The SET command is used with other commands to define or change
characteristics of the Mail utility. The SHOW command displays
information about the characteristics. You can display all
of your settings by entering the SHOW command with the /ALL
qualifier.
1 – AUTO_PURGE
Determines whether Mail empties the WASTEBASKET folder when you
enter the EXIT or SET FILE command. When you use the SET NOAUTO_
PURGE command, you must enter the PURGE command periodically
to delete the messages in the WASTEBASKET folder. If you have
disabled automatic purging, you should also enter the PURGE
/RECLAIM or COMPRESS commands periodically to release deleted
message space.
The default you establish with the SET AUTO_PURGE command remains
in effect until you enter the SET NOAUTO_PURGE command.
The SHOW AUTO_PURGE command indicates whether you have used the
SET AUTO_PURGE command.
Formats
SET AUTO_PURGE
SET NOAUTO_PURGE
SHOW AUTO_PURGE
1.1 – Examples
1.MAIL> SET AUTO_PURGE
MAIL> SHOW AUTO_PURGE
Automatic deleted message purge is enabled.
This example shows how to use the SET AUTO_PURGE command to
enable Mail to delete the messages in the WASTEBASKET folder
every time you enter the EXIT command or the SET FILE command.
The SHOW AUTO_PURGE command displays whether automatic purging
is enabled.
2 – CC_PROMPT
Sets the default for determining whether the copy (CC:) prompt
appears when sending a message.
Formats
SET CC_PROMPT
SET NOCC_PROMPT
SHOW CC_PROMPT
2.1 – Example
MAIL> SET CC_PROMPT
MAIL> SEND
To: Smith
CC: Jones
Subject:
This example shows how to set the copy prompt. A copy of the
message is sent to JONES.
3 – COPY_SELF
Sets the default for determining whether the SEND, REPLY, or
FORWARD commands return to the sender a copy of the message being
sent.
By specifying the NOSEND, NOREPLY, or NOFORWARD keywords with the
SET COPY_SELF command, you can clear any default copying you have
established with the SET COPY_SELF command.
The SHOW COPY_SELF command displays which commands (SEND, REPLY,
or FORWARD) automatically send a copy of the message to you.
Format
SET COPY_SELF command [,command]
SHOW COPY_SELF
3.1 – Parameter
command
The command parameters can be any of the following: SEND, NOSEND,
REPLY, NOREPLY, FORWARD, or NOFORWARD. You can use NOSEND,
NOREPLY, and NOFORWARD to reverse previous settings of SEND,
REPLY, or FORWARD.
3.2 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW COPY_SELF
Automatic copies to yourself are disabled
This example shows the message Mail displays when you have not
used the SET COPY_SELF command and you enter the SHOW COPY_SELF
command.
2.MAIL> SET COPY_SELF SEND, REPLY
MAIL> SHOW COPY_SELF
Automatic copy to yourself on SEND, REPLY
This example shows how to use the SET COPY_SELF command to
enable copies of mail messages you send to be returned back to
you. The SHOW COPY_SELF command indicates that you have enabled
automatic copying when you enter the SEND or REPLY commands.
4 – EDITOR
By default, the TPU-based EVE editor is invoked when you
isssue the EDIT command. You can use the SET EDITOR command to
select a different editor to edit messages and files. The SHOW
EDITOR command displays the name of the editor.
Formats
SET EDITOR editor-name
SHOW EDITOR
4.1 – Parameter
editor-name
Indicates the name of the editor. You can use any callable editor
available on your system.
4.2 – Example
MAIL> SHOW EDITOR
Your editor is TPU
MAIL> SET EDITOR EDT
MAIL> SHOW EDITOR
Your editor is EDT
MAIL> SEND/EDIT
To: WHITE::STAFFORD
Subject: Manufacturing Office
This example shows how to change the editor from the default
TPU EVE editor to the EDT editor. Enter the command SEND
/EDIT to edit the text of a message. Send the message by
pressing Ctrl/Z.
5 – FILE
Establishes (or opens) another file as the current mail file. By
default, your mail file is MAIL.MAI. Use the COPY command, the
FILE command, or the MOVE command to create other mail files (for
example, JOKES.MAI or HISTORY.MAI). You can then use the SET FILE
command to open the mail files.
When you enter the SET FILE command, the WASTEBASKET folder of
the current mail file is emptied (if AUTO_PURGE is set), the file
is closed, and the specified (alternate) file is opened.
The SHOW FILE command displays the name of the mail file that is
currently open.
