Ean Distributed Message System
The following are keywords and the topics which they address. You
can get information about any of the topics by typing "help"
followed by the appropriate keyword.
If you need more help than is provided by the HELP command and the User's Manual, direct your query to your local Ean administrator.
Registering with the Ean Distributed Message System
You will be prompted for a name... After entering your name, you are asked to register with the directory service.
If you do register, you are asked a few additional questions, and Ean sends a registration request to the directory service. Your answers will be entered into the directory. These answers can be displayed or altered with the SET and SHOW commands. However, if you alter any of them, use the INSTALL command to re-register yourself in the directory.
You will now be able to send and receive mail.
Ean prompts you with an ">".
You will notice that Ean has created several files under your account or user identification. These files are used by Ean and, except for the profile, these should not be changed or deleted other than through Ean. Two of the files created by Ean are the "inbox" folder and the "profile" file. The "inbox" folder is where all incoming mail is placed. Whenever you invoke Ean, this folder is opened automatically.
The profile contains information used by Ean in executing the commands you enter. This information can be displayed or changed at any time with the SET and SHOW commands, but for now the information already placed there by Ean should suffice.
Once you have completed your Ean session, simply type
> quit
to end the session.
The Ean Distributed Message System - Commands
The following is a list of commands available to you. Minimum abbreviations are capitalized.
For information about a specific command, type the name of the command, e.g., "send".
Information is also available about other topics. For a list of these, type "topics".
Addressing a Message
To send mail, you need to know the Network User Addresses of your
correspondents. The syntax of an NUA can vary with the message
domain of the recipient. The general form of an address is
domain-specific-description.domain
Here, "domain" specifies the message domain. Examples of message domains are UUCP, NET, EDU, and CA. The syntax of the "domain-specific-description" depends on the domain.
Subtopics: comment local syntax
Addressing a Message - Comment & NUA
Often the NUA has little resemblance to the actual name of the
user. For instance, "Mary Jones" might have a mailbox
"n2b3@instr.ee.uoft.ca". To make the NUA easier to understand,
Ean allows you to describe the NUA with comments. The syntax of an
NUA when a comment is included is where comment is a sequence of
characters. Using this notation, we can type
To: Mary Jones <n2b3@instr.ee.uoft.ca>
When summary lines for incoming messages are listed with the LIST command, if there is a comment in the "From" field of the message, then Ean uses the comment (instead of the NUA) in the summary line. On an outgoing message, Ean uses your name (from your profile) as a comment in the "From" field.
Local Message Addressing
Recipients on the same host as the sender may be addressed by
using their userid. For example, to send to a recipient on your
host whose userid is "fred":
To: fred
Subdomain and private domain information will be filled in by the mail program.
Syntax of a Message Address
Ean system message domain addresses are of the form
mailbox@subdomain.domain
Between "mailbox" and "domain" is a list of one or more subdomains. There must be at least one subdomain. It is normally the name of the host computer on which the mailbox exists. If more than one subdomain is specified, the subdomains are separated by a period. An example of an NUA for the Ean system is "billy@yukon.ca". The mailbox is the user identification "billy", the subdomain is the host name "yukon", and the message domain is "ca". In the address "dwick@berkeley.cs.net", there are two subdomains: berkeley and cs. The message domain here is net. Here is an example of three recipients in different domains:
To: pete@decvax.uucp, son@stanford.cs.edu, draft@mit.net
Ean Commands - Notation
Commands may be entered with upper-case or lower-case
letters. Minimum abbreviations for command words are capitalized.
Items which appear enclosed in "{}" are optional. The "{}"
should not be typed as part of the command. The symbol "|" indicates a choice. Words preceded by an apostrophe should be replaced by the item indicated (e.g., file-name, message-selector,
profile-option).
Ean Distributed Message System - Introduction
Ean is a distributed message system for the exchange of interpersonal mail. Users of Ean can invoke it on their local
computer, compose mail, and request transmission of the message to a user on a different computer. Normally, users at each
computer use Ean to exchange mail over X.400 mail networks.
Gateways permit interchange with mail systems such as those
on the BITNET network, the CSNET network, and the ARPAInternet network.
Ean uses the public data networks to transmit and receive mail. The format of the mail and its supporting protocols follow the international CCITT X.400 recommendations for Message Handling Services (MHS). As a result, Ean can be easily connected with future public and private message systems that also adopt these CCITT recommendations.
The Ean message system provides you with facilities for composing, editing, filing, sending, and receiving interpersonal messages. You can create new messages, edit them, and save them for further amending. When you are satisfied with the message, you can send the message either to a single recipient or a list of recipients. These recipients take delivery of the message and can forward the message to other recipients, reply to the message, or file it in a folder.
ACCEPT Command
Accept { 'folder-name }
The ACCEPT command receives all user and status report messages awaiting delivery. This command is entered automatically for you when you invoke Ean. If you do not want Ean to accept messages at the beginning of a particular session, invoke Ean with
ean -a
If you want to accept mail during an Ean session, you need to enter the ACCEPT command yourself.
Messages received with the ACCEPT command are not autoforwarded.
See Also: move
ACCEPT Command - filing
Accept { 'folder-name }
After taking delivery of all waiting messages, Ean always prints a summary line for each newly arrived message. If an accepted message was generated by a REPLY command or is a status report message, Ean attempts to link it with the earlier message (rather than file it according to your Folder profile option). If the earlier message is found, the new message is placed "beside" the earlier message. The earlier message can be in any folder, not just "inbox".
If you do not give a folder-name on the command, incoming messages are filed in your inbox folder or in other folders as specified by your Folder profile option. If you give the name of a folder that does not exist, Ean automatically creates the folder. When you give a folder-name, the messages are stored in that folder. Even if the messages are reply or status report messages, they are not linked with the earlier message; the Folder options in your profile are ignored for that ACCEPT command only.
See Also: examples
ACCEPT Command - Examples
Accept { 'folder-name }
> accept
Accepting messages: ..
inbox:
5 NU Bill Jones 17 12:43 IFIP Meeting
6 NU Sam Fong 17 12:43 course marks
>
Here two new messages were accepted. The state characters "NU" show that the messages are New and Unread.
To accept mail in a folder other than we can give a foldername.
> accept tempfolder
Accepting messages: .
tempfolder:
1 NU Janet Briton 9 18:23 Backdoor
See Also: filing
CLOSE Command
This command closes the current folder. If more than one folder was open, the most recently opened folder becomes the current
one.
Subtopics: example
CLOSE Command - Example
If the current folder is "bug-reports" and you had previously
opened "inbox" ("inbox" is opened automatically when you invoke
Ean), then
> close
closes the folder "bug-reports" and makes "inbox" the current folder again.
