Subject: Re: Can you import text files to Pine???

From: [email-masked] (R. Stewart Ellis)
Date: 9 Feb 95 13:38:40 GMT

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 >Hi!

 >I am rather new to pine.  Since I am using a commerical server, I only 
 >get limited on-line time.  Does anyone know if there is a way to 
 >pre-compose messages offline (using a text editor) and then import them 
 >to pine?  It would save a lot of my on-line time.

You can either upload the file directly into the editor using an ascii send
function in you comm program, or you could upload the file before entering
pine, then use the ^R (Read File) command in pico.

 >Thanks

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 8 Feb 95 17:04:30 GMT

Hi!

Thanks

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