This command permits you to scan for mail addressed to you to determine if you have sent or received messages.
| + | Scan forward. | When added to a message number (e.g., 300+), PCBoard scans from that message forward. |
| - | Scan reverse. | When added to a message number(e.g., 300-), PCBoard scans from that message backward. |
| A | Scan all selected conferences. | PCBoard scans all selected conferences for messages from or to you. |
| ALL | Scan all conferences. | PCBoard scans all conferences for messages from or to you. |
| C | Scan current conference. | Only the current message base is scanned for messages. |
| L | Scan in long report mode. | This option shows messages in long list mode. The message bases are scanned and the corresponding number of each message found is displayed. |
| NS | Display in non-stop mode. | Screen displays are placed in non-stop mode (without more? prompts). |
| Q | Scan in quick report mode. | Messages are shown in quick list mode. The message bases are scanned, but only the number of messages and the number of messages to you are displayed and not what those message numbers are. |
| S | Scan unread mail. | The message base is scanned from the last message read. Only messages after this point are displayed. |
This command allows you to display the number of messages that are addressed to or from you. You can use the subcommands to help select the conferences that will be scanned and if you want to start from the beginning of the message base or only messages you have not read. The report format you choose determines if PCBoard only counts the number of messages or if it will actually show the message numbers.
The Y command can report in short or long form. When you select short form, your display will resemble the following:
| Num | Conference | Messages | Messages |
|---|---|---|---|
| to you | found | ||
| 0 | Main Board | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Hardware | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Software | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Chit_Chat | 2 | 6 |
This display tells you that there are a total of 25 messages that you have not read yet in the Main Board, Hardware and Software conferences. In the Chit_Chat conference, there are 6 new messages, 2 of which are addressed to you.
In long form, the same scan would look like the following:
Scanning Main Board Msgs For You: None Msgs From You: None # Msgs Found: 6
Scanning Hardware (1) Conference Msgs For You: None Msgs From You: None # Msgs Found: 14
Scanning Software (6) Conference Msgs For You: None Msgs From You: None # Msgs Found: 5
Scanning Chit_Chat (9) Conference Msgs For You: 10472 10475 Msgs From You: 10474+ # Msgs Found: 6
As you can see, the long mode displays not only messages to you, but also from you. In addition, it lists the message numbers and to the right of each message number it displays the message status code if appropriate. For a list of message status codes, see the Q user command.
The default scan mode is determined by the Default to (Q)uick on Personal Mail Scan setting in PCBSetup ⇒ Configuration Options ⇒ Messages. If you answer Y to this question then PCBoard will default to quick display mode. Otherwise, long display mode will be the default.
If you want to count the new mail in the conferences that you have selected for scanning, enter the following command:
Y;Q;S;A