Format
SET FILE file-name
SHOW FILE
5.1 – Parameter
file-name
Indicates the name of the mail file you are opening.
5.2 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW FILE
Your current mail file is DISK$:[ARAS]MAIL.MAI;2
MAIL> 2
MAIL> COPY
_Folder: LIMERICKS
_FILE: JOKES
File DISK$:[ARAS]JOKES.MAI; does not exist.
Do you want to create it (Y/N, default is N)? y
%MAIL-S-CREATED, DISK$:[ARAS]JOKES.MAI;1 created
MAIL> SET FILE JOKES
MAIL> SHOW FILE
Your current mail file is DISK$:[ARAS]JOKES.MAI
This example demonstrates how to use the SHOW FILE command
to display the name of the mail file that is currently open
(MAIL.MAI). The COPY command creates a new folder (LIMERICKS)
and a new mail file (JOKES) and copies message 2. The SET FILE
command opens the mail file named JOKES.MAI that you just
created. Note that you must be reading a message to copy it
or you get the following message:
%MAIL-E-NOTREADIN, you aren't reading a message.
6 – FOLDER
Establishes a set of messages that you can affect as a group. You
can copy or move this set of messages from one folder to another.
You can also read, delete, search or extract a set of messages.
After you enter the SET FOLDER command, you can use the following
commands to affect the selected messages:
COPY
DELETE
DIRECTORY
EXTRACT
FILE
MOVE
READ
SEARCH
For more information on the above commands, enter HELP command at
the MAIL> prompt.
You can also use the SET FOLDER command to move from one folder
to another. If you use the SET FOLDER command to move to a folder
that does not exist, Mail displays the following message:
%MAIL-E-NOTEXIST, folder "foldername" does not exist
The SHOW FOLDER command displays the current folder name. You
cannot specify any parameters or qualifiers with this command.
Format
SET FOLDER [foldername]
SHOW FOLDER
6.1 – Parameter
foldername
When using SET FOLDER, specifies the name of the folder from
which messages will be selected.
If you omit the folder name when specifying SET FOLDER, the
folder used is determined in the following order:
1. The current folder is used, if any (unless the /NEW qualifier
is specified).
2. The NEWMAIL folder is used if:
o You specify the /NEW qualifier.
o You omit selection qualifiers and you have new mail.
3. The MAIL folder is used.
6.2 – Qualifiers
6.2.1 /BEFORE
/BEFORE=date
Selects all the mail messages received before the specified
date. If you do not specify a date, Mail selects all of the
mail messages received before the current day (today). You can
also specify the keywords YESTERDAY and TODAY. For example,
the command SET FOLDER/BEFORE=YESTERDAY would select all mail
messages received before yesterday.
6.2.2 /CC_SUBSTRING
/CC_SUBSTRING=text
Selects messages containing the specified text in the CC: field
of the message, where the specified text is usually a node name
or user name.
6.2.3 /FROM_SUBSTRING
/FROM_SUBSTRING=text
Selects messages containing the specified text in the From: field
of the message, where the specified text is usually a node name
or user name. This command searches only the node name and user
name of the sender; it does not search the personal name field.
6.2.4 /MARKED
/MARKED
/NOMARKED
Selects messages that have been marked. The /NOMARKED qualifier
selects messages that are not marked.
6.2.5 /NEW
Selects the NEWMAIL folder and displays new mail messages
received while you are in Mail. If there are no new messages,
Mail displays the message "%MAIL-W-NONEWMAIL, no new messages".
When a mail file other than your default mail file is open, Mail
closes the file and opens your default mail file.
6.2.6 /REPLIED
/REPLIED
/NOREPLIED
Selects messages that have been replied to with the REPLY
command. The /NOREPLIED qualifier selects messages to which you
have not replied.
6.2.7 /SINCE
/SINCE=date
Selects all of the mail messages received on or after the
specified date. The format for the date is dd-mmm-yyyy. If you
do not specify a date, Mail selects all of the mail messages
received on the current day. You can also specify the keywords
YESTERDAY and TODAY. For example, the command SET FOLDER
SINCE=YESTERDAY would select all mail messages received since
yesterday.
6.2.8 /SUBJECT_SUBSTRING
/SUBJECT_SUBSTRING=text
Selects messages containing the specified text in the Subj: field
of the message.
6.2.9 /TO_SUBSTRING
/TO_SUBSTRING=text
Selects messages containing the specified text in the To: field
of the message, where the specified text is usually a node name
or user name. The /TO_SUBSTRING qualifier will not search the
personal name field.
6.3 – Examples
1.MAIL> DIRECTORY/FOLDERS
Listing of folders in DISK$APEX:[HARRINGTON]MAIL.MAI;1
Press Ctrl/C to cancel listing
MAIL NEWMAIL
WASTEBASKET CLASSES
MAIL> SET FOLDER WASTEBASKET
%MAIL-I-SELECTED, 3 messages selected
MAIL> DIRECTORY
WASTEBASKET
# From Date Subject
1 MORRIS 19-DEC-1994 Venus Fly Traps
2 MORRIS 21-DEC-1994 The Aloe
3 BURT 22-DEC-1994 Scales
This example shows how to use the SET FOLDER command to move
from the MAIL folder to the WASTEBASKET folder.
2.MAIL> SET FOLDER/BEFORE=12-DEC-1994
%MAIL-I-SELECTED, 2 messages selected
MAIL> DIRECTORY
MAIL
# From Date Subject
1 MARTY 10-DEC-1994 Food
2 BART 11-DEC-1994 Soup
This example shows how to display all the mail messages
received before December 12, 1994.
3.MAIL> SET FOLDER/NEW
This example shows how to select all the new (unread) mail
messages. Because NEWMAIL is the implied folder name, you do
not need to specify a folder name.
7 – FORM
The SET FORM command sets the default print form field in the
user profile. The print form is changed only for printing done
within the Mail utility. The SET NOFORM command clears the
default print form.
See your system manager for valid forms on your system or enter
the DCL command SHOW QUEUE/FORM.
Format
SET FORM form-name
SET NOFORM
SHOW FORM
7.1 – Parameter
form-name
Indicates the name of the default form to be used. See your
system manager for valid forms on your system or enter the DCL
command SHOW QUEUE/FORM.
7.2 – Examples
1.MAIL> SET FORM 80_COL
MAIL> SHOW FORM
Your default print form is 80_COL
This example shows how to set your default print form to 80_
COL. Enter the SHOW FORM command to verify your default print
form.
8 – FORWARD
Sets a forwarding address for your mail. After you enter the
SET FORWARD command, the address you specify will receive mail
messages.
The default you establish with the SET FORWARD command remains in
effect until you enter the SET NOFORWARD command.
The SHOW FORWARD command displays the name of the specified
forwarding address.
If you have SYSNAM privilege, you can set and show forwarding
addresses for other users.
Format
SET FORWARD address
SET NOFORWARD
SHOW FORWARD
8.1 – Parameter
address
Indicates the address (NODE::USERNAME) to which your mail is
forwarded.
8.2 – Qualifiers
8.2.1 /ALL
The /ALL qualifier lists forwarding information or displays a
message if the specified user does not have forwarding enabled.
You must have SYSNAM privilege to use the /ALL qualifier. The
/ALL qualifier is valid only when used with the /USER qualifier.
8.2.2 /USER
/USER=user-name
Indicates the name of another user for whom you are setting or
showing a forwarding address. You can use the /USER qualifier
only if you have SYSNAM privilege. With the SHOW FORWARD command,
there are two ways to show a user's forwarding address: you can
specify the user name or you can use the wildcard characters (*
or %) to search for names with a particular string in common.
By default length of the user name is 31 characters long. Set
Bit 5 of DCL_CTLFLAGS to avail this longer user name length of
255 characters long.
NOTE
Once this bit is set, user name length is set to maximum of
255 characters long. Even if this bit is cleared, the behavior
remains unchanged, that is, supports user name length of
255 characters long, but there is no way to reset it to
31 characters long.
8.3 – Examples
1.MAIL> SET FORWARD NEXUS::LARS
MAIL> SHOW FORWARD
Your mail is being forwarded to NEXUS::LARS.
MAIL>
This example shows how a user named LARS establishes a
forwarding address on node NEXUS with the SET FORWARD command
and displays the forwarding address with the SHOW FORWARD
command.
2.MAIL> SHOW FORWARD/ALL/USER=C*
Username Forwarding address
CARTON VIOLET::CARTON
COLLINS None
CRUTHERS GREEN::CRUTHERS
CULLIN GRAY::CULLIN
This example shows a wildcard search for all users whose names
begin with the letter C. Because the /ALL qualifier has been
specified, all users are listed, even if they have not entered
a forwarding address. This is the case for user COLLINS.
Because COLLINS has not specified a forwarding address, None
appears under the Forwarding address heading.
