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- MAIL
-
- Sends a message to one or more users. The MAIL command works like the
- SEND command.
-
- See also <SEND>
-
- MAIL prompts you first for the name of the user(s) to receive the message. You
- reply with the user name(s) or with the file name of a distribution list
- file(s), in the following format:
-
- [[nodename::]username,...] [,] [@listname[,...]]
-
- If you have entered the SET CC_PROMPT command or used the /CC_PROMPT
- qualifier, you can then specify names of users to receive carbon 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 MAIL command.
-
- You can include a file specification with the MAIL command. If you
- specify a file with the MAIL command, the text in that file is sent to
- the specified user(s). If you do not specify a file, MAIL prompts you
- for the text of your message.
-
- Enter the message that you want to send; then press (CTRL/Z).
-
- Note that once you have typed a line and pressed RETURN, there is no way
- to edit it. 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.
- You then receive the MAIL> prompt. CTRL/Z exits you from MAIL