Subject: documentation

From: Bob Brody <[email-masked]>
Date: 8 Apr 1995 11:01:38 GMT

1) Anyone know if there is a complete documentation file (aka user's
manual) for Pine (Unix) and if so, its name and where I might be able
to find it?  I would prefer to study the program in total offline
rather than pop up generalized help screens while online.

2) When I first initialized Pine there was a welcome message and such
along with a question asking my if I wanted to receive a usage/tips
file (or words to that effect).  I said yes and shortly later received
this file in Pine.  The file was lost before I could get to it.  Does
anyone know where I can get a copy of this file?

3) Is there a configuration reason why I am automatically jetisoned
from Pine and returned to a system prompt after sending an email?  I
can find no such configuration setting yet when I write an email and
then send it, I'm thrown into a forced quit; i.e., I'm tossed out of
Pine and back at the system prompt.  I should think I would remain in
Pine until I explicitly quit, no?

Thanks.

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From: [email-masked] (Jonathan and DearOldDad)
Date: 11 Apr 1995 14:36:57 GMT

Jonathan and DearOldDad ([email-masked]) wrote:
: Bob Brody ([email-masked]) wrote:
: : 1) Anyone know if there is a complete documentation file (aka user's
: : manual) for Pine (Unix) and if so, its name and where I might be able

: it's available from:
: [email-masked]

I should have been more specific in my previous post.
Pine files and documentation are available via FTP or WWW:
  ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/pine
or
  http://www.cac.washington.edu/pine

: BYE
BYE again

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From: [email-masked] (Jonathan and DearOldDad)
Date: 11 Apr 1995 14:17:43 GMT

Bob Brody ([email-masked]) wrote:
: 1) Anyone know if there is a complete documentation file (aka user's
: manual) for Pine (Unix) and if so, its name and where I might be able
: to find it?  I would prefer to study the program in total offline
: rather than pop up generalized help screens while online.

it's available from:
[email-masked]

: 2) When I first initialized Pine there was a welcome message and such
: along with a question asking my if I wanted to receive a usage/tips
: file (or words to that effect).  I said yes and shortly later received
: this file in Pine.  The file was lost before I could get to it.  Does
: anyone know where I can get a copy of this file?

See answer to question #1

: 3) Is there a configuration reason why I am automatically jetisoned
: from Pine and returned to a system prompt after sending an email?  I
: can find no such configuration setting yet when I write an email and
: then send it, I'm thrown into a forced quit; i.e., I'm tossed out of
: Pine and back at the system prompt.  I should think I would remain in
: Pine until I explicitly quit, no?

You should remain.  Dunno why this is happening ... something in your 
config?  If I can figure out why, I'll post again.

BYE