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Hi,
I
made
this
acco
unt
about
three
days
ago.
Hope
everything
is
okay
with
my
credit
card.
I
looked
it
up
and
the
name
as
it
appears
is
SARA
F.
LEVINSON
so
Yes,
to
answer
that
unspoken
question,
I
loate
he
hab
ving
four
names
:)
Am
having
trouble
connectinmg
g.
Ids
s
there
a
specific
connect
command
string
(i.e.
on
GEnie
"HHH"
upon
connect,
on
CSER
erve
"Control
C",
etc.)?
Also,
would
lijke
ke
you
detailed
info
on
how
to
connect
to
your
system
through
the
SprintNET.
I
already
know
about
the
@D
and
d1,
etc.
What
is
MindVox [HELP: FORUMS] Reference
The MindVox Forums are divided into AREAS and FORUMS. AREAS refer to a com-
mon "umbrella" of related topics, for example: CYBERSPACE is an AREA that
encompasses many individual FORUMS that somehow pertain to the central theme
of CYBERSPACE.
To move through the various AREAS you can either use the GO command and type
out their full or partial names, or make use of the ">" and "<" keys to move
up or down the MindVox AREAS respectively.
To do the same thing with FORUMS you may also use the GO command, or the "+"
and "-" keys to move back and forth through the Forums or Newsgroups.
-=[> Commands <]=-
When you are reading the various messages that comprise the MindVox Forums,
you are in a separate sub-section of MindVox where a different set of com-
mands is active. This is similar to the ARCHIVES, HOME, MAIL, STATUS and
other sub-menus.
However, there are certain FORUM commands that will work from the central
MindVox menu. These include: ABOUT, GO, NEW and UNJOIN. A detailed listing
of the Forum commands follows.
ABOUT -
About will present you with a listing that tells you ABOUT the Forum that
you are presently in. If you want information about any particular Forum on
MindVox, supply it in the form of an argument.
For example: ABOUT UNIX
Would cause MindVox to pattern-match "UNIX" and read the information file
about the Area: Computers Forums: Unix. If you would like information on
ALL available MindVox Forums, then use the command: ABOUT ALL
Note that About ONLY works on MindVox Forums, it does absolutely nothing
when you query it about Newsgroups.
AGAIN -
Again re-reads the message that you have just read. It simply means "I want
to read this message AGAIN!"
BACK -
Go BACKwards and read the previous message. If there is no previous mes-
sage, BACK will act as AGAIN and re-read the current message.
CANCEL -
The CANCEL command is used to delete a message that you have posted. You
can only remove messages that have been posted from your account. Other
people's messages will not be effected by invoking this command. See also:
POST
CATCH -
Catch is used to mark all the messages in the Forum or Newsgroup that you
are presently in, as having been read. This is useful if a section has a
lot of new messages and you want to reset your NEWscan so that it thinks you
have already seen all of them. This is especially handy in some of the
high-traffic Usenet Newsgroups and MindVox Forums. It can be essential if
you don't call very often and JOINed a lot of different Forums and News-
groups.
DOWNLOAD -
Download is used to download the current message with whatever protocol you
have selected in STATUS (X, Y, Z modem, or Kermit). Normally you would not
want to download short messages, because its not worth the hassle if you
just want to read a few paragraphs. However, many people belong to
mailing-lists or receive electronic journals or digests through the net and
these can be quite lengthy. The download feature is implemented primarily
for this purpose.
FOLLOW -
This command allows you to FOLLOW-up on a message or letter, including quot-
ed text within your reply. This can help a great deal if you need to estab-
lish context. MANY messages travel strange and arduous routes before set-
tling into a Newsgroup or mailing-list, and if you send mail to someone ask-
ing about some message they posted last month . . . they might have no idea
what you're talking about if you don't include a piece of the message to
remind them!
For example: [Return] 1-42, [Q]uit: FOLLOW
Although FOLLOW assumes that the intended recipient is also the author of
the message or letter, an address other than that of the original sender can
be specified. For example you may want to comment on something you have
just seen posted somewhere and send along an example of what you're talking
about.
For example: [Return] 1-42, [Q]uit: FOLLOW eric@clapton.com Would allow
you to include quotes from message #42 to eric, even if message #42 wasn't
from eric.
Multiple addresses can also be specified.
For example: [Return] 1-42, [Q]uit: FOLLOW eric@clapton.com, tuc,
dave@hamster.org Would send mail to eric and dave at the Internet sites
clapton.com and hamster.org, respectively, and to the MindVox Member named
Tuc. See also: FORWARD, POST
FORWARD -
Forward works in a way that is similar to FOLLOW but instead of allowing the
insertion of quoted text into the body of your message, it simply sends a
verbatim copy of the message or letter to the recipient(s) you want to send
copies to. Forward the mail command has NOTHING to do with FORWARD files in
the HOME section of MindVox. See also: FOLLOW, POST
GO -
The GO command is used to move to another Forum or Newsgroup. You can ei-
ther type its complete name, or just a few characters. Based upon how much
information you have provided, MindVox will do its best to pattern-match the
text to the Area you want to enter. You do not have to be JOINed to a Forum
or Newsgroup in order to GO there.
INDEX -
Prints a complete listing of the available Forums or Newgroups, depending on
which section you are presently in. This is identical to the main menu com-
mands VOXLIST and USELIST respectively.
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