COMPOSE Command
COmpose { 'NUA-list } { 'header-list }
The COMPOSE command creates a draft message. You will be prompted to fill in the message fields. After you complete the message by entering a line consisting of a period (.) only, you will be prompted with "Send options?" to which you may reply with send options (see the SEND command) or with a simple affirmative ("send") or negative ("wait"). If you enter a null line or a blank line to Ean's query "Send options?", Ean assumes that you mean an affirmative response.
COMPOSE Command - Features
COmpose { 'NUA-list } { 'header-list }
An 'NUA-list may consist of a single NUA, or a single alias, or a series of NUAs and aliases separated by commas. If you give an NUA-list with the COMPOSE command, it is used as the value for the "To" field; otherwise, Ean prompts you for the "To" field. If you do not give a 'header-list, the message fields are taken from your Compose profile option. Ean prompts you with the fields in the 'header-list in addition to those specified in the Compose profile option. More than one line may be entered when you are prompted with a header field. This is done by typing the continuation character, (\), at the end of a line before continuing on a new line for the same header field.
You can use the "#include" request to include in your message the contents of a file or a message in your Ean folder system. The syntax of the include requests are
#include {TEXt} 'file-name
#include BINary 'file-name
#include OLDBINary 'file-name
#include MESsage 'message-selector
#include G3fax 'file-name
#include FAX 'file-name
"#" must be the first character on the line. Ean responds to these request by informing you of the number of lines or bytes that are included from the 'file-name or the number of messages included. The 'file-names are allowed to begin with ~ or ~username.
The keywords occurring before the 'file-name or 'message-selector result in the following bodypart types being produced:
COMPOSE Command - Example
COmpose { 'NUA-list } { 'header-list }
> compose cc
To: Bobby
Cc: Marg
Subject: Building plans
Here is the design I was telling you about:
#include g3fax design
25032 bytes included from file.
Is there any way to alter the staircase design now?
.
Send options?
>
This example uses an additional header field not normally prompted for: "Cc". The line "#include g3fax design" includes the contents of the file "design". The line "#include" will not appear in the message received by "Bobby" and "Marg".
See Also: features
DELETE Command
DElete { 'message-selector }
If you give a message-selector on the DELETE command, Ean marks the specified messages as deleted. If you do not specify a message selector, Ean deletes the current message.
Until the folder is tidied using the TIDY command, messages that have been deleted may be recovered with the UNDELETE command. But once the folder has been tidied, deleted messages cannot be recovered. One exception to this rule is the draft message. If you delete the draft message, it cannot be undeleted. Once the folder has been tidied, deleted messages cannot be recovered.
Subtopics: example
DELETE Command - Examples
DElete { 'message-selector }
The command
> delete 5/3,15,19,35:40
marks messages 5, 6, 7, 15, 19 and 35 through 40 inclusive as deleted. If you are not sure which messages you have deleted, use the LIST command.
> list deleted
displays, in summary form, all messages marked as deleted in the folder. The "D" in the summary line means that the message has been marked as deleted.
To delete the draft message, enter
> delete draft
DROP Command
Use the DROP command when you no longer wish to be registered with the directory service. Ean prepares a mail message
to this effect and sends it to the directory service. After
your request is processed, you will receive a reply message.
See Also: install
Subtopics: example
> drop
Request sent.
>
EDIT Command
EDit { 'header-field | BOdy | DRAFT | PROFILE }
Use this command to invoke the system editor on the draft message or profile.
If you type just
> edit
Ean assumes that you want to edit the entire draft.
EDIT Command - Features
EDit { 'header-field | BOdy | DRAFT | PROFILE }
The 'header-field is the name of the message header file that you wish to edit. After you edit a field and leave the system editor, Ean updates the draft message. More than one line may be entered when you are prompted with a header field. This is done by typing the continuation character, \, at the end of a line before continuing on a new line for the same header field.
If you type the word "body" after "edit", only the body part of the draft message is made available to you for editing.
If you type the word "draft" after the word "edit", the entire draft message (header and body) is made available to you for editing. That is, "edit" and "edit draft" achieve the same thing. You can use the EDIT command to edit the profile directly. (You could also access the profile by using the SET and SHOW commands.)
See Also: example
EDIT Command - Example
EDit { 'header-field | BOdy | DRAFT | PROFILE }
The command
> edit subject
invokes the system editor on the "Subject" field.
See Also: features
EXCHANGE Command
EXChange 'header-field | BOdy {=} { 'value }
Use this command to replace the value of the body or a specified field in the draft. If you do not specify a value, you are prompted for one. The old value of the field is entirely replaced by the new value. Even if the header field or body had no value before the EXCHANGE command, it nonetheless receives the value that you specify. This command can therefore be used to add new fields to the draft. It can also be used to remove a header field from the draft.
EXCHANGE and XCHANGE are synonyms: they both replace a field value.
See Also: compose edit forward reply
Subtopics: example
EXCHANGE Command - Examples
EXChange 'header-field | BOdy {=} { 'value }
> exchange cc=jimbo
replaces the previous contents of the cc field -- if there were any -- with the value "jimbo".
> exc subject
Subject: This is the old subject line.
Subject: This is the new subject line.
>
Since the value for the subject field was not given in the EXCHANGE command, Ean displays the old value for Subject and prompts you for the new one.
> exchange sensitivity=
Sensitivity: confidential
Sensitivity:
>
removes the sensitivity field from the draft. A similar example is
> exch sensitivity
Sensitivity: confidential
Sensitivity:
>
In both cases, Ean displays the old value and prompts you for the new value. If you enter nothing, the field is removed.
EXIT Command
EXIt { Tidy | Notidy }
The EXIT command ends an Ean session. If there is an unsent and unfiled draft message, the session will not end immediately after you type "exit". Ean will respond with "There is an unsent or unfiled draft message. Do you really want to quit?". If you answer "yes", Ean will delete the unfiled or unsent draft message and then EXIT. If you answer or respond with a null line or a blank line, Ean will continue as though you had never attempted to end the session. If you do wish to leave, you can give instructions to send the draft, file it for future reference, or delete it.
If you specify "tidy", then all opened folders are tidied -not just the current one. If you specify "notidy", then TIDYing is not done even if specified in the profile.
See Also: quit set/options stop tidy
FILE Command
FILe { 'folder-name }
The FILE command files a copy of the draft message in the specified folder. If you gave no 'folder-name, Ean files the draft message in the current folder.
After Ean files the message, it displays the summary line of the message. The "->" means an outgoing message.
Subtopics: example
FILE Command - Example
FILe { 'folder-name }
> file
15 -> Andrew White Sep 17 83 Final Grades
>
After Ean files the message, it displays the summary line of the message. The "->" means an outgoing message.
