This section describes Version 5.0 of the VMS Personal Mail
Utility (MAIL). The following technical changes are new with this
release.
New MAIL commands:
o [UN]MARK Command - sets a flag in the message header setting the
current or message-id message as marked. Marked messages are
displayed with an asterisk in the left hand column of the
directory listing. The UNMARK command clears a flag in the
message header setting the current or message-id message as
unmarked.
o REMOVE command - Enables users with SYSNAM privilege to remove a
record from the user profile.
Changes to existing MAIL commands:
o SHOW command - The SHOW command has been
enhanced to display new items stored in the user profile.
o The SHOW CC_PROMPT command displays whether MAIL issues the
CC: prompt.
o The SHOW QUEUE command displays the default print queue.
o The SHOW FORM command displays the default print form.
o The SHOW FORWARD command accepts the /ALL and /USER qualifiers.
o The SHOW PERSONAL command accepts the /ALL and /USER qualifiers.
o DELETE command - The DELETE command accepts ranges and lists of
message numbers to be deleted. You may specify many mail messages at a
time using one DELETE command.
o PURGE/RECLAIM/STATISTICS command -- enhanced to display statistics on
deleted messages.
o SHOW ALL command -- enhanced to display information on the CC: prompt,
default queue and default print form.
o DIRECTORY command - The DIRECTORY command accepts
the /EDIT qualifier which invokes the editor using the output of
the DIRECTORY command as input to the editor.
o FORWARD command - The FORWARD command accepts
the /[NO]SELF qualifier which enables/disables forwarding a copy
of a message to yourself.
o MAIL command - New qualifier /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name specifies
the personal name to be used when sending selected messages.
The /NOPERSONAL_NAME qualifier sends a message with a
blank personal name field.
o PRINT command - Several qualifiers have been added to the
PRINT command in order to enhance its functionality.
o The /CANCEL qualifier cancels all messages that have been
queued for printing during the current session.
o The /NOW qualifier is synonymous with the /PRINT qualifier.
o The /AFTER=time qualifier requests that the job not be printed
until a specific time of day.
o The /FORM=form_name qualifier specifies the name or number of
the form that you want for the print job.
o The /[NO]HOLD qualifier controls whether the message is
available for print immediately.
o The /[NO]BURST=( ALL : ONE ) qualifier controls whether a burst
page is printed preceding a message.
o The /[NO]FEED qualifier controls whether the PRINT command
automatically inserts form feeds when it nears the end of a
page.
o The /[NO]FLAG=( ALL : ONE ) qualifier controls whether a flag
page is printed preceding a message.
o The /[NO]SPACE qualifier controls whether output is to be
double-spaced.
o The /[NO]TRAILER=( ONE : ALL ) qualifier controls whether a
trailer page is printed at the end of message.
o SELECT, SET FOLDER, DIRECTORY, and READ commands -
Several new qualifiers have been added to the SELECT, SET FOLDER,
DIRECTORY and READ commands.
o The /FROM_SUBSTRING=text qualifier selects messages which
contain "text" in the FROM field of the message.
o The /TO_SUBSTRING=text qualifier selects messages which contain
"text" in the TO field of the message.
o The /CC_SUBSTRING=text qualifier selects messages which contain
"text" in the CC field of the message.
o The /SUBJECT_SUBSTRING=text qualifier selects messages which
contain "text" in the SUBJECT field of the message.
o The /[NO]MARKED qualifier selects messages which have been
marked. The /NOMARKED qualifier selects messages that
are not marked.
o The /[NO]REPLIED qualifier selects messages which have been
replied to via the REPLY command. The /NOREPLIED qualifier
selects messages that have not been replied to.
o SHOW FORWARD command -- New qualifier /ALL allows
you to list all users with a forwarding address. This
qualifier must be used with the /USER qualifier.
o SHOW PERSONAL_NAME command - New qualifier /ALL allows you to list
user's personal name information. This qualifier must be used with the
/USER qualifier.
o SEND, FORWARD, and REPLY commands - There are two new qualifiers
which apply to the SEND, FORWARD and REPLY commands:
o The /[NO]CC_PROMPT qualifier specifies whether the carbon
copy prompt appears. This overrides the SET [NO]CC_PROMPT
command.
o The /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name qualifier specifies a personal
name to be used for the sending of this message only. The
/NOPERSONAL_NAME qualifier sends a message with a blank
personal name field.
With the addition of these qualifiers, personal name can now be
specified on a per-message basis.
In addition, the /LAST /EDIT combination is now allowed for the SEND
and REPLY commands. This allows the user to edit the last message
sent as text for the SEND or REPLY command.
o SET command - The SET command has been enhanced to store new items
in the user profile.
o The SET [NO]CC_PROMPT command controls whether MAIL issues the
CC: prompt when you forward, reply, or send a message.
o The SET [NO]QUEUE command sets/clears the default print queue
field in the user profile.
o The SET [NO]FORM command sets/clears the default print form
field in the user profile.
o The SET COPY_SELF [NO]FORWARD command sets/clears sending a
copy to yourself when you forward a message.