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1.1     ! root        1: .ls 1
        !             2: .ch "Using Notesfiles"
        !             3: 
        !             4:        The notesfile system is invoked with a single command line.
        !             5: Most notesfile commands require only a single character (like the vi editor).
        !             6: Those that do require more than one character are terminated by a carriage
        !             7: return.
        !             8: 
        !             9: .se "Invocation"
        !            10: 
        !            11:        Invoke the notesfile system with:
        !            12: 
        !            13:        notes [ -sxi ] [-a subsequencer] [ -t termtype ] [ -f nfile ] [ topic1 ] [ topic2 ... ]
        !            14: 
        !            15: The topic list (e.g., topic1) specifies the notesfiles to read.
        !            16: Invoking the notes system with NO arguments yields a list of some
        !            17: available topics.
        !            18: When more than one topic is specified, the user encounters each topic
        !            19: sequentially (i.e., topic2 is entered upon completion of topic1).
        !            20: 
        !            21:        The -s switch activates the ``notesfile sequencer'' which is discussed
        !            22: in section 2.7.
        !            23: Specify  ``-x'' to use the extended sequencer.
        !            24: The ``-i'' flag selects yet another sequencing mode.
        !            25: The ``-a'' option specifies a particular subsequencer.
        !            26: This allows several users sharing a signon to maintain their
        !            27: own sequencing timestamp information.
        !            28: 
        !            29:        The -t option directs the notesfile system to use  ``termtype'' as the user's
        !            30: terminal type, overriding the TERM shell variable.
        !            31: 
        !            32:        The -f option directs the notesfile system to read the contents
        !            33: of the file ``nfile'' for a list of notesfiles to read.
        !            34: See section 2.3 (``The -f Option'')
        !            35: for more information on the format of this file.
        !            36: 
        !            37: .se "Notesfile Names and Wildcards"
        !            38: 
        !            39:        Notesfiles can be specified in several ways.
        !            40: The most common is to merely give the name of the notesfile,
        !            41: such as ``general''.
        !            42: These notesfiles typically reside in the directory
        !            43: ``/usr/spool/notes''.
        !            44: Notesfiles may also be specified by their complete pathname;
        !            45: thus you could also refer to ``general'' by its full
        !            46: pathname ``/usr/spool/notes/general''.
        !            47: Using complete naming, notesfiles can be placed anywhere in
        !            48: the filesystem.
        !            49: This allows ``private'' notesfiles to be
        !            50: stored in personal directories.
        !            51: 
        !            52:        The notesfile system supports pattern matching for names in
        !            53: the same manner as the shell.
        !            54: By using the shell meta-characters ``*'', ``?'', ``['' and ``]'', the user
        !            55: can specify a number of notesfiles with a single entry.
        !            56: To read all the notesfiles that pertain to
        !            57: unix, enter the following
        !            58: line (the quotes are required to protect the asterisks from interpretation
        !            59: by the shell):
        !            60: 
        !            61:        notes ``*unix*''
        !            62: 
        !            63: There are several ways to read the notesfiles
        !            64: test1, test2, test3 and test4:
        !            65: 
        !            66:        notes test1 test2 test3 test4
        !            67: .br
        !            68:        notes ``test?''
        !            69: .br
        !            70:        notes ``test[1234]''
        !            71: 
        !            72:        Entries can also be eliminated from th list of notesfiles to
        !            73: look at.
        !            74: By prefixing a notesfile name (possibly containing wildcard characters)
        !            75: with a `!', the notesfiles are removed from the list of notesfiles
        !            76: to be examined.
        !            77: If one wished to look at all of the ``test'' notesfiles except
        !            78: test3, one could specify:
        !            79: 
        !            80:        notes ``test?'' !test3
        !            81: 
        !            82: 
        !            83:        These features are available from
        !            84: the normal entry (notes) and
        !            85: the automatic sequencer entry (see section 2.8).
        !            86: Most notesfile programs recognize this format. Among those
        !            87: which do not are programs which must receive exactly one
        !            88: notesfile name.
        !            89: 
        !            90: .se "The -f Option"
        !            91: 
        !            92:        The ``-f'' option of the notesfile system
        !            93: specifies a file of notesfile names to read.
        !            94: The file consists of lines containing notesfile names:
        !            95: 
        !            96: .ne 4
        !            97: .nf
        !            98:        nfgripes
        !            99:        net.unix-wizards
        !           100:        net.general
        !           101:        fa.telecom
        !           102: .fi
        !           103: 
        !           104: The names start at the left margin; they are indented here
        !           105: for readability.