FIND Command
FINd 'NUN {('keyword-list)} {ALL} {MAXimum 'integer}
The FIND command sends your query to the directory service by Ean mail. You will receive a reply containing the result of your query by Ean mail.
See Also: drop install register
Subtopics: NUN keyword features example
FIND Command - NUN
FINd 'NUN {('keyword-list)} {ALL} {MAXimum 'integer}
Only the Network User Name (NUN) must be included. The syntax of a NUN is
'user-name : 'organization
For example, "Mary Smith : UBC" is a NUN. If you do not use a colon in the NUN, Ean assumes that you have given it a 'username.
The search through the directory service ignores blank char- acters in the NUN, and upper--case and lower--case letters are considered equivalent. If the full name or organization name cannot be matched, Ean attempts a phonetic match and sends you all matches. The characters "*" and "?" have special meaning. "*" matches zero or more characters, while "?" matches any single character. If either of these characters appears in the NUN, no phonetic match is attempted.
See Also: keyword features example
FIND Command - Keyword-list
FINd 'NUN {('keyword-list)} {ALL} {MAXimum 'integer}
A 'keyword-list is one or more sequences of characters separated by commas. For example, "find Mary * :UBC (mail,network)" searches for all users at "UBC" who have names or alternate names beginning with "Mary " and who have either the word "mail" or "network" in the description of their directory entry. The special characters "?" and "*" may be used in the keyword-list also.
See Also: NUN features example
FIND Command - All and Maximum
FINd 'NUN {('keyword-list)} {ALL} {MAXimum 'integer}
The "all" requests all the information about the user including address, telephone, and description. Otherwise, only the NUA and NUN for each match are given.
If you give a "maximum" integer, then at most integer number of matches will be returned. If you do not specify a maximum, Ean uses a maximum of 200 for regular queries and 10 when you use the word "all".
FIND Command - Examples
FINd 'NUN {('keyword-list)} {ALL} {MAXimum 'integer}
> find *Reid : manitoba (computer, mum)
searches for a full name ending with "Reid" at organization "manitoba" and the words "computer" or "mum" in the description of the directory entry.
> find :*
This NUN has no full name part. Here, the names of at most 200 organizations known to the directory service are returned.
You can use the FIND command to learn about available distribution lists. The command
>find *:lists
will query the directory service for a list of available distribution lists. The command "find 'list-name : lists all" will query the directory service for detailed information about the distribution list specified by 'list-name.
See Also: NUN keyword features
FOLDERS Command
The FOLDERS command displays the names of all the folders (not
just the opened ones) and the number of messages in each folder. The folder names are displayed in alphabetical order.
Subtopics: example
> folders
bugs -- 31 messages.
inbox -- 14 messages (5 new).
x.25 -- 59 messages.
>
In the "inbox" folder are fourteen messages, five of which are "new" (that is, five new messages were accepted during this Ean session).
FORWARD Command
FORward { 'message-selector } { 'NUA-list }
The FORWARD command forwards the specified messages. You are prompted for comments on the forwarded message.
The "F" state character is added to all forwarded messages.
See Also: list
FORWARD Command - Features
FORward { 'message-selector } { 'NUA-list }
If you do not specify a 'message-selector, Ean forwards the current message. After you complete the message (filling in the header fields and comment part of the body), you will be prompted for send options.
If you give an 'NUA-list on the FORWARD command, Ean forwards the selected messages to the specified recipients. If you do not give an 'NUA-list, Ean prompts you with the "To" field. More than one line may be entered when you are prompted with a header field. This is done by typing the continuation character, (\), at the end of a line before continuing on a new line for the same header field.
See Also: example
FORWARD Command - Examples
FORward { 'message-selector } { 'NUA-list }
> forward first
To: Andrew
This seems like an odd request, can you handle it?
.
Send options? confirm
> forward unread
To: co-worker
I have not had time to reply to these messages before
holidays. Can you deal with them? Thanks.
.
Send options? send
>
In the second example, all messages in the folder marked as unread will be forwarded.
See Also: features
GET Command
Get { 'message-selector } { 'get-options }
The GET command copies the specified message into the draft message. Only one message may be selected with the GET command. If no 'message-selector is specified, Ean assumes that you mean the current message.
The GET command does not alter the state of the message in the folder. If you want to delete the message from the folder after copying it to the draft, you must do so explicitly.
You can, after you GET a message, (for example) EDIT it, EXCHANGE any of its fields, PRINT all or part of it, or SEND it.
GET Command - Example
Get { 'message-selector } { 'get-options }
The command
> get last
copies the last message in the current folder to the draft. The previous contents of the draft message are destroyed.
See Also: options
GET Command - Example
Get { 'message-selector } { 'get-options }
The 'get-options are (minimum abbreviations are capitalized)
A bodypart of type Forwarded Message may be specified as an option to the Get command. This allows you to retrieve particular information from a message (for example, binary data or G3 faxes) or reply to a message that was forwarded by someone else.
See Also: example
HELP Command
Help { 'topic }
The HELP command provides information on the specified topic. If you do not specify a topic, Ean provides a summary of topics for which help is available. Usually, the information presented is similar to that given in the User's Manual.
To find out on what topics you can get help, type
> help
If you need more help than is provided by the HELP command and the User's Manual, direct your question to your local Ean administrator.
HELP and ? are synonyms: they both provide information on a topic.
HELP Command - Features
Help { 'topic }
The Help Facility is organized in a tree-like structure. This structure is shown by the prompt given by the Help Facility and it indicates the current topic level. For example,
> help print
gives information on the PRINT command. After the above command is given, you are left at the topic "print" in the Help Facility shown by the prompt
HELP print>
The "print" topic has various subtopics, such as "examples", "file", and "options". available. Typing
HELP print> options
will give you information on the subtopic "options" and moves you down a further topic level in the tree to "print/options". A subtopic here of "features" is available. By typing
HELP print/options> features
you are given information on the subtopic "features". There are no further subtopics at this point in the tree so you are left at the current topic level "print/options".
This same point can be reached by specifying the complete path "help print/options/features".
You move back up a topic level by typing a "return" when the Help Facility prompt is displayed.
HELP print/options> (return)
HELP print> (return)
HELP> (return)
>
The Help Facility is exiting by typing successive "return"s until the Ean prompt is displayed again.
The current topic may be redisplayed by typing a period, (.), when the Help Facility prompt is displayed.
> h profile
gives information about the profile.
HELP profile> .
will redisplay information about the profile.
The 'topic may be abbreviated. The command
HELP> p
gives information on all topics at this level that begin with "p". However, the command
HELP> pri
gives information on all topics at this level that begin with which happens to be the unique topic "print". The topic names can be abbreviated at every level.
The keyword "all" may be used to signify that all the topics at that level are to be displayed.
HELP> p/all/fe
will display all the topics beginning with "p" that also have a subtopic that begins with "fe".
