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       MESSAGES  -  From the  messages menu  you may  define  up to
       200 different  areas,  each  with it's  own  attributes  and
       security requirements.

       Name       : In this field you can give each message area
                    a name.  This   should   be   a   meaningful
                    description of  its  content,   for  example
                    "IBM  Users", "Cooking",  or "Games".  Avoid
                    using  names  like "Message Area 1".  If you
                    wish to "delete" a message area,  simply set
                    the area name to nothing.

       Type       : Each area can be one of three TYPES.  LOCAL,
                    if the message area is available on your BBS
                    only,  or if you are in a mail  network such
                    as  FidoNet,  ECHOMAIL  or  NETMAIL.   These
                    latter  two  types  are explained more fully
                    in the MAIL  NETWORKING  section. If you are
                    not  part of  a  mail  network, set the type
                    to LOCAL.

                    When a user  posts a  message in  a  message
                    area which has  the type LOCAL assigned, the
                    recipient  must be  an  existing user of the
                    system.  If RemoteAccess  can  not  find the
                    recipient's  name in  the  user database the
                    user will  be asked if he/she would  like to
                    search/list  the user database.   The   only
                    exception  to  this  is a message  posted to
                    "All".

       Status     : This controls  the types  of  messages  that
                    users are  allowed to post in the area.  You
                    have the  choice   of  PRIVATE ONLY,  PUBLIC
                    ONLY,  PRIVATE/PUBLIC and READ ONLY.  It may
                    be  desirable to allow only public  messages
                    in  general  discussion  areas,  or likewise
                    private only in user-to-user  message  areas
                    to ensure that all messages in that area may
                    be read only by  the sender or the recipient
                    of the message.    Message  areas  marked as
                    READ ONLY may only  have messages posted  in
                    them by the sysop.  This is useful for,  say
                    a general announcement area.

       Users      : Each message area  may be configured via the
                    USERS  option,  to  allow   users  to   post
                    messages with real names only,  handles only
                    (this is the user's  permanent  "registered"
                    handle),  or with an  alias  which the  user
                    may  select  at  the time   the  message  is
                    posted. RemoteAccess will  not allow the use
                    of the alias "Sysop" or any other users name
                    or handle.

       Days old   : This defines  how long  RemoteAccess  should
                    keep  old messages. The  removal of messages
                    which  are older than the number of days set
                    is  performed  by  RAMSG,  the  message-base
                    maintenance utility  (see  MESSAGE  DATABASE
                    FILES for more information).

       Days rcvd  : This defines how  long  RemoteAccess  should
                    keep messages  that  have been  read by  the
                    addressee.   As with the previous field, the
                    removal of these  messages  is  performed by
                    RAMSG (see MESSAGE DATABASE FILES).

       Max msgs   : This defines how many  messages RemoteAccess
                    will allow to  be kept  in each area,  after
                    this  limit  has  been  reached  RAMSG  will
                    remove the  oldest messages  and maintain  a
                    constant  number of  messages  equal  to the
                    number  specified.   (see  MESSAGE  DATABASE
                    FILES)

       Echoinfo   : The  default action  for an EchoMail message
                    area is to append  an  origin  line (see the
                    section on MAIL NETWORKING for more on this)
                    to  each  outgoing  message.   This  may  be
                    disabled by  setting  the  ECHOINFO  flag to
                    "No".

       Combined   : The  COMBINED  flag determines whether users
                    may select the current message area  as part
                    of their combined message area settings.

       Attaches   : RemoteAccess provides an extremely  powerful
                    facility which  allows users  to  attach one
                    or more files to a message.  This means that
                    users can send  each other files  privately.
                    To  enable  this  option,  set  ATTACHES  to
                    "Yes". Also ensure that the FILE ATTACH path
                    in the  SYSTEM/PATHS  submenu  points  to  a
                    directory which exists.  When a user uploads
                    files with a message,  RemoteAccess  creates
                    a   uniquely  named  subdirectory  in   this
                    directory, and places all the attached files
                    in it.  After the recipient has received the
                    message and  confirmed that he/she  received
                    all   the  files,  all  the  files  and  the
                    directory are  deleted. This option is valid
                    only in areas defined as LOCAL.

                    If the  user  elects to attach  a file  to a
                    message  when  logged  onto  a  local  node,
                    RemoteAccess will prompt him/her for the DOS
                    path and filename of the file  they  wish to
                    send.   {+} Registered only.

       SoftCRs    : This option,  if on,  will tell RA to  treat
                    SoftCR  characters ($8D),  in  this  message
                    area, as  normal printable characters.

       Deletes    : This, if enabled, will allow users to delete
                    messages in this message  area provided  the
                    message is either to or from the user.

       AKA        : This  option  allows  you to  specify  which
                    network  address  you wish  to use for  this
                    message area.   If  you only  have one or no
                    network address  then you  need not  concern
                    yourself with  this option.   You may select
                    any  of the  AKAs you  have  defined  in the
                    SYSTEM/ADDRESS   menu (see  MAIL  NETWORKING
                    for more information).

       Origin     : This option  allows you to define a separate
                    origin line to the message area. This origin
                    is appended to  the bottom  of all  outgoing
                    EchoMail messages.  If  this  is left  blank
                    RemoteAccess will append the default  origin
                    line specified in OPTIONS/MESSAGES submenu.


       Access to the message area is controlled by READ,  WRITE and
       SYSOP security  levels  and access  flags.  Full information
       on  security  levels and flags  can be found in the SECURITY
       section.


       Read       : This is the minimum  security level and flag
       Security     combination the user  needs to be allowed to
                    read messages in each message area.

       Write      : This is the minimum  security level and flag
       Security     combination the  user needs to be allowed to
                    post a message.  When replying to a  message
                    addressed   to  the  user,  he/she  is  only
                    permitted if the user's  security  level  is
                    equal  to or higher  than the Write Security
                    setting.

       Sysop      : This  security  access  combination  permits
       security     reading  of all messages in the area,   even
                    if   they  are  private  and  addressed   to
                    another  user.  This is useful  for  message
                    areas  which  are  run by  assistant  sysops
                    and the like, so they can check messages for
                    suitable content and  delete off-topic ones.