VMS Help MAIL Command, Qualifiers  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

1 - /EDIT

       /EDIT[=(keyword[=option], . . . )]

    Sets the default to /EDIT for the SEND and REPLY commands and
    allows you to edit your mail messages. By default, the DECTPU-
    based EVE editor will be invoked. You can use the SET EDITOR
    command in MAIL to change your editor.

    Valid keywords are FORWARD, REPLY[=EXTRACT], and SEND.

2 - /PERSONAL_NAME

       /PERSONAL_NAME=name
       NOPERSONAL_NAME

    Specifies the personal name to be used when sending a message.
    Use quotation marks around the personal name to include more than
    one word or to print in lowercase letters.

    This qualifier does not override the default personal name
    specified by the SET PERSONAL_NAME command; the personal name
    is only changed for the current message.The /NOPERSONAL_NAME
    qualifier sends a message with a null personal name field.

3 - /SELF

    Sends a copy of the message containing the file specification on
    the command line back to you as well as to other users.

4 - /SIGNATURE_FILE

       /SIGNATURE_FILE[=file-name]
       /NOSIGNATURE_FILE

    Specifies a file to be appended to the end of a mail message.
    The signature file contains text and has a default file type of
    .SIG. An example of a signature file is a text file formatted
    as business card, containing the user's company name, address,
    telephone, and Internet address.

    Specify the /SIGNATURE_FILE qualifier when you want to override
    the default established by the Mail command SET SIGNATURE_FILE
    (if you want to send a signature file that is different from
    that default specification). If there is no default setting,
    specify the /SIGNATURE_FILE qualifier to interactively include a
    signature file with a particular mail message.

    When you use the /SIGNATURE_FILE qualifier, note the following:

    o  When you create a mail message that includes a signature
       file, that message requires more temporary disk space than
       a conventional message because temporary files are created
       during the operation. After the message is sent, those
       temporary files are deleted.

    o  If you do not specify a directory, the Mail utility looks for
       the signature file in your mail directory.

    o  If you do not specify a file, the Mail utility uses the file
       specification in your user profile. If there is no default
       signature file in the profile, Mail will send the message
       without one.

    o  If a specified signature file does not exist, the system
       displays an error message.

    Specify the /NOSIGNATURE_FILE qualifier when you do not want
    to include a signature file with a particular mail message.
    Specifying this qualifier overrides the current setting,
    including any specifications in your user profile.

5 - /SUBJECT

       /SUBJECT="text"

    Specifies the subject of the message for the heading. If the text
    consists of more than one word, any spaces, or nonalphanumeric
    characters, enclose the text in quotation marks.