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       MESSAGES  -  This  section  deals  with  many of  the global
       settings in relation to mail and messages.


       Logon.     : When  enabled,  will force  the   system  to
       Newmail      scan   the  message-base   for   new    mail
                    addressed  to the  user  (regardless of what
                    area it is  in, provided the user has access
                    to that area) at log-on.

       Full       : This  option  determines  the  type of  mail
       mailcheck    check   that  is  performed.  A  full  check
                    scans from  the  start  to  the  end of  the
                    message-base  for  all   mail  addressed  to
                    the user  that  does not have the "Received"
                    flag  set.  If you set  the option to "Off",
                    the msgbase is  only checked  from the  last
                    message that  the user  read.  While this is
                    much faster,  there  is the possibility that
                    some  mail  may  be  skipped  if  the   user
                    elected not to read his/her mail during the
                    last logon.

       Quote      : This string is  a highlight  character  that
       string       RemoteAccess  will  place  in  front  of any
                    message that is replied to. For  example,  a
                    message quoted using  " > "  as  the  quoter
                    would look like:

                          > I have been using RemoteAccess for
                          > 2 months now and love it!

                         I have to agree with you there, Tom.
                         Flexibility-wise it can't be beaten.

                    A  "@" character in  the  quote string  will
                    be translated  into the  uppercase  initials
                    of the person whose message is being quoted.

                    A "#" character will do the same but use the
                    lowercase.

       External   : This is the DOS command line  that  will  be
       editor       used  to  activate  a  full  screen  message
                    editor,  if  one is installed.   This option
                    is  available only to users of ANSI graphics.
                    The  full screen  editor  is  a  third-party
                    package that enables messages to  be entered
                    in a "word-processing"   environment,   with
                    cursor movement and text formatting ability.
                    TopEd and QuickEd are two such packages that
                    interface directly with RA. The command-line
                    may contain any of the  metacommands  listed
                    in  the  description  of  the  type  7  menu
                    command, including "*M" to swap RemoteAccess
                    out  of memory before the editor is loaded.

       Default    : This option  sets the  default  origin  line
       origin       which is appended to all  outgoing  EchoMail
                    messages. This will take effect in all areas
                    except where you  have  entered  a  specific
                    origin line for a particular area.

       Reply      : The REPLY HEADER is  displayed at the top of
       header       a message when a  user replies to  a message
                    that  was   not   originally   addressed  to
                    him/her.   The  following  macro  characters
                    may be used:

                       @ - Person  the original message was
                           addressed to,

                       # - Person who posted  the  original
                           message,

                       ` - Date of the original message,

                       ~ - Time of the original message.

       Msg        : When this option is set to "Yes", when users
       uploads      enter  a message  they   are  asked if  they
                    wish to "upload  a prepared message?"   This
                    allows  the user to prepare his/her messages
                    offline  and  send  them   using  any of the
                    available  file   transfer  protocols.  Note
                    that ONLY  internal protocols may be used as
                    RemoteAccess   does  not have enough control
                    over the external ones.  The maximum size of
                    a  message that may  be uploaded  is pre-set
                    at 20k.

       Echo       : If this  option is  enabled,  when  replying
       netreplies   to an EchoMail message,  users will be asked
                    if they  would  like  to  reply directly  to
                    the originator  of the  message via netmail,
                    rather  than replying in the same  area with
                    a msg that  might not be  of interest to the
                    other  participants.   Note:  that  this {+}
                    registered  only option  is only  enabled if
                    RemoteAccess    can   determine   where  the
                    original message came from.

       Net.       : This option applies to  NetMail sent through
       killsent     a mail network.  When the msg is entered, if
                    set to "Ask", the user will be asked whether
                    to delete his/her message after it has  been
                    exported from  the  message  database.

       Confirm    : When enabled, RemoteAccess  will  prompt the
       delete       user for confirmation before deleting msgs.

       Net.crash  : This  defines  the  minimum  security  level
       opt          at  which   users   have   the   choice   of
                    sending  NetMail  with the "crash" flag set.
                    The "crash" means the mail will be sent  out
                    of your system immediately. This can be very
                    costly, so care should be taken when setting
                    this option.

       Net.crash  : This option  defines the  security level  at
       force        which  NetMail  always  has the "crash" flag
                    set.   Again  this  can  be  costly  so care
                    should  be taken when  setting this option.

       Net.       : This  option  defines  the minimum  security
       attach       level  a user must  have in order to  attach
                    files  to a  NetMail message.   Once  again,
                    take care when setting this   option  as  it
                    can be costly.  NOTE:  In many mail networks
                    sending Netmail messages with files attached
                    to  them   through  other   systems  is  not
                    permitted. If in  doubt you  should set  the
                    "net.crash force"  security  level  so  that
                    all file attaches are sent direct.

       Group      : This  option determines the minimum security
       Mail         a user  must  have in order  to post mail to
                    a group of users.   See MENU COMMANDS,  menu
                    type 27  for detailed  information  on Group
                    Mail.