Epson Multi-mode Data Controller MFJ-1278B - Manual (Page 70)

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE BASIC OPERATION
If the above conditions are met then all the remote user must type:
K <ENTER>, followed by a changeover characters, CTRL-Y.
This will go out to Mailbox, then the messages with the message flags set to Y with all of the
proper callsigns will be killed. The Mailbox will respond back to the remote user with all
message numbers killed during the Global Kill process. Also the Mailbox prompt will be
given again. The Mailbox will update the "bytes free" indicator when the messages are
killed. The local SYSOP cannot perform a Global Kill. The SYSOP must individually kill
any messages.
List
This command allows the remote user, local or remote SYSOP to list all messages in the
mailbox. All of slots that are currently in use will be listed. They all will have the slot
number, flag field, the destination callsign, originator callsign, subject field. Also the
Mailbox command line will be on the next line.
To List the messages in the Mailbox, first the Mailbox prompt must be obtained by either a
connection to the Mailbox or through the local SYSOP command. The local SYSOP
command in accessible through the Packet Mailbox. Please type the following to List
messages from the Mailbox:
L <ENTER>, followed by a changeover character, CTRL-Y.
The Mailbox will respond with a listing of currently used slots in the following format:
Slot:## t m To: From: Subject:
Where Slot## column is the number of the slot that the message is in. The number of
message slots present in the standard 32K Mailbox is 99. The lower case t is the Type Flag
block. The lower case m is the Message Flag block. The To: column will contain the
callsign of the person who the message is addressed to. The From: column will contain the
callsign of the person who left the message. The Subject: column will contain a brief
message title.
After the Mailbox lists all messages it will issue the Mailbox prompt:
nn free de callsign(H(elp), K, L, R, S)>
The n free is the amount of RAM space available for messages. The n will be no higher than
65K, if a 512K or a 128K Mailbox is in operation. If the Mailbox is 32K then nn will be
32K.The de callsign is the callsign of your Pactor mailbox, that the mailbox sends back to
the remote user.
The Pactor Mailbox will send an automatic changeover after it lists all mailbox messages.
After the automatic changeover is sent, the mailbox will send a CTRL-G character back to