3.MAIL> SHOW FORWARD/USER=BENNETT
BENNETT has not set a forwarding address.
This example shows how to display the forwarding address of
user BENNETT. Because BENNETT has not set a forwarding address,
the message is output.
9 – MAIL_DIRECTORY
Specifies that all .MAI files be moved from your SYS$LOGIN
directory to the specified subdirectory.
The SET NOMAIL_DIRECTORY command specifies that all .MAI files be
moved from the subdirectory back to your SYS$LOGIN directory.
The SHOW MAIL_DIRECTORY command displays the name of the device
and directory containing all your .MAI files.
Format
SET MAIL_DIRECTORY [.subdirectory-name]
SET NOMAIL_DIRECTORY
SHOW MAIL_DIRECTORY
9.1 – Parameter
[.subdirectory-name]
Specifies the name of the subdirectory in your SYS$LOGIN
directory to which all .MAI files are to be moved.
9.2 – Qualifier
9.2.1 /LOG
Displays a listing of the .MAI files moved from the previous
directory to the specified subdirectory.
9.3 – Examples
1.$ SHOW TRANSLATION SYS$LOGIN
SYS$LOGIN = "DISK$:[DALTON]" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
.
.
.
MAIL> SHOW MAIL_DIRECTORY
Your mail file directory is DISK$:[DALTON]
MAIL> SET MAIL_DIRECTORY [.MAIL]
%MAIL-I-CREATED, DISK$:[DALTON.MAIL] created
MAIL> SHOW MAIL_DIRECTORY
Your mail file directory is DISK$:[DALTON.MAIL]
.
.
.
$ SET DEFAULT [DALTON.MAIL]
$ DIRECTORY
This example shows how to create a subdirectory containing all
your .MAI files. The DCL command SHOW TRANSLATION displays the
logical name for your default top-level directory, SYS$LOGIN.
10 – PERSONAL_NAME
Enables you to append a field to the end of the From: field of
mail messages you send. You can fill this field with your full
name or any other information.
The SET NOPERSONAL_NAME command clears any name you previously
specified with the SET PERSONAL_NAME command.
The SHOW PERSONAL_NAME command displays a user's personal name.
Format
SET PERSONAL_NAME "text-string"
SET NOPERSONAL_NAME
SHOW PERSONAL_NAME
10.1 – Parameter
"text-string"
Specifies the string following your node name and user name for
the From: field of mail messages you send. You must enclose
the string in quotation marks; otherwise, Mail converts it to
uppercase letters. You must begin the string with an alphabetic
character and avoid two consecutive embedded spaces within the
string. The length of the text string should not exceed 127
characters.
10.2 – Qualifiers
10.2.1 /ALL
Used with the SHOW PERSONAL_NAME command to allow a user with
SYSNAM privilege to list personal name information set by
other users or to display a message if a user has not entered
a personal name. The /ALL qualifier is valid only when used with
the /USER qualifier and works only with the SHOW PERSONAL_NAME
command.
10.2.2 /USER
/USER=name
Used with the SHOW PERSONAL_NAME command to allow a user with
SYSNAM privilege to list personal names set by other users. There
are two ways to show a user's personal name. The user name can
be specified, or you can use the wildcard characters (* or %) to
search for names with a particular string in common. The /USER
qualifier works only with the SHOW PERSONAL_NAME command and not
with the SET PERSONAL_NAME command.
10.3 – Examples
1.MAIL> SET PERSONAL_NAME "Catherine the Great"
.
.
.
MAIL> SEND
.
.
.
New mail on node FLAXEN from ALPHA::BELLINI "Catherine the Great"
.
.
.
From: ALPHA::BELLINI "Catherine the Great" 19-APR-1994 15:34
To: FLAXEN::STARCK
This example shows how a user named BELLINI sets her personal
name to Catherine the Great.
2.MAIL> SHOW PERSONAL_NAME/ALL/USER=A*N
Username Fullname
ACKEN Joe Joe
ANDERSEN Hans Christian
ARON None
This example shows a wildcard search for users whose names
begin with A and end with N. Because user ARON has not entered
a personal name, None appears under the Fullname heading.
3.MAIL> SHOW PERSONAL_NAME/USER=NELSON
NELSON has not set a personal name.
This example shows how to display the personal name of user
NELSON. Because NELSON has not set a personal name, the message
is displayed.
