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Chapter 7 Maildrop Operation
Type in a subject line (max. 27 characters), then press (
RETURN
). You’ll then be prompted with:
Enter message, ^Z
(
CTRL-Z
)
or /EX to end
Go ahead and enter your message; you can either have the DSP “wrap” your text as you reach the end of the line or
press (
RETURN
) to go to the next line. (You won’t have broken text if you use the latter means to start a new line.)
When you’ve finished writing your message, press the (
RETURN
) key and enter either a (
CTRL-Z
)+(
RETURN
) ,
or /EX the (RETURN) on a new line to end the message. The Maildrop prompt should then appear, saying:
Message stored as # n
. It will be then ready to accept your next command.
After ending the message, if you or the calling party see the message
*** No free memory
, this means that the
message was too large for the available Maildrop memory and wasn’t recorded. If this occurs, you must delete
stored mail or re-enter the shortened message to fit into the available memory space.
Note : When logged on from your keyboard, if you use the “ S ” command without a callsign, you’ll see the
error message
*** Incorrect command
. However, when calling stations use “
S
” without a callsign, the
message will to go to you, the console operator.
As soon as a calling station uses “
S ” to send you (the console operator) a message, the MAIL light starts blinking to
let you know that a message has been left for you. When you log on to your Maildrop, the MAIL light will stop
blinking.
Sending Other Types of Messages
Each message in the DSP’s Maildrop has a flag to show whether it’s designated as Private, Traffic or a Bulletin. A
“
P
,” “
T
” or “
B
” after the message number shows the status of every message. A user sets this with the
SP
,
ST
and
SB forms of the Send command. You can change or set the status of these messages using the Edit (E) command
described above. If only “
S
” is used as the Send command, the Maildrop will assign the message a Private (
P
)
status.
The Maildrop also accepts Send commands in the form
SP console operator < W1AW . The callsign after the “ < ”
goes into the “From” field of the message header.
For example, your Maildrop accepts the following additional information in a Send command:
S KG6ZL @ KB6IUX.CA.USA.NA < WF7A
This means you’re going to send a message to KG6ZL at the KB6IUX BBS in California, USA, North America,
and that the message is from WF7A.
The Maildrop also supports BIDs (Bulletin IDs); this support is required for reverse-forwarding. The BID begins
with a “
$ ” character and is sent and received in the Send command line:
S KB6IUX @ KG6ZL < WF7A $345_WO6P
This means you’re sending a message to KB6IUX who uses the KG6ZL BBS; the message is from WF7A and it’s
bulletin #345 from WO6P.
With the Maildrop you can also use just the “$” all by itself as shown in the two examples below:
S KB6IUX @ KG6ZL < WF7A $
...
or
S ALL $
With the “$” sign, the Maildrop will assign its own BID to these messages.
...From the User’s Point of View
7-6 September, 05