Chebucto Suite User Services Tour

Mail

One of the main features of CSuite is e-mail. Even without internet access the users could still send email to one another on the same system. With internet access CSuite users can send e-mail around the world.

CSuite uses the Pine mail reader program, which is opened by using the "g mail" command. When pine opens it takes the user to the inbox: 


  PINE 3.91   FOLDER INDEX                   Folder: INBOX  Message 5 of 5      

    1   Aug 15 Blaine Murphy       (1,537) WWHCN (fwd), change password please  
    2   Aug 21 Howard richardson     (569) just wondering                       
    3   Aug 24 ROBIN BINNS           (907) Re: Membership payment               
    4   Aug 25 HTTP Owner            (467) Overwriting of text on screen        
+   5   Aug 25 Kevin Bryden          (469) Remember me?                         









                    [Folder "INBOX" opened with 5 messages]
? Help       M Main Menu  P PrevMsg     - PrevPage    D Delete      R Reply
O OTHER CMDS V [ViewMsg]  N NextMsg   Spc NextPage    U Undelete    F Forward

From the inbox the user can read mail: 


  PINE 3.91   MESSAGE TEXT               Folder: INBOX  Message 8 of 9 ALL      

Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:49:20 -0300
From: Andrew Dacey <ac213@chebucto.ns.ca>
To: csuite@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: C-Suite

Wow, C-Suite is the best distribution I've ever seen!

=========================================================================
Andrew Dacey                                         ac213@chebucto.ns.ca
Documentation Writer,                   http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ac213/ 
Chebucto Community Net                           455-6195 hm, 494-2449 wk
=========================================================================




                             [ALL of message text]
? Help       M Main Menu  P PrevMsg     - PrevPage    D Delete      R Reply
O OTHER CMDS V ViewAttch  N NextMsg   Spc NextPage    U Undelete    F Forward

and compose messages: 


  PINE 3.91   COMPOSE MESSAGE                       Folder: INBOX  6 Messages   

To      : Andrew Dacey <ac213@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc      : 
Attchmnt: 
Subject : C-Suite
----- Message Text -----
Wow, C-Suite is the best distribution I've ever seen!     

=========================================================================
Andrew Dacey                                         ac213@chebucto.ns.ca
Documentation Writer,                   http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ac213/
Chebucto Community Net                           455-6195 hm, 494-2449 wk
=========================================================================






^G Get Help  ^X Send      ^R Read File ^Y Prev Pg   ^K Cut Text  ^O Postpone  
^C Cancel    ^J Justify   ^_ Alt Edit  ^V Next Pg   ^U UnCut Text^T To Spell

Pine also allows users to forward mail, reply to messages, export messages, and many other features.

Pine also allows mail to be organized into folders to help organize your mail: 

 
  PINE 3.91   FOLDER LIST                           Folder: INBOX  8 
Messages   

INBOX               saved-messages      sent-mail


















                           [Building folder list...]
? Help       M Main Menu  P PrevFldr    - PrevPage    D Delete      R Rename
O OTHER CMDS V [ViewFldr] N NextFldr  Spc NextPage    A Add
By default Pine uses three folders; inbox, sent-mail, and saved-messages.

There is also a main menu in Pine which allows users to access other features like address book and configuration: 


  PINE 3.91   MAIN MENU                             Folder: INBOX  8 
Messages   


       ?     HELP               -  Get help using Pine

       C     COMPOSE MESSAGE    -  Compose and send a message

       I     FOLDER INDEX       -  View messages in current folder

       L     FOLDER LIST        -  Select a folder to view

       A     ADDRESS BOOK       -  Update address book

       S     SETUP              -  Configure or update Pine

       Q     QUIT               -  Exit the Pine program




   Copyright 1989-1994.  PINE is a trademark of the University of 
Washington.

? Help                     P PrevCmd                  R RelNotes
O OTHER CMDS L [ListFldrs] N NextCmd

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