Pine screens and modes

Folder index screen and commands

The folder index screen shows you an index of all the messages in the folder.

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|  PINE 3.96   FOLDER INDEX          Folder: RossAm  Msg 2 of 2      NEW  |
|                                                                         |
|+   1   Dec 19 Ross Armstrong      (4,053)  Scanning pencil drawings     |
|+ N 2   Dec 20 To: Ross Armstrong (1.163K)  Re: Scanning pencil drawings |
|                                                                         |
| ? Help       M Main Menu  P PrevMsg    - PrevPage  D Delete    R Reply  |
| O OTHER CMDS V [ViewMsg]  N NextMsg  Spc NextPage  U Undelete  F Forward|
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The very top bar shows information about the folder: what the name of the folder is and how many messages it has. The example above shows a folder set up for correspondence with one specific person, to which received as well as sent messages are saved; you can set up your folders however they make it easier for you to organize your messages. By default, Pine puts messages you save from your INBOX into a folder called saved-messages, and saves a copy of messages you send into a folder called sent-mail.

Each message gets one line on the index screen. That line contains:

Message Status.
The following codes give you information about the current status of the message:

+
The message was sent directly to you (not a cc: or email list).

A
The message has been answered.

D
The message is marked for deletion.

N
The message is new and unread.

X
The message is selected (for aggregate operations).

*
The message has been flagged as important.
Message number.
Date received or sent.
Sender (for received messages) or recipient (for sent messages).
Message size.
The number in parentheses is the size of the message, plus any attachments, in bytes (characters).
Subject.
As much of the subject as will fit on the screen.

As with every Pine screen, the bottom two lines show you the commands available:

Navigating the list of messages.
- Previous message: P
- Next message: N
- Previous screen: -
- Next screen: <Space>
- Jump directly to message number: J
- Whereis: W
  This feature searches for a word in an index or goes to first/last message.
- Next message: N
- Next new message: <Tab>
Operations on the current message.
- View message: V
- Print: Y
- Reply: R
- Forward: F
- Bounce: B
  This feature can be enabled/disabled in setup/configuration.
- Mark for deletion: D
- Undelete: U
- Take into address book: T
- Save into an email folder: S
- Export as a plain text file: E
- Flag: *
  This feature can be enabled/disabled in setup/configuration.
- Pipe to UNIX Command: | (vertical bar)
  This feature can be enabled/disabled in setup/configuration.
Other folder index commands.
- Sort the index: $
  Searches can be specified by subject, date, sender/recipient, and so on.
- Expunge the folder (remove messages marked for deletion): X
- Toggle headers mode: H
  This feature can be enabled/disabled in setup/configuration.
Working with subset of messages in current folder.
All of these commands can be enabled/disabled in setup/configuration.
- Select: ;
  Selection can be by current message, all messages, or by criteria: text, date, status, message number(s).
- Apply (applies to selected messages): A
- Zoom (views only Selected Messages): Z