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[Text] Messaging Journals
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Subject: Messaging
These notebooks are enchanted to send and receive messages. Each one is magically coded to a specific person and will receive that person's messages no matter who has the notebook. If you lose or fill yours, please see Sam or Corbie to get another.
The notebooks work like texting on cell-phones. A typical message includes a "To:" line and the text of the message. When you are finished with the message, either say or write "Send," and the message will be delivered immediately. You can give people aliases, but for it to work, you need to do two things. First, make a list of aliases somewhere in the journal, e.g. Mary Winchester = Mom. Second, whenever you send a message to an alias, enclose the alias in quotes, e.g. "Mom", otherwise the message won't be sent. You can create groups the same way, e.g. Family = Mary Winchester, Dean Winchester, etc.
If you don't include a "To:" field, the message will go to everyone who has a notebook. If you want to filter a message away from someone, use "Locked against:" and the name of the person(s) you don't want to receive a message. You only need to lock against someone if you send to a group that includes them or to everyone.
To reply to a specific message, do everything the same as you usually would, but write the reply without skipping a line between the message and the reply. If the message has been given a subject line, e.g. Sunday Brunch, you can reply by using the subject RE: Sunday Brunch.
As long as you follow these instructions, the messaging is more secure than standard text encryption. Use your own discretion when sending and receiving messages. Hopefully the next generation will include voice-messaging.
Subject: Messaging
These notebooks are enchanted to send and receive messages. Each one is magically coded to a specific person and will receive that person's messages no matter who has the notebook. If you lose or fill yours, please see Sam or Corbie to get another.
The notebooks work like texting on cell-phones. A typical message includes a "To:" line and the text of the message. When you are finished with the message, either say or write "Send," and the message will be delivered immediately. You can give people aliases, but for it to work, you need to do two things. First, make a list of aliases somewhere in the journal, e.g. Mary Winchester = Mom. Second, whenever you send a message to an alias, enclose the alias in quotes, e.g. "Mom", otherwise the message won't be sent. You can create groups the same way, e.g. Family = Mary Winchester, Dean Winchester, etc.
If you don't include a "To:" field, the message will go to everyone who has a notebook. If you want to filter a message away from someone, use "Locked against:" and the name of the person(s) you don't want to receive a message. You only need to lock against someone if you send to a group that includes them or to everyone.
To reply to a specific message, do everything the same as you usually would, but write the reply without skipping a line between the message and the reply. If the message has been given a subject line, e.g. Sunday Brunch, you can reply by using the subject RE: Sunday Brunch.
As long as you follow these instructions, the messaging is more secure than standard text encryption. Use your own discretion when sending and receiving messages. Hopefully the next generation will include voice-messaging.
