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 Similar to the store and forward mailbox feature, stations can also act as relays, where a message is sent immediately to the destination as opposed to stored and sent on request. This would allow a QSO to take place using a middle man station, note that this method of communication would be very slow.
-==== Common Acronyms ====
+==== Sending messages ====
+When responding to a station, select them in the station list on the right, here you can send them a directed message. There are some predefined messages such as the QUERY messages but also others such as **REPLY** which is used to respond to a CQ call and **SNR** which is used in response to a **REPLY** message. After this establishment you can use free text messaging by typing into the message box and hitting **Enter/Return** to send the message. You can continue to write your message while it is sending to avoid delays or doubling however, if the software reaches where you are typing it will consider this the end of the message and the new text added will be a new message which is sent, this may cause confusion so use this feature carefully.
+The longer your message is, the longer it takes to send. Keep in mind your mode of operation when writing your messages, use acronyms and shorthand where possible.
+JS8 QSOs can take a long time, try to keep messages as short as possible however sometimes a 5 (five) minute message is unavoidable if you're having a proper long form QSO.
+If you have a good signal, try using one of the faster messaging modes, remembering to be mindful of adjacent stations as you increase your bandwidth.
+If a station is operating in AUTO mode and the operator is away, this may be a good time to send them a long message using the **MSG** function.
+==== Common Acronyms and Shorthand ====
 Due to the slow nature of JS8, many operators will use a variety of acronyms in addition to QCodes to help pack more information into their messages with minimal impact to the time taken to send a message.