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Appendix A - Using VINES Messages for OS/2

Managing OS/2 Network Messages

Accessing the Messages Application Window

At an OS/2 command prompt, type MESSAGES and press ENTER.
Press CTRL-ESC to switch to the Desktop Manager and open the Messages icon.

Using the Messages Application Menus

Figure A-1. VINES Messages Screen

Table A-1. VINES Messages Menu Options

Reading Messages

Figure A-2. Message Dialog Box Screen

Click on the OK button
Press CTRL-X
Press ENTER

1. Access the Messages application window from an OS/2 command prompt or Messages icon as described earlier.

The number of messages in the queue is displayed along with the text of the last five messages as shown in the following figure.

2. To view additional messages, use the scroll bar located on the right side of the window. This scroll bar works like scroll bars on other OS/2 windows.

3. To find out when the message was sent, select Information from the Message menu.

Figure A-3. Messages Application Screen

Deleting Messages

1. Select a message or group of messages. To select:

- One message, use the mouse to click on the message

- All of the messages, select the option, Select All

2. Choose the Delete command from the Edit menu.

Copying Messages to the Clipboard

1. Select a message or group of messages. To select:

- One message, use the mouse to click on the message to select it

- Multiple messages, click on one message, then hold down the SHIFT key and click on additional messages

- All of the messages, select the option, Select All

2. Choose the Cut or Copy command from the Edit menu. Messages that are cut are removed from the queue. Messages that are copied remain in the queue.

Changing the Messages Dialog Box Options

Figure A-4. Message Popup Options Screen

Table A-2. Message Popup Options

Sending Messages

Send Dialog Box

Figure A-5. Send Dialog Box Screen

Table A-3. Send Dialog Command Options

Addressing a Message

StreetTalk name of a user or a list. Remember to include:

The group name if the recipient is in your organization, but not in your group

The complete StreetTalk name if the recipient is not in your organization

StreetTalk nickname. Include the group and organization names, if necessary.
StreetTalk pattern, such as *@Sales@WCTUS. The asterisk (*) stands for "all," so the message is sent to everyone in the group, Sales, at the organization, WCTUS.

If you are not sure of the proper StreetTalk name of your recipient, click on the Browse button to search for users, nicknames, or lists. This is described in the section "Using the Browse Command" at the end of this chapter.

Composing a Message

Sending a Message

Using the Browse Command

Figure A-6. Select Recipients Dialog Box Screen

Select Recipients Dialog Box

StreetTalk drop-down list box
Search text area
List area containing the STDA database of names

Table A-4. Select Recipients Dialog Elements

Table A-5. Browse Command Options

Paging Through the List

Table A-6. Paging Options

Searching for Names

Use the directional keys on your keyboard to page through the list.
Click the paging options to page through the list.
Enter characters into the Search text area. This is often the fastest method. As you enter characters, STDA rapidly searches through the displayed list as each character is entered, looking for an exact match. Often, you find the name after entering two or three characters.

Using the Subset Command

Figure A-7. StreetTalk Subset Dialog Box Screen

Table A-7. Subset Command Options

Entering Search Patterns

Example Using the Subset Command

1. Enters *@fin@wctus in the Name Pattern text box. (If he knew that the user's first name began with the letter E, he could enter e*@fin@wctus in the Name Pattern text box.)

2. Enters a pattern that contains some or all of the characters he expects to find in the Description field of the Select Recipients dialog box into the Description Pattern text box. He then presses ENTER.

(If you are not sure of what the user's description is, leave this text box empty.)

3. Clicks the Use command option to perform the search after entering the pattern.

1. Click the Subset command option in the Select Recipients dialog box.

2. Click the All command option. The Select Recipients dialog box is displayed with the original list.

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