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4 :Info: List_Files: List Files
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6 This option displays the names of all mail files.
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10 :Info: Create: Create
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12 This option enables you to create a new mail file. After selecting
13 this option, you are asked for the name of the mail file you wish to
14 create. If you want to see the mail file names already being used,
15 type two question marks ?? followed by RETURN. You can use any name
16 that is not already used.
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20 :Info: Archive: Archive
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22 This option enables you to place all of the messages of a file into
23 another file called "xmail_archive". Storing several separate mail
24 files in xmail_archive maximizes the use of storage space. After
25 selecting this option, you are asked which mail file you wish to
26 archive. At this point you can type two question marks ?? followed
27 by RETURN to get a list of your mail files, and you can then select one
28 from the displayed list. This list is automatically displayed without
29 a prompt, if you have set the personalize mail option "Display Lists As
30 Menus" to yes.
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32 The messages being archived are deleted from the file though the file
33 itself is not discarded. If you wish, you can discard the file with
34 the "Discard File" option.
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38 :Info: Print: Print
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40 This option produces a printed copy of one of your mail files. After
41 selecting this option, you are asked which mail file you wish to print.
42 At this point you can type two question marks ?? followed by RETURN
43 to get a list of your mail files, and you can then select one from the
44 displayed list. This list is automatically displayed without a prompt,
45 if you have set the personalize mail option "Display Lists As Menus" to
46 yes.
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50 :Info: Empty: Empty
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52 This option enables you to discard all of the messages in one of your
53 mail files. After selecting this option, you are asked which mail file
54 you wish to empty. At this point you can type two question marks ??
55 followed by RETURN to get a list of your mail files, and you can then
56 select one from the displayed list. This list is automatically
57 displayed without a prompt, if you have set the personalize mail option
58 "Display Lists As Menus" to yes. Note that only the messages are
59 discarded, not the file itself.
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63 :Info: Rename: Rename
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65 This option enables you to rename a file. After selecting this option,
66 you are asked which mail file you wish to rename. At this point you
67 can type two question marks ?? followed by RETURN to get a list of
68 your mail files, and you can then select one from the displayed list.
69 This list is automatically displayed without a prompt, if you have set
70 the personalize mail option "Display Lists As Menus" to yes. You are
71 then asked for the new name you wish to give the file.
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75 :Info: List_Messages: List Messages
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77 This option displays a one line summary for each message in one of
78 your mail files. After selecting this option, you are asked which mail
79 file you wish to list. At that point you can type two question marks
80 ?? followed by RETURN to get a list of your mail files, and you can
81 then select one from the displayed list. This list is automatically
82 displayed without a prompt, if you have set the personalize mail option
83 "Display Lists As Menus" to yes.
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87 :Info: Discard_File: Discard File
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89 This option enables you to discard a mail file that you previously
90 created. After selecting this option, you are asked which mail file
91 you wish to discard. At this point you can type two question marks
92 ?? followed by RETURN to get a list of your mail files. You can
93 then select one from the displayed list. This list is automatically
94 displayed without a prompt, if you have set the personalize mail option
95 "Display Lists As Menus" to yes.
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97 To ensure that you do not discard a mail file by mistake, you are asked
98 if you really wish to discard it. If there are any messages in the
99 file, you are asked if you wish to print the contents of the mail file
100 which you selected. If you type "yes", the messages in the file are
101 printed before the file is deleted. If the Personalize Mail Option for
102 "Confirm Print Options" is set to "yes", you are prompted to review
103 your print options first. If you type "no" to printing the contents of
104 the mail file, the messages along with the mail file are deleted
105 without being printed.
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109 :Info: Retrieve_Messages: Retrieve Messages
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111 This option retrieves messages that you have taken out of the file by
112 archiving or with the "Empty" option. To work successfully, this
113 option must be used before you use an option that changes the mail file
114 currently being worked with.