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Chapter 5 - Personal Packet Mailbox
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call, put a comma (no space) then type the text of the message. At the end of the text, enter a
carriage return <CR>. Your screen should look like this:
cmd:PBS N0APJ,Hello Bud. How do you like the PBBS?<CR>
When the <CR> is entered, the personal mailbox will store the message and return a new
cmd: prompt to your display.
Checking The Mailbox Contents
If you wish to verify that the message is stored in the mailbox enter the PBList command. Your
display will appear as follows:
cmd:PBL<CR>
MSG#1 01/15/87 13:38:14 FROM LAW TO N0APJ
4942 BYTES AVAILABLE
NEXT MESSAGE NUMBER 2
The message numbers and bytes available will vary depending on the total numbers in storage.
All messages in the personal mailbox will be listed showing the message number, date, time mes-
sage was entered and the from-to station calls.
Deleting Messages From The Personal Mailbox
The message you have entered may be deleted by using the PBKill command. At the cmd:
prompt enter the PBKill command followed by the message number. Example:
cmd:PBK 1<CR>
When the kill command is entered, the unit will delete the specified message and return the
following message to your display:
MSG#1 01/15/87 13:38:14 FROM LAW TO N0APJ
MESSAGE DELETED
cmd:
As the operator/controller of the personal mailbox, you can delete any message in the system
regardless of its from-to address.
Reading Messages In The Personal Mailbox
To read any message in the system, at the cmd: prompt, enter the PBRead command and the
message number. Put a space between the command and the message number. Your display will
appear as follows:
cmd:PBR 1<CR>
The personal mailbox will send the message number specified to your terminal for display. The
display will include message number, date/time the message was entered into the system and its
complete text. A sample message display would appear as follows:
MSG#1 01/15/87 13:38:14 FROM LAW TO N0APJ
HELLO BUD. HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS PBBS?
cmd: