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Added note about the `a' message sequence.
author | markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de> |
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date | Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:27:18 +0200 |
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109 with others. | 109 with others. |
110 .P | 110 .P |
111 Messages are named by their numeric filename, | 111 Messages are named by their numeric filename, |
112 but they can have symbolic names, as well. | 112 but they can have symbolic names, as well. |
113 These are either one of six system-controlled position names | 113 These are either one of six system-controlled position names |
114 and a shorthand for the range of all messages, | |
114 or user-settable group names for arbitrary sets of messages. | 115 or user-settable group names for arbitrary sets of messages. |
115 These names are called sequences. | 116 These names are called sequences. |
116 Automatically updated position names exist for the | 117 Automatically updated position names exist for the |
117 first, last, previous, next, current message, and | 118 first, last, previous, next, current message, and for the number |
118 for the number one beyond the last message. | 119 one beyond the last message. |
119 (In mmh, the names of these sequences are abbreviated to the | 120 (In mmh, the names of these sequences are abbreviated to the |
120 first character.) | 121 first character.) |
121 User-definded sequences can be bound to the folder containing the | 122 User-definded sequences can be bound to the folder containing the |
122 messages (\fIpublic sequences\fP) or to the user's context | 123 messages (\fIpublic sequences\fP) or to the user's context |
123 (\fIprivate sequences\fP). | 124 (\fIprivate sequences\fP). |