=====Leaving messages in [[TheLounge | The Lounge]]=====

Freenode.net has a very useful service that enables people to leave messages for each other even when they are not in the room. If you have registered your own nick and know a person's **[[http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup | registered nickname]]**, you can leave a message for that person. And if that person has NOTIFY set, (s)he will receive notification of a waiting memo on logging in (or be told there are no memos).

You can only send and receive memos if you have registered your nick - make sure you register yours and identify yourself when logging in!

In principle, leaving and reading messages is quite easy, just learn a few commands. To make it a little easier to learn and remember the commands for this type of messaging on (Freenode's) IRC, this page contains all the instructions you can also get from **""MemoServ""** itself - without needing to repeat those commands while you're in TheLounge.

Below each time the command to get help for a command, and the answer **""MemoServ""** gives.

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help##**
%%Dec 10 17:21:55 >Memoserv<	help
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	MemoServ is a utility allowing IRC users to send short
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	messages to other IRC users, whether they are online at
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	the time or not, or to channels for anyone with autoop
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	access or higher. Both sender and recipient must have
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	their nicknames registered with NickServ in order to
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	send a memo, or if the recipiant is a channel,  it must
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	be registered with ChanServ.  To use the following
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	commands, type: /msg MemoServ <command>.  For more
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	information on a specific command, type:
Dec 10 17:21:55 -MemoServ-	/msg MemoServ help <command>.
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	    SEND    Send a memo to a nick/channel
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	    LIST    List all of your or a channel's memos
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	    READ    Read a memo (or all memos)
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	    FORWARD Forward a memo to a nick/channel
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	    REPLY   Reply to a memo by number
Dec 10 17:21:56 -MemoServ-	    DEL     Delete a memo (or all memos)%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help send##**
%%Dec 10 17:26:02 >memoserv<	help send
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	Syntax: SEND <nick|channel> <text>
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	If the recipient is a nick, they will recieve a memo
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	containing <text>.  They will also recieve a notice
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	saying they have a new memo (as long as their NOTIFY is
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	ON).  If the recipient is a channel, all the autoops on
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	the channel will recieve a notice of the new memo.  You
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	must have autoop access or higher to send a memo to a
Dec 10 17:26:02 -MemoServ-	channel.%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help list##**
%%Dec 10 17:26:57 >memoserv<	help list
Dec 10 17:26:58 -MemoServ-	Syntax: LIST [channel]
Dec 10 17:26:58 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:26:58 -MemoServ-	Lists all memos you currently have, or if a channel is
Dec 10 17:26:58 -MemoServ-	specified, lists all the channel's memos.  Also displays
Dec 10 17:26:58 -MemoServ-	when the memo was sent.%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help read##**
%%Dec 10 17:27:06 >memoserv<	help read
Dec 10 17:27:07 -MemoServ-	Syntax: READ [channel] <index|ALL>
Dec 10 17:27:07 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:27:07 -MemoServ-	Displays memo number <index> from your memo list, or, if
Dec 10 17:27:07 -MemoServ-	specified, [channel]'s memo list.  If ALL is specified,
Dec 10 17:27:07 -MemoServ-	displays all memos.%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help forward##**
%%Dec 10 17:27:11 >memoserv<	help forward
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	Syntax: FORWARD <index|ALL> <nick/channel>
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	Forwards a memo (or all memos) to the specified nickname or
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	channel.  The text "[Fwd]: " will be prepended to the memo
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	text so the recipient will know it was forwarded.  A channel
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	can be the recipient of a forwarded memo, but you cannot
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	forward a channel's memo(s) to another nick/channel.
Dec 10 17:27:11 -MemoServ-	Example: forward ALL my-pal%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help reply##**
%%Dec 10 17:27:15 >memoserv<	help reply
Dec 10 17:27:16 -MemoServ-	Syntax: REPLY <index> <message>
Dec 10 17:27:16 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:27:16 -MemoServ-	Sends a reply to the nick who sent you message index <index>.
Dec 10 17:27:16 -MemoServ-	The text "[Re]:" is prepended to the reply.  You cannot
Dec 10 17:27:16 -MemoServ-	reply to channel memos.
Dec 10 17:27:16 -MemoServ-	Example: REPLY 1 Thanks for your memo man! :)%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help del##**
%%Dec 10 17:27:22 >memoserv<	help del
Dec 10 17:27:23 -MemoServ-	Syntax: DEL [channel] <index|ALL>
Dec 10 17:27:23 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:27:23 -MemoServ-	Mark a memo (or all memos) for deletion.  When a memo is
Dec 10 17:27:23 -MemoServ-	marked for deletion, it will be deleted within an hour,
Dec 10 17:27:23 -MemoServ-	unless you use PURGE first.%%

**##/msg ""MemoServ"" help purge##**
%%Dec 10 17:27:39 >memoserv<	help purge
Dec 10 17:27:40 -MemoServ-	Syntax: PURGE [channel]
Dec 10 17:27:40 -MemoServ-	
Dec 10 17:27:40 -MemoServ-	This permanently deletes all memos you have marked for
Dec 10 17:27:40 -MemoServ-	deletion, or if [channel] specified, deletes all memos
Dec 10 17:27:40 -MemoServ-	marked for deletion on [channel].  Use carefully, since
Dec 10 17:27:40 -MemoServ-	you cannot recover memos after you have purged them.%%

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