Compose a Message

In the main menu of Pine, use the arrow keys to 'COMPOSE MESSAGE'. Once you are there, press the RETURN key. You should see in front of you a screen that resembles something like the following:

To : Cc : Attchmnt: Subject : ----- Message Text ----- : : : ^G Get Help ^X Send ^R Rich Hdr ^Y PrvPg/Top ^K Cut Line ^O Postpone ^C Cancel ^D Del Char ^J Attach ^V NxtPg/End ^U UnDel Line^T To AddrBk

At the 'To' field, type in the email address of the person/group that will be receving your mail. The 'Cc' field, which carries over from the old days when carbon copies were used, holds addition email addresses which will receive a carbon copy of the letter. If you want to attach any files in your email, you will enter in their complete filenames and paths in the 'Attchmnt' field. Be forewarned though, if you attach a file, the receiving party MUST be using a MIME mail reader like PINE to be able to extract the attached file(s). The 'Subject' holds the subject of the message. After having enter the necessary information, you are now ready to type in your message. Use the arrow keys to move around the text. If the arrow keys send out wierd characters, use the following key chart:

Up - Control P Down - Control N Right - Control F Left - Control B Once your message has been satisfactory edited, type '^X' to send the message; The '^' infront of the 'X' denotes a control key. Looking at the menu at the bottom of the screen, you will see an array of different commands; All of which are self explainatory.