System Time: 18:07 23 Jul 2008 - 5 Players Online

PM System

The PM System is a in-game mini e-mail system. It is used by the system to send you notifications about game events and can also be used to send messages between players.

Receiving Messages

Messages Notification

You can tell if you have new messages by looking in the "Messages" section of your Members Area.

You will receive in-game messages in one of 5 different ways. Inbox, System, Bonds, Corps, or Missions.

• Inbox
  • This is where you will receive messages from other players.

• System
  • This is where you will receive system-generated messages, such as notification of stock deletions.

• Bonds
  • This is where you will receive messages saying that someone has bought your bond, claimed your bond, filled your player market bid or offer.

• Corps
  • This is where you will receive messages from members of your corporations.

• Missions
  • This is where you will receive mission-related messages such as reward notifications for completing a mission.

Viewing Messages

In order to view your messages, simply click on the link to the appropriate mailbox described above. This will take you to your message Inbox.

Your Inbox

The inbox for the in-game messaging system is very similar to most email programs or websites.

Message Options

There are 5 options for messaging at the top of the inbox: Delete, Move, Clear Folder, Mark Read, and Mark Unread.

• Delete
  • This will allow you to erase and messages who toggle-boxes you have clicked.

• Move
  • This will allow you to move messages between folders. Simply click the toggle-box of the message that you want to move, then choose the folder that you wish to move the message into from the drop-down menu. Finally, click on the [Move] button.

• Clear Folder
  • This button allows you to delete all of the messages in the folder that is currently being displayed. (Note: This option cannot be undone! Once you hit this, it is up to you to manually move any accidentally deleted messages back to their folder.)

• Mark Read
  • This allows you to change the status of a message from unread to read. To use this, click on the toggle-box for the message that you want to change. Next click on the [Mark Read] button.

• Mark Unread
  • This allows you to change the status of a message from read to unread. To use this, click on the toggle-box for the message that you want to change. Next click on the [Mark Unread] button.

Folders Options

There are 4 buttons, a drop-down menu, and a text field for folders on the next line at the top of the inbox: Create, Rename, Remove, and View.

• Create
  • This allows you to create new folders in your inbox. Simply write the title of the folder in the text field to the right of the button, then click on [Create] to make a new folder.

• Rename
  • This allows you to rename any folder that you have created. To do this, select the folder that you want renamed in the drop-down menu. Then type the new name for the folder in the text field. Finally, click on the [Rename] button.

• Remove
  • This allows you to remove any folder that you have created. First, select the folder that you have created from the drop-down menu. Then, click on the [Remove] button. (Note: Any messages that were still in that folder will be moved to the "Deleted Items" folder.)

• View
  • This allows you to change which folder you are viewing. To use this, select the folder that you want to view from the drop-down. Then, click on the [View] button.

Viewing Sent Messages

You can view messages that you have sent as if they were messages that you received. They will be in your "Sent Items" message folder.

Deleted Messages

You can view messages that you have deleted by selecting "Deleted Items" from the drop down menu and then pressing the [View] button.

In order to delete these messages permanently, you can select each message that you want removed individually and then hit the [Remove] button. The other option is to permanently remove all of the messages in this folder at one time by hitting the [Clear Folder] button.

Sending Messages

Individuals

You can send a user a message by visiting their profile and clicking on the "Message" tab. Just fill in the subject and message body and click "Send" (you may want to view your message as it will be shown to the recipient by clicking on the "Preview" button first). There are also links to message administrators in the "Contact" section of the site's top menu bar.

Corporations

Privileged members of a corporation can send messages to multiple corporation members at once. Go to the corporation page and check the boxes to the left of the names of the members you'd like to send messages to (or use the "Toggle Checkboxes" box at the bottom to select many members at once). Then, type your message in the text area and click "Send Message" (you may want to view your message as it will be shown to the recipients by clicking on the "Preview Message" button first). If your message is successful, a system message will appear when the page reloads detailing who the message was sent to.

Markup

You can use Bbcode to markup your messages.

E-mail Forwarding

Messages can be forwarded to the e-mail address which you use to login to the game. To turn forwarding on or off, adjust the "Show Email for Outgoing Messages" setting in your preferences (when you are logged in). Note that reading a message in your e-mail will not automatically mark it as read within the BlogShares site.