VMS Help  —  PMDF  MAIL Command, Qualifiers

1    /ABORT

    By default, if an error occurs while processing an input message
    file or recipient address, PMDF SEND will ask the user whether
    or not to send the message anyhow. If the /ABORT qualifier is
    specified, then PMDF SEND will merely exit (with an error) when a
    problem occurs during file or address processing.

    The /ABORT and /IGNORE qualifiers are mutually exclusive - only
    one or the other may be used.

    The /ABORT qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

2    /BCC_LIST

       /BCC_LIST=address[,...]
       /CC_LIST=address[,...]
       /TO_LIST=address[,...]

    Specify one or more To:, Cc:, or Bcc: recipient addresses. When
    specifying more than one addressee of a given type (To:, Cc:, or
    Bcc:), enclose the addresses in parentheses as in

             /TO_LIST=("sue@example.com","bob@example.com")

    The /BCC_LIST, /CC_LIST, and /TO_LIST qualifiers have no effect
    on interactive PMDF MAIL sessions.

3    /BCC_PROMPT

       /BCC_PROMPT
       /CC_PROMPT
       /TO_PROMPT

    Request to be prompted for To:, Cc:, or Bcc: recipient addresses.
    By default you are only prompted once for each selected type
    (To:, Cc:, or Bcc:). If /MULTIPLE has also been specified, then
    for each selected type you will be prompted repeatedly until a
    blank line is entered.

    The /BCC_PROMPT, /CC_PROMPT, and /TO_PROMPT qualifiers have no
    effect on interactive PMDF MAIL sessions.

4    /CAPTIVE

    When /CAPTIVE is specified, PMDF MAIL will treat the user as
    though they were a captive user and not allow them to perform
    operations such as spawning.

5    /COMMENTS

       /COMMENTS=comments

    This qualifier may be used to specify the contents of the
    Comments: header line. If this qualifier is not specified and the
    PMDF_COMMENTS logical is not defined, then no Comments: header
    line will be generated.

    The /COMMENTS qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

6    /BLOCK

       /BLOCK
       /RECORD
       /TEXT

    Specify the file access mode to use when processing the files to
    send. The default depends upon the file extension.

    The /BLOCK, /RECORD, and /TEXT qualifiers have no effect on
    interactive PMDF MAIL sessions.

7    /CONFIRM

       /CONFIRM[=keyword[,...]]

    Specifies for interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, which operations
    should be confirmed prior to actually taking. By default,
    /CONFIRM=NONE is assumed. The accepted keyword values are

 ADDRESS

    Confirm each recipient address.

 ALL

    Confirm all actions when sending, extracting, forwarding, or
    replying to messages.

 DIGEST

    Confirm each digest element when creating a message digest.

 EXTRACT

    Confirm when extracting a message.

 FORWARD

    Confirm when forwarding a message.

 NONE

    Never request confirmation except when the /CONFIRM qualifier is
    used with an interactive command.

 PRINT

    Confirm when printing a message.

 REPLY

    Confirm when replying to a message.

 RESEND

    Confirm when resending a message.

 SEND

    Confirm when sending a message.

    If /CONFIRM is specified without any keyword values, then
    /CONFIRM=ALL is assumed.

8    /ENCODING

       /ENCODING=encoding

    Specify the encoding method to use to encode an input message
    file. Typically, no encoding is used; however, this depends
    upon the file type as determined from the file extension. The
    available encoding methods are 7BIT, 8BIT, BASE32, BASE64,
    BINHEX, BTOA, COMPRESSED-BASE64, BASE85, HEXADECIMAL, PATHWORKS,
    QUOTED_PRINTABLE, UUENCODE, and COMPRESSED-UUENCODE.

9    /EDIT

       /EDIT[=keyword[,...]]

    Specifies for interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, which commands
    implicitly invoke the editor. The accepted keyword values are

 ALL

    Always invoke the editor in conjunction with all commands that
    accept the /EDIT qualifier.

