find
matches on JOE, JOSEPH, JOSE and so on.  An added benefit by keeping the
search string short is speed.  The shorter the string the faster the entire
search process.

Below is an explanation of the available search fields.

     [F]rom       - Select a username addressed [F]rom:

     [T]o         - Select a username addressed [T]o:

     S[u]bject    - Searches on a specific Subject line string.

     Msg [B]ody   - Select keywords in the message body to search for.
                    Example: entering '386' will cause a search for all
                    occurances of that string in all messages based upon
                    overall search criteria.

     [N]umber     - Selects the starting message number to begin the search.

     [D]irection  - This is a toggle between forward and backward search
                    direction.  Forward is searching by incrementing the
                    message count by one, and backward just the opposite.

     [C]onference - Selecting this option displays the following sub-prompt:

             Scan [C]urrent, [S]elected, [A]ll conference(s)? [ ]


          [C]urrent  - Limits the scan to ONLY the currently [J]oined
                       conference.

          [A]ll      - Searches all of the conferences available based upon
                       your security level.

          [S]elected - Similar to [A]ll option except this will search all
                       conferences selected by the [U]pdate Conferences
                       Scan/Read function found on the Message Menu.


[H]elp       - Displays this information screen.

[S]tart      - Begins the search based upon the above settings.


Shown below is a sample format of messages found in a scan.

Conference 000 - General Message Area

[ 1] Msg:1     Fm:ORION HILL      To:ALL             Sb:TIPC Users Group
[ 2] Msg:2     Fm:SEAN THOMAS     To:ALL             Sb:Re: UL of A-BBSS.LZH
[ 3] Msg:3     Fm:WARREN CRAIG    To:SEAN THOMAS     Sb:Mac Advantages...
[ 4] Msg:4     Fm:LEE ETHERIDGE   To:ALL             Sb:**StarFire**
[ 5] Msg:5     Fm:CHRIS DICELY    To:WARREN CRAIG    Sb:Mac Advantages...
[ 6] Msg:6     Fm:ISRAEL CLEWS    To:WARREN CRAIG    Sb:format

-Pause- [C]ontinue, [M]ark, [N]onstop, [S]top? [ ]

After messages have been found, you can mark them using the [M]ark function.
This allows tagging specific messages based upon the MARKED NUMBER, and
NOT the actual message number.  Additional information on using the [M]ark
feature is found when selecting that option.

