Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 Apollo; site apollo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!wivax!apollo!nazgul From: nazgul@apollo.UUCP (Kee Hinckley) Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: MCI MAIL (papermail help) Message-ID: <194@apollo.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Dec-83 02:12:17 EST Article-I.D.: apollo.194 Posted: Wed Dec 7 02:12:17 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Dec-83 06:15:42 EST Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, Mass. Lines: 196 ~~HELP PAPERMAIL Sorry, that is not a valid option here. Command (or MENU or EXIT): HELP PAPERMAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * ENTERING POSTAL ADDRESSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To enter a postal address: up to 5 lines, 40 characters per line: TO: LOUIS B. JORDAN . (LOUIS B. JORDAN not found; please enter address:) . THE JORDAN COMPANY . 8227 BROCK FRWY, SOUTH . LOUISVILLE, KY 80228 . (RETURN) TO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To request paper delivery to a subscriber's registered postal address: TO: KREYNOLDS (PAPER) . (Kevin T. Reynolds C & B Inc. Omaha, NE) TO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: To enter a postal address for a subscriber that is different from his registered postal address: TO: KEVIN T. REYNOLDS (ADDRESS) . (Please enter address:) . 7507 SPRING LAKE DRIVE . #884 . BERRYVILLE, NE 99302 . (RETURN) TO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * TO CORRECT ADDRESSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When you are in the message creation process, use the applicable "TO:" or "CC:" prompt to type a minus sign (-) followed by the name you wish to erase, exactly as you first entered it: TO: THOMAS MARTINSON . (THOMAS MARTINSON not found; please enter address:) . NOMESTYLE COOKING . (RETURN) Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: TO: -THOMAS MARTINSON . (THOMAS MARTINSON deleted.) TO: THOMAS MARTINSON . (THOMAS MARTINSON not found; please enter address:) . HOMESTYLE COOKING . 15 BAYOU PLACE . NEW ORLEANS, LA 28205 . (RETURN) TO: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are prompted to enter an address, and would prefer to simply delte the name, press RETURN at the prompt: TO: BRIN MORRIS . (BRIN MORRIS not found; please enter address:) . (RETURN) . (BRIN MORRIS deleted; no address provided.) TO: BRIAN MORRIS Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: . (Brian L. Morris Morris and Sons Baltimore, MD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * OVERNIGHT AND FOUR-HOUR LETTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delivery on Weekends and Holidays: Paper copy messages posted on weekends or holidays are treated as if posted at 8:00 AM the next business day; that is, an Overnight Letter posted on Sunday afternoon will be treated as if you posted it Monday at 8:00 AM, and will be delivered by noon on Tuesday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCI MAIL CANNOT deliver Overnight or Four-Hour Letters without: o A correct ZIP CODE at the end of the last address line o A street address, not a P.O. Box o Someone present at the destination to receive your MCI Letter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type HELP for a list of the zip codes in a particular state to which you can send a 4HOUR or ONITE Letter; for example: HELP NEWJERSEY or HELP NDAKOTA or HELP WASHINGTONDC Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUR-HOUR Letters must be posted by 6:00 PM recipient's time, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), to be delivered within four hours. Four-Hour Letters posted after 6:00 PM recipient's time will be delivered by 10:00 AM the next business day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVERNIGHT Letters must be posted by 5:00 PM sender's time, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), to be delivered by noon the next business day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SIGNATURE/LETTERHEAD GRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To use your default signature graphic: Type /SIGNED/ in the leftmost position of the line of text on which you wish your signature to appear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To request a signature other than your default: Type /SIGNED/ in the leftmost position of the line of text on which you wish your signature to appear; then, in response to the "Handling:" Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: prompt type SIGN: followed by the registered name of your graphic; e.g., Handling: SIGN:PERSONALSIG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To request a letterhead other than your default: In response to the "Handling:" prompt, type FORM: followed by the registered name of your graphic; e.g., Handling: FORM:PARTNERLOGO ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To obtain a Signature/Letterhead Registration form, send a message TO: MCIHELP . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * MESSAGE FORMAT GUIDELINES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRESS RETURN AFTER EVERY LINE YOU TYPE. Some devices are capable of "wrapping" input as you type. But MCI Mail requires a "hard" carriage return after every line of text. We recommend that your lines not be longer than 80 characters, and that you press the RETURN key after every line. Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USE CONTROL-L TO FORCE PAGINATION. In the TEXT of your message, hold down the CONTROL key and press L to force the subsequent text onto a new page when it is laser-printed. (Note that CONTROL-L does NOT affect electronic copies of the message.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LASER-PRINTED PAGES ARE MAXIMUM 80 CHARACTERS WIDE, 54 LINES LONG. The actual number of lines of text that appears on the first page of your printed letter will vary, depending on the number of lines required for the letterhead graphic (MCI Mail graphic uses 10 lines), and the number of lines used for the recipient's postal address (maximum 5). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * PRICING ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The "MCI Mail Ounce" is measured as 7500 characters for electronic copies, or 3 pages (excluding the address page) for printed copies. The prices below reflect the cost for the first "Ounce"; an additional "Ounce" costs $1.00, no matter which delivery option you choose: Instant Letter: delivered instantly to recipient's MCI Mailbox $1.00 MCI Letter: delivered via First Class U.S. Mail $2.00 Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: Overnight Letter: hand-delivered by noon next business day $6.00 Four-Hour Letter: hand-delivered within 4 hours the same day $25.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You may enter: SCAN for a summary of your mail READ to READ messages one by one PRINT to display messages nonstop CREATE to write an MCI Letter HELP for assistance EXIT to leave MCI Mail Command (or MENU or EXIT): HELP DO Sorry, no documentation on MCIMAIL MENU MAIN DO You may enter: SCAN for a summary of your mail READ to READ messs