See Also: example
HELP Command - Example
Help { 'topic }
> help topics
provides a summary of topics for which help is available.
> help print
gives information on the PRINT command.
> help help
gives information about the HELP command.
HELP> p
gives information on all topics at this level that begin with "p".
See Also: features
INSTALL Command
With the INSTALL command, the modified contents of your profile
are sent to the directory service by Ean mail. When the request
has been processed, you will receive a reply message.
You can use the SET or EDIT commands to modify the profile before you install it permanently. The profile options used by the directory service are Name, Alternate, Password, Mailbox, Address, Phone, and Description. It is only necessary to do an INSTALL if you alter the profile options that pertain to the directory service.
If you are altering your Name or Mailbox profile options, you must first issue a DROP command before you SET and IN- STALL. The Name and Mailbox identify you to the directory service. Modifying either of these options causes the directory service to associate the INSTALL to this new iden- tity, rather than the old one.
You should not consider installation complete until you have received the reply message.
Subtopics: example
> set alternate=J. J. B. Higgins
> install
Request sent.
>
In this example, the user has modified the alternate and then requested installation.
LIST Command
List { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
The LIST command prints the following information about the specified messages:
1. the message state
2. the originator if the message is incoming or the
recipient if the message is outgoing. If you sent the
message, the recipient's address is preceded by "->".
3. the date of the message. The day of the month and the
time the message was sent or received is shown for mes-
sages that have been sent or received during the current
month. For other months, the date indicates the month,
day and year that the message was either sent or accepted.
4. the subject of the message, truncated if too long.
See Also: print
Subtopics: states features example
LIST Command - Message States
List { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
The message state is encoded using a series of characters selected from
"N" - means that the message is new (received during the
current session).
"R" - means that unread status reports exist for the
message.
"D" - means that the message has been deleted (but may be
undeleted).
"U" - means that the message is unread if incoming or
unsent if outgoing.
"F" - means that the message has been forwarded
LIST Command - Features
List { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
If you do not specify a 'message-selector, Ean uses the 'message selector specified in the List option of your profile. If you specify a 'file-name, Ean either overwrites the file with the list of summary or appends it to the file, depending on whether "on" or "on append" was used to direct output to the file. If the specified file does not exist, Ean creates an ordinary text file (not an Ean folder).
LIST Command - Example
List { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
> list new
inbox:
5 U Bill Marco Oct 10 86 IFIP meeting
6 U Sam Fong 17 12:43 course marks
>
MOVE Command
Move { 'message-selector } TO { 'folder-name } { 'message-number }
The MOVE command copies selected messages to the specified folder. When messages are MOVEd, the status of the messages in the original folder changes to deleted (D).
The MOVE command does not make another physical copy of the message; only one copy - with links to it - exists. Therefore, messages may exist in more than one folder without incurring a storage penalty. This command is frequently used to copy messages from the inbox folder to other folders.
See Also: list
MOVE Command - Message Selection & Destination
Move { 'message-selector } TO { 'folder-name } { 'message-number }
If you do not specify a 'message-selector, Ean copies the current message.
If you do not specify a 'folder-name, Ean copies to the current folder. If the folder you specify as the destination of the message does not already exist, Ean will ask whether the folder should be created. Responding with a "yes" will cause Ean to create the folder and copy the selected messages to the new folder.
If you do not give a 'message-number, Ean inserts the selected messages after the messages already in the folder. If you do give a 'message-number, Ean inserts the messages, beginning at that number. The numbers of the messages which were already in the file will be adjusted appropriately.
See Also: example
MOVE Command - Examples
Move { 'message-selector } TO { 'folder-name } { 'message-number }
> move subject=x25 to x25_folder
copies all messages with the sequence of characters "x25" in the subject field to the folder "x25_folder".
> move (from=smith,to=smith,cc=smith) & subject=marks to grades
copies all messages sent or received with the sequence of characters "smith" in the NUA and with the sequence of characters "marks" in the subject field to the folder "grades".
Note: if the 'message-selector is complex (as in the previous example), you may want to use the LIST command to preview the messages you have selected.
See Also: features
OPEN Command
Open 'folder-name
The OPEN command opens the message folder named in the command. When a folder is opened, it becomes the current folder. If the folder you specified does not exist, Ean asks you whether you would like it to be created. If you then instruct Ean not to create that folder, the current folder remains unchanged.
Opening a folder does not close any previously opened folder; all opened folders remain open. To make an already open folder the current folder once again, use the OPEN command.
See Also: close print remove where
Subtopics: example
OPEN Command - Example
Open 'folder-name
> open bug-reports
opens the message folder "bug-reports". If this folder does not exist, Ean prompts you with
Ok to create folder bug-reports?
to which you can respond "yes" or "no".
PRINT Command
{Print} { 'message-selector } { 'print-options } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
The PRINT command prints the message number, message state, and contents of selected messages. A side effect of the command is that the state of an Unread message changes to Read.
Since the PRINT command is used frequently, it is the one command in which the command name is optional. You may invoke printing merely by specifying the 'message-selector. However, if you wish to omit "print" or "p", be careful not to abbreviate the message selector so shortly that the abbreviation appears to stand for an Ean command.
The profile option "auto-display" affects which bodypart types Ean automatically tries to display. If the bodypart type is not found in the "auto-display" profile option, Ean will inform you that the data was not displayed.
If you do not specify a 'message-selector, Ean prints the current message.
See Also: list
Subtopics: options file examples
PRINT Command - Print options
{Print} { 'message-selector } { 'print-options } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
The 'print-options are (minimum abbreviations are capitalized)
If you give 'print-options, then Ean prints the specified parts of the selected messages; otherwise, the entire message is printed. If you specify a 'header-list, only those header fields are printed. The "envelope" information consists of sending and delivery dates, the originator of the message, size of the message, the different types of body parts, recipient information contained in the envelope and assorted other flags. The 'bodypart is specified by the bodypart number, rather than the type.
Subtopics: features
PRINT Command Options - Features
{Print} { 'message-selector } { 'print-options } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
> p full
All the information on the current message is printed.
> print From
The "From" field of the current message is printed.
> p bodypart=3
Print the third bodypart of the message. If the bodypart is nontextual, Ean will attempt to find an appropriate program using the mailcap information.
PRINT Command - PRINTing into a File
{Print} { 'message-selector } { 'print-options } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
You can specify the name of an ordinary text file in the command. If you specify a 'file-name, the print command output will sent to the specified file. If the keyword "on" is used, the file will be overwritten if it exists. If the keywords "on append" are used, the output will be appended to the file if it exists. If the file that you specified does not exist, Ean will create an ordinary text file (not an Ean folder). Only textual data will be written to the file if 'bodypart is not specified. If a 'bodypart is included, the data from that bodypart will be written to the file. If the 'file-name is "printer" the output will be sent to the printer (see the "printer" profile option) or to the default printer. The treatment of a specific 'bodypart (or lack of 'bodypart) setting is the same as for printing to files. This means that you could be sending binary data to your printer.
