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- DIRECTORY
-
- Displays a list of the messages in the current mail file, including
- message number, sender's name, date, and subject.
-
- If "folder-name" is omitted, MAIL displays a directory of the currently
- selected folder. If there is no currently selected folder, MAIL displays
- a directory of the NEWMAIL folder (if unread messages exist) or the MAIL
- folder. (See the SELECT command for information about selecting
- messages.) You create a new set of selected messages everytime you use
- any directory qualifier except the /EDIT qualifier.
-
- See also <FOLDERS>
-
-
- Format: DIRECTORY [folder-name]
-
-
- Parameters: folder-name
-
- Indicates the name of the folder containing the
- messages you want to display.
-
- Qualifiers: /BEFORE
-
- /BEFORE=date
-
- Displays a listing of all the mail messages received before
- the specified date.
-
-
- /CC_SUBSTRING
-
- /CC_SUBSTRING=text
-
- Selects messages which contain "text" in the CC field of the
- message.
-
-
- /EDIT
-
- Invokes the editor using the output of the DIRECTORY command
- as input to the editor. Enables you to find messages easily by
- scrolling through the folders or searching text.
-
-
- /FROM_SUBSTRING
-
- /FROM_SUBSTRING=text
-
- Selects messages which contain "text" in the FROM field of the
- message.
-
-
- /FOLDER
-
- Displays a listing of all the folders contained in the current
- mail file.
-
-
- /FULL
-
- Displays the number of records in the message and the external
- id number. Also displays attributes such as whether you
- have replied to the message, whether the message is marked,
- and whether the message is new.
-
-
- /MARKED
-
- /[NO]MARKED
-
- Selects messages that have been marked (indicated by an
- asterisk). The /NOMARKED qualifier selects messages that
- are not marked.
-
-
- /NEW
-
- Displays a listing of any new (unread) mail messages.
-
-
- /REPLIED
-
- /[NO]REPLIED
-
- Selects messages which have been replied to with the REPLY
- command. The /NOREPLIED qualifier selects messages that
- have not been replied to.
-
-
- /SINCE
-
- /SINCE=date
-
- Displays a listing of all the mail messages received on or
- after the specified date.
-
- /START
-
- /START=start-point
-
- Indicates the first message number you want to display. For
- example, to display all the messages beginning with number
- three, enter the command line DIRECTORY/START=3. Use the
- /START qualifier with the /FOLDER qualifier to indicate
- the first folder name you want to display. For example, to
- display all the folder names alphabetically following PLEAT,
- enter the command line DIRECTORY/START=PLEAT/FOLDER.
-
-
- /SUBJECT_SUBSTRING
-
- /SUBJECT_SUBSTRING=text
-
- Selects messages which contain "text" in the SUBJECT field of
- the message.
-
-
- /TO_SUBSTRING
-
- /TO_SUBSTRING=text
-
- Selects messages which contain "text" in the TO field of the
- message.
-
-
- Examples:
-
- 1.
- MAIL> DIRECTORY
- MAIL
- # From Date Subject
-
- 1 MARK 11-APR-1988 The Yen
- 2 MARK 11-APR-1988 The Buck
- 3 BILL 13-APR-1988 The Pound
- 4 BILL 13-APR-1988 The Dollar
- 5 BILL 14-APR-1988 The Cent
- 6 MARK 17-APR-1988 The Dime
-
-
- This example shows how to display a listing of all the
- messages in the current folder by using the DIRECTORY
- command.
-
- 2.
- MAIL> DIRECTORY/SUBJECT_SUBSTRING= POUND
- # From Date Subject
-
- 3 BILL 13-APR-1988 The Pound
-
- This example shows how to use the /SUBJECT_SUBSTRING
- qualifier to find messages that contain the text POUND in
- the subject field.
-
- 3.
- MAIL> DIRECTORY/SINCE=13-OCT
- MAIL
- # From Date Subject
-
- 1 MARK 13-OCT-1988 The Yen
- 2 MARK 13-OCT-1988 The Buck
- 3 BILL 15-OCT-1988 The Pound
- 4 BILL 17-OCT-1988 The Dollar
- 5 BILL 20-OCT-1988 The Cent
- 6 MARK 21-OCT-1988 The Dime
-
-
- This example shows how to use the /SINCE qualifier with the
- DIRECTORY command to display a listing of all the mail
- messages received on or after October 13, 1988 in the
- current folder.
-
- 4.
- MAIL> DIRECTORY/FOLDER
- Listing of folders in DISK$:[BACON]MAIL.MAI;1
- Press CTRL/C to cancel listing
- MAIL NEW_HIRES
- PROJECTS SALES_LEADS
-
-
- This example shows how to display a listing of all the
- folders in the current mail file.