Hello Robert,

On Apr 05, 1998 {at}23:24, Robert Bull wrote to All:

 RB> GoldED has a feature that allows you to freq files 
 RB> mentioned in a message by pressing just one key.  Is there 
 RB> any such feature in Msged, please?

In the new 4.30 release, there will be a requesting function
 in the reader.  If you have a message displayed which
contains one or more files, eg. a file announcement message and hit Ctrl-F,
a dialog box appears allowing you to select (tag) which file(s) you'd like
to F'Req.  After selection, Msged writes a file request message to your
defined netmail area automatically.  If you select multiple files, and the
total request is too long to fit on a subject line, Msged writes two (or
more) FR messages.

 RB> What I do at present is to use DESQview's cut-and-paste to 
 RB> grab the file name and insert it into the header of a new 
 RB> message.  A freq can be an empty message, but if I then try 
 RB> to save it, Msged aborts, apparently refusing to save an 
 RB> empty message.  Note that this is with an external editor.  
 RB> So I put some text, any text, in the message; and then my 
 RB> boss's O/T-Track robot sends me messages back, telling me 
 RB> not to put text in a freq!  This is hardly a profound 
 RB> problem but it's also less than elegant.  Have I missed 
 RB> something?

No, you haven't.  4.30 will allow you to save a message with no body if it
has the "Frq" attribute set but the auto-filerequest function is
far more elegant.

Best,

 -Jack
 ogre{at}nashville.com

... Sysoping: more fun than being beaten with a sledgehammer.
--- Msged/386 4.30 beta