nazgul@apollo.UUCP (Kee Hinckley) (12/07/83)
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Date: Sun Nov 27, 1983 1:51 pm EST
From: MCI Mail Customer Support / MCI ID: 106-0184
TO: * Kee Hinckley / MCI ID: 106-8607
Subject: Your questions
Thank you for your many comments. They will be passed on to the
appropriate departments. Messages in your inbox will remain there until they
have been read. Your outbox and desk messages will be deleted after 24 hours
in the Basic Service, after 5 days in the Advanced Service
Craig
Customer Service
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Date: Mon Nov 28, 1983 9:24 pm EST
From: MCI Mail Customer Support / MCI ID: 106-0184
TO: * Kee Hinckley / MCI ID: 106-8607
Subject: RE: Assorted questions
Mr. Hinckley,
Thank you very much for your feedback and suggestions--they have been
forwarded to the marketing department.
Regarding you remarks about the social security numbers used in
customer registration:
Although MCIMAIL Customer Support uses your social security number to
complete your customer profile, it is possible to register without
this information. To do this, please contact Customer Support at
1-800-624-2255.
Once again, thanks!
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Barbara Payne
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nazgul@apollo.UUCP (Kee Hinckley) (12/07/83)
~~HELP PAPERMAIL Sorry, that is not a valid option here. Command (or MENU or EXIT): HELP PAPERMAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * ENTERING POSTAL ADDRESSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To enter a postal address: up to 5 lines, 40 characters per line: TO: LOUIS B. JORDAN . (LOUIS B. JORDAN not found; please enter address:) . THE JORDAN COMPANY . 8227 BROCK FRWY, SOUTH . LOUISVILLE, KY 80228 . (RETURN) TO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To request paper delivery to a subscriber's registered postal address: TO: KREYNOLDS (PAPER) . (Kevin T. Reynolds C & B Inc. Omaha, NE) TO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: To enter a postal address for a subscriber that is different from his registered postal address: TO: KEVIN T. REYNOLDS (ADDRESS) . (Please enter address:) . 7507 SPRING LAKE DRIVE . #884 . BERRYVILLE, NE 99302 . (RETURN) TO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * TO CORRECT ADDRESSES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When you are in the message creation process, use the applicable "TO:" or "CC:" prompt to type a minus sign (-) followed by the name you wish to erase, exactly as you first entered it: TO: THOMAS MARTINSON . (THOMAS MARTINSON not found; please enter address:) . NOMESTYLE COOKING . (RETURN) Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: TO: -THOMAS MARTINSON . (THOMAS MARTINSON deleted.) TO: THOMAS MARTINSON . (THOMAS MARTINSON not found; please enter address:) . HOMESTYLE COOKING . 15 BAYOU PLACE . NEW ORLEANS, LA 28205 . (RETURN) TO: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are prompted to enter an address, and would prefer to simply delte the name, press RETURN at the prompt: TO: BRIN MORRIS . (BRIN MORRIS not found; please enter address:) . (RETURN) . (BRIN MORRIS deleted; no address provided.) TO: BRIAN MORRIS Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: . (Brian L. Morris Morris and Sons Baltimore, MD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * OVERNIGHT AND FOUR-HOUR LETTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delivery on Weekends and Holidays: Paper copy messages posted on weekends or holidays are treated as if posted at 8:00 AM the next business day; that is, an Overnight Letter posted on Sunday afternoon will be treated as if you posted it Monday at 8:00 AM, and will be delivered by noon on Tuesday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCI MAIL CANNOT deliver Overnight or Four-Hour Letters without: o A correct ZIP CODE at the end of the last address line o A street address, not a P.O. Box o Someone present at the destination to receive your MCI Letter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type HELP <state> for a list of the zip codes in a particular state to which you can send a 4HOUR or ONITE Letter; for example: HELP NEWJERSEY or HELP NDAKOTA or HELP WASHINGTONDC Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOUR-HOUR Letters must be posted by 6:00 PM recipient's time, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), to be delivered within four hours. Four-Hour Letters posted after 6:00 PM recipient's time will be delivered by 10:00 AM the next business day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVERNIGHT Letters must be posted by 5:00 PM sender's time, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), to be delivered by noon the next business day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SIGNATURE/LETTERHEAD GRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To use your default signature graphic: Type /SIGNED/ in the leftmost position of the line of text on which you wish your signature to appear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To request a signature other than your default: Type /SIGNED/ in the leftmost position of the line of text on which you wish your signature to appear; then, in response to the "Handling:" Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: prompt type SIGN: followed by the registered name of your graphic; e.g., Handling: SIGN:PERSONALSIG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To request a letterhead other than your default: In response to the "Handling:" prompt, type FORM: followed by the registered name of your graphic; e.g., Handling: FORM:PARTNERLOGO ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To obtain a Signature/Letterhead Registration form, send a message TO: MCIHELP . