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/CC_PROMPT

/EDIT

/NOHEADER

/PERSONAL_NAME

/SELF

/SUBJECT

MAIL FORWARD — VMS 5.5-2H4

  Sends a copy of the message you are currently reading (or have  just
  read) to a user or users.  MAIL prompts you for the name of the user
  or users to whom you want to forward the message.

   Format:

       FORWARD

Additional information available:

QualifiersExamples

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/CC_PROMPT/EDIT/NOHEADER/PERSONAL_NAME
/SELF/SUBJECT

/CC_PROMPT

  /[NO]CC_PROMPT

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

/EDIT

 /EDIT

 Determines whether or not the default editor is invoked to edit  the
  message you are forwarding.

/NOHEADER

 /NOHEADER

 Enables  you  to  forward  a  message  without  the  original  header
  information  supplied  from  the  user that sent it.  The default is
  /HEADER.

/PERSONAL_NAME

 /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name

 Specifies a personal name to be used when forwarding the message.
  Overrides the default personal name specified with the
  SET PERSONAL_NAME command for this message only. The /NOPERSONAL_NAME
  qualifier sends a message with a blank personal name field.

/SELF

 /[NO]SELF

 Specifies that the forwarded message is to be sent to yourself. Overrides
  the SET COPY_SELF command for this message only.


/SUBJECT

 /SUBJECT="subject-text"

 Specifies the subject of the mail message to be sent.  If you use this
  qualifier, MAIL does not issue a SUBJ: prompt for this message.

Examples

  1.
       MAIL> 3
       From:       PRESTON
       To:         MARLEY
       Subj:       Snakes

       Beasts, under the earth, crawling...

       MAIL> FORWARD/NOHEADER
       To:      SOUND::BURTON
       Subj:    Snakes Again
          .
          .
          .
       MAIL> READ
       From:       MARLEY
       To:         SOUND::BURTON
       Subj:       Snakes Again


       Beasts, under the earth, crawling...

  This  example  shows  how  to  forward   a   message   to   a   user
  (SOUND::BURTON)  without  the  original  header  information  (From:
  PRESTON, To:MARLEY, Subj:  Snakes).

  2.
       MAIL> 7
       MAIL> FORWARD/EDIT
       To:         FOLEY
       Subj:       The Thatched Roof

       (The text of mail message 7 is displayed here, ready to be
       edited.)


  This example shows how to edit a mail message before  forwarding  it
  by using the FORWARD/EDIT command.

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