## Starting the program and Command line options

The program can be started in one of several ways:

- Selecting the program from the Start Menu (Windows only)
- Double-clicking on the program icon on the desktop
- Double-clicking on an associated file on the desktop
- From a command line

When starting from a command line there are three options you can specify. These options are

file specification, including wildcards | filename
Directory specification | `-d` or `-D`
Filter specification | `-f` or `-F`

## File specification

You can specify a file, or a filename including a wildcard on the command line. For example:

## d:\netscape\mail\inbox

d:\digests\*.dig

## Directory Specification

The Directory specification requires a directory path following the `-d` For example

-d c:\digestdir

The directory path can include a complete filename. The filename will be stripped off before accessing the directory.

## Filter Specification

The Filter specification is optional and requires a filter in the same format as specifying a filter in the `Preferences`. For example

-f *.msg

A complete path may also be specified. The path will be stripped off before using the filter. The filter should only be used when a directory is specified.

An example of both options being used is

-d c:\digestdir -f *.msg

Upon starting the program automatically opens files in the current working directory which match the any of the filters in the Preferences. Default filters with the install are *.msg, *.dig, *.pop, *.txt and *. (no suffix). However, if a file or directory has been specified on the command line the program ignores the current working directory and works in the specified directory. Command Line Options Starting the program

Table of Contents
Overview and Features - Getting Started - Digest and Message thread
Accelerator Keys - Program Startup - Main Window
Find - Message and Compose - Digest
Queued Messages - Error Log - File Filter
Preferences