Message types

In instant messaging, a distinction is made between the following types of message:

uBuddy messages are the 'instant mes- sages' you receive from your buddies. You can answer the messages.

uInfo messages are special information from the provider. They are forwarded to you, but you cannot reply to them.

Example: With some messaging pro- viders you receive an info message when another subscriber tries to add you to their buddy list. You are prompted to check the messages on the messenger client on your PC.

Via the messenger client on your PC you can agree to the action or refuse permission. Without your agreement, the other subscriber cannot add you to their buddy list.

Reading messages

Precondition: You have opened the message list and selected a message with s.

¤Press the display key §Read§.

The message is opened for you to read. You have the following options:

§Delete§ Delete a message from the list You will return to the message list.

Or:

§Answer§ (for buddy messages only) Reply to message. The text editor is opened. You can write a reply (see "Writing and sending messages" on page 53).

Or:

aBack to the message list.

Deleting a message

Precondition: You have opened the message list and selected a message with s.

¤Press the display key §Delete§.

Messenger

Writing and sending messages

Precondition:

uYou are reading a buddy's message and press the display key §Answer§ or

uYou have pressed the display key §Chat§ in the buddy list or the buddy profiles.

A text editor is opened.

¤Use the handset keys to enter a mes- sage (max. 612 characters, EATONI pre- dictive text is available, page 102).

¤Select §Menu§ ¢Send and press §OK§.

The message is sent to the buddy.

If the messenger server is unable to send the message to the buddy, a message will be displayed.

¤Confirm the message by clicking on

§OK§.

The text-editor will re-open with your message. You can then retry sending the message.

Interruption while writing

If you receive a call while you are writing a message or the connection to the messenger server is interrupted, the text editor is terminated. Your message is stored temporarily until ...

u... you start up a chat with the same buddy (page 52). The text editor is opened with the stored text. You can finish writing the message and send it.

u... you wish to write a message to another buddy. The stored text is deleted. The text editor is empty.

u... you go offline. The text is deleted.

Menu options for the text editor

By pressing §Menu§ within the text editor you have the following options:

Send

Send message to buddy.

Delete Text

Delete the whole text.

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