PRINT Command - Examples
{Print} { 'message-selector } { 'print-options } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
> next prints the next message.
> +1 like "next", prints the next message.
> print deleted on save prints the contents of all deleted
messages into the file "save".
> p last-5:last prints the last six messages.
> p current/3 prints the next three messages.
> p 1 bp=2 prints the second bodypart of message 1.
PROBE Command
PROBE { 'message-selector } {'NUA_list }
PROBE { 'probe-options } 'NUA_list
The PROBE command send a Probe Envelope to the recipients specified by the 'NUA_list or the recipients of the message specified. A delivery report or a nondelivery report will be returned, indicating whether or not a message with the same body types and length could be received by the specified recipient.
PROBE Command - Options
PROBE { 'message-selector } {'NUA_list }
PROBE { 'probe-options } 'NUA_list
The PROBE command can be issued with an existing message specified as the place from which to get the required information. If no recipients are specified, the PROBE command will recover them from the To:, Cc: and Bcc: headers of the message.
The PROBE command also allows you to send a Probe Envelope without having created a message with the appropriate body types and length. The following are the 'probe-options and their values:
PROBE Command - Examples
PROBE { 'message-selector } {'NUA_list }
PROBE { 'probe-options } 'NUA_list
QUIT Command
Quit { Tidy | Notidy }
The QUIT command ends an Ean session. If there is an unsent and unfiled draft message, the session will not end immediately after you type "quit". Ean will respond with "There is an unsent or unfiled draft message. Do you really want to quit?". If you answer "yes", Ean will delete the unfiled or unsent draft message and then QUIT. If you answer or respond with a null line or a blank line, Ean will continue as though you had never attempted to end the session. If you do wish to leave, you can give instructions to send the draft, file it for future reference, or delete it.
If you specify "tidy", then all opened folders are tidied -not just the current one. If you specify "notidy", then TIDYing is not done even if specified in the profile.
See Also: exit set/options stop tidy
REGISTER Command
This command builds a registration request from your profile and
sends the request by Ean mail to the directory service. The Name,
Alternate, Mailbox, Address, Phone, and Description profile options are used to build the request.
If your profile does not contain values for these profile options, Ean will prompt you for them.
You will receive a reply by Ean mail when the directory service has processed your request. You should not consider registration complete until you have received a reply from the directory service.
Subtopics: example
> register
There is no value for "Address".
address: University of British Columbia
address: Department of Computer Science
address: Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
address:
Request sent.
>
The Address and Description profile options may consist of more than one line. A line consisting of nothing or only a period tells Ean that you have finished entering the new value for the profile option.
REMOVE Command
REMove 'folder-name
This command removes an existing folder. All messages in the folder are destroyed, and all space previously occupied by the messages becomes available for storing new messages.
When a message has been filed in more than one folder and one of those folders is REMOVEd, the copy of the message in the REMOVEd folder is destroyed, but copies of the message remain in the other folder(s).
If the folder to be removed is the current folder, the inbox folder becomes the current folder.
Be sure to remove from your profile any "folder" option that refers to the folder you wish to remove. If such an auto-filing expression remains in the profile, the folder may automatically be created again when you accept new messages and automatic filing is done.
See Also: open move set/options
Subtopics: example
REMOVE Command - Example
REMove 'folder-name
> set folder steering-commit
folder steering-commit from=chuck
folder steering-commit:
>
and
> remove steering-commit
OK to remove folder steering-commit? yes
>
both remove the "steering-commit" folder option. All messages in the folder "steering-commit" and the folder itself are removed.
REPLY Command
REPly { 'message-selector } { ALL } { BOdy }
This command is a convenient way to reply to the sender of the specified message.
The reply message will have the same subject field as the original message. Also, Ean generates for your reply message an "In-Reply-To" field containing the original message-id. When you complete the message, Ean prompts you for send options.
If the sender of the original message filled in the "Reply-To" field, Ean sends your reply message to the recipients given in the "Reply-To" field. Otherwise, the reply is directed to the user specified in the "From" field of the original message.
REPLY Command - Message Selection & all
REPly { 'message-selector } { ALL } { BOdy }
Only a single message may be selected. If you do not give a current message.
If you specify the word "all" after the word "reply", all the recipients named in the "To" and "Cc" fields of the original message will be named in the "Cc" field of your reply message and will receive your message.
The option "body", when specified, includes the body of the message that you are replying to into the body of your reply. The prompt for your message text follows the included portion.
See Also: example
REPLY Command - Example
REPly { 'message-selector } { ALL } { BOdy }
> reply last-3
To: R. Bonhoeffer <bonhoeffer@cs.ubc.cdn>
In-Reply-To: inbox:47
Subject: back door
Ok, thanks for the information. I hope to act on it
shortly.
.
Send options? private
>
See Also: features
SELECT Command
SELect { 'message-selector }
This command provides a convenient way to manipulate a set of messages. The messages specified by the 'message-selector can be accessed again by using the 'message-selector `selected'.
If no 'message-selector is specified, the current message becomes the `selected' value.
Subtopics: example
SELECT Command - Example
SELect { 'message-selector }
> select from=sanders & subject="new feature"
> list selected
inbox:
10 Michael Sanderson Jun 11 92 New features in ean
> move selected to ean
SEND Command
SENd {NOFile | FILE} {HIgh | NOrmal | LOw}
SENd {PErsonal | PRivate | COnfidential}
SENd {Confirm | NONreceipt | REPort | NOReport | RETurn | DELIvery}
SENd {{AFTER} 'date} { BEFORE 'date}
SENd {EDit | Wait | DELEte | HELP | ?}
There are two possible formats for the SEND command as shown above. The first format of the SEND command sends the draft message to its destination. All the options that are permitted in the SEND command may be used when Ean prompts you with "Send options?" after you enter the COMPOSE, REPLY, or FORWARD commands. Send options are optional parts of the SEND command. They are shown above enclosed in "{}". The send options are shown on several lines because all the choices are too long to fit onto a single line, but you should enter all send options on a single line.
See the subtopics for a description of each set of options.
The message will not be immediately sent if the second format of the SEND command is used. See the subtopic "delay" for a description of the options.
Subtopics: file priority sensitivity report timing delay mail
SEND Command - Filing
SENd {NOFile | FILE} {HIgh | NOrmal | LOw}
SENd {PErsonal | PRivate | COnfidential}
SENd {Confirm | NONreceipt | REPort | NOReport | RETurn | DELIvery}
SENd {{AFTER} 'date} { BEFORE 'date}
Various options may be specified when you want to send the draft message. If you specify "nofile" in the command, Ean does not file the draft in the current folder. If you specify "file", Ean will file the draft even if the File profile option has been SET to "false". Otherwise, the File profile option determines whether the draft is filed automatically when the message is sent.
