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   WILDCAT! allows you to specify search criteria for information stored
   within the various message conferences.  After displaying a list of the
   messages matching this criteria, you can mark them for easy retrieval.
   Listed below are the available search parameters and options.

     [F]rom          - Callers name the message was written by
     [T]o            - Callers name the message was addressed or written to
     S[u]bject       - Specific information contained on the Subject line
     Msg [B]ody      - Text string located in the message body
     [N]umber        - Starting from message number
     [D]irection     - Toggle between Forward and Reverse search direction
     [C]onference    - Selected, All or Currently selected conferences
     [H]elp          - Displays this Help screen
     [S]tart         - After search parameters are defined, begin search
     [ENTER] to Quit - Pressing the return key aborts the search process

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   WILDCAT! allows you to define search specifications for information
   contained in the various message conferences.  There is a wide range of
   available search parameters that can be defined to better locate the
   specific information you're looking for.  After these specifications are
   defined, the system will start the search and proceed to create a list
   of messages matching this criteria.

   These messages are displayed in a single line format with a number located
   to the far left.  This number is used to mark that message for easy
   retrieval by simply entering in the 1 or 2 digit number instead of having
   to remember the exact message number for each conference you search thru.

   After either the screen is full or the search has ended, you are given
   the ability to mark certain messages you wish to read and/or continue the
   search.  After the search has ended and messages have been marked, you can
   then proceed to the [R]ead Messages function and display only those newly
   marked messages.

   After selecting this option from the Message Menu, the system displays the
   following sub-prompt.

     [F]rom       : <ALL>
     [T]o         : <ALL>
     S[u]bject    : <ALL>
     Msg [B]ody   : <ALL>
     [N]umber     : <ALL>
     [D]irection  : Forward
     [C]onference : Selected

     Search command [F T U N D B C], [H]elp, [S]tart, [ENTER] to Quit? [ ]

   When defining the search criteria, you can been very specific or very
   general in what you're looking for.  The smaller the text string used for
   any of the fields allows for greater possibilities of matches.  For
   example, if you want to find all the messages left by someone, but you
   can't remember how to spell their name, entering 'JO' (less the quotes),
   the BBS could find matches on JOE, JOSEPH, JOSE and so on.  An added
   benefit by keeping the search string short is speed.  The shorter the
   string, the faster the entire search process.

   Below is an explanation of the available search fields.

     [F]rom -
          Select a user name the message was written by.

     [T]o -
          Select a user name who the message was addressed to.

     S[u]bject -
          Searches on a specific Subject line string.

     Msg [B]ody -
          Select keywords in the message body to search for.  Example:
          entering '386' will cause a search for all occurrences of that
          string in all messages based upon overall search criteria.

     [N]umber -
          Selects the starting message number to begin the search.

     [D]irection -
          This is a toggle between forward and reverse search direction.
          Forward is searching by incrementing the message count by one, and
          Reverse just the opposite.

     [C]onference -
          Selecting this option displays the following sub-prompt:

          Scan [C]urrent, [S]elected, [A]ll conference(s)? [ ]

          [C]urrent -
               Limits the scan to the currently [J]oined conference.  This
               is the actual conference you're presently in.

          [A]ll -
               Searches all of the conferences available to you based upon
               your security level.

          [S]elected -
               Similar to [A]ll option except this will search only those
               conferences selected by the [U]pdate Conferences Scan/Read
               function found on the Message Menu.

     [S]tart -
          Begins the search based upon the above settings.  Shown below is
          a sample format of messages found in a scan.

     Scanning conference 000 - General Message Area

       1) Msg:23  Fm:ORION HILL     To:ALL           Sb:TIPC Users Group
       2) Msg:26  Fm:SEAN THOMAS    To:ALL           Sb:UL of A-BBSS.LZH
       3) Msg:41  Fm:WARREN CRAIG   To:SEAN THOMAS   Sb:Mac Advantages...
       4) Msg:55  Fm:LEE ETHERIDGE  To:ALL           Sb:**StarFire**
       5) Msg:70  Fm:CHRIS DICELY   To:WARREN CRAIG  Sb:Mac Advantages...
       6) Msg:89  Fm:ISRAEL CLEWS   To:WARREN CRAIG  Sb:format

     -Pause- [C]ontinue, [M]ark, [N]onstop, [S]top? [ ]

     After messages have been found, you can mark them using the [M]ark
     function.  This allows tagging specific messages based upon the number
     to the far left, not the actual message number.  Below is a description
     of the available options at the above -Pause- prompt.

     [C]ontinue -
          Proceeds onto the next screen full of messages matching the search
          criteria.

     [M]ark -
          Each screen full of message headers is numbered from 1 to the
          maximum number which will fit on a single screen display.  Choosing
          the number to the far left of the actual message number.  For
          example, for message number 26 in the above example, selecting 2
          will flag that message as being marked.  Specified numbers can be
          entered as can ranges of numbers.  To mark messages numbered 26, 55,
          70, 89, simply enter [2, 4-6] at the prompt.  All listed messages
          can be marked for reading with the [A]ll command.  Additional help
          information is available after selecting this option.

     [N]onstop -
          Continues on with the search but when matches are found, they are
          displayed to the screen, but no longer offer the ability to be
          marked and normal screen pauses are disabled for the remainder of
          the search.

     [S]top -
          Halts the search process and returns to the Message Menu.


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