 COMMAND_LINE

    In conjunction with /EDIT=SEND, invoke the editor even when
    sending a file or message from the DCL command line.

 DIRECTORY

    Always invoke the editor to display DIRECTORY and
    DIRECTORY/FOLDER listings.

 FORWARD

    Always invoke the editor to edit messages being forwarded with
    the FORWARD command.

 HEADER

    By default the message's header is always displayed in the
    editor. To inhibit this, specify /EDIT=NOHEADER.

 KEPT[=editor-process-name]

    Initially invoke the editor as a subprocess; re-attach to the
    subprocess for subsequent editor operations.

 NONE

    Never invoke the editor unless explicitly requested to do so with
    the /EDIT qualifier.

 READ

    Always invoke the editor to display messages being read with the
    READ, CURRENT, BACK, NEXT, FIRST, and LAST commands.

 REPLY[=EXTRACT[=quote]]

    Always invoke the editor to edit messages being replied to with
    the ANSWER or REPLY commands. If the optional EXTRACT keyword
    is specified, then the content of the message being replied to
    will be included in the reply. To specify a text string to use
    to quote each line of the extracted message text, specify a value
    for the EXTRACT keyword. For instance, to quote each line with
    the two characters "> ", invoke PMDF MAIL with the command

    $ PMDF MAIL/EDIT=REPLY=EXTRACT="> "

 SEND

    Always invoke the editor to compose messages being sent with the
    MAIL or SEND commands.

    If /EDIT is specified without any keyword values, then
    /EDIT=(SEND,REPLY) is assumed.

10    /ENCAPSULATE

       /ENCAPSULATE[=keyword[,...]]
       /NOENCAPSULATE[=keyword[,...]]

    For interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, specifies file encapsulation
    defaults for the FORWARD, SEND, and REPLY commands as well as the
    synonymous commands MAIL and ANSWER. The accepted keyword values
    are FORWARD, SEND, REPLY, ALL, and NONE.

    The /ENCAPSULATE qualifier specifies which commands should
    by default encapsulate files as separate attachments; the
    /NOENCAPSULATE qualifier specifies which commands should not
    by default encapsulate files as separate message attachments.
    Specifying /ENCAPSULATE without any qualifiers implies
    /ENCAPSULATE=ALL, and specifying /NOENCAPSULATE without any
    qualifiers implies /ENCAPSULATE=NONE.

11    /ENTIRE

       /ENTIRE[=keyword[,...]]
       /MESSAGE[=keyword[,...]]
       /PART[=keyword[,...]]

    For interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, specifies message content
    scope for EXTRACT, FORWARD, PRINT, and REPLY commands. The
    accepted keyword values are EXTRACT, FORWARD, PRINT, REPLY, ALL,
    and NONE.

    The /ENTIRE qualifier specifies which commands by default act
    upon the entire message. The /MESSAGE qualifier specifies
    which commands by default act upon only the current portion of
    the message which constitutes an entire message. (Note that a
    message may contain one or more messages as subparts.) The /PART
    qualifier specifies which commands by default act upon only the
    current message body part.

    Specifying /ENTIRE without any qualifiers implies /ENTIRE=ALL;
    specifying /MESSAGE without any qualifiers implies /MESSAGE=ALL;
    and specifying /PART without any qualifiers implies /PART=ALL.

12    /FILENAME

       /FILENAME
       /NOFILENAME (default)

    The /FILENAME qualifier specifies that the original file name
    should be included in the message headers.

13    /FILTER_CTRL

       /FILTER_CTRL
       /NOFILTER_CTRL (default)

    For interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, specifying /FILTER_CTRL turns
    on the filtering out of 7-bit and 8-bit control characters in
    messages. Messages which contain such control characters can
    cause problems with the terminal when they are displayed. When
    /FILTER_CTRL is specified, such a character is displayed as its
    hexidecimal value in the format "=XX".

