This file is the results from watching users and from questions that have
been asked concerning MTABBS.  Most of this information is available
elsewhere in <H>elp files, but very few users read help files.
Use of "<A>ll New Messages" is highly recommended.  If you are not using
this to do your regular BBSing, you are wasting much on-line time going from
sub-board to sub-board.  "<A>ll New" also allows you to add at the end of
each sub-board.
Filter boards that don't interest you at all.  When you filter a board,
"<A>ll New" will never show it to you again.  If you don't filter a board,
but skip each message, you are just wasting time.  Note that this function
is available on the "Message" menu called "<F>ilter".
Your NEW message pointer is only updated if you read any public messages.
If you log on, read your mail and log off, your message pointer will NOT be
updated.  If you drop carrier while reading <A>ll New Messages, your message
pointer will not be updated.
A carrier loss of up to 3 seconds is tolerated by this BBS without
disconneting.  This is very convinient if you have call waiting.
You may issue the <N>ext and <P>revious commands while reading a message.
No need to cancel (by hitting spacebar, Crtl-C or C) first and type the
command from the menu.
The "<N>ew caller" option at logoff will recycle the BBS so someone else can
logon without disconnecting and recalling.
Many users can have problems with the editor.  Read the <T>ext Editor Help
on the Message menu.  The editor is different, but powerful.  No matter how
"stubborn" you may be, please note the "X" command.  I see too many cases of
users aborting the message after typing in a long message when they want to
add on more.  If you want to add more after <V>eiwing (or after being
aborted from the editor, call waiting will do this), simply type "E" for
"<E>dit" and type "X" for Xtend.  You'll be at the end of your text and can
add on more.  If you hit <Escape> or % (which puts you in command mode)
while typing a message, "X" will also put you back at the end.
You can backspace over Carriage Returns in the editor.  If you made a
mistake on a previous line, simply backspace to it.
You may terminate your message with /ex on a new line.  If your terminal has
an <ESC> key, you may use that instead of the % key while in the entry
editor.
You don't need to press <return> return at the end of a line.  The BBS will
turn a single return into space when it reformats the message. Therefore, if
you really want a new line, you need to either start the next line with a
space, or hit return twice (double-spaced).
When entering the message number to read a message, you can enter the 6
digit absolute number, or the relative message number.  For example, if the
system says "23 messages from 125000 to 125300" and you want to read the
last 4 messages, you can enter "20" instead of trying to guess what the 6
digit number would be.
I hope that this helps you with some of common problems that many users
have.  Also, maybe you now know something you didn't before reading this.