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- ANSWER
-
- Sends a message to the sender of the message you are currently reading or the
- one you last read. If you do not specify the name of a file to be sent as your
- reply, you are prompted for the text of your reply. You can use the ANSWER
- command and the REPLY command interchangeably because they work the same way.
- You must be reading a message in order to reply to it.
-
- See also: <REPLY>
-
- Format: ANSWER [file-spec]
-
-
- Parameters: file-spec
-
- Indicates the name of the file to be sent as a reply.
-
-
- Qualifiers: /CC_PROMPT
-
- /[NO]CC_PROMPT
-
- Prompts for the carbon copy (CC:) recipients.
- Overrides the SET CC_PROMPT command for this message only.
-
- /EDIT
- /[NO]EDIT
-
- Invokes the editor to edit the message you are answering.
- When you EXIT from the editor the message is sent.
- To cancel the sending of the message, enter the EDT
- command QUIT, if you are using the EDT editor. The /LAST
- qualifier can be used in conjunction with the /EDIT qualifier.
-
- This allows you to edit the last message you sent.
-
- /EXTRACT
-
- Invokes the editor to enable you to edit the current
- message to that you are replying to.
-
- /LAST
-
- Specifies that the last message you sent be used as text
- for the reply. The /EDIT qualifier can be used in conjunction
- with the /LAST qualifier. This allows you to bring the last
- message you sent into the editor to modify for your answer.
-
-
- /PERSONAL_NAME
-
- /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME= name
-
- Specifies the personal name to be used when sending this
- message only. The /NOPERSONAL_NAME qualifier sends a message
- with a null personal name field.
-
- /SELF
-
- /[NO]SELF
-
- Determines whether or not MAIL sends a copy of the response
- back to you. The default is /NOSELF, unless you have used
- the SET COPY_SELF command to specify that copies be sent to
- yourself automatically.
-
- Examples:
-
- 1.
- MAIL> ANSWER
- To: AUTUMN::GREGG
- Subj: RE:Nova Scotia
-
- Enter your message below. Press
- CTRL/Z when complete, or CTRL/C
- to quit:
-
- This example shows how to use the ANSWER command to respond
- to a message sent by a user named GREGG on node AUTUMN.
-
- 2.
- MAIL> ANSWER/EDIT
- To: ARCTIC::SWENSON
- Subj: RE:SIAM
- [EOB]
-
-
- This example shows how to use the /EDIT qualifier
- with the ANSWER command to respond to a message from
- a user named Swenson on node ARCTIC.