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Forum
Select a Forum from the drop-down list and click the "Show Now" button to display the messages for the date range that is indicated.
Date Range
The date range defaults to a range of one month. To see messages posted more than a month ago, or to reduce the number of messages appearing in the screen, simply change the start and/or end dates, then press "Show Now" to see the messages posted within the new date range. Note that some Message Boards are "restricted" and require a username and password in order to access them.
Post a New Message
Click the "Post New Messages" button and fill out the form to submit a message to the forum. Enter your name as you wish to have it displayed in the forum and enter your E-mail address. If this forum is protected by a username and password, then you must enter the E-mail address that is on record for you for posting to message forums, which is not necessarily the same as the password used for registrations and online purchases. Enable the "Notify" field if you want replies to your message sent to you via E-mail. Type a subject and a message, then click "Submit Posting". If the forum is moderated, then the message will be posted to the forum within four (4) business days.
Post a Follow Up Message
Click the link for the message to which you want to reply. When the message appears, click the "Reply to Messages" button and fill out the form to submit a reply to this message. If the forum is moderated, then the message will be posted to the forum within four (4) business days. To include the text from the previous message into your reply, highlight the text of the original message, right-click on that text and select "Copy" or click on "Edit" in the browser menu bar and select "Copy". Put the cursor in the message box, then right-click and select "Paste" or click on "Edit" in the browser menu bar and select "Paste".
Browse Messages
Select the message forum whose messages you want to browse, specify a date range, then click "Show Now" to see all the messages that were posted to the selected forum during the specified date range.
Search Messages
Select the forum you want to search or select "All Forums" to search them all. Enter one or more words in the Subject, Message, Name, or E-mail fields or leave the fields blank to list all messages. Adjust the date range if necessary. Click "Search Messages" to search the forum(s) for all messages that match the parameters set in this screen.
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