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Added note about the `a' message sequence.
author markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
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).