All mail files are subdivided into folders. By default, your mail
file (MAIL.MAI) contains a folder named MAIL. The MAIL folder
contains messages that you have already read. New mail messages
automatically enter a folder named NEWMAIL, unless the recipients
folder name is specified by the send item code using external
mail program to send the mail. After you read the messages in the
NEWMAIL folder, Mail moves them into the folder named MAIL. The
NEWMAIL folder disappears after you have read all new mail messages
and either select another folder or exit from Mail.
A folder name can be 1 to 39 characters in length. Valid
characters for folder names are alphanumeric characters, dollar
signs ($), and underscores (_). If your folder name contains
lowercase letters, spaces, or special characters, the folder name
must be enclosed in quotation marks (" ").
When you delete a message, Mail moves it into the WASTEBASKET
folder. Deleted messages collect in the WASTEBASKET folder until
you empty it. To empty the WASTEBASKET folder, enter either the
EXIT command (if AUTO_PURGE is set) or the PURGE command. If
there are no deleted messages, you will not see a WASTEBASKET
folder.
You can create as many folders as you want. You can use the COPY,
FILE, or MOVE command to create folders. Mail displays the name
of the folder that you are currently in at the top right corner
of the screen when you enter the READ or DIRECTORY command.
You can enter the DIRECTORY/FOLDER command to see a display of
the existing folders in the current mail file. You can remove
a folder by deleting all the messages it contains. Enter HELP
DELETE at the MAIL> prompt for more information on deleting
messages.