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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 23:37:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rich Littleton <be718 at scn.org>
To: Rod Clark <bb615 at scn.org>
Cc: Randy Groves <randy at scn.org>, scn at scn.org, services at scn.org,
em-trng at scn.org
Subject: Re: Please make a help page
Rod,
This is the PINE E-Mail outline you asked about. We are using it at the
branch libraries. It is an ascii file. If you or anyone has any comments,
make them. We'll just continue to build on this.
Rod, I assume that you will be placing this in the proper spot in the web
page. Any time you consider any input worth putting in to this outline,
do so without checking with me. Thus, anyone can go through you to add to
this outline.
I'd be pleased to discuss thoughts on this with anyone. One example of
such topics would be the desirability of an advanced level class, or
(better) an upload/download class [people LOVE that capability].
Later,
Rich
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On Tue, 8 Sep 1998, Rod Clark wrote:
> > ... I would be pleased to contribute to this.
> >
> > We use a step-by-step outline in our pine classes and I would gladly
> > submit this to whomever/wherever could route it onto the SCN web page.
> >
> > I would also be willing to edit and re-write existing help menus ...
>
> Rich,
>
> Your e-mail class files would be a welcome addition to the
> help files.
>
> If you could also suggest what files from the Freeport help
> menus should be kept, revised and integrated into the current
> help information, that might help quite a few confused people
> too.
>
> Your be718 user ID has write access to the Web site's help
> directory. You can also write whatever files you like in the
> /web.root/volunteers/mentors directory. Just upload the plain
> text help files to either of those directories, and create
> subdirectories in them as needed (maybe help/email), and from
> there we'll find some HTML people to make Web pages out of them.
>
> Rod
>
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Course Outline
Learning SCN Pine E-mail
Notes
I. Introduce Staff & Students.
II. Summarize SCN structure [5 minutes]
A. Forums and Newsgroups.
B. Web site.
C. E-mail. (later)
D. I.P.
III. Ask for specific e-mail questions/problems.
[10 minutes]
IV. E-Mail Theory (not yet "doing" e-mail).
[60 minutes]
A. SCN time limit of 45 minutes.
1. Help menus. (^g or h or ^h). On your
own, EXPLORE HELP MENUS.
2. E-Mail addresses
a. bcd202 at scn.org
(1) bcd202 = user I.D.
(2) @ = e-mail sign, leads domain
name.
(3) scn = domain name
(4) .org = generic or geographic
indicator (eg.s from class)
(5) e-mail þ WEB address (which
have http, or www, or / which
do not appear in e-mail
addresses)
Only e-mail addresses have @
b. Use the exact address you find/have for
sending.
V. E-mail: Getting to it. (go to mail room)
A. Basic E-Mail Pine vs. Freeport
B. Login. This is how you start up SCN on the library
computers that use Windows and color screens. (If
you want to use the library's amber screens, see
section B2.)
1. Windows
a. Click on Telnet icon.
b. At box, type in scn.org, then enter.
c. Login prompt, first put in user ID (e.g.
trng01)
d. At password, type "SPLclass"
e. Use message at BOTTOM of screen to
go forward.
f. Now, skip down to C.
Skip this
if already in.
2. Login Method 2: Use this on VT 100 (amber
screened) terminals.
a. Get to first screen where Quest is a
choice and select it.
b. Put in library card number.
c. last 4 digits of your telephone number
or other code you've chosen.
d. At "Services Index" Screen, use down
arrow key to get to "Other libraries and
resources"
e. Hit arrow right key to get to list on the
right.
f. Hit down arrow key to get to "Seattle
Community Network (SCN) and hit
enter.
g. Login prompt, first put in user ID (e.g.
trng01)
h. At password, type "SPLclass"
i. Use message at BOTTOM OF SCREEN
(space or enter)
C. Sending E-Mail (Use Help Menus)
1. Getting into the Pine e-mail program.
a. At the command prompt ["your
choice"] type "go pine."
b. Then enter "1" (start pine to read and
send mail) (In subsequent sessions, also
look at your choices in this menu.)
