To become familiar with the Mail utility, use the commands
discussed in the following examples. These commands enable you
to move around within the Mail utility. Some of these examples
contain brief exercises to assist you in getting started using
the Mail utility.
The following commands are discussed in the examples:
SEND READ[/NEW] FORWARD REPLY
DIRECTORY DELETE MOVE SELECT
EXTRACT PRINT HELP EXIT
For complete information on these commands, enter the HELP
command followed by the command name at the MAIL> prompt.
1 – SEND
1.MAIL> SEND
To: PIERCE
Subj: Sailing
Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:
This example demonstrates the SEND command.
Try sending a message to yourself. Enter the SEND command at
the MAIL> prompt and press Return. Enter your own user name at
the To: prompt and press Return. Enter a subject when prompted
and press Return again.
When you finish entering the text of your message, press
Ctrl/Z. Because you are sending the message to yourself, Mail
displays a message that you have received new mail. The message
displayed is similar to the following:
New mail on node FLAXEN from PIERCE.
2 – READ
1.MAIL> READ/NEW
This example shows how to use the READ command.
To read the message that you sent to yourself in the SEND
command example, enter the READ command with the /NEW qualifier
and press Return.
You must specify the /NEW qualifier with the READ command when
you want to read new mail that arrives while you are in the
Mail utility. When you are not in the Mail utility and you
receive new mail, invoke Mail to read the new message. When
reading messages in the NEWMAIL folder, if you wish to read a
new message that you have already read, you can enter the READ
command without the /NEW qualifier.
3 – FORWARD
1.MAIL> FORWARD
To: PIERCE
This example shows the FORWARD command.
You can forward a copy of a mail message to another user by
entering the FORWARD command at the MAIL> prompt. You are
prompted for the name of the user to receive the message. Try
forwarding a copy of the message you just received back to
yourself. Enter your own user name and press Return. Supply a
subject when prompted and press Return. You will be signaled
that you have just received a new message. Enter the READ/NEW
command to read the forwarded message.
4 – REPLY
1.MAIL> REPLY
To: FLAXEN::PIERCE
Subject: Re: Using the REPLY command
Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:
This example shows how to use the REPLY command.
When you receive a message and want to respond to it, enter
the REPLY command at the MAIL> prompt and press Return. Mail
displays the header information automatically, as shown in this
example.
When you finish typing your response, press Ctrl/Z. You are
signaled that you have just received a new message. To read the
message, enter the READ/NEW command.
5 – DIRECTORY
1.MAIL> DIRECTORY
# From Date Subject
1 FORBES 1-JUN-1994 How to Write a Memo
2 STELLA::BERT 2-JUN-1994 Using the Printer
3 FROST::BASTIEN 4-JUN-1994 Chicken Kiev
This example shows how to use the DIRECTORY command.
When you want to see a list of all the mail messages that are
in your current folder, enter the DIRECTORY command and press
Return. Mail displays a list similar to the previous example.
6 – DELETE
1.MAIL> DELETE 2
This example shows how to remove the second message in a list.
When you want to remove a message, use the DELETE command.
You can either enter the DELETE command while you are reading
the message or you can enter the DELETE command followed by
the number of the message you want to remove (as shown here).
The number of the mail message can be found on the directory
listing.
2.MAIL> DIRECTORY
# From Date Subject
1 FORBES 1-JUN-1994 How to Write a Memo
2 (Deleted)
3 FROST::BASTIEN 4-JUN-1994 Chicken Kiev
If you enter the DIRECTORY command after you have deleted a
message (or messages), you will see the messages marked for
deletion, as shown here.
When you exit from Mail, the messages marked for deletion are
deleted if AUTO_PURGE is set. If you set NOAUTO_PURGE or if you
exit from mail by entering the QUIT command, messages marked
for deletion remain in the WASTEBASKET folder.
7 – MOVE
1.MAIL> 2
MAIL> MOVE
_Folder: WINNERS
_FILE: <Return>
%MAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder WINNERS created
This example demonstrates the MOVE command.
The Mail utility allows you to organize messages by moving them
into folders. To move a message to a folder, enter the MOVE
command (while you are reading the message) and press Return.
You are prompted for a folder name. Type any name, for example,
REVIEWS or JOKES or STATUS_REPORTS. You are also prompted for
a file name. You can specify the default mail file by pressing
Return. In this example, the folder name is WINNERS and the
default mail file is specified.
8 – SELECT
1.MAIL> SELECT WINNERS
%MAIL-I-SELECTED, 1 message selected
This example demonstrates the SELECT command.
Once you have created folders, you can move among them. To move
from one folder to another, use the SELECT command. If you want
to move to the folder named WINNERS, enter the command SELECT
WINNERS as shown here. Mail displays a message indicating the
number of messages in the folder.
2.MAIL> SELECT JOKES
%MAIL-I-SELECTED, 1 message selected
This command line shows how to move to a folder named JOKES.
You can enter the DIRECTORY command to see a list of the
messages in the folder you just selected.
9 – EXTRACT
1.MAIL> EXTRACT
_File: GAMES.DAT
%MAIL-I-CREATED, DISK:[BERGMAN]GAMES.DAT;1 created
MAIL>
This example shows how to use the EXTRACT command.
To move a mail message from your mail file to a text file that
you can access from DCL level, use the EXTRACT command. Enter
the EXTRACT command (while you are reading the message) and
press Return. Mail prompts you for the name of a file. When you
exit from Mail, the file is listed in your current directory
unless you specify otherwise. This example shows how to use
the EXTRACT command to move a mail message to a file named
GAMES.DAT.
10 – PRINT
1.MAIL> 4
#4 4-AUG-1994 09:39:20 MAIL
From: SPARTA::SMITH
To: MARSTON
Subj: Rydell's Reasons
In reference to the meeting of July 26, I would like to explain
Rydell's opinion more fully...
MAIL> PRINT
This example shows how to use the PRINT command.
To make a hard copy of a mail message, enter the PRINT command
while you are reading the message and press Return. When you
exit from Mail, the message enters the default print queue.
This example shows how to print a hard copy of message number
4.
11 – HELP
1.MAIL> HELP FOLDERS
You have already started using the HELP command. This
example shows how to get help on the topic FOLDERS. For more
information about each command, you can keep using the HELP
facility provided with Mail.
12 – EXIT
1.MAIL> EXIT
Job 790 entered on queue ATLAS_PRINT
When you are ready to leave Mail, enter the EXIT command and
press Return. If AUTO_PURGE is set, Mail deletes any messages
marked for deletion. In this example, the message that was
marked for printing enters the default print queue after you
enter the EXIT command.