1  SEND
   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]
 

2  Parameter
 

file-spec

   Indicates the name of the file to be sent.
 

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 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.
 

/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.
 

/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 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.
 

/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"

   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.
 

2  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.
        .
        .
        .
     [End of file]
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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.