Library /sys$common/syshlp/mailhelp.hlb Getting Started  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    To become familiar with the Mail utility, use the commands
    discussed in the following examples. These commands enable you
    to move around within the Mail utility. Some of these examples
    contain brief exercises to assist you in getting started using
    the Mail utility.

    The following commands are discussed in the examples:

    SEND           READ[/NEW]     FORWARD        REPLY
    DIRECTORY      DELETE         MOVE           SELECT
    EXTRACT        PRINT          HELP           EXIT

    For complete information on these commands, enter the HELP
    command followed by the command name at the MAIL> prompt.

1 - SEND

    1.MAIL> SEND
      To: PIERCE
      Subj: Sailing
      Enter your message below.  Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:

      This example demonstrates the SEND command.

      Try sending a message to yourself. Enter the SEND command at
      the MAIL> prompt and press Return. Enter your own user name at
      the To: prompt and press Return. Enter a subject when prompted
      and press Return again.

      When you finish entering the text of your message, press
      Ctrl/Z. Because you are sending the message to yourself, Mail
      displays a message that you have received new mail. The message
      displayed is similar to the following:

      New mail on node FLAXEN from PIERCE.

2 - READ

    1.MAIL> READ/NEW

      This example shows how to use the READ command.

      To read the message that you sent to yourself in the SEND
      command example, enter the READ command with the /NEW qualifier
      and press Return.

      You must specify the /NEW qualifier with the READ command when
      you want to read new mail that arrives while you are in the
      Mail utility. When you are not in the Mail utility and you
      receive new mail, invoke Mail to read the new message. When
      reading messages in the NEWMAIL folder, if you wish to read a
      new message that you have already read, you can enter the READ
      command without the /NEW qualifier.

3 - FORWARD

    1.MAIL> FORWARD
      To: PIERCE

      This example shows the FORWARD command.

      You can forward a copy of a mail message to another user by
      entering the FORWARD command at the MAIL> prompt. You are
      prompted for the name of the user to receive the message. Try
      forwarding a copy of the message you just received back to
      yourself. Enter your own user name and press Return. Supply a
      subject when prompted and press Return. You will be signaled
      that you have just received a new message. Enter the READ/NEW
      command to read the forwarded message.

4 - REPLY

    1.MAIL> REPLY
      To:  FLAXEN::PIERCE
      Subject:  Re: Using the REPLY command
      Enter your message below.  Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:

      This example shows how to use the REPLY command.

      When you receive a message and want to respond to it, enter
      the REPLY command at the MAIL> prompt and press Return. Mail
      displays the header information automatically, as shown in this
      example.

      When you finish typing your response, press Ctrl/Z. You are
      signaled that you have just received a new message. To read the
      message, enter the READ/NEW command.

5 - DIRECTORY

    1.MAIL> DIRECTORY
      # From             Date                  Subject

      1 FORBES           1-JUN-1994            How to Write a Memo
      2 STELLA::BERT     2-JUN-1994            Using the Printer
      3 FROST::BASTIEN   4-JUN-1994            Chicken Kiev

      This example shows how to use the DIRECTORY command.

      When you want to see a list of all the mail messages that are
      in your current folder, enter the DIRECTORY command and press
      Return. Mail displays a list similar to the previous example.

6 - DELETE

    1.MAIL> DELETE 2

      This example shows how to remove the second message in a list.

      When you want to remove a message, use the DELETE command.
      You can either enter the DELETE command while you are reading
      the message or you can enter the DELETE command followed by
      the number of the message you want to remove (as shown here).
      The number of the mail message can be found on the directory
      listing.

    2.MAIL> DIRECTORY

      # From             Date                  Subject

      1 FORBES           1-JUN-1994            How to Write a Memo
      2 (Deleted)
      3 FROST::BASTIEN   4-JUN-1994            Chicken Kiev

      If you enter the DIRECTORY command after you have deleted a
      message (or messages), you will see the messages marked for
      deletion, as shown here.

      When you exit from Mail, the messages marked for deletion are
      deleted if AUTO_PURGE is set. If you set NOAUTO_PURGE or if you
      exit from mail by entering the QUIT command, messages marked
      for deletion remain in the WASTEBASKET folder.

7 - MOVE

    1.MAIL> 2
      MAIL> MOVE
      _Folder: WINNERS
      _FILE: <Return>
      %MAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder WINNERS created

      This example demonstrates the MOVE command.

      The Mail utility allows you to organize messages by moving them
      into folders. To move a message to a folder, enter the MOVE
      command (while you are reading the message) and press Return.
      You are prompted for a folder name. Type any name, for example,
      REVIEWS or JOKES or STATUS_REPORTS. You are also prompted for
      a file name. You can specify the default mail file by pressing
      Return. In this example, the folder name is WINNERS and the
      default mail file is specified.

8 - SELECT

    1.MAIL> SELECT WINNERS
      %MAIL-I-SELECTED, 1 message selected

      This example demonstrates the SELECT command.

      Once you have created folders, you can move among them. To move
      from one folder to another, use the SELECT command. If you want
      to move to the folder named WINNERS, enter the command SELECT
      WINNERS as shown here. Mail displays a message indicating the
      number of messages in the folder.

    2.MAIL> SELECT JOKES
      %MAIL-I-SELECTED, 1 message selected

      This command line shows how to move to a folder named JOKES.

      You can enter the DIRECTORY command to see a list of the
      messages in the folder you just selected.

9 - EXTRACT

    1.MAIL> EXTRACT

      _File: GAMES.DAT
      %MAIL-I-CREATED, DISK:[BERGMAN]GAMES.DAT;1 created
      MAIL>

      This example shows how to use the EXTRACT command.

      To move a mail message from your mail file to a text file that
      you can access from DCL level, use the EXTRACT command. Enter
      the EXTRACT command (while you are reading the message) and
      press Return. Mail prompts you for the name of a file. When you
      exit from Mail, the file is listed in your current directory
      unless you specify otherwise. This example shows how to use
      the EXTRACT command to move a mail message to a file named
      GAMES.DAT.

10 - PRINT

    1.MAIL> 4

          #4          4-AUG-1994 09:39:20           MAIL
      From:  SPARTA::SMITH
      To:    MARSTON
      Subj:  Rydell's Reasons
      In reference to the meeting of July 26, I would like to explain
      Rydell's opinion more fully...

      MAIL> PRINT

      This example shows how to use the PRINT command.

      To make a hard copy of a mail message, enter the PRINT command
      while you are reading the message and press Return. When you
      exit from Mail, the message enters the default print queue.
      This example shows how to print a hard copy of message number
      4.

11 - HELP

    1.MAIL> HELP FOLDERS

      You have already started using the HELP command. This
      example shows how to get help on the topic FOLDERS. For more
      information about each command, you can keep using the HELP
      facility provided with Mail.

12 - EXIT

    1.MAIL> EXIT
        Job 790 entered on queue ATLAS_PRINT

      When you are ready to leave Mail, enter the EXIT command and
      press Return. If AUTO_PURGE is set, Mail deletes any messages
      marked for deletion. In this example, the message that was
      marked for printing enters the default print queue after you
      enter the EXIT command.