See Also: priority sensitivity report timing delay mail
SEND Command - Priority
SENd {NOFile | FILE} {HIgh | NOrmal | LOw}
SENd {PErsonal | PRivate | COnfidential}
SENd {Confirm | NONreceipt | REPort | NOReport | RETurn | DELIvery}
SENd {{AFTER} 'date} { BEFORE 'date}
You may select the priority of the message with the keywords "high", "normal", or "low". If you do not specify a priority, the message is transmitted at normal priority. If you specify either "high" or "low", this is shown on the message in the message header field "Importance", which Ean automatically adds. High priority messages are delivered before normal or low priority messages. Hence, if you have several normal priority messages awaiting delivery, and a high priority message arrives, the high priority message is delivered first. Low priority messages are not necessarily transmitted immediately. Delivery of messages according to priority is possible only if the des- tination mail system provides priority delivery also.
See Also: file sensitivity report timing delay mail
SEND Command - Sensitivity
SENd {NOFile | FILE} {HIgh | NOrmal | LOw}
SENd {PErsonal | PRivate | COnfidential}
SENd {Confirm | NONreceipt | REPort | NOReport | RETurn | DELIvery}
SENd {{AFTER} 'date} { BEFORE 'date}
You may specify the sensitivity of your message with the words "personal", "private", or "confidential"; otherwise, Ean assumes that the message is of normal sensitivity. If you do specify the sensitivity, this is shown on the message in the message header field "Sensitivity", which Ean automatically adds. Messages of other than normal sensi- tivity will not be forwarded -- either by the Auto-forward profile option or the FORWARD command -- to other users. Any other significance attached to the sensitivity values is up to you. To forward a message that has a sensitivity header field, you must first remove the field. You can do this with the EXCHANGE command.
See Also: file priority report timing delay mail
SEND Command - Reports
SENd {NOFile | FILE} {HIgh | NOrmal | LOw}
SENd {PErsonal | PRivate | COnfidential}
SENd {Confirm | NONreceipt | REPort | NOReport | RETurn | DELIvery}
SENd {{AFTER} 'date} { BEFORE 'date}
You may specify whether you wish to receive a status report, and under what circumstances, with the keywords
If you do not specify one of these keywords, Ean provides you with a nondelivery report if the message system is unable to deliver a message to its destination mailbox. The "return" status report is automatically provided by Ean if you specify the "nofile" option when the message is sent.
See Also: file priority sensitivity timing delay mail
SEND Command - Timing
SENd {NOFile | FILE} {HIgh | NOrmal | LOw}
SENd {PErsonal | PRivate | COnfidential}
SENd {Confirm | NONreceipt | REPort | NOReport | RETurn}
SENd {{AFTER} 'date} { BEFORE 'date}
You may specify a date after which the message is to be delivered. The message is transmitted to the destination where it will be held for delivery until the specified date.
Ean accepts almost anything as a time and date with spaces separating the time, day, date, and year. The exception is a form of date that has numbers separated by slashes, dashes, or spaces.
Timed delivery is possible only if the mail system at the destination of the message provides timed delivery also.
See Also: file priority sensitivity report delay mail
SEND Command - Delay
SENd {EDit | Wait | DELEte | HELP | ?}
The message will not be immediately sent if the above format of SEND command is used. After the prompt, you may type any one of the following
SEND Command - and Other Mail Systems
Some of the send options are available only when the mail system
at the destination of the message provides the same service.
Confirmation of delivery, timed delivery, and priority delivery of messages are possible only if the destination mail system provides these services.
Also, if the message passes through a gateway to another mail system, the reliability of notification of nondelivery depends on the destination mail system.
See Also: file priority sensitivity report timing delay
SET Command
SET { TEMPorary } 'profile-option {=} { 'value }
This command sets an option in the profile. If you give only the 'profile-option name, Ean displays the current value of the option. Then Ean prompts you for the new value, which may consist of one or more lines of information. To tell Ean that you have finished entering the new value, enter a line consisting of nothing or only a period (.). If you type the equal sign (=) with no value following it, Ean deletes that option from your profile.
If you specify the keyword "temp", the profile option is temporarily changed for the current session. No changes are made to the profile file when "temp" is specified.
See Also: show
SET Command - Options
SET { TEMPorary } 'profile-option {=} { 'value }
The profile options are listed below (minimum abbreviations are underlined) with descriptions and the default values.
SET Command - Examples
SET { TEMPorary } 'profile-option {=} { 'value }
> set alias jimbo=Jim Blackwood <jblack@cs.uvic.ca>
> set address
address: University of Victoria
address: Victoria, B.C. CANADA
address: .
>
See Also: options
SHOW Command
SHow { 'profile-option } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
This command displays the values of the 'profile-option you specify. If you type
> show
your entire profile is displayed.
SHOW Command - Features
SHow { 'profile-option } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
You can specify the name of an ordinary text file in the command. If you specify a 'file-name, the show command output will sent to the specified file. If the keyword "on" is used, the file will be overwritten if it exists. If the keywords "on append" are used, the output will be appended to the file if it exists. If the file that you specified does not exist, Ean will create an ordinary text file (not an Ean folder). If the 'file-name is "printer" the output will be sent to the printer (see the "printer" profile option) or to the default printer.
See Also: example
SHOW Command - Examples
SHow { 'profile-option }
> show print
print from,to,cc,subject,body
>
displays the value for the Print profile option.
> show alias bill
alias bill William Smith <bsmith@aied.ucl.uk>
displays the value for the alias "bill".
See Also: features
SIZE Command
SIze { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
The SIZE command prints information about the size of the specified messages. The information is presented in tabular form with columns for the size of the envelope, the content, the reports and total size of the message, as well as the subject of the message, truncated if too long. All size information is given in bytes.
See Also: list
SIZE Command - Features
SIze { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
If you do not specify a 'message-selector, Ean uses the 'message selector specified in the List option of your profile. If you specify a file-name, Ean either overwrites the file with the size information or appends it to the file, depending on whether "on" or "on append" was used to direct output to the file. If the specified file does not exist, Ean creates an ordinary text file (not an Ean folder). If the 'file-name is "printer" the output will be sent to the printer (see the "printer" profile option) or to the default printer.
