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Date: March 26, 1984 12:24
From: KIM::ZIEGLER
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
Just got a piece of mail with ' [O ' in it. This normaly happens when you are sending mail and make an error, and then try to correct it with the Editing keys. The mail editor just doesn't understand those little arrow keys or the keypad ones either. But there are a couple of ways to beat them little guys and have full editing capabilities while writing them long 'Boscole-ish' works of art. 1. You want to keep a copy for later use and/or modification: step a) Create the file and "EDIT" it with your favorite editor. step b) Enter "MAIL" and type S or SEND leave a space and then type the name of your file. Ex: SEND FROBOSH.MAC This will send the file to all those you select on the 'TO:' line. 2. You just want to use the 'EDT' editor and don't care about keeping a copy: step a) Enter "MAIL" and type S or SEND followed immediately by /edit. Ex: SEND/EDIT step b) Mail will place you in the EDT editor and allow you to edit to your hearts content. When you finish, simply do a normal exit from EDT. 3. You want to use the 'EDT' editor and don't care about keeping a copy, but you would like to send something you have already created (some code or a copy of some file) and add a message to it or even modify it before you mail it. step a) Enter "MAIL" and type S or SEND followed immediately by /edit and then a space and the name of the file you want to include. Ex: SEND/EDIT FROBAHS.LST step b) Mail will place you in the EDT editor and allow you to edit to your hearts content. When you finish, simply do a normal exit from EDT. Good luck and have fun. REZ/rez
Mar 26, 1984