& mail
& @mail
@mail[/<switches>] [<msg-list> [= <target>]]
@mail[/<switches>] <player-list> = [<subject>/]<message>
@mail invokes the built-in MUSH mailer, which allows players to send
and receive mail. Pronoun/function substitution is performed on
any messages you may try to send.
A <msg-list> is one of the following:
A single msg # (ex: 3)
A message range (ex: 2-5, -7, 3-)
A folder number and message number/range (ex: 0:3, 1:2-5, 2:-7)
A sender (ex: *paul)
An age of mail in days (ex: ~3 (exactly 3), <2, >1)
"days" here means 24-hour periods from the current time.
One of the following: "read", "unread", "cleared", "tagged",
"urgent", "all" (all messages in all folders), "folder" (all
messages in current folder)
A <player-list> is a space-separated list of recipients, which may be:
Player names
Player dbref #'s
Message #'s, in which case you send to the sender of that message.
An alias name (see help @malias)
See also the following topics: mail-sending mail-reading
mail-folders mail-forward mail-other mail-admin
@malias
& mail-reading
@mail <msg #>
@mail/read <msg-list>
This displays messages which match the msg# or msg-list from
your current folder.
@mail
@mail <msg-list, but not a single msg #>
@mail/list <msg-list>
This gives a brief list of all mail in the current folder,
with sender name, time sent, and message status.
The status field is a set of characters (ex: NC-UF+) which mean:
N = New (unread) message
C = Cleared message
U = Urgent message
F = Forwarded message
+ = Tagged message
The opposites of these (read messages, etc.) are indicated with a
'-' in the status field in that position.
& mail-sending
@mail[/switch] <player-list> = [<subject>]/<msg>
This sends the message <msg> to all players in <player-list>.
If no subject is given, the message subject is the beginning
of the message itself.
All function substitutions are valid in <msg> including mail(#) which
will allow you to forward mail you have received to other users.
The following switches are available:
/send - same as no switch
/urgent - mail is marked as "Urgent"
/silent - no notification to sender that mail was sent
/nosig - no mail signature
If you have an @mailsignature attribute set on yourself, its
contents will be evaluated and appended to the message unless
the /nosig switch is given.
@mail/fwd <msg-list> = <player-list>
This sends a copy of all the messages in <msg-list> to
all the players in <player-list>. The copy will appear to have
been sent by you (not the original sender), and its status will
be "Forwarded".
& mail-other
@mail/clear [<msg-list> | all]
@mail/unclear [<msg-list> | all]
These commands mark mail in the current folder as cleared or uncleared.
Mail marked for clearing is deleted when you disconnect, or
if you use @mail/purge. If no msg-list is specified, all
mail in your current folder is cleared. If "all" is given instead
of a msg-list, all mail in *all* folders is cleared/uncleared.
@mail/purge
Actually deletes all messages marked for clearing with @mail/clear.
This is done automatically when you log out.
@mail/tag [<msg-list> | all>]
@mail/untag [<msg-list> | all>]
These commands tag or untag mail in the current folder.
Tagged mail can be later acted on en masse by using "tagged" as
the msg-list for other commands (which does *not* untag them
afterward). If no msg-list is specified, all messages in the
current folder are tagged/untagged. If "all" is given as the
msg-list, all mail in *all* folders is tagged/untagged.
(Ex: To clear all mail from Paul and Chani, @mail/tag *paul,
@mail/tag *chani, @mail/clear tagged, @mail/untag all).
& mail-folders
The MUSH mail system allows each player 16 folders, numbered from
0 to 15. Mail can only be in 1 folder at a time. Folder 0 is
the "inbox" where new mail is received. Most @mail commands
operate on only the current folder.
@mail/folder
This commands lists all folders which contain mail, telling
how many messages are in each, and what the current folder is.
@mail/folder <folder#|foldername>
This command sets your current folder to <folder#>.
@mail/folder <folder#> = <foldername>
This command gives <folder#> a name.
@mail/unfolder <folder#|foldername>
This command removes a folder's name
@mail/file <msg-list>=<folder#>
This command moves all messages in msg-list from the current
folder to a new folder, <folder#>.
See also: @mailfilter
& @mailfilter
& mailfilter
The @mailfilter attribute specifies automatic filing of incoming
@mail messages into folders. When an @mail message is received,
the contents of @mailfilter are evaluated, with the following
arguments passed:
%0 dbref of message sender
%1 message subject
%2 message body
%3 message status flags (a string containing U, F, and/or R,
for urgent, forwarded, and/or reply, respectively)
If @mailfilter evaluates to a folder name or number, the message
will be filed into that folder. If @mailfilter evaluates to a null
string, the message remains in the incoming folder.
Example: Filter urgent messages into folder 1
> @mailfilter me=if(strmatch(%3,*U*),1)
See also: mail-folders
& mail-admin
The @mail command can also take the following switches:
@mail/stats [<player>] -- Basic mail statistics.
@mail/dstats [<player>] -- Also provides read/unread count.
@mail/fstats [<player>] -- Does all that, plus gives space usage.
@mail/debug <action>[=<player>]
@mail/nuke
Only wizards may stats players other than themselves. The mail statistics
commands are computationally expensive and cost the same as @find.
The /debug switch does sanity checking on the mail database, and may only
be used by a wizard. "@mail/debug sanity" just does the check; the command
"@mail/debug clear=<player name or dbref number>" wipes mail for an object.
"@mail/debug fix" attempts to repair problems noted in the sanity check.
The /nuke switch destroys the post office, erasing all @mail everywhere.
It may only be used by God.
