Makes an indexed mail file smaller by recovering space that is
left by deleted mail messages. When you compress a file, the
following steps occur:
1. A temporary file named MAIL_nnnn_COMPRESS.TMP is created.
(nnnn is a hexadecimal, 4- or 8-digit number.)
2. The contents of the file to be compressed are copied to the
temporary file, and the temporary file is then compressed.
3. The original uncompressed file is renamed with a file type
.OLD.
4. The newly compressed file is renamed from
MAIL_nnnn_COMPRESS.TMP back to its original name.
Format
COMPRESS [file-spec]
Additional Information:
explode
extract