14    /FROM

       /FROM=address

    This qualifier may be used to specify the contents of the From:
    header line. If this qualifier is not specified and the PMDF_
    FROM logical is not defined, then a From: header line will be
    constructed from the username of the user invoking PMDF MAIL
    and the local host name. Note that even if a From: address is
    provided, the invoking user's address will appear in a Sender:
    header line.

    The /FROM qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

15    /IGNORE

    By default, if an error occurs while processing an input message
    file or recipient address, PMDF MAIL will ask the user whether
    or not to send the message anyhow. If the /IGNORE qualifier is
    specified, then PMDF MAIL will not ask the user whether or not
    to send the message-it will send the good input files to the good
    recipient addresses.

    The /ABORT and /IGNORE qualifiers are mutually exclusive - only
    one or the other may be used.

    The /IGNORE qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

16    /LIST

       /LIST (default)
       /NOLIST

    When specified, /NOLIST becomes the default for the ANSWER and
    REPLY commands.

17    /MESSAGE

       /MESSAGE (default)

    See /ENTIRE.

18    /MULTIPLE

       /MULTIPLE
       /SINGLE (default)

    Normally, only a single prompt is made for each type of address
    selected with the /TO_PROMPT, /CC_PROMPT, and /BCC_PROMPT
    qualifiers. When /MULTIPLE is specified, these prompts will be
    repeated for each selected address type until a blank line is
    entered.

    The /MULTIPLE and /SINGLE qualifiers have no effect on
    interactive PMDF MAIL sessions.

19    /PART

    See /ENTIRE.

20    /PERSONAL_NAME

       /PERSONAL_NAME=name
       /NOPERSONAL_NAME

    Specify a personal name field to use in conjunction with your
    return address. Any value specified will override your SET
    PERSONAL_NAME profile setting. If /NOPERSONAL_NAME is specified,
    then no personal name field will appear in the return address.

    The /PERSONAL_NAME qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF
    MAIL sessions.

21    /PREVALIDATE

       /PREVALIDATE
       /NOPREVALIDATE (default)

    Prevalidate recipient addresses prior to invoking the editor
    to compose a message. If any illegal addresses are detected,
    PMDF MAIL will ask whether to cancel the operation or to proceed
    anyway. If told to proceed, both the good and bad addresses will
    appear in the editor where they may be modified as necessary.
    Validation will, of course, still be performed after the editor
    is exited.

22    /PRIORITY

       /PRIORITY=priority

    This qualifier may be used to specify the contents of the
    Priority: header line. If this qualifier is not specified, then
    no Priority: header line will be generated.

    The /PRIORITY qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

23    /REMOVE

       /REMOVE[=keyword[,...]]
       /NOREMOVE[=keyword[,...]]

    For interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, specifies /REMOVE or
    /NOREMOVE defaults for the FORWARD, REPLY, RESEND, and SEND
    commands. The accepted keyword values are FORWARD, REPLY, RESEND,
    SEND, ALL, and NONE.

    The /REMOVE qualifier specifies which commands by default assume
    /REMOVE. The /NOREMOVE qualifier specifies which commands
    by default assume /NOREMOVE. Specifying /REMOVE without any
    qualifiers implies /REMOVE=ALL while specifying /NOREMOVE without
    any qualifiers implies /NOREMOVE=ALL.

24    /REPEATED

       /REPEATED (default)
       /NOREPEATED

    Specify /REPEATED to imply /REPEATED for all REPLY/ALL commands;
    specify /NOREPEATED to imply /NOREPEATED for all REPLY/ALL
    commands.

25    /REPLY_TO

       /REPLY_TO=address

    This qualifier may be used to specify the contents of the Reply-
    to: header line. If this qualifier is not specified and the PMDF_
    REPLY_TO logical is not defined, then no Reply-to: header line
    will be generated.