        !           106: Wildcard characters (``*'', ``?'', ``['', and ``]'')
        !           107: are acceptable in this context.
        !           108: Full names such as ``/usr/spool/notes/general'' 
        !           109: are also accepted.
        !           110: Notesfiles can be eliminated through the ``!'' feature
        !           111: as described in section 2.2.
        !           112: The sequencer mode can be changed
        !           113: by inserting a line of the form:
        !           114: 
        !           115:        -s
        !           116: 
        !           117:        Again, this starts at the left margin.
        !           118: The ``s'' can be any of: ``s'', ``x'', ``i'', or ``n''.
        !           119: When a line of this form is read from the file, the sequencer mode
        !           120: is set to the corresponding mode: The normal ``s''equencer,
        !           121: the e``x''tended sequencer,
        !           122: the ``i''ndex sequencer,
        !           123: and
        !           124: ``n''o sequencer.
        !           125: 
        !           126:        To always enter nfgripes, micronotes, and bicycle
        !           127: while only entering the networked notesfiles ``net.*'' when new notes
        !           128: are present, one might use ``notes -f myfile''
        !           129: with the following ``myfile'':
        !           130: 
        !           131: .ne 6
        !           132: .nf
        !           133:        -x
        !           134:        nfgripes
        !           135:        micronotes
        !           136:        bicycle
        !           137:        -s
        !           138:        net.*
        !           139: .fi
        !           140: 
        !           141: 
        !           142: .se "General"
        !           143: 
        !           144:        Almost all notesfile commands require exactly one character
        !           145: (no carriage return).  Only commands that are longer than one character
        !           146: require a terminating carriage return (currently, choosing a note to read
        !           147: is the only non-single character command).
        !           148: 
        !           149:        The commands were chosen to be easy to remember.
        !           150: Upper case forms of commands usually function
        !           151: like their lower case counterparts but with some additional
        !           152: feature or power (i.e., ``w'' writes a response, ``W'' includes the current
        !           153: displayed text in the response).
        !           154: 
        !           155:        Some commands are available almost everywhere in the notesfile
        !           156: system.  These include those for help, exiting, forking a shell,
        !           157: and making a comment for the suggestion box.
        !           158: 
        !           159: .ss "Help"
        !           160: 
        !           161:        Typing ``?'' anywhere will list the available options in
        !           162: an abbreviated format.
        !           163: 
        !           164: .ss "Exiting"
        !           165: 
        !           166:        Type ``q'' (``quit'') to leave the current notesfile.
        !           167: Capital ``Q''
        !           168: leaves the current notesfile and refrains from entering your
        !           169: last entry time into the sequencer table (see section ``The Sequencer'').
        !           170: The notesfile system
        !           171: proceeds to the next topic in the invocation list.
        !           172: The ``k'' and ``K'' keys function exactly as ``q'' and ``Q''.
        !           173: 
        !           174:        Use control-D (``signoff'')
        !           175: to leave the notesfile system completely (without updating
        !           176: entry time information).
        !           177: The ``z'' command behaves similarly to control-D,
        !           178: the user exits the notesfile system immediately.
        !           179: Unlike control-D, the ``z'' command updates the
        !           180: entry time information for the current notesfile.
        !           181: The ``z'' command functions only when reading notes or responses
        !           182: or when on the index page.
        !           183: 
        !           184: 
        !           185: .ss "Shells"
        !           186: 
        !           187:        Fork a shell at any time by typing ``!''
        !           188: (just like many other Unix programs).
        !           189: 
        !           190: .ss "Comments & Suggestions"
        !           191: 
        !           192:        Type capital ``B'' (``suggestion Box'')
        !           193: while on the index page or reading notes
        !           194: to make a comment or suggestion about the notesfile program.
        !           195: Your suggestion will be stored in another
        !           196: notesfile reviewed frequently by the notesfile system manager.
        !           197: 
        !           198: .se "The Index Page"
        !           199: 
        !           200:        When the notes system is invoked without the -s option,
        !           201: the user sees an index
        !           202: of the most recent notes.
