Timewave PK-232MBX - 5.4 Remote User MailDrop Commands

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B BYE Log off the MailDrop
E EDIT Edit a MailDrop message
K KILL Kill or delete messages
L LIST List the message directory
R READ Read a specific message
S SEND Send a message
5.4 Remote User MailDrop Commands
When a remote user has logged on to your MailDrop the following commands will be avail-
able to the distant station:
A, B, H, J, K, L, R, S, V, ?
A brief description of each command follows. These MailDrop commands are described in
detail in the next sections.
A ABORT Aborts the reading of a long message
B BYE Log off the MailDrop
H HELP Help for the MailDrop commands
J JLOG Sends the PK-232MBX MHeard list
K KILL Kill or delete messages
L LIST List the message directory
R READ Read a specific message
S SEND Send a message
V VERSION Sends the PK-232MBX sign-on message
? HELP Help for the MailDrop commands
5.4.1 A (ABORT) (Remote only)
The "A" command aborts the Listing or Reading of messages by a calling station. This is
handy if the remote user decides not to continue reading a long message. The message
*** Done followed by the MailDrop prompt will be sent after an Abort has been re-
ceived. On the local terminal the SYSOP may type the CANLINE character (default <CTRL-
X>) to abort a long screen dump.
5.4.2 B (BYE)
The "B" command (Host abbreviation B1) logs the calling station (and you) off the Mail-
Drop. A calling station will be disconnected; you will see the standard PK-232 cmd:
prompt. The calling station may also simply disconnect.
5.4.3 E (EDIT #) (SYSOP only command)
The Edit command (Host abbreviation E1) is a powerful tool for controlling the status of
messages on your MailDrop. The SYSOP must access the MailDrop before typing this com-
mand. Here are all possible ways to use this command: