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- FORWARD
-
- Sends a copy of the message you are currently reading (or have just
- read) to a user or users. MAIL prompts you for the name of the user or
- users to whom you want to forward the message.
-
-
- Format: FORWARD
-
- Qualifiers: /CC_PROMPT
-
- /[NO]CC_PROMPT
-
- Prompts for the carbon copy (CC:) recipients. Overrides the
- SET CC_PROMPT command for this message only.
-
- /EDIT
-
- Determines whether or not the default editor is invoked to
- edit the message you are forwarding.
-
-
- /NOHEADER
-
- Enables you to forward a message without the original header
- information supplied from the user that sent it. The default
- is /HEADER.
-
-
- /PERSONAL_NAME
-
- /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name
-
- Specifies a personal name to be used when forwarding the
- message. Overrides the default personal name specified with
- them SET PERSONAL_NAME command for this message only. The
- /NOPERSONAL_NAME qualifier sends a message with a blank
- personal name field.
-
- /SELF
-
- /[NO]SELF
-
- Specifies that the forwarded message is to be sent to
- yourself. Overrides the SET COPY_SELF command for this
- message only.
-
- /SUBJECT
-
- /SUBJECT="subject-text"
-
- Specifies the subject of the mail message to be sent. If you
- use this qualifier, MAIL does not issue a SUBJ: prompt for
- this message.
- Examples:
-
- 1.
- MAIL> 3
- From: PRESTON
- To: MARLEY
- Subj: Snakes
-
- Beasts, under the earth, crawling...
-
- MAIL> FORWARD/NOHEADER
- To: SOUND::BURTON
- Subj: Snakes Again
- .
- .
- .
- MAIL> READ
- From: MARLEY
- To: SOUND::BURTON
- Subj: Snakes Again
-
-
- Beasts, under the earth, crawling...
-
- This example shows how to forward a message to a user
- (SOUND::BURTON) without the original header information
- (From: PRESTON, To:MARLEY, Subj: Snakes).
-
- 2.
- MAIL> 7
- MAIL> FORWARD/EDIT
- To: FOLEY
- Subj: The Thatched Roof
-
- (The text of mail message 7 is displayed
- here, ready to be edited.)
-
- This example shows how to edit a mail message before
- forwarding it by using the FORWARD/EDIT command.