        !           203: A sample page is shown below:
        !           204: 
        !           205: .KS
        !           206: .nf
        !           207: .in +10
        !           208: Workstation Discussion                     2:03 pm  Jan 4, 1982
        !           209: 
        !           210: .ta .75i 3.0i 3.25i
        !           211: 12/9/81        2 Stanford SUN  4       horton
        !           212:        3*WICAT 68000           kolstad
        !           213:        4 M68000        1       horton
        !           214:        5 Dolphin       3       duke!johnson
        !           215: 12/10  6 CDC Standalone        1       smith
        !           216:        8 IBM Personal Computer         henry
        !           217:        9 Personal computers harmful?   8       Anonymous
        !           218:        10 Ethernet interfaces 3 mhz?   23      essick
        !           219:        11 Requirements for uiucdcs     10      botten
        !           220: 1/1/82 12 Happy New Year!      5       mjk
        !           221: 
        !           222: 
        !           223:           - - - - - - - - - - - - -
        !           224: 
        !           225: .TA
        !           226: .in
        !           227: .fi
        !           228: .KE
        !           229:        The upper left corner shows the notesfile's title.  In this
        !           230: example, the notesfile discusses personal workstations.
        !           231: The current time and date are displayed in the upper right corner.
        !           232: Approximately ten note titles are displayed (if available).
        !           233: More notes are displayed on longer
        !           234: screens (such as the Ann Arbor Ambassador).
        !           235: Each note is displayed
        !           236: with its date (if different from the previous date), note number,
        !           237: title, number of responses (if any), and author.  The first note above
        !           238: was written by user ``horton'' on December 9th.  It is titled ``Stanford
        !           239: SUN'' and has four responses.  Note 7 has been deleted for some reason
        !           240: (by either its author or a notesfile director).  Note 5 was written
        !           241: by user ``johnson'' whose signon resides on the ``duke'' system.
        !           242: Note 9 was written by an author who preferred to remain unidentified.
        !           243: Notes with director messages (sometimes denoting importance) are displayed
        !           244: with a ``*'' next to the note number (see note 3 above).
        !           245: 
        !           246:        From the index page the user may:
        !           247: 
        !           248: .br
        !           249: .bx
        !           250: .ix
        !           251: Scroll the index forward or backward.
        !           252: .ix
        !           253: Read a note.
        !           254: .ix
        !           255: Write a note.
        !           256: .ix
        !           257: Go to the next unread note.
        !           258: .ix
        !           259: Search for notes or responses after a specific date/time.
        !           260: .ix
        !           261: Search for keywords within notes' titles.
        !           262: .ix
        !           263: Search for notes/responses by a specific author.
        !           264: .ix
        !           265: Go to another notesfile.
        !           266: .ix
        !           267: Consult the notesfile's archive.
        !           268: .ix
        !           269: Read the policy note.
        !           270: .ix
        !           271: Check on anonymous and networked status.
        !           272: .ix
        !           273: Register a complaint/suggestion about notesfiles.
        !           274: .ix
        !           275: Fork a shell.
        !           276: .ix
        !           277: Exit the notes program.
        !           278: .ix
        !           279: Invoke notesfile director options (if the user is a director).
        !           280: .ex
        !           281: 
        !           282: .ss "Scrolling the Index Page"
        !           283: 
        !           284:        Scroll the index page by:
        !           285: 
        !           286: .nf
        !           287: .ls 1
        !           288:        +       forward one page
        !           289:        *       forward to the most recent page (* is multiple +'s)
        !           290:        -       backward one page
        !           291:        =       backward all the way (= is multiple -'s)
        !           292:        <return> forward one page 
        !           293:        <space> forward one page 
        !           294: .br
        !           295: .ls
        !           296: .fi
        !           297: 
        !           298: .ss "Choosing Notes & Responses"
        !           299: 
        !           300:        While on the index page, choose a note to read by typing its number
        !           301: followed by a carriage return.
        !           302: (This is the only command that requires a carriage return after it.)
        !           303: Usually the space bar is used to scan text.
        !           304: To skip to a special note or response, use the features below.
        !           305: 
        !           306:        While reading a note, ``;'' or ``+''
        !           307: advances to the
        !           308: first response of the note.
        !           309: The next note is displayed if there are no responses.
        !           310: The number keys (``1'', ``2'', ... , ``9'') advance that many
        !           311: responses.
        !           312: If there are fewer responses, the last response is displayed.
        !           313: The return key skips the responses and goes to the next note.