    The /REPLY_TO qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

26    /SCAN_COMMANDS

       /SCAN_COMMANDS (default)
       /NOSCAN_COMMANDS

    By default, the command line is scanned for errors as it is
    entered and errors are signalled immediately. Specify /NOSCAN_
    COMMANDS to have errors only signalled after the entire command
    has been entered and the RETURN key pressed.

27    /SELF

       /SELF[=keyword[,...]]
       /NOSELF[=keyword[,...]]

    For interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, specifies for which types
    of message sending operations you will automatically receive
    copies of messages you originate. The accepted keyword values are
    FORWARD, REPLY, RESEND, SEND, ALL, and NONE.

    The /SELF qualifier specifies for which types of operations you
    will receive a copy of messages sent. The /NOSELF qualifier
    specifies for which operation types you will not receive a
    message copy. Specifying /SELF without any qualifiers implies
    /SELF=ALL while specifying /NOSELF without any qualifiers implies
    /NOSELF=ALL.

    Any settings made with the /SELF and /NOSELF qualifiers will be
    overridden by any positive SET COPY_SELF profile settings.

28    /SENSITIVITY

       /SENSITIVITY=sensitivity

    This qualifier may be used to specify the contents of the
    Sensitivity: header line. If this qualifier is not specified and
    the PMDF_SENSITIVITY logical is not defined, then no Sensitivity:
    header line will be generated.

    The /SENSITIVITY qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

29    /SIGNATURE

       /SIGNATURE=signature-line
       /SIGNATURE="@file-spec"
       /NOSIGNATURE

    Specify a signature line or file to append to the end of the
    message being sent. If /NOSIGNATURE is specified, then no
    signature will be appended.

    The /SIGNATURE qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

30    /SSA

       /SSA
       /NOSSA (default)

    Show aliases in the system alias database as well as in your
    personal alias database. Non-privileged users will have read-only
    access to the system alias database.

31    /SSUBADDRESS

       /SSUBADDRESS=subaddress

    Specify a subaddress to attach to your address in message copies
    sent to you via the COPY_SELF mechanism.

32    /SUBADDRESS

       /SUBADDRESS=subaddress

    Specify a subaddress to attach to the envelope From: address;
    e.g., if the envelope From: address is prospero@example.com then
    specifying /SUBADDRESS="Postmaster" would result in the envelope
    From: address prospero+Postmaster@example.com.

    The /SUBADDRESS qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

33    /SUBJECT

       /SUBJECT=subject

    Specify the contents of the Subject: header line. If this
    qualifier is not specified, then no Subject: header line will
    be generated. If it is specified, but no value given, then the
    user will be prompted for a value.

    The /SUBJECT qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.

34    /TOC

       /TOC (default)
       /NOTOC

    Show a table of contents for each displayed multipart message.
    The table of contents is not actually part of the message.

35    /TRIM

       /TRIM[=keyword[,...]]
       /NOTRIM[=keyword[,...]]

    For interactive PMDF MAIL sessions, specifies for which
    operations header lines will automatically be trimmed or left
    intact. The accepted keyword values are EXTRACT, FORWARD, PRINT,
    REPLY, RESEND, SEND, ALL, and NONE.

    The /TRIM qualifier specifies which commands by default assume
    /TRIM; the /NOTRIM qualifier specifies which commands by default
    assume /NOTRIM. Specifying /TRIM without any qualifiers implies
    /TRIM=ALL while specifying /NOTRIM without any qualifiers implies
    /NOTRIM=ALL.

36    /USER

       /USER=username

    Specify the local username to use in the message sender's address
    (this will be the From: address if no other From: address is
    given and the Sender: address otherwise. You must either have
    WORLD privilege or hold the PMDF_WORLD or PMDF_WORLD_username
    rightslist identifier in order to use this qualifier and specify
    a username other than your own. The special case of a blank
    string will not insert any Sender: information.

    The /USER qualifier has no effect on interactive PMDF MAIL
    sessions.
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