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Chapter 11 - Using the Banyan Messages Application with a Windows NT or Windows 95 Client

Reading Messages

Figure 11-1 Message Pop-up Dialog Box

Click the OK button.
Press CTRL-X.

Note: You can set the message pop-up window to not appear at all, or change the time-out interval. To change message pop-up windows options, see "Setting Message Notification Options" later in this chapter.

To View the Message History

1. Open the Messages window:

- From Windows NT 3.51, double-click the Messages icon in the Banyan program group.

- From Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95, click Start and select Programs, Banyan, Message.

The Banyan Messages window appears, listing any network messages you received since you logged in to the network.

Figure 11-2 Messages Window

The Message window displays the last five messages received since you logged in to the Banyan network. If you keep the Messages application running, it stores up to 50 messages. Once you exit Windows and log out of the network, however, your messages clear.

2. To view the time and date a particular message was sent, click on the message and select Message - Information from the menu.

To Delete Messages

1. Select the messages you want to delete:

- One message: Click on the message to select it.

- Multiple messages: Click on one message, then shift-click on additional messages.

- All messages: Select Edit - Select All from the Messages menu.

2. Press DELETE.

Sending Messages

Using the Send Dialog Box

Figure 11-3 Send Dialog Box

A text box labeled "To:" for the recipient
A text box labeled "Message:" for the message itself
A row of command buttons

Table 11-1. Send Dialog Box Command Buttons

Click   To   See 
Send  Send the message. This button is dimmed if either the "To:" or "Message:" fields are empty.  "To Send a Message" 
Browse  Search for users, nicknames, or lists. "Searching for Addresses"  
Done  Finish sending a message. The Send dialog box is replaced by the Messages window. N/A 
Help  Access on-line help information.  N/A 

To Send a Message

1. Click the Messages icon in the Banyan program group. The Messages window appears.

2. Enter one of the following in the "To:" field:

- StreetTalk name of a user or a list: Include the group name if the recipient is in your organization, but not in your group or the complete StreetTalk name if the recipient is not in your organization.

- StreetTalk nickname: Include the group and organization names, if necessary.

- StreetTalk pattern: For example, *@Sales@WCT. The wildcard asterisk (*) stands for "all," so the message is sent to everyone in the Sales group at the organization WCT.

Note: You can enter only one address at a time. You can include wildcards (*@group@organization) or lists to send messages to multiple users at one time. If you are not sure of the proper StreetTalk name of your recipient, click the Browse button to search for users, nicknames, or lists. This is described in "Searching for Addresses" later in this chapter.

3. Enter your message in the Message field. You can enter a message up to 72 characters. If you enter a message longer than the text box, the text box scrolls to accommodate the length of your message.

4. Click Send. The message is sent to the indicated address.

Note: The Send command button is dimmed until you enter a message and at least one StreetTalk address.

Searching for Addresses

Scroll through the STDA database of names.
Enter the first few characters of a name to locate a name in the database.
Use the Subset command to search for names based on patterns.

Figure 11-4 Browse Recipients Dialog Box

A Class drop-down list box that contains the STDA classes: Users, Nicknames, and Lists.
A search text area for entering characters to search for StreetTalk names.
A list area in the Browse Recipients dialog box that displays the STDA database of names. By default, the list of user names appears when you first open the dialog box.

Table 11-2. Browse Recipients Command Buttons

Click   To  Browse Dialog Box Replaced By 
OK  Copy the selection to the "To:" field in the Send dialog box.  Send dialog box 
Cancel  Cancel the Browse command. Send dialog box  
Help  Access on-line help about browsing for StreetTalk names.  Help window 
Subsets  Search for names based on pattern matching. StreetTalk Subset dialog box  

To Search for Addresses

1. Click Browse. The Browse Recipients dialog box appears.

2. Click the Class drop-down list select the STDA class of names you want to see in the list area of the dialog box. Click the drop-down list to display all the available classes.

3. Click the Names drop-down list and choose the StreetTalk search pattern you want to use. The default pattern is *@*@*.

Note: A StreetTalk search pattern retrieves a subset of the StreetTalk names on the network. To create new StreetTalk search patterns, see "Adding StreetTalk Search Patterns" later in this chapter.

4. Click the Name field so that it is highlighted.

5. Press TAB. The first StreetTalk name from the list appears in the Names field.

6. To move through the list, either:

- Use the scroll bar, arrow keys, or paging keys.

- Type the first letters of the StreetTalk name. The letters appear above the STDA List window and the first available match appears at the top of the list.

Note: Typing the first letters of the StreetTalk name is the quickest way to locate user names, nicknames, or lists.

7. Double-click a name. The name appears in the To: field of the Send dialog box.

Adding StreetTalk Search Patterns

*@Sales@WCT

To Add StreetTalk Search Patterns

1. From the Browse Recipients dialog box, click Subsets. The StreetTalk Directory Assistance Subset dialog box appears.

Figure 11-5 StreetTalk Directory Assistance Subsets Dialog Box

2. Enter a StreetTalk pattern in either the:

- Name Pattern field, such as *@Sales@WCT. The default pattern is *@*@*.

- Description Pattern field. The default pattern is *.

3. Click Add to save the new pattern. The new pattern is added to the Names drop-down list in the Browse Recipients dialog box.

Note: If you want the new pattern to appear as the default, click Make First. Your pattern appears as the default pattern when you next choose to browse for StreetTalk names.

4. Click OK to return the Browse Recipients dialog box.

To Remove StreetTalk Search Patterns

1. From the Browse Recipients dialog box, click Subsets. The StreetTalk Directory Assistance Subset dialog box appears.

2. Select a StreetTalk search pattern from the Name pattern field.

3. Click Remove. The pattern is deleted from the Class drop-down list in the Browse Recipients dialog box.

Setting Message Notification Options

Figure 11-6 Message Options Dialog Box

Note: The SETMSGS statement in your user profile determines how you are notified of messages. Any changes you make through the Message Pop-up Options dialog box are valid for your current login session only.

Table 11-3. Message Notification Options

Click  To 
Do not display pop-up Prevent the network from notifying you of any messages.
Display pop-up and wait Cause a message pop-up window containing your message to appear for OK indefinitely. To clear the message window, click OK.
Display pop-up for n seconds Specify the number of seconds you want the message pop-up window to remain on the screen. The default number of seconds is 6. To clear the messages window, click OK.
Play multimedia sound file Select the multimedia checkbox and enter the path and name of a .WAV file in the Sound file field. Every time you receive a message, the sound file plays. 

To Set Message Notification Options

1. Click the Messages icon in the Banyan program group. The Messages window appears.

2. Click Options on the Messages menu bar.

3. Choose either:

- Pop-up: The Message Options dialog box appears. Go to Step 4.

- Beep in Messages: Your workstation beeps when you receive a message.

4. Choose the following options from the Message Options dialog box by selecting one of the following radio buttons:

- Do not display pop-up: Prevents the network from notifying you of any messages.

- Display pop-up and wait for OK: Causes the message pop-up window to remain on the screen until you either press ENTER or click OK.

- Display pop-up for n Seconds: Causes the message pop-up window to remain on the screen until a set number of seconds has passed or you click OK. Specify the number of seconds in the Seconds to Wait box. The default number of seconds is six.

5. If you want to play a multimedia sound file instead of the standard Windows beep when you receive a message, select the multimedia checkbox and enter the path and name of a .WAV file in the Sound file field. Every time you receive a message, the sound file plays.

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