        !           314: Press ``-'' or backspace to see the previous page of the current note;
        !           315: if the page currently displayed is the first, the notesfile program
        !           316: displays the first page of the previous note.
        !           317: 
        !           318:        While a response is on the screen, the ``;'' and ``+'' keys
        !           319: display the next response.
        !           320: As with reading a note, if there are no further responses these
        !           321: keys advance to the next note.
        !           322: The number keys (``1'', ... , ``9'') will advance the appropriate number
        !           323: of responses.
        !           324: If there are fewer responses, the last response is displayed.
        !           325: The ``-'' or backspace keys display the previous page of the current
        !           326: response. If the current page is the first page of the response,
        !           327: these keys display the first page of the previous response.
        !           328: Enter ``='' to see the base note of the current note string.
        !           329: Press the return key to proceed to the next note.
        !           330: 
        !           331: .se "Notes & Responses"
        !           332: 
        !           333: .ss "Reading Notes"
        !           334: 
        !           335:        After selecting a note from the index page (or entering the
        !           336: notesfile with your ``sequencer'' on), the note is displayed.  A sample
        !           337: display is shown below:
        !           338: 
        !           339: .KS
        !           340: .nf
        !           341: Note 15                   Workstation Discussion                2 responses
        !           342: horton                         WICAT 150              4:03 pm  Dec 11, 1981
        !           343: 
        !           344: Wicat System 150
        !           345: 
        !           346: 8 MHz 68000, Mem. mgmt, Multibus architecture, 256k to 1.5 Mb RAM
        !           347: 16/32/64Kbyte EPROM,
        !           348: 
        !           349: 10 ms interval timer, 2 RS232 (19.6k async, 56k sync), 16 bit parallel
        !           350: intelligent disk controller 
        !           351: 10 Mbyte winchester (5.25", 3600 rpm, access: 3 ms trk-trk, 70 avg, 150 max),
        !           352: 960Kb floppy (5.25", 300 rpm, access 10 ms trk-trk, 267 avg, 583 max)
        !           353: 
        !           354: Options: battery backed clock, graphics with touch panel, video disk control,
        !           355: High Speed Serial Network Interface
        !           356: 
        !           357: Unix/V7 avail, Pascal, C, APL, ADA, Cobol, Fortran, Lisp, Basic, Asm
        !           358: 
        !           359:                 ======================================
        !           360: .fi
        !           361: .KE
        !           362: 
        !           363:        This is note number 15 in the ``Workstation Discussion'' file.
        !           364: User ``horton'' wrote this note at 4:03 pm on December 11th, 1981.  Two
        !           365: responses have been written.  The note's title is ``WICAT 150''.  If a
        !           366: director had written the note, the ``director message'' might have been
        !           367: displayed beneath the note's title.  Director's notes sometimes contain
        !           368: important information or new policies.
        !           369: 
        !           370:        Notes and responses can be up to 65535 bytes long, 
        !           371: much more than can be displayed in a single screen.
        !           372: The display routine pages text automatically.
        !           373: For all but the last page of a long note or response,
        !           374: the lower right corner of the display  shows the percentage of the
        !           375: note that has been shown.
        !           376: For all but the first page of long text, the message ``[Continued]''
        !           377: appears in the upper left portion of the display.
        !           378: Use the space bar to see the next page of a long note or response.
        !           379: When the last page is displayed, the space key functions as the ``;'' 
        !           380: key: it proceeds to the next response.
        !           381: The ``-'' and backspace keys back up the display to the previous page.
        !           382: Only the first 50 pages of text are managed this way;
        !           383: typing ``-'' from the fifty-second page will return to the fiftieth page.
        !           384: The ``='' key returns to the first page of the note.
        !           385: 
        !           386:        While reading a note, it is possible to:
        !           387: 
        !           388: .br
        !           389: .bx
        !           390: .ix
        !           391: Display the next page of the note.
        !           392: .ix
        !           393: Display the previous page of the note.
        !           394: .ix
        !           395: Display the first page of the note.
        !           396: .ix
        !           397: Write a response to the displayed note.
        !           398: .ix
        !           399: Read next note or previous note.
        !           400: .ix
        !           401: Read next unread response or note.
        !           402: .ix
        !           403: Return to the index page.
        !           404: .ix
        !           405: Skip to a given response.
        !           406: .ix
        !           407: Delete the note (if you are its author or a file director).
        !           408: .ix
        !           409: Edit the note's title (if it is yours).