See Also: example
SIZE Command - Example
SIze { 'message-selector } { ON {APPEND} 'file-name }
> size new
inbox:
Envelope Contents Reports Total Subject
5 166 364 0 530 IFIP meeting
6 213 505 0 718 course marks
Number of messages = 2
Total size = 1248
>
See Also: features
STOP Command
STop { Tidy | Notidy }
The STOP command ends an Ean session. If there is an unsent and unfiled draft message, the session will not end immediately after you type "stop". Ean will respond with "There is an unsent or unfiled draft message. Do you really want to quit?". If you answer "yes", Ean will delete the unfiled or unsent draft message and then STOP. If you answer or respond with a null line or a blank line, Ean will continue as though you had never attempted to end the session. If you do wish to leave, you can give instructions to send the draft, file it for future reference, or delete it.
If you specify "tidy", then all opened folders are tidied -not just the current one. If you specify "notidy", then TIDYing is not done even if specified in the profile.
See Also: exit quit set/options tidy
TIDY Command
The TIDY command destroys deleted messages in the current folder. The remaining messages are renumbered. Remember that once
the folder has been tidied, the deleted messages cannot be
recovered using the UNDELETE command.
After the current folder is tidied, the first message in the folder becomes the current message.
See the QUIT command for information about tidying when ending an Ean session.
See Also: delete quit set/options undelete
Subtopics: example
> tidy
Folder inbox contains 7 messages.
>
UNDELETE Command
Undelete { 'message-selector }
This command removes the deleted mark from a message.
Remember that once you have deleted the draft message, it cannot be undeleted.
Undeleting a message that is not marked deleted has no effect.
Subtopics: example
UNDELETE Command - Example
Undelete { 'message-selector }
> undelete deleted
removes the deleted mark from all messages in the folder.
WHERE Command
This command displays all opened folders and the number of the
current message within each folder. The "->" points to the
current folder.
Subtopics: example
> where
-> Folder: bug-reports Current message: 23
Folder: inbox Current message: 11
>
XCHANGE Command
Xchange 'header-field | BOdy {=} { 'value }
Use this command to replace the value of the body or a specified field in the draft. If you do not specify a value, you are prompted for one. The old value of the field is entirely replaced by the new value. Even if the header field or body had no value before the XCHANGE command, it nonetheless receives the value that you specify. This command can therefore be used to add new fields to the draft. It can also be used to remove a header field from the draft.
EXCHANGE and XCHANGE are synonyms: they both replace a field value.
See Also: compose edit forward reply
Subtopics: example
XCHANGE Command - Examples
Xchange 'header-field | BOdy {=} { 'value }
> xchange cc=jimbo
replaces the previous contents of the cc field -- if there were any -- with the value "jimbo".
> xchange subject
Subject: This is the old subject line.
Subject: This is the new subject line.
>
Since the value for the subject field was not given in the XCHANGE command, Ean displays the old value for Subject and prompts you for the new one.
> x sensitivity=
Sensitivity: confidential
Sensitivity:
>
removes the sensitivity field from the draft. A similar example is
> xchange sensitivity
Sensitivity: confidential
Sensitivity:
>
In both cases, Ean displays the old value and prompts you for the new value. If you enter nothing, the field is removed.
! Command
! 'command
The specified system command, 'command, is executed.
Subtopics: example
! Command - Example
! 'command
> !date
Fri May 1 13:29:27 PDT 1987
>
Profile
You have a personal profile file. The first time you invoke Ean,
this file is created and given initial settings for some of the
commands. These settings (which you may change) are used by Ean
when you issue those commands without giving specific details on
how the command should be performed. The profile also contains
your directory information and alias names for NUAs. Ean reads
your profile whenever you invoke Ean. Lines in the profile have
the following format:
The command "edit profile" will invoke the system editor and permit you to edit your profile. Or, you could use the SET and SHOW commands to modify and display each profile-option and its value.
See Also: set
Message Header Fields
A message is composed of a header and a body. The body of
the message consists of the text of the message. All the
other fields constitute the header of the message. Ean provides the following 'header-fields:
When you send a message to more than one recipient, you may restrict how much information each recipient receives about the other recipients of the message. This can be done by using the "To", "Cc", and the "Bcc" fields. The recipients in the "To" and "Cc" fields will know of other recipients specified in the "To" and "Cc" field, but not those specified in the "Bcc" field. A recipient who is specified in the "Bcc" field will receive a copy of the message showing the recipients specified in the "To" and "Cc" fields, but only his own name will be in the "Bcc" field.
Selecting Messages
Message selectors are used to refer to messages by number, message header field values, message state, and folder. A message
selector can also be used to select the union or intersection of
message sets.
For information about a particular type of message selector, type the appropriate keyword.
Subtopics: by-folder chain field group logical not range sequence single
Message Selector - Single Messages
You may specify a single message with
1. a message number (E.g., "5" selects the fifth message in the current folder.)
2. a keyword (minimum abbreviations are capitalized):
3. a sum or difference (E.g., "last-5" selects the message that is fifth from the last message in the current folder.)
See Also: by-folder chain field group logical not range sequence
Message Selector - Message Group
You may specify a group of messages with a keyword (minimum abbreviations are capitalized):
See Also: by-folder chain field logical not range sequence single
Message Selector - Message Range
You may select a range of messages by specifying a single message followed by a colon (:) followed by another single message.
This selects the range of messages between the single messages.
(E.g., "last-2:last" selects the last three messages in the
current folder.)
See Also: by-folder chain field group logical not sequence single
Message Selector - Sequence
You may select a sequence of messages by specifying a single message followed by a slash (/) followed by a number. This selects
the specified message and the specified number of messages following it. (E.g., "10/5" selects messages 10 through 14.
"next/10" selects the next ten messages.)
See Also: by-folder chain field group logical not range single
Message Selector - Field Designator
You may select a group of messages with a field designator,
which has the syntax 'All messages that have "value" in "headerfield" are selected'. If "value" contains a blank, use double
quotes to enclose the value. (E.g., to = "mary jones" selects
all messages with the sequence of characters "mary jones" in the
"To" field.)
Ean treats upper-case and lower-case letters equally. For example, "to=Mary", "to=mary", "To=mary" and "To=Mary" all select the same messages. The characters "*" and "?" have special meaning. The character "*" matches zero or more characters, while the character "?" matches any single character.
See Also: by-folder chain group logical not range sequence single
Message Selector - Message Chain
You may specify a message chain. A message chain is a list of one
or more messages that have in their "In-Reply-To" or "References" header-fields the message-id of the specified message.
Messages in a chain need not all be in a single folder. The syntax
of a message chain is
['single-message {/'depth}]
The symbols "[ ]" must be typed. "depth" is the number of messages
that should be selected. If you do not specify the number of
messages that Ean should select, Ean selects all the messages in
the chain. (E.g., "[20]" selects all messages that have the same
message-id in their "In-Reply-To" and "References" header-fields as
the twentieth message in the current folder. "[current+4/10]"
selects the ten most recent messages in the message chain.)
