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@verb #6319:"@is*olate" none none none rdo #6319
@program #6319:"@is*olate" none none none
if (this.isolate)
  player:tell("Isolation mode off.")
  nm = this:length_all_msgs() - this:length_date_le(this:get_current_message()[2])
  if (nm)
    player:tell("You have new mail (", nm, ").")
  endif
  this:mail_catch_up()
  this:check_mail_lists()
  if (this.recorded)
    $msg:mtell("recorded", i = length(this.recorded), i > 1 ? "s" | "")
  endif
else
  player:tell("Isolation mode active.  You will no longer hear any pages, nor will you hear notification of any new mail.  For that extra effect, you can @plug-ears, too.")
endif
this.isolate = this.isolate ? 0 | 1
.

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