        !           410: .ix
        !           411: Edit the note (if it is yours and there are no responses).
        !           412: .ix
        !           413: Copy the note to another notesfile.
        !           414: .ix
        !           415: Save the note in your file space.
        !           416: .ix
        !           417: Mail the note to someone.
        !           418: .ix
        !           419: Talk (``write'') to the author of the note.
        !           420: .ix
        !           421: Search for keywords in note titles.
        !           422: .ix
        !           423: Search for notes/responses by a particular author.
        !           424: .ix
        !           425: Toggle the director message (if privileged).
        !           426: .ix
        !           427: Fork a shell.
        !           428: .ix
        !           429: Go to another notesfile.
        !           430: .ix
        !           431: Make a comment or suggestion about notesfiles.
        !           432: .ix
        !           433: Exit the notesfile program.
        !           434: .ex
        !           435: 
        !           436: .ss "Reading Responses"
        !           437: 
        !           438:        Response displays are similar to those of main notes with the exception that
        !           439: ``Response x of y'' replaces the note's title.
        !           440: The first response to note 15 is shown below:
        !           441: 
        !           442: .KS
        !           443: .nf
        !           444: Note 15                   Workstation Discussion                
        !           445: koehler                      Response 1 of 2         11:53 pm  Dec 11, 1981
        !           446: 
        !           447: Does anyone have any insight about the relative speeds of the Winchester
        !           448: disks available on these systems?  The previous disk seems to have
        !           449: track to track response times commensurate with reasonably fast 8"
        !           450: floppies.  I wonder if some of the manufacturers are using disks that
        !           451: will not meet reasonable specifications for response time for these
        !           452: kinds of applications.
        !           453: 
        !           454: On the other hand, with intelligent layout of file sectors, the I/O system
        !           455: could romp and stomp on often used files...
        !           456: 
        !           457:                 ======================================
        !           458: .fi
        !           459: .KE
        !           460: 
        !           461:        The commands for manipulating the text of a long response
        !           462: are the same as those for looking at long notes.
        !           463: Typing space will move to the next page.
        !           464: Typing ``-'' or backspace will display the previous page, within the
        !           465: same limitations as for reading notes (only 50 pages are kept).
        !           466: Press ``='' to go back to the first page of the text.
        !           467: 
        !           468:        The options available while reading responses include:
        !           469: 
        !           470: .bx
        !           471: .ix
        !           472: Display the next page of the response.
        !           473: .ix
        !           474: Display the previous page of the response.
        !           475: .ix
        !           476: Display the first page of the response.
        !           477: .ix
        !           478: Go to a different response (usually the next one).
        !           479: .ix
        !           480: Go to the next unread note/response.
        !           481: .ix
        !           482: Reread the base note.
        !           483: .ix
        !           484: Reread the previous note.
        !           485: .ix
        !           486: Return to the index page.
        !           487: .ix
        !           488: Copy the response to another notesfile.
        !           489: .ix
        !           490: Mail the response to someone.
        !           491: .ix
        !           492: Save the response in your file space.
        !           493: .ix
        !           494: Talk to the response's author.
        !           495: .ix
        !           496: Write another response to the note.
        !           497: .ix
        !           498: Search for keywords in note titles.
        !           499: .ix
        !           500: Search for notes/responses by particular authors.
        !           501: .ix
        !           502: Delete the response (if you are its author or a file director).
        !           503: .ix
        !           504: Edit the response (if it is yours and there are no later responses).
        !           505: .ix
        !           506: Fork a shell
        !           507: .ix
        !           508: Go to another notesfile.
        !           509: .ix
        !           510: Register a suggestion or complaint about the notesfile program.
        !           511: .ix
        !           512: Exit the notesfile program.
        !           513: .ex
        !           514: 
        !           515: 
        !           516: .ss "Writing Notes & Responses"
        !           517: 
        !           518:        Write new base notes by hitting ``w'' while reading the index page.
        !           519: The notesfile system will then invoke an editor
        !           520: (the default editor is
        !           521: ``ed'', use either of the shell variables NFED or EDITOR to change it).
        !           522: After the prompt,
        !           523: type the insert command along with the text you wish to enter.
        !           524: Write the text to the disk and leave the editor.  The system will prompt
        !           525: you for various options if they are available:  anonymity, director
        !           526: message status, and the note's title.
