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Parameters

Qualifiers

Examples

/CC_PROMPT

/EDIT

/LAST

/PERSONAL_NAME

/SELF

/SUBJECT

MAIL SEND — VMS 5.1-B

  Sends a message to another user(s).  Use  the  SEND  command
  and the MAIL command interchangeably because they work the same way.

  MAIL prompts you first for the name of the user(s)  to  receive  the
  message.  You reply with the user name(s) or with the file name of a
  distribution list file(s), in the following format:

  [[nodename::]username,...] [,] [@listname[,...]]

  If you have entered the SET CC_PROMPT command or used the /CC_PROMPT
  qualifier,  you can then specify names of users  to  receive  carbon
  copies of the message at the CC: prompt.

  Next, MAIL prompts you for the subject of the mail.   To  avoid  the
  "Subj:"  prompt,  specify  the  /SUBJECT  qualifier  with  the  SEND
  command.

  You can include a file specification with the SEND command.  If  you
  specify  a file with the SEND command, the text in that file is sent
  to the specified user(s).  If  you  do  not  specify  a  file,  MAIL
  prompts you for the text of your message.

  Enter the message that you want to send; then press <CTRL/Z>.   Note
  that  once you have typed a line and pressed RETURN, there is no way
  to edit it.  If you decide not to send a message you are typing  but
  want  to  stay  within the Mail Utility, press <CTRL/C> to abort the
  message.  You then receive the MAIL> prompt.  CTRL/Z exits  you
  from MAIL.

   Format:

       SEND [file-spec]

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiersExamples

Parameters

 file-spec

  Indicates the name of the file to be sent.

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/CC_PROMPT/EDIT/LAST/PERSONAL_NAME/SELF
/SUBJECT

/CC_PROMPT

  /[NO]CC_PROMPT

  Prompts for the carbon copy (CC:) recipient names.  Overrides the
   SET CC_PROMPT command for this message only.

/EDIT

 /[NO]EDIT

 Determines whether or not the editor  is  invoked  to  edit  the
  message  you  are  sending.   The  /NOEDIT  qualifier  overrides the
  SEND/EDIT default if you entered the DCL command MAIL/EDIT.

  The /LAST qualifier can be used in conjunction with the /EDIT qualifier.
  This allows you to bring the last message you sent into the editor to
  modify and send again.

/LAST

 /LAST

 Specifies that the last message you sent be used as the text for
  the message you are currently sending.

  The /EDIT qualifier can be used in conjunction with the /LAST qualifier.
  This allows you to edit the last message you sent.

/PERSONAL_NAME

 /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name

 Specifies the personal name to be used when sending this message
  only. The /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME qualifier sends a reply with a blank
  personal name field.

/SELF

 /[NO]SELF

 Determines whether or not MAIL sends a copy of the  message  you  are
  sending  back  to yourself.  The /NOSELF qualifier overrides the SET
  COPY_SELF SEND command.

/SUBJECT

 /SUBJECT="subject-text"

 Specifies the subject of the mail message to be sent.

Examples

  1.
       MAIL> SEND/LAST
       To:      FLIGHT::MYERS
       Subj:    Geometric Concepts
       MAIL>


  This example shows how to send a copy of the last mail  message  you
  sent to a user named Myers on node FLIGHT.

  2.
       MAIL> SEND/SELF/SUBJECT="Good Harbor"
       To:      DAPPER::WAYNE
       Enter your message below.  Press CTRL/Z when complete, or CTRL/C to quit:


  This example shows how to send a mail message to a user named  WAYNE
  on  node DAPPER.  The /SELF qualifier enables MAIL to send a copy of
  the same message back to you.  The subject of the  message  is  Good
  Harbor. Since the /SUBJECT qualifier was specified, there is no
  Subject: heading.

  3.
       MAIL> SEND
       To:      BAKER,MARSTON,@SUPERVISORS
       Subject: Handling Stress
       Enter your message below.  Press CTRL/Z when complete, or CTRL/C to quit:


  This example shows how to send a mail message to  two  users  (BAKER
  and MARSTON) and a distribution list (SUPERVISORS).

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