& @malias
@malias [<alias>]
The @malias command is used to create, view, and manipulate @mail
aliases, or lists. An alias is a shorthand way of specifying a list
of players for @mail. Aliases begin with the '+' (plus) prefix,
and represent a list of dbrefs; aliases may not include other aliases.
@malias with no arguments lists aliases available for your use,
and is equivalent to @malias/list
@malias with a single argument (the name of an alias) lists the
members of that alias, if you're allowed to see them. Other forms of
the same command are @malias/members <alias> or @malias/who <alias>
See help @malias2 for more
& @malias2
@malias[/create] <alias>=<player list>
@malias/desc <alias>=<Description>
@malias/rename <alias>=<newalias>
@malias/destroy <alias>
The first form above creates a new alias for the given list of players.
@malias/desc sets the alias's description, which is shown when aliases
are listed.
@malias/rename renames an alias.
@malias/destroy destroys the alias completely.
See help @malias3 for more.
& @malias3
@malias/set <alias>=<player list>
@malias/add <alias>=<player list>
@malias/remove <alias>=<player list>
@malias/set resets the list of players on the alias to <player list>.
@malias/add adds players to the alias. Note that the same player
may be on an alias multiple times.
@malias/remove removes players from the alias. If a player is on the
alias more than once, a single remove will remove only one instance
of that player.
See help @malias4 for more.
& @malias4
@malias/use <alias>=<perm list>
@malias/see <alias>=<perm list>
@malias/use controls who may use an alias. Players who may use an
alias will see it in their @malias list, and can @mail to the
alias.
@malias/see controls who may list the members of an alias.
An empty permission list allows any player. The permission list
may also be a space-separated list of one or more of "owner",
"members" (of the alias), and "admin".
By default, the owner and alias members may see and use the alias,
but only the owner may list the members. Note that admin may always
list aliases and their members, regardless of these settings, but are
treated like anyone else when trying to @mail with an alias.
See help @malias5 for more.
& @malias5
@malias/all
@malias/stat
@malias/chown <alias>=<player>
@malias/nuke
@malias/all is an admin-only command that lists all aliases in the MUSH.
@malias/stat is an admin-only command that displays statistics about the
number of aliases and members of aliases in use.
@malias/chown is a wizard-only command that changes the owner of an alias.
@malias/nuke is a God-only command that destroys all aliases.
& Mail functions
Mail functions work with @mail.
folderstats() mail() maildstats() mailfrom() mailfstats()
mailsend() mailstats() mailstatus() mailsubject() mailtime()
malias()
& FOLDERSTATS()
folderstats()
folderstats(folder#)
folderstats(player)
folderstats(player,folder#)
FOLDERSTATS() returns the number of read, unread, and cleared messages
in a specific folder, or, if none is given, the player's current
folder. Only Wizards may use forms which get other players' mail
information.
& MAIL()
mail()
mail(<player name>)
mail([<folder #>:]<mail message #>)
mail(<player>, [<folder #>:]<mail message #>)
Without arguments, mail() returns the number of messages in
all the player's mail folders. With a player name argument,
mail() returns the number of read, unread, and cleared messages
<player> has in all folders. Only Wizards can use this on other players.
When given numeric arguments, mail() returns the text of the
corresponding message in the current folder. The message number
may also be prefaced by the folder number and a colon, to indicate
a message in a different folder.
Example:
> think mail(3:2)
(text of the second message in the player's third folder)
& MAILFROM()
& MAILTIME()
& MAILSTATUS()
& MAILSUBJECT()
mailfrom([<player>,] [<folder #>:]<mail message #>)
mailtime([<player>,] [<folder #>:]<mail message #>)
mailstatus([<player>,] [<folder #>:]<mail message #>)
mailsubject([<player>,] [<folder #>:]<mail message #>)
mailfrom() returns the dbref number of the sender of a mail message.
mailtime() is similar, but returns the time the mail was sent.
mailsubject() is similar, but returns the subject of the message.
mailstatus() returns the mail's status characters (as per
@mail/list)
& MAILSTATS()
& MAILDSTATS()
& MAILFSTATS()
mailstats([<player>])
maildstats([<player>])
mailfstats([<player>])
mail*stats() functions return data like @mail/*stats does. You
either must use this on yourself, or you must be a wizard. The
information will be joined together as a space separated list of
numbers.
Example:
> think mailstats(One)
<# sent> <# received>
> think mailfstats(One)
<# sent> <# sent unread> <# sent cleared> <# sent bytes> <# received>
<# received unread> <# received cleared> <# received bytes>
& MAILSEND()
mailsend(<player>,[<subject>/]<message>)
This function sends a message to a player, just like @mail/send.
It returns nothing if successful, or an error message.
& MALIAS()
malias([<delimiter>])
malias(<malias name>)
malias(<malias name>[,<delimiter>])
With no arguments, malias() returns the list of all malias names
which are visible to the player. With two arguments, returns the list
of dbrefs that are members of the given malias, delimited by
<delimiter>.
With one argument, the behavior is ambiguous. If the argument
matches a malias, returns the list of dbrefs that are memebrs of
the malias, space-delimited. If not, it's treated as a no-argument
case with a delimiter.
& mail-forward
& @mailforwardlist
@mailforwardlist me = <space-separated list of dbrefs or objids>
@lock/mailforward me = <lock>
By setting a @mailforwardlist attribute, a player can direct that
@mail they receive should be delivered to the specified list
of dbrefs of other players. The list may include the player's own
dbref, in which case the player will receive a copy of the message,
or omit it, in which case the message will be delivered to those listed
but the player will not receive a copy.
To deliver messages to other players this way, you must control them
(i.e. you're delivering to yourself or you're a wizard) or
pass their @lock/mailforward. An empty @lock/mailforward disallows
forwarding to you, and is the default.