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

    The SHOW commands are used to display information about the Mail
    utility set up. For additional SHOW commands, enter HELP SET-SHOW
    at the MAIL> prompt. The following commands can only be used to
    display information; these commands cannot be used to set up the
    Mail utility.

1 - ALL

    Displays detailed information about the state of the user's Mail
    utility settings.

    Format

      SHOW ALL

 1.1 - Examples

    1.MAIL> SHOW ALL
      Your mail file directory is DISK:[SIMPSON].
      Your current mail file is DISK$DOCUMENT:[SIMPSON.NEWMAIL]MAIL.MAI;1.
      Your current mail folder is MAIL.
      The wastebasket folder name is GARBAGE.
      Mail file DISK$DOCUMENT:[SIMPSON.NEWMAIL]MAIL.MAI;1
                contains 0 deleted message bytes.

      You have 3 new messages.

      You have not set a forwarding address.
      Your personal name is "Louise Simpson".
      Your editor is EDT.
      CC prompting is disabled.
      Automatic copies to yourself are disabled.
      Automatic deleted message purge is enabled.
      Your default print queue is SYS$PRINT.
      You have not specified a default print form.
      Your default signature file is BUSINESS_CARD.SIG.

      This example shows how a user named Louise Simpson displayed
      the following information about Mail by entering the SHOW ALL
      command:

      o  The name of her mail file directory (see the SET DIRECTORY
         command)

      o  The current mail file and folder (see the SET FILE and SET
         FOLDER commands)

      o  The name of the WASTEBASKET folder (see the SET WASTEBASKET_
         NAME command)

      o  The amount of deleted message space

      o  The number of any new (unread) messages (see the DIRECTORY
         /NEW command)

      o  Her forwarding address (see the SET FORWARD command)

      o  Her personal name (see the SET PERSONAL_NAME command)

      o  Her default editor is EDT (see the SET EDITOR command)

      o  Whether she receives a CC: (copy) prompt when sending mail
         (see the SET CC_PROMPT command)

      o  Whether she receives copies of mail messages when she uses
         SEND or ANSWER (see the SET COPY_SELF command)

      o  Whether Mail empties the WASTEBASKET folder when she uses
         EXIT or SET FILE (see the SET AUTO_PURGE command)

      o  The default print queue (see the SET QUEUE command)

      o  The default print form when she prints her mail messages
         (see the SET FORM command)

2 - DELETED

    Displays the amount of deleted message space in the current mail
    file.

    Format

      SHOW DELETED

 2.1 - Examples

    1.MAIL> SHOW DELETED
      Mail file DISK$NOE:[TORTELLINI.NEWMAIL]MAIL.MAI;1
                contains 2452 deleted message bytes.

      This example shows how a user named TORTELLINI displays the
      number of deleted message bytes.

3 - KEY

    Displays the key definitions created by the DEFINE/KEY command.

    Format

      SHOW KEY  [key-name]

 3.1 - Parameter

 key-name

    Specifies the name of the key for which you want to display the
    definition. See the DEFINE/KEY command for a list of the valid
    key names.

 3.2 - Qualifiers

 3. 2.1 - /ALL

    Displays all of the key definitions in the specified state or
    states. You do not need to specify a key name.

 3. 2.2 - /BRIEF

    Displays the key definition only. If you do not specify /BRIEF,
    all of the qualifiers associated with the key definition are
    displayed by default.

 3. 2.3 - /DIRECTORY

    Displays the names of all the states for which keys have been
    defined. If you have not defined any keys, SHOW KEY/DIRECTORY
    displays the DEFAULT and GOLD states (for the default and GOLD
    key definitions on the Mail keypad).

 3. 2.4 - /STATE

       /STATE=(state,state, . . . )

    Specifies the name of a state for which the specified key
    definitions are to be displayed. If you specify two or more
    state names, separate them with commas and enclose the list in
    parentheses.

    States are used to increase the number of key definitions
    available on your terminal. The same key can be assigned any
    number of definitions as long as each definition is associated
    with a different state.

 3.3 - Examples

    1.MAIL> SHOW KEY PF4

      DEFAULT keypad definitions:
        PF4 = "read" (echo, terminate)

      This example shows how to use the SHOW KEY command to display
      the definition of the PF4 key. When the PF4 key was defined,
      two qualifiers (/ECHO and /TERMINATE) were specified.

    2.MAIL> SHOW KEY/ALL
      DEFAULT keypad definitions:
        PF1 = "directory" (echo, state = FOLDER)
        PF2 = "HELP" (echo, terminate)
        PF3 = "select" (echo, terminate)
        PF4 = "read" (echo, terminate)
        PF5 = "NEXT" (echo, terminate)

      This example shows how to use the SHOW KEY command to display
      all of the key definitions that you have created with the
      DEFINE/KEY command.

4 - NEW_MAIL_COUNT

    Displays the number of unread mail messages.

    Format

      SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT

 4.1 - Examples

    1.MAIL> SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT
      You have 3 new messages.

      This example shows how the SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT command displays
      the number of unread mail messages. In this example, there are
      three unread messages.