MAIL FORWARD — VMS 5.5
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:
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.