Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucbvax!TRANSARC.COM!Craig_Everhart From: Craig_Everhart@TRANSARC.COM Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.andrew Subject: Re: CUI update command, and messages questions. Message-ID: Date: 26 Sep 90 14:33:39 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 29 You can use the ``headers '' or ``headers since '' CUI commands to let you see further back. The ``update'' command wasn't designed for browsing backwards, but for keeping current with your subscriptions. Give Messages the name of a folder on the startup line and it won't check your mail. Thus, I could say messages ; to read old&new mail and bboards messages -m ; to read only old&new mail messages mail ; to read only old mail; new mail not incorporated messages foo.bar.baz ; to read only that one folder; new mail not incorporated I don't know the answer to the question about checkpointing and the 14-char limit; perhaps Nathaniel can comment. Excerpts from internet.info-andrew: 25-Sep-90 CUI update command, and mes.. MAG@IBM.COM (1292+0) > Where can I find documentation on flags for messages, and how do I use > these flags with the "messages" interface?.( I have already looked at > all the cui help files). > How does one set "urgent" for a message, using the "messages" interface? There is no sensible way to deal with flags (other than ``examined'' or ``deleted'') in Messages. That's a limitation of the interface. Sigh. Craig