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

    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.