11 – QUEUE
The SET QUEUE command sets the default print queue field in the
user profile. When you enter the PRINT command, your job is sent
to the print queue you have defined with the SET QUEUE command.
See your system manager for the print queues available on your
system. The queue is changed only for printing done within the
Mail utility. SET NOQUEUE clears the previously defined print
queue and sets the queue to SYS$PRINT, the default print queue.
The SHOW QUEUE command shows your default print queue.
Format
SET QUEUE queue-name
SET NOQUEUE
SHOW QUEUE
11.1 – Parameter
queue-name
Indicates the name of the default queue to be used.
11.2 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW QUEUE
Your default print queue is SYS$PRINT
MAIL> SET QUEUE LMNO$PRINT
Your default print queue is LMNO$PRINT.
MAIL> 4
MAIL> PRINT
MAIL> exit
Job MAIL (queue LMNO$PRINT, entry 22) started on LMNO$PRINT
MAIL> SET NOQUEUE
Your default print queue is SYS$PRINT.
This example shows how to set your default print queue to
LMNO$PRINT and send a message to the new default queue. The
SET NOQUEUE command clears the previously defined queue and
sets the queue to SYS$PRINT, the default.
12 – SIGNATURE_FILE
The SET SIGNATURE_FILE command enables you to automatically
append a file to the end of a mail message whenever you use
the ANSWER, FORWARD, MAIL, REPLY, or SEND command. 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.
The SHOW SIGNATURE_FILE command shows whether you have specified
a default signature file and displays the name of that file. (The
SHOW ALL command also displays signature file information.)
The SET NOSIGNATURE_FILE command disables the default setting.
No signature file will be appended automatically to any mail
messages until you re-enter the SET SIGNATURE_FILE command.
If you want to temporarily disable or override (to append
a different signature file) the default setting only while
sending a particular mail message, use the /SIGNATURE_FILE or
/NOSIGNATURE_FILE qualifier with the ANSWER, FORWARD, MAIL,
REPLY, or SEND command.
You can also set, disable, or override the default signature
file at the DCL level by using the /SIGNATURE_FILE or
/NOSIGNATURE_FILE qualifier with the DCL command MAIL.
Note that 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.
Format
SET SIGNATURE_FILE file-name
SET NOSIGNATURE_FILE
SHOW SIGNATURE_FILE
12.1 – Parameter
file-name
Specifies the name of the default signature file (text) that will
be appended to each mail message.
When specifying the signature file name, note the following:
o If you do not specify a file type, the default is .SIG.
o If you do not specify a directory, the Mail utility will
search for the signature file in your mail directory.
12.2 – Examples
1.MAIL> SET SIGNATURE_FILE BUSINESS_CARD.SIG
In this example, the user specifies that the file
BUSINESS_CARD.SIG is to be appended to every mail message sent
using the FORWARD, MAIL, REPLY, or SEND command.
2.MAIL> SHOW SIGNATURE_FILE
Your default signature file is BUSINESS_CARD.SIG.
This example shows how to use the SHOW SIGNATURE_FILE command
to determine if a signature file is currently set.
13 – WASTEBASKET_NAME
Enables you to change the name of the WASTEBASKET folder. The
WASTEBASKET folder contains messages selected to be deleted.
You can delete all the messages in the WASTEBASKET folder by
entering either the PURGE command or by entering the EXIT command
if AUTO_PURGE is set. You can avoid deleting messages in the
WASTEBASKET folder by entering the QUIT command or by setting
NOAUTO_PURGE.
When you change the name of a WASTEBASKET folder while it
contains deleted messages, these deleted messages move to the
newly named WASTEBASKET folder.
The SHOW WASTEBASKET_NAME command displays the name of the
WASTEBASKET folder.
Format
SET WASTEBASKET_NAME foldername
SHOW WATEBASKET_NAME
13.1 – Parameter
foldername
Indicates the name that replaces the name WASTEBASKET for the
folder containing deleted messages. You can use any alphanumeric
string for the new WASTEBASKET folder name except MAIL or
NEWMAIL.
A folder name can be 1 to 39 characters in length. Valid
characters for folder names are alphanumeric characters, dollar
signs ($), and underscores (_). If your folder name contains
lowercase letters, spaces, or special characters, the folder name
must be enclosed in quotation marks.
13.2 – Examples
1.MAIL> SET WASTEBASKET_NAME GARBAGE
MAIL> SHOW WASTEBASKET_NAME
The wastebasket folder name is GARBAGE.
This example shows how to change and display the name of the
WASTEBASKET folder.