Command |
How to use the command & what it does. |
I |
Gets list of new mails in my Inbox.
Send the I command on it’s own in a SMS and you should receive a SMS back with a summary of your new messages in your inbox |
I [num] |
Gets list of new mails in my Inbox from a particular mail onwards.
Send the I command followed by the number of an email in your inbox. You should receive a SMS back which will contain a list of new messages in your inbox from that particular mail [num] onwards. |
IA |
Gets a list of all mails in my inbox, both new ones, and ones that are read.
Send the IA command on it’s own in a SMS and you should receive a SMS back with a summary of all your emails, new and read. |
IA [num] |
Gets a list of all mails in my inbox, both new and ones that are read from a particular mail onwards.
Send the IA command followed by the number of an email in your inbox. You should receive a SMS back which will contain a summary list of all the messages in your inbox from that particular mail [num] onwards. |
C [email_address]
[your_message] |
Command to send an email to someone using their full email address.
Email address must be a valid email address and it should be followed by a message body. There should be a space between the C command, the email address and the message. Example, your SMS might look like the following:
C myfriend@theplace.com Are we still on to meet tonight? cu then. |
C [HM_friendly_name] [your_message] |
Command to send an email to someone using the Hotmail friendly name you have created in Hotmail for their full email address.
Hotmail friendly name must be a valid nickname that you have created via your Hotmail PC site. It should be followed by a message body. There should be a space between the C command, the friendly name and the message. Example, your SMS might look like the following:
C SaraWork Are we still on to meet tonight? cu then. |
[msg_num] |
Command to read the exact email you want.
After issuing the I or IA command you are shown a summary of your inbox, each message has an associated number. If you want to read a particular email then you would reply to the SMS you are reading with the number associated with the email you want to read. |
M |
Command to indicate you want to see/read more.
When reading a mail on your phone send the M command if you want to see more of the mail. This can be used also to see more of your inbox. This command usually is displayed at the end of a SMS if in fact it is possible to read more of any item. |
R [your_message] |
Command to reply to the person that sent you a particular email.Reply to sender of an email that has been sent to your mobile phone. Reply to the SMS of the email with the command R, leave a space, and follow with your message.
R Thanks for your mail, I’ll see you at 8 |
RA [your_message] |
Command to reply All persons that received a particular email.Reply to all recipients an email that has been sent to your mobile phone. Reply to the SMS of the email with the command RA and followed by your message. Space must be between the command and the message.
RA Thanks everyone for your good wishes. Hope to see you all later for dinner. |
D |
Deletes the email that you have just been reading/viewing.While you are reading a SMS of an email, if you reply to that email/SMS with the letter D then that will delete that particular email from your Hotmail inbox. Deletion is permanent. |
D [msg_num] |
Deletes an email from you inbox, as you are viewing the list of mails in your inbox.
When viewing the contents of your inbox, reply D followed and the number associated with that mail, in order to delete it from your inbox. It is not necessary to have read that email to do this action. Deletion is permanent. |
F [email_address]
[your_message] |
Allows you to forwards an email to others that you have just been reading, using their full email address.Use this command to forward an email received that you are presently reading. The email address must be a valid email address and it will be followed by a message body of the mail being forwarded. A space is required between each item. eg.
F myFriend@theplace.com Have a look at this mail I got from Bader, you won’t believe it! |
F [nickname]
[your_message] |
Allows you to forwards an email to others that you have just been reading, using their Hotmail Nickname/friendly name.Use this command to forward an email received that you are presently reading. Hotmail friendly name/Nickname must be a valid nickname that you have created via your Hotmail PC site. It will be followed by a message body of the mail being forwarded eg.
F SaraWork Have a look at this mail I got from Bader, you won’t believe it! |
N |
Command use to see the Next email in your inbox.
While reading and email issue this command in a SMS to see the next email in your inbox. The next message (read or new) in your Hotmail inbox is the one which will be returned in the form of a SMS. |
P |
Command used to see the Previous email in your inbox.
While reading an email issue this command to see the previous email in your inbox. The next message (read or new) in your Hotmail inbox is the one shown which will be returned in the form of a SMS. |
MH |
Command use to read the Mail Header of an email.
While reading an email issue this command to see the To, from, CC, subject and such information of that mail. |
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