2. Send a message.
a. Type "m" for main screen.
b. "c" for "compose", then follow the
prompts. (Generally: send to recipient.
In class: send to yourself.)
c. Subject: Put something to describe
message.
d. Skip attachment for now.
e. cc: = Courtesy copy. Use if you want
a second (or third) person to receive
your message.
f. [Hit ^r to get more options.]
g. [bcc: = Blind courtesy copy.]
h. Arrow (or enter) down to writing area
just below line.
i. Type your message.
j. Bottom of screen has hints, but they
change in different screens, so look at
them carefully.
k. ^v to jump down. ^y to jump up.
l. End and Send
(1) ^x to end writing the letter,
(2) choose "y" to send it, and then
(3) hit enter.
3. Steps to read new mail:
a. Quit to leave the "e-mail room" (but not
SCN) You'll see a "new mail" message.
b. Go right back into "e-mail room"
Enter 1
c. Type "m" for main menu.
d. "i" = "index" (list of messages
received;
e. Arrow to message you want to read (N
= new message)
f. Enter
g. See command choices at bottom of
screen.
h. "o" = "other" commands (Hit 3 times
to see all commands. 4th time starts all
over again.)
i. "n" = "next message to be read
j. "d" = "delete and go to next message"
k. "p" = "previous message
l. (space bar) = next screen down
m. "-" = next screen up
n. type "?" for help. Good info.
4. Send (to yourself, for practice): c
5. Reply (to yourself, for practice): r
6. Forward (to yourself, for practice) f
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D. Intermediate E-mail.
1. When you open mail, note that you can save
a mail message to your work directory, so you
can edit and/or forward the message. Type
"e" for "export" and follow instructions.
2. Go out of e-mail to SCN main menu.
3. "Go file" to get to the Freeport editor (VERY
useful!)
a. Examine work directory with menu
choice 11. [10 minutes]
(1) edit (e) This one opens the file.
(2) delete (d)
(3) undelete (u)
(4) rename (r)
(5) quit (q)
b. h
4. Edit your work directory file with Freeport file
manager.
a. Highlight (a method of selecting text)
(1) [Ctrl + Shft + 6], then
b. Use ^k & ^u to cut and paste
highlighted text.
c. ^j in separate paragraph for Justify.
5. Other functions
a. When creating an e-mail message to
send, you MAY attach another file
which you have already saved into your
work directory. [not to get into
downloading and uploading ... yet.]
(1) At ATTACH, hit ^j. At question
"File to attach," hit ^t to get files
from work directory. Arrow to
chosen file and hit enter. If you
wish, type a comment re: the
attachment. Then enter; then
send.
b. Rare use of mouse: highlight with
mouse, then alt+e, then "c" for copy.
Then paste at new location (at "to" in
new letter) by using alt+e, then "p" for
paste.
c. Spell (crummy in Pine)
d. Address book
(1) Start from main menu (m) and
follow the instructions. Very
useful, so try it.
VI. Miscellaneous items [10 minutes]
A. PINE
1. Interrupted or otherwise incomplete e-mail
messages stored in work directory. When you
need to stop a message before fully written,
type "o" to postpone, and then "^q" to exit e-
mail. When you re-enter Pine, hit "m" for
"main menu." Then L for "folder list." Then
arrow -> to "postponed-msgs." Enter to
open. Arrow down to place at which you
postponed your message and continue writing
it. Or, f to forward (or r to reply).
B. SCN (not Pine) functions.
1. Find this allows you to discover an SCN
members e-mail address.
2. Who
3. Downloading & uploading. These are very
useful, but you have to have a browser to do
some of the steps. Can be done on the color
screened computers at the library, but not on
amber-screened terminals.
4. Utilities (In SCN, type go softutil.)
VII. Post-class question and answer session. [15 minutes]