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--- menu_commands [2019/03/30 03:00] – content updates avon
+++ menu_commands [2019/03/30 03:04] – [MESSAGE BASES] avon
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 **IR - Outbound RLOGIN Connection**
-         Data: /addr=<hostname> /port=1234 /user=@USER@ /pass=@USER@
+  Data: /addr=<hostname> /port=1234 /user=@USER@ /pass=@USER@
-  Description: This command creates a gated terminal session to another terminal server
-               using the RLOGIN protocol.  The /addr /user and /pass options must be
+  This command creates a gated terminal session to another terminal server
-               included.  If the /port option is not provided then the default port
+  using the RLOGIN protocol.  The /addr /user and /pass options must be
-               of 513 will be used.
+  included.  If the /port option is not provided then the default port
+  of 513 will be used.
-               Mystic will replace @USER@ with the current user's name if it is supplied
+  Mystic will replace @USER@ with the current user's name if it is supplied
-               in either or both of the /user or /pass options.
+  in either or both of the /user or /pass options.
-               The user's password cannot be sent using an @code@ and must be manually
+  The user's password cannot be sent using an @code@ and must be manually
-               supplied due to the password encryption.  Mystic in the near future will
+  supplied due to the password encryption.  Mystic in the near future will
-               encrypt a users password, meaning at no time does it ever know or store
+  encrypt a users password, meaning at no time does it ever know or store
-               your actual password.  It cannot send it because it doesn't know it.
+  your actual password.  It cannot send it because it doesn't know it.
 **IS - Outbound SSH Connection**
-         Data: /addr=<hostname> /port=1234 /user=@USER@ /pass=@USER@
+  Data: /addr=<hostname> /port=1234 /user=@USER@ /pass=@USER@
-  Description: This command creates a gated terminal session to another terminal server
-               using the SSH protocol.  The /addr /user and /pass options must be
+  This command creates a gated terminal session to another terminal server
-               included.  If the /port option is not provided then the default SSH port
+  using the SSH protocol.  The /addr /user and /pass options must be
-               of 22 will be used.
+  included.  If the /port option is not provided then the default SSH port
+  of 22 will be used.
-               Mystic will replace @USER@ with the current user's name if it is supplied
+  Mystic will replace @USER@ with the current user's name if it is supplied
-               in either or both of the /user or /pass options.
+  in either or both of the /user or /pass options.
-               The user's password cannot be sent using an @code@ and must be manually
+  The user's password cannot be sent using an @code@ and must be manually
-               supplied due to the password encryption.  Mystic in the near future will
+  supplied due to the password encryption.  Mystic in the near future will
-               encrypt a users password, meaning at no time does it ever know or store
+  encrypt a users password, meaning at no time does it ever know or store
-               your actual password.  It cannot send it because it doesn't know it.
+  your actual password.  It cannot send it because it doesn't know it.
 **IT - Outbound TELNET Connection**
-         Data: /addr=<hostname> /port=1234
+  Data: /addr=<hostname> /port=1234
-  Description: This command creates a gated terminal session to another terminal server
-               using the TELNET protocol.  The /addr option must be included.  If the
+  This command creates a gated terminal session to another terminal server
-               /port option is not provided then the default port of 23 will be used.
+  using the TELNET protocol.  The /addr option must be included.  If the
+  /port option is not provided then the default port of 23 will be used.
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 **MN - Scan for New Messages**
-         Data: /G /P /M /NOLR /NOFROM /NOREAD
+  Data: /G /P /M /NOLR /NOFROM /NOREAD
-  Description: This menu command scans for new messages. The optional data field allows
-               for modifiers to the default behavior.  By default if no optional data
+  This menu command scans for new messages. The optional data field allows
-               is provided, Mystic will scan for all new messages in the user's current
+  for modifiers to the default behavior.  By default if no optional data
-               message group.
+  is provided, Mystic will scan for all new messages in the user's current
+  message group.
