Compuserve mail center shortcuts

A blast from the past! Compuserve Mail Center was a popular online service in the 1980s and 1990s. Here are some shortcuts that were commonly used:

Navigation

• ^ (caret) - Go to the top of the screen
• v - Go to the bottom of the screen
• b - Go back to the previous screen
• f - Go forward to the next screen
• h - Go to the home screen

Mail

• m - Compose a new message
• r - Reply to a message
• f - Forward a message
• d - Delete a message
• a - Archive a message
• s - Save a message to a file

Address Book

• a - Add a new contact
• e - Edit a contact
• d - Delete a contact
• l - List all contacts

Other

• ? - Display help menu
• ! - Execute a command (e.g., !mail to go to the mail center)
• ~ - Go to the user's home directory
• Ctrl+C - Cancel a command or exit a program
• Ctrl+Z - Pause a program (e.g., to cancel a download)

These shortcuts were specific to the Compuserve Mail Center and may not work with other online services or email clients.