The Blue Wave Mail Door Configuration Menu Help
C)hoose Message Areas for Download
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Allows you to select and deselect which message areas you want to
download through The Blue Wave Mail Door. When selecting areas, you are
presented with a choice to download ALL messages in the area, only
personal messages in the area, or Personal message *and* those addressed
to "All".
P)rotocol
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Allows you to define the transfer protocol (Zmodem, Xmodem, ect.) that
you would like to use to transfer mail packets between your computer and
the BBS.
A)rchiver
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Allows you to select the compression method you would like to use when
downloading your mail packet. (ZIP, ARC, LZH, ARJ, etc.)
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N)ew File Listings in Packets
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After packing your messages for download, The Blue Wave Mail Door will
scan the BBS file areas for new files since your last successful mail
download. There are 3 choices for this option:
NO - Do not bother building a new file listing.
YES - Build a new file listing (text, no color).
COLOR - Build a new file listing, and include ANSI colors.
*** NOTE ***
The Sysop may have disabled this option on the configuration menu.
U)se Numerical Packet Extensions
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When The Blue Wave Mail Door builds your mail bundles, it normally names
the packet extensions with the day of the week and the number of the
packet for the day (MO1, TU2, WE7, TH1, etc). If you would like you
packets to have sequential numeric extensions (001, 002, 003, etc), turn
this option ON.
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G)raphics Mode (On/Off)
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Normally, The Blue Wave Mail Door will use color if you have selected
to use color within the BBS. However, you may turn COLOR off in the
door, if you like.
H)otkey Menu Selections
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The Blue Wave Mail Door allows you to input most menu selections without
having to press [ENTER] to accept the command. You may need to turn
Hotkeys off if you have frequent line noise.
B)undle Messages From You
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If you turn this option OFF, the door will not bundle any messages into
your mail packet that have either your name or alias in the FROM: field.
X)pert Menu Mode
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Enables the door's EXPERT menus. You should not use this option if you
are not familiar with the way The Blue Wave Mail Door operates.
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R)eset Lastread Pointers
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Allows you to change which messages The Blue Wave Mail Door thinks you
have read. If you reset your pointers 3 days, this means the door will
attempt to send you 3 days worth of mail on your next download.
L)imit Download Packet Size
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The Blue Wave Mail Door allows you to define the MAXIMUM size of your
UNcompressed mail packet. Set this option to "0" (Zero) if you do not
wish to limit your mail packet size. Otherwise, you may set this to any
number greater than 50. When the uncompressed size of your mail packet
exceeds your limit, the door will cease bundling and allow you to
download as much mail as will fit into your "packet size window".
S)et Password Options
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The Blue Wave Mail System allows you to define a password as an "extra"
security measure against other people accessing your mail. This command
will allow you to define your password and HOW the mail system is to USE
this password (door, reader, or both).
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K)eyword Selection
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Allows you to define up to 10 keywords of up to 20 characters apiece.
When The Blue Wave Mail Door scans the BBS's message base for mail, you
will be informed of any keywords that are present in the various message
bases. You can then use The Blue Wave Bundling Commands to download
ONLY the messages that contain these keywords. Please see the reader's
documentation for more details.
F)ilter Selection
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Filters perform very similarly to the K)eywords option, but instead the
door will allow you to FILTER out the messages that you do not want to
download. Again, please see the reader documentation for more details.
M)acro Definitions
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The Blue Wave Mail Door allows you to define 3 macros that you can use
for often-entered Bundling Commands. Instead of typing a long,
cumbersome string each time you download mail, simply define a Macro!
At the command prompt, you can then simply type "M1", "M2", or "M3".