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

    1.MAIL> PURGE/RECLAIM

      MAIL>

      This example shows how to enter the PURGE/RECLAIM command to
      delete all the messages in the WASTEBASKET folder and release
      the deleted message space back to OpenVMS RMS for reuse.

    2.MAIL> PURGE/RECLAIM/STATISTICS
      %MAIL-I-RECLPLSWAIT, reclaiming deleted file space. Please wait...
      Reclaim statistics:

              Messages deleted:        3
              Data buckets scanned:    31
              Data buckets reclaimed:  1
              Index buckets reclaimed: 0
              Total buckets reclaimed: 1

      MAIL>

      This example shows the kind of information that the /STATISTICS
      qualifier displays about the reclaimed deleted message space.