To enter Mail commands, invoke Mail at the DCL prompt ($) and
then enter commands at the MAIL> prompt. These commands can be
abbreviated to unique, shorter forms (usually as short as one
letter). Note that D is the short form of the DELETE command
(not the DIRECTORY command) and R is the short form of the REPLY
command (not the READ command).
Mail provides commands that enable you to do the following:
o Read and organize mail messages.
o Exchange mail messages with other users.
o Delete mail messages.
o Tailor your Mail environment.
o Exit from Mail or transfer control to another process while
still in Mail.
o Make hardcopies of mail messages.
The following table lists all the available Mail commands by
functional category:
Reading Messages Organizing Messages
BACK COPY
CURRENT DIRECTORY
FIRST FILE
LAST MOVE
NEXT SET FILE
READ SET WASTEBASKET NAME
SEARCH SHOW FILE
SELECT SHOW WASTEBASKET NAME
SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT
Exchanging Messages Removing Messages
ANSWER COMPRESS
FORWARD DELETE
MAIL ERASE
REPLY EXIT
SEND PURGE
Tailoring Mail
Environment Exiting or Transferring Control
DEFINE/KEY ATTACH
EDIT EXIT
HELP QUIT
SET AUTO_PURGE SPAWN
SET CC_PROMPT
SET COPY_SELF
SET FORWARD Mail Commands for System Managers
SET MAIL_DIRECTORY
SET PERSONAL_NAME REMOVE
SET SIGNATURE_FILE SET FORWARD/USER=
SHOW ALL SHOW FORWARD/USER=
SHOW AUTO_PURGE SHOW PERSONAL_NAME/USER=
SHOW COPY_SELF
SHOW FORWARD
SHOW MAIL_DIRECTORY
SHOW PERSONAL_NAME
SHOW SIGNATURE_FILE
Making Copies of Mail Messages
PRINT
EXTRACT