Sends a message to one or more other users. You can use the SEND
command and the MAIL command interchangeably because they work
the same way.
Mail prompts you first for the name of the user or users to
receive the message. Reply with the user names or with the file
names of distribution lists, using the following format:
[[node-name::]user-name,...] [,] [@listname[,...]]
If you entered the SET CC_PROMPT command or used the /CC_PROMPT
qualifier, you can specify names of users to receive copies of
the message at the CC: prompt.
Next, Mail prompts you for the subject of the mail. To avoid the
Subj: prompt, specify the /SUBJECT qualifier with the SEND
command.
You can include a file specification with the SEND command. If
you do, the text in that file is sent to the specified users. If
you do not specify a file, Mail prompts you for the text of your
message.
Enter the message you want to send, then press Ctrl/Z. Note that,
once you type a line and press Return, there is no way to edit
it. Using the /EDIT qualifier enables you to edit the entire
message before you send it. The /LAST qualifier enables you
to send the last message. The /LAST qualifier used with the
/EDIT qualifier enables you to edit the last message you sent.
If you decide not to send a message you are typing but want to
stay within the Mail utility, press Ctrl/C to abort the message.
Ctrl/Y exits you from Mail.
Format
SEND [file-spec]
1 – Parameter
file-spec
Indicates the name of the file to be sent.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /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.
2.2 /EDIT
/EDIT
/NOEDIT
Invokes a text editor to edit the message you are sending. Unless
you have selected a different editor, the DECTPU-based EVE editor
is invoked. The /NOEDIT qualifier overrides the SEND/EDIT command
if you entered the DCL command MAIL/EDIT.
2.3 /LAST
Specifies that the last message you sent will be used as text
for the message you are currently sending. You can use the /LAST
qualifier with the /EDIT qualifier to edit the message before
sending it.
2.4 /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.
2.5 /SELF
/SELF
/NOSELF
Determines whether Mail sends a copy of the response to you. The
default qualifier is /NOSELF unless you entered the SET COPY_SELF
command to specify that copies be sent to you automatically. The
/NOSELF qualifier overrides the SET COPY_SELF SEND command.
2.6 /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.
2.7 /SUBJECT
/SUBJECT="subject-text"
Prompts for the subject of the mail message to be sent. 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.
3 – Examples
1.MAIL> SEND
To: FLIGHT::WRIGHT
Subj: Meeting
Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:
We will have our meeting on Monday, August 31st, as scheduled.
Please make sure you are prompt.
.
.
.
<Ctrl/C>
% MAIL_E_SENDABORT, no message sent
MAIL> SEND/LAST/EDIT
To: FLIGHT::WRIGHT
Subj: Meeting date correction
We will have our meeting on Friday, September 4th, as scheduled.
Please make sure you are prompt.
.
.
.
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Command:EXIT
MAIL>
This example shows how to edit the last message before sending
it to user WRIGHT on node FLIGHT. To make a change in text,
enter Ctrl/C and invoke the editor by entering the SEND/LAST
/EDIT command. Edit the message you were in the process of
entering, and send it by entering the EXIT command.
2.MAIL> SEND/SELF/SUBJECT="Good Harbor"
To: DAPPER::WAYNE
CC: JACKSON
Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:
This example shows how to send a mail message to a user named
WAYNE on node DAPPER and a copy of the message to user JACKSON.
The /SELF qualifier enables Mail to send a copy of the same
message back to you. The subject of the message is Good Harbor.
Because the /SUBJECT qualifier was specified, there is no
Subject: prompt.
3.MAIL> SEND
To: BAKER,MARSTON,@SUPERVISORS
Subject: Handling Stress
Enter your message below. Press Ctrl/Z when complete, Ctrl/C to quit:
This example shows how to send a mail message to two users
(BAKER and MARSTON) and a distribution list (SUPERVISORS).
4.MAIL> SET EDITOR EDT
MAIL> SEND/EDIT
To: WAMPUS
Subject: Duck Activities
.
.
.
<Ctrl/Y>
.
.
.
$ EDIT/RECOVER/JOURNAL=SYS$SCRATCH:MAIL.JOU SYS$SCRATCH:DUCK.TMP
.
.
.
Command: EXIT
DISK$WRITERS:[FLYNN]DUCK.TMP;1 14 lines
$ MAIL
MAIL> SEND DUCK.TMP
To: WAMPUS
Subject: Duck Activities
This example shows how a user named FLYNN recovers an EDT
editing session after being interrupted by Ctrl/Y. A temporary
file named DUCK.TMP is created, which user FLYNN then sends
to a user named WAMPUS. The /RECOVER qualifier may work
differently with your selected editor.