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module:msglist [2020/03/02 23:54] – [Read Mail and List Msgs System Modules] rename this sub-section digital manmodule:msglist [2025/08/16 15:25] (current) – [Command-Line Options] Fixed typo (-sent, not -send) digital man
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 For full/proper function of this module, you'll need a recent v3.17c dev-build (as of March, 2020) of Synchronet, or later. For full/proper function of this module, you'll need a recent v3.17c dev-build (as of March, 2020) of Synchronet, or later.
  
-This module may require a [[dev:cvs]]-update of your Synchronet ''exec/[[dir:load]]'' directory to get the latest ''.js'' load-libraries, including the newly added ''age.js''.+This module may require an update of your Synchronet ''exec/[[dir:load]]'' directory to get the latest ''.js'' load-libraries, including the newly added ''age.js''.
  
 The following menu files are used by this module: The following menu files are used by this module:
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 ==== Menu Command ==== ==== Menu Command ====
  
-If you wish to allow your BBS users to list sub-board messages directly from a command shell menu (e.g. using the 'L' command key from the main or message menu) add the following command key handler to the desired command shell source (''.src'') file(s):+If you wish to allow your BBS users to list sub-board messages directly from a Baja command shell menu (e.g. using the 'L' command key from the main or message menu) add the following command key handler to the desired command shell source (''.src'') file(s): 
 + 
 +for Synchronet v3.18 or later: 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +cmdkey L 
 +    msg_list 
 +    end_cmd 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +for Synchronet v3.17 or older:
  
 <code> <code>
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 ... and then recompile the source file with [[util:baja]] (e.g. ''baja default.src''). ... and then recompile the source file with [[util:baja]] (e.g. ''baja default.src'').
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 +In Synchronet v3.20, the default command shell (''default.js'') already has main menu ''L'' command key mapped to the BBS message list function.
  
 ===== Configure ===== ===== Configure =====
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 | ''-spam''     | Only load SPAM-tagged messages | | ''-spam''     | Only load SPAM-tagged messages |
 | ''-unread''   | Only load unread messages | | ''-unread''   | Only load unread messages |
 +| ''-sent''     | List sent mail |
 +| ''-all''      | List all mail | 
 | ''-reverse''  | Reverse the default message list order | | ''-reverse''  | Reverse the default message list order |
 +| ''-sort=//property//'' | Specify a property name to sort list by | 
 +| ''-new=//days//''      | List only messages added/imported in last number of days | 
 +| ''-fmt=//format//''    | Specify list format string | 
 +| ''-p=//prop-list//''   | Specify comma-separated list of property names for columns | 
 +| ''-hdr''               | Include a header when executed offline (e.g. via''[[util:jsexec]]''). | 
 +| ''-count''             | Display only total number of messages | 
 +| ''-all_subs''          | List all sub-boards | 
 +| ''-hide_zero''         | Don't list subs with no (new) messages |
 ==== modopts.ini ==== ==== modopts.ini ====
  
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 ^ Option ^ Default ^ Description ^ ^ Option ^ Default ^ Description ^
 +| ''reverse_mail''   | true  | List mail messages in reverse chronological order (newest first) by default |
 +| ''reverse_msgs''   | true  | List sub-board messages in reverse chronological order (newest first) by default |
 | ''cache_msg_text'' | false | Cache message text in memory | | ''cache_msg_text'' | false | Cache message text in memory |
 | ''large_msg_threshold'' | 64 KBytes | Message text larger than this value will not be cached in memory | | ''large_msg_threshold'' | 64 KBytes | Message text larger than this value will not be cached in memory |
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 | ''date_fmt'' | %Y-%m-%d | Format of dates displayed in list | | ''date_fmt'' | %Y-%m-%d | Format of dates displayed in list |
 | ''date_time_fmt'' | system default | Format of date/time displayed in list | | ''date_time_fmt'' | system default | Format of date/time displayed in list |
 +| ''pause'' | true | Pause for a key-press after posting a message, or set to a duration (in seconds), or ''false'' |
 | ''beep'' | true | Console alerts/beeps are enabled | | ''beep'' | true | Console alerts/beeps are enabled |
 | ''view_lines_fmt'' | "%slines %u-%u" | Displayed string | | ''view_lines_fmt'' | "%slines %u-%u" | Displayed string |

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