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * MESSAGE FORMAT GUIDELINES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRESS RETURN AFTER EVERY LINE YOU TYPE. Some devices are capable of "wrapping" input as you type. But MCI Mail requires a "hard" carriage return after every line of text. We recommend that your lines not be longer than 80 characters, and that you press the RETURN key after every line. Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USE CONTROL-L TO FORCE PAGINATION. In the TEXT of your message, hold down the CONTROL key and press L to force the subsequent text onto a new page when it is laser-printed. (Note that CONTROL-L does NOT affect electronic copies of the message.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LASER-PRINTED PAGES ARE MAXIMUM 80 CHARACTERS WIDE, 54 LINES LONG. The actual number of lines of text that appears on the first page of your printed letter will vary, depending on the number of lines required for the letterhead graphic (MCI Mail graphic uses 10 lines), and the number of lines used for the recipient's postal address (maximum 5). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * PRICING ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The "MCI Mail Ounce" is measured as 7500 characters for electronic copies, or 3 pages (excluding the address page) for printed copies. The prices below reflect the cost for the first "Ounce"; an additional "Ounce" costs $1.00, no matter which delivery option you choose: Instant Letter: delivered instantly to recipient's MCI Mailbox $1.00 MCI Letter: delivered via First Class U.S. Mail $2.00 Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: Overnight Letter: hand-delivered by noon next business day $6.00 Four-Hour Letter: hand-delivered within 4 hours the same day $25.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You may enter: SCAN for a summary of your mail READ to READ messages one by one PRINT to display messages nonstop CREATE to write an MCI Letter HELP for assistance EXIT to leave MCI Mail Command (or MENU or EXIT): HELP DO Sorry, no documentation on MCIMAIL MENU MAIN DO You may enter: SCAN for a summary of your mail READ to READ messs
nazgul@apollo.UUCP (Kee Hinckley) (12/07/83)
Command (or MENU or EXIT): help dow The DOWJONES command gives you immediate access to Dow Jones news/ Retrieval. Dow Jones offers more than 20 different services, including current stock quotes and the latest business news from The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and the Dow Jones News Service or ticker. Other services range from movie reviews, the full 20-volume Academic American Encyclopedia, and a discount shopping service to sports, weather and a constantly updated world news report. To use Dow Jones News/Retrieval, type DOWJONES and then follow the instructions below. To return from Dow Jones to MCI Mail, type DISC. -- Just as you do when using MCI Mail, press RETURN after typing any command on Dow Jones. -- When in doubt, press RETURN for more (Dow Jones pauses after each 'screenful' of information in some data bases). When you first access Dow Jones from MCI Mail, you will see a brief Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: message and the prompt: ENTER QUERY Then enter two slashes and the code for any service available on Dow Jones News/Retrieval. For example, to get the latest front-page news, type: //NEWS For more information about using //NEWS -- or any other service on Dow Jones -- type the two slashes (//), the service code, and the word HELP: //NEWS HELP * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FINDING CURRENT STOCK QUOTES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Current prices on stocks, options, bonds, mutual funds, and other financial instruments are found in the Current Quotes service, //CQ. To find the latest composite quote, type: //CQ Then enter the stock symbol: MCIC You can find up to five quotes at once. Type spaces between the Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: symbols: MCIC IBM DJ ABC MGM To find stock symbols and other codes used in Dow Jones News/Retrieval, please consult //SYMBOL, the online DIRECTORY OF SYMBOLS. * * * * * * * * * * * FINDING COMPANY NEWS * * * * * * * * * * * //DJNEWS, Dow Jones News, contains the business and financial news 90 seconds after the stories are filed for Dow Jones News Service, as well as stories from The Journal and Barron's dating back 90 days. To find out how to get the latest stories on companies, industries, and the economy, type: //DJNEWS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHAT'S NEW ON DOW JONES NEWS/RETRIEVAL * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For the latest information about what's new on Dow Jones, type: //INTRO //INTRO, the free customer newsletter, also contains pointers about Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop: using Dow Jones and news about enhanced services. * * * * * * * * * * * * * OTHER DOW JONES SERVICES * * * * * * * * * * * * * For a list of available services and their service codes, type: //MENU The service codes listed in //MENU allow you to move directly from one service to another from any point in Dow Jones. You will receive the charges for your Dow Jones usage on your MCI Mail invoice. Press <RETURN> to continue You may enter: SCAN for a summary of your mail READ to READ messages one by one PRINT to display messages nonstop CREATE to write an MCI Letter HELP for assistance EXIT to leave MCI Mail Command (or MENU or EXIT): dow^U Command (or MENU or EXIT):