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ICC Help: away

Command: away

Example: "away fixing a sandwich"

Use this command when you will be away from your computer for a while. It will respond to anyone who sends you a "tell" while you are away. It will last until you type something into ICC, or make a move, or even just hit "enter". The message can be up to 99 characters long.

For example, if Alfred types "away fixing a sandwich", and then Betty sends a "tell" to Alfred, Betty will see:

(told Alfred, who is fixing a sandwich)

If you type "set busy 1", then the "away" message will continue until you do "set busy 0". The away message won't be cleared when you use other commands on the ICC, as it would be if you did not "set busy 1".

If you want to clear the away message but not your busy status, type "away". This way, if you had the busy variable set to 1 and an away message, you will only clear the away message, i.e. people who send you a tell will see (told Alfred, who is busy).