Editing Message Headers
The following command can be used to edit message headers:
E(dit) n [BPTYNFH] [>tocall] [<fromcall] [@BBS] “old”
“new”
This command, available only to the system operator (SYSOP), or to a user at the
keyboard, allows the sysop to edit the message headers listed below for any mes
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sage in the mailbox. You are the sysop if you can connect to the PBBS from the
RS-232 port. You can also gain sysop status by connecting to the PBBS remotely
(by radio); see the section titled “Remote Sysop Access to your PBBS” for more
detail.
The TYPE of the message:
B — Bulletin
P — Private
T — Traffic
The STATUS of the message:
Y — Yes [it has been read]
N — No [it has not been read]
F — Forwarded [it has been forwarded]
H — Held [it is not available for reverse forwarding]
Note: F and H are toggles. Entering F switches the status of the message from F to
NOT F or from NOT F to F. Similarly, entering H switches the status of the message
from H to NOT H or from NOT H to H.
Who the message is to or from:
>tocall
<fromcall
The destination mailbox (@BBS):
@BBS[.haddr]
PBBS (Personal Mailbox) Packet Modes of Operation
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