1 REPLY The REPLY command is synonymous with the ANSWER command. It sends a message to the sender of the message you are currently reading or to the sender of the message read last. If you do not specify the name of a file to be sent as your reply, Mail prompts you for the text of your reply. Note that you must be reading a message in order to reply to it. If you change your mind about replying to a message after entering the REPLY command, press Ctrl/C to abort the message and return to the MAIL> prompt. Format REPLY [file-spec] 2 Parameter file-spec Indicates the name of the file to be sent as a reply. 2 Qualifiers /CC_PROMPT /CC_PROMPT /NOCC_PROMPT Enables the prompt for the CC: line in the mail header. At the CC: prompt, enter the names of other users to whom you want to send a copy of the mail message. The /NOCC_PROMPT qualifier disables the CC: prompt. The /CC_ PROMPT and /NOCC_PROMPT qualifiers override the SET CC_PROMPT and SET NOCC_PROMPT commands. /EDIT /EDIT /NOEDIT Invokes a text editor to edit the reply you are sending. Unless you have selected a different editor, the DECTPU-based EVE editor is invoked. When you exit from the editor, the edited message is sent. To cancel sending a message, enter the appropriate command to quit from your selected editor. If you enter the DCL command MAIL/EDIT=(REPLY) and then decide that you do not want to invoke the editor for your response, enter the command REPLY/NOEDIT. /EXTRACT Invokes an editor to enable you to edit the current message to which you are replying. Unless you have selected a different editor, the DECTPU-based EVE editor is invoked. /LAST Specifies that the last message you sent will be used as text for the reply to the current message. You can use the /LAST qualifier with the /EDIT qualifier to edit the message before sending it. /PERSONAL_NAME /PERSONAL_NAME=name /NOPERSONAL_NAME Specifies a personal name to be used when answering a message. A personal name is a field of text that is appended to the end of the From: field of mail messages you send. You can fill this field with your full name or any other information. The /PERSONAL NAME qualifier 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 null personal name field. /SELF /SELF /NOSELF Determines whether Mail sends a copy of the response to you. The default qualifier is /NOSELF unless you have used the SET COPY_ SELF command to specify that copies be sent to you automatically. The /NOSELF qualifier overrides the SET COPY_SELF SEND command. /SIGNATURE_FILE /SIGNATURE_FILE[=file-name] /NOSIGNATURE_FILE Specifies a file to be appended to the end of a mail message. The signature file contains text and has a default file type of .SIG. An example of a signature file is a text file formatted as business card, containing the user's company name, address, telephone, and Internet address. Specify the /SIGNATURE_FILE qualifier when you want to override the default established by the SET SIGNATURE_FILE command (if you want to send a signature file that is different from that default specification). If there is no default setting, specify the /SIGNATURE_FILE qualifier to interactively include a signature file with a particular mail message. To determine if the SET SIGNATURE_FILE command is in effect, use the SHOW SIGNATURE_FILE or SHOW ALL command. When you use the /SIGNATURE_FILE qualifier, note the following: o When you create a mail message that includes a signature file, that message requires more temporary disk space than a conventional message because temporary files are created during the operation. After the message is sent, those temporary files are deleted. o If you do not specify a directory, the Mail utility looks for the signature file in your mail directory. o If you do not specify a file, the Mail utility uses the file specification in your user profile. If there is no default signature file in the profile, Mail will send the message without one. o If a specified signature file does not exist, the system displays an error message. Specify the /NOSIGNATURE_FILE qualifier when you do not want to include a signature file with a particular mail message. Specifying this qualifier overrides the current setting, including any specifications in your user profile. /SUBJECT /SUBJECT="subject-text" Enables you to specify a different subject when replying to a message. Use quotation marks (" ") around the subject heading to include more than one word, to print in lowercase letters, or to include any spaces or nonalphanumeric characters. 2 Examples 1.MAIL> REPLY/EXTRACT To: FLAXEN::STARCK Subj: RE: Verbosity This text was mailed to a user named STARCK. [End of File] . . . Command: EXIT DISK$:[STARCK]MAIL.TMP;1 17 lines MAIL> This example shows how to use the /EXTRACT qualifier to edit your response before sending it to a user named STARCK on node FLAXEN. 2.MAIL> REPLY/SELF To: FLAME::CORSTAN, HOWE Subj: RE: Ecology Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit: . . . New mail on node MARBLE from HOWE This example shows how a user named HOWE on node MARBLE replies to a user named CORSTAN on node FLAME. The /SELF qualifier enables Mail to return a copy of the reply back to HOWE. 3.MAIL> READ From: ADAMS To: JEFFERSON Subject: Meeting in Washington Don't forget the meeting today. . . . MAIL> REPLY/SUBJECT="What time?" To: ADAMS Subject: What time? Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit: What time was that meeting? . . . This example shows how to specify a different subject in response to a message. User JEFFERSON receives a message from user ADAMS with the subject Meeting in Washington. In response, user ADAMS wants to change the subject line to What time? The RE: prompt does not appear on the subject line.