vbox(1)                             CLIX                             vbox(1)



  NAME

    vbox - Provides mail notification icon

  SYNOPSIS

    vbox [-u username] [-r reader] [-x xpos] [-y ypos] [-mq]

  FLAGS

    -u username  Specifies the account to be monitored for mail.  If this flag
                 is not used, the default username is the account which
                 invoked vbox.

    -r command   Invokes a mail reader.  If this flag is not used, the default
                 mail reader is vmail.

    -x xpos      Sets the horizontal position of the icon.  The default x
                 position is 1110.

    -y ypos      Sets the vertical position of the icon.  The default y
                 position is 30.

    -m           Sets the icon color to monochrome (black and white).

    -q           Turns the bell off (quiet).

  DESCRIPTION

    The vbox command displays an icon that changes when mail has arrived in
    the user's mail directory.

    When mail is received, the vbox icon beeps and the picture on the icon
    changes.  Clicking on the vbox icon with the center mouse button causes
    the defined mail reader to be invoked.

  NOTES

    Because of graphics requirements, vread is available only on Intergraph
    graphic workstations.

  EXAMPLES

    1.  To cause the icon to change when mail arrives in the mail directory
        for user account john, key in:

        vbox -u john


    2.  To set the position of the icon to x = 100 (horizontal) y = 200
        (vertical), key in:



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  vbox(1)                             CLIX                             vbox(1)



        vbox -x 100 -y 200


    3.  To set the bell so that it does not ring when mail is received, key
        in:

        vbox -q


    4.  To set up vbox so that the elm mailer is run when the icon is clicked
        on with the center mouse button, key in:

        vbox -r /usr/bin/elm


  FILES

    $HOME/x400/latest   The file that vbox monitors for new mail.

  EXIT VALUES

    If the username defined with the -u flag does not exist, vbox exits with a
    value of 1.

    If an invalid flag is specified, then a usage message is displayed and
    vbox exits with a value of 0.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  vmail(1), elm(1)
























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