See Also: by-folder field group logical not range sequence single
Message Selector - Logical Op.
You may specify the intersection and union of message sets, combining groups of messages and single messages, by using commas
(, representing or), vertical bars (| also representing or), and
ampersands (& representing and).
Complex message selectors can be constructed using the "," "|", and "&" operators. Ean evaluates such message selectors from left to right, giving these operators equal priority. You can control the order in which Ean evaluates the message selector, and therefore its meaning, by using parentheses. What is enclosed in parentheses is evaluated first.
See Also: by-folder chain field group not range sequence single
Subtopics: intersection union
Message Selector - Union
Commas and vertical bars both select the union of the two message sets they separate. (E.g., "10/5,50:60,58/5" selects messages 10 through 14 and 50 through 62. "from=mike, [last]" selects
messages from "mike" and messages that have the same message-id
in the "In-Reply-To" or "References" fields as the last message.
"draft, unsent" selects the draft message and unsent messages.)
See Also: intersection
Intersection
The ampersand selects the intersection of the two message sets
that it separates. (E.g., "deleted & unread" selects messages
that have been marked as deleted and that have not been read.
"[23/10] & from=george & cc= "ean people"" selects from the 10
most recent messages in the message chain the messages that are
from "george" and that have "ean people" in the Cc field.)
See Also: union
Message Selector - By Folder
You may specify from which folder the messages are to be selected
by including the folder name in the message selector. If you do
not specify which folder, Ean selects messages from the
current folder. (E.g., "x.25 unread" selects all unread messages
from the x.25 folder. If you next specify message selectors
without a folder name, messages will be selected from the
current folder.) Complex expressions that select from more than
one folder are possible. (E.g., "foo unsent & deleted, bar
all" selects all messages unsent and not deleted in folder foo and
all messages in folder bar.)
You can use the keyword "every" to select messages from every one of your folders. (E.g., "every new" selects all new messages in all your folders.)
See Also: chain field group logical not range sequence single
Message Selector - Negation
You may select messages by specifying what they are not. Do this
by using the tilde "~". (E.g., "~composed" selects messages that
you did not compose. "~deleted" selects undeleted messages. When
you enter the LIST command, and you do not specify what you want
LISTed, Ean automatically LISTs messages that are "~deleted". "
~(composed | deleted) & from = jim" selects, from the messages
that you did not compose and that you have not deleted, the messages from "jim".) As you can see from this example, the tilde
may also be used with parentheses.
See Also: by-folder chain field group logical range sequence single
Syntax for Specifying Time
The syntax of a delivery time is flexible; Ean accepts almost anything recognizable as a time and a date with spaces
separating time, day, date, and year. The exception is the
form of date that has numbers separated by slashes, dashes, or
spaces, because there is no standard, accepted form. Examples
of valid delivery times are
If you do not give a time, then the earliest time for the date is assumed. Also, if you do not give a date, then the earliest date is assumed. For instance, the date "July 1" implies the time 00:00 a.m. If the current date is "Sept 29 1987" and the time "12:00 a.m." is given before 12:00 am, then "Sept 29" is assumed; otherwise, "Sept 30" is used.
Subtopics: delivery
Timed Delivery
Timed delivery allows you to specify a date and time for
delivery of an outgoing message. This is useful for sending reminders - including reminders to yourself. You can request timed
delivery on the SEND command, or when you are prompted with "Send
options?" after the COMPOSE, FORWARD and REPLY commands.
The message is delivered as soon as possible after the specified date and time. If the message is addressed to a remote host, then the message is sent immediately to that host. The message is then delayed at the destination host until the given date and time. For example, "send Monday" and "send after Monday" send the draft message but delay delivery until the following Monday. For information about specifying the delivery time, type "help time".
Note: delayed delivery is possible only when the destination mail system provides timed delivery.
Directory Service
The directory service, analogous to a telephone directory service, is a facility for finding Network User Addresses. To find
an NUA, ask the directory and you will be informed on the success or failure of your query. An important feature of this
service is that the information about the users is maintained
by the users themselves. Commands are available for a user to initially register in the directory, modify any information about
himself, and query the directory.
Subtopics: information modify query register
Directory Service - Registration
All users are encouraged to register in the directory. When you
first invoke Ean, you are asked whether you wish to be registered in the directory. If so, you are prompted to enter
information for the directory entry. The data are then sent by Ean
mail to the directory service.
Since the registration request is sent by Ean mail, you are not immediately registered. When the directory service has validated the information and inserted it into the directory, a reply message is sent to you -- again by Ean mail.
You can use the DROP command to remove yourself from the directory.
See Also: information modify query
Directory Service - Modifying Information
You may modify the directory information at any time. You
must first issue a DROP command if you are going to modify your
Name or your Mailbox. It is not necessary to issue a DROP command
if you are altering information other than your Name profile option or Milbox profile option.
To modify the information, use the SET or EDIT commands to alter any of the options in your profile that relate to the directory service (Name, Alternate, Mailbox, Address, Phone, Description).
Once you are satisfied with the information, use the INSTALL command to send a request by Ean mail to the directory service to update the directory. A reply reporting success or failure will be sent to you by Ean mail.
The SET or EDIT commands do not alter the directory. They simply update your profile. It is not until you use the INSTALL command that the directory information is altered.
See Also: information query register
Directory Service - Querying
You can query the directory service at any time, even before registering. When querying the directory, you should specify as
much information as you know about the subject of your query.
Use the FIND command to formulate the query that is sent by Ean mail to the directory service. The FIND command locates information in the directory service for you by searching the Network User Names and Descriptions. Once the request has been processed, the results are sent to you as a message by Ean mail.
See Also: information modify register
Directory Service - Information
The directory service maintains the following information about
you. This information is obtained for your profile and from the
system administrator.
Each of these values, except for "organization", is contained in your profile; you can use the SET and SHOW commands to modify or display them.
See Also: modify query register
Ean Error Messages
A. If any of the messages in the following list are displayed,
please contact your Ean administrator describing the commands
you were entering and Ean's responses when the message was
displayed.
B. Below are listed some of the messages displayed by Ean. Possible reasons for the message and suggested remedies are given. If these suggestions do not help, please contact your Ean administrator describing the commands you were entering and Ean's responses when the message was displayed.
Command Mandatory Item
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EXCHANGE 'header-field or body
FIND 'NUN
OPEN 'folder-name
REMOVE 'folder-name
SET 'profile-name
XCHANGE 'header-field or body
Check the syntax of the command by referring to the appropriate command.
The address you gave is unknown to the MTA.
Check that you have correctly typed the address.
Check the address with the Directory Service by using the FIND
command.
Message transfer error - expired.
The message was not delived and it expired.
The expiry period is one built into the MTA.
MTA congestion.
Try sending the message again.