-               If /P is provided in optional data, Mystic will only scan for personal
+  If /P is provided in optional data, Mystic will only scan for personal
-               messages (messages From or To the user)
+  messages (messages From or To the user)
-               If /G is provided in optional data, Mystic will scan all message bases
+  If /G is provided in optional data, Mystic will scan all message bases
-               in all groups.
+  in all groups.
-               If /M is provided in optional data, Mystic will forced the user to read
+  If /M is provided in optional data, Mystic will forced the user to read
-               the new messages (mandatory read).
+  the new messages (mandatory read).
+  If /NOLR is provided, Mystic will not update the user's "last read"
+  message when performing the scan.
-               If /NOLR is provided, Mystic will not update the user's "last read"
+  The following commands augment the behavior of the /P personal scan
-               message when performing the scan.
+  option:
-               The following commands augment the behavior of the /P personal scan
+  If /NOFROM is provided, Mystic will only look at the To field when
-               option:
+  scanning for new personal messages (instead of both To and From)
-               If /NOFROM is provided, Mystic will only look at the To field when
+  If /NOREAD is provided, Mystic will not show messages that have been
-               scanning for new personal messages (instead of both To and From)
+  flagged as "Read" by the user.
-               If /NOREAD is provided, Mystic will not show messages that have been
-               flagged as "Read" by the user.
 **MX - Post text file to message base**
-         Data: <File>;<Base ID>;<From>;<To>;<Subject>;[Network To Address]
+  Data: <File>;<Base ID>;<From>;<To>;<Subject>;[Network To Address]
-  Description: This menu command posts a text file to a message base.  It will allow
-               a file up to 10,000 lines to be posted and will automatically split
+  This menu command posts a text file to a message base.  It will allow
-               them into multiple posts of 1000 lines each if the post is more than
+  a file up to 10,000 lines to be posted and will automatically split
-lines (including automatically appending a message count to the
+  them into multiple posts of 1000 lines each if the post is more than
-               end of the subject ie: (1 of 3)"
+lines (including automatically appending a message count to the
+  end of the subject ie: (1 of 3)"
-               If you want to post an ANSI file, it should be saved with a 79 column
-               width using a capable ANSI editor.  Mystic's own built in ANSI editor
-               can save an ANSI file properly formatted for message posting by
-               specifying a column length of 79 in the Save dialog.
-               The optional data field is required for this to work, except for the
+  If you want to post an ANSI file, it should be saved with a 79 column
-               Network Address field which is only required if you are posting to a
+  width using a capable ANSI editor.  Mystic's own built in ANSI editor
-               NetMail base.  Each value should be separated by a semi-colon (;).
+  can save an ANSI file properly formatted for message posting by
+  specifying a column length of 79 in the Save dialog.
-               The <File> field contains the filename to post to the base.  This file
+  The optional data field is required for this to work, except for the
-               should be a text file with up to 79 columns per line and up to 10,000
+  Network Address field which is only required if you are posting to a
-               lines.
+  NetMail base.  Each value should be separated by a semi-colon (;).
+  The <File> field contains the filename to post to the base.  This file
+  should be a text file with up to 79 columns per line and up to 10,000
+  lines.
-               The <Base ID> is the Message Base ID as found in the Message Base Editor
+  The <Base ID> is the Message Base ID as found in the Message Base Editor
-               <From>  The From field of the message
+  <From>  The From field of the message
-               <To> The To field of the message
+  <To> The To field of the message
-               <Subject> The Subject of the message
+  <Subject> The Subject of the message
-               [Network Address] is the To network address used when posting to a
+  [Network Address] is the To network address used when posting to a
-               NetMail base.  This field can be excluded when not posting Netmail.
+  NetMail base.  This field can be excluded when not posting Netmail.
-               Examples:
+  Examples:
-               c:\mystic\temp1\msgtext.txt;1;g00r00;All;Statistics for January
+    c:\mystic\temp1\msgtext.txt;1;g00r00;All;Statistics for January
-               c:\mystic\temp1\msgtext.txt;3;g00r00;Avon;Automated post;21:1/101
+    c:\mystic\temp1\msgtext.txt;3;g00r00;Avon;Automated post;21:1/101