DIRECTORY

This command displays what mail exists on the local PacketCluster node. A DIRECTORY command without any qualifiers displays the five most recent messages, or all new mail messages since the last use of the DIRECTORY command, whichever is greater. If you wish to see a greater or fewer number of messages listed, use the additional qualifier /nn where nn is some number. Private messages, however, are not displayed unless the user is the originator or addressee of the message.

If a callsign is specified in the syntax of the DIRECTORY command, only mail in which that user is the sender or recipient is displayed.

After a message is read by the user to whom it's addressed, a hyphen (-) is displayed next to the message number. If the message has been set so that it will not automatically delete after a fixed number of days, a plus (+) is displayed. If both of the previous conditions exist, an asterisk (*) is displayed. Finally, if the message is a private one, a "p" is displayed.

There are several qualifiers which are acceptable on the DIRECTORY command. These are explained in the following sections.

Syntax DIrectory/qualifier

DIrectory/qualifier/nn

DIrectory/qualifier callsign

/ALL This command displays the complete list of active messages on the local PacketCluster node. Private messages are not displayed unless you are either the sender, the addressee or the sysop.

Syntax DIrectory/ALL

/BULLETINS This command displays a directory of the messages addressed to ALL or LOCAL. Note that this is not the same information as displayed by the SHOW/BULLETINS command. This command refers to "bulletin mail" in Cluster terminology -- and that is defined by a file on our Cluster to be messages to ALL or LOCAL.

Syntax DIrectory/BULLetins

/NEW This command displays all new mail messages since the last use of the DIRECTORY command.

Syntax DIrectory/New

/OWN This command lists all messages addressed to you, or sent by you.

Syntax DIrectory/Own

/SUBJECT This command displays all mail messages with the specified text contained somewhere in the message subject.

Syntax DIrectory/Subject text

/NN This command allows specification of a certain number of message directory entries to display, or a specific range of entries. If a range of entries is specified, it is the actual message numbers that should be entered.

Syntax DIrectory/nn

DIrectory/start#-end#

Example

DIrectory/10 (displays 10 entries)

DIrectory/2300-2340 (displays entries 2300 thru 2340)

DIrectory/2300- (displays entries 2300 to end)