        !           527: 
        !           528:        To write a response to a note type ``w'' while that note or any of
        !           529: its responses is displayed. 
        !           530: The same steps used to write a base note
        !           531: should then be followed.
        !           532: 
        !           533: .ss "Mailing Notesfile Text"
        !           534: 
        !           535:        Both notes and responses can be mailed to other users (with
        !           536: optional appended text).
        !           537: The capital ``M'' (``mail'') command gives you the opportunity to edit the text then send
        !           538: it to anyone.  Its inferior counterpart, ``m'', allows you to mail a message to
        !           539: anyone.
        !           540: To mail to the author of the text,
        !           541: use capital ``P'' (``Personal comment'') to send the text
        !           542: and your comments; use ``p'' for a simple letter.
        !           543: 
        !           544:        To use a specific mail program, set the environment variable
        !           545: MAILER. If this is not set, a standard mail program is used.
        !           546: 
        !           547: .ss "Forwarding Text To Other Notesfiles"
        !           548: 
        !           549:        There are several methods for forwarding text from one notesfile
        !           550: to another.
        !           551: Single notes or responses can be copied with the `c' or `C' command
        !           552: while entire note strings can be forwarded with the `f' and `F'
        !           553: commands.
        !           554: 
        !           555:        The ``f'' (``forward'') command is given when a base note
        !           556: is displayed on the screen.
        !           557: When given, the ``f'' command causes the base note and all of it's
        !           558: responses to be copied to another notesfile.
        !           559: The user is prompted for the destination notesfile.
        !           560: The copied note and all of the copied responses contain header
        !           561: information detailing their origin.
        !           562: Where ``f'' copies the note string without change, the ``F''
        !           563: command allows the user to edit the text of the note and each
        !           564: response before inserting it into the target notesfile.
        !           565: 
        !           566:        The ``c'' (``copy'') command prompts for a destination notesfile
        !           567: then
        !           568: copies the currently displayed note or response to the target notesfile.
        !           569: The user is allowed to choose between forwarding the note as a response
        !           570: or as a new base note.
        !           571: The ``c'' command does not give the user a chance to edit the text
        !           572: before inserting it in the new notesfile.
        !           573: The extended copying command ``C''
        !           574: allows editing of the note text before it is copied to the other notesfile.
        !           575: 
        !           576:        Both the ``c' and ``C'' commands provide for
        !           577: the forwarded text to be entered as either a new note or as a response
        !           578: to an existing note.
        !           579: In the latter case, an index page is given to the user so that he may 
        !           580: choose the appropriate note to which he wishes to respond.
        !           581: 
        !           582: .ss "Saving Text in Local Files"
        !           583: 
        !           584:        The ``s'' (``save'') command appends the current displayed text to a
        !           585: file of your choice (which is created if not present).
        !           586: Notesfiles prompts for the file name;
        !           587: typing only a carriage return aborts the command -- no text is saved.
        !           588: Capital ``S'' appends
        !           589: the base note and all its responses.
        !           590: 
        !           591:        The number of lines saved and the file they were written to
        !           592: are printed when the command completes.
        !           593: 
        !           594: .ss "Deletion"
        !           595: 
        !           596:        Capital ``D'' (``delete'') deletes a note or response if it is yours and
        !           597: has no subsequent responses.  Notes already sent to the network can not be
        !           598: deleted by non-directors.
        !           599: Directors can delete any note or response with the ``Z'' (``zap'') command.
        !           600: 
        !           601: 
        !           602: .ss "Online Communication"
        !           603: 
        !           604:        Typing ``t'' (``talk'') attempts to page the author of the current displayed
        !           605: text.  The Unix ``write'' command to him/her is issued
        !           606: if the author is local and non-anonymous.
        !           607: 
        !           608:        If the environment variable WRITE is defined,
        !           609: the program it specifies is used to write to the author.
        !           610: 
        !           611: .ss "Editing Note Titles"
        !           612: 
        !           613:        While reading a base note, type ``e'' (``edit'') to
        !           614: change the note's title
        !           615: (provided you are the author of the note or a notesfile director).
        !           616: 
        !           617: .ss "Editing Notes/Responses"
        !           618: 
        !           619:        ``E'' allows editing of the text of a note or response.
        !           620: It is not permitted to edit an article if it has subsequent responses or
        !           621: if it has been sent to the network.
        !           622: If the ``later responses'' are deleted, it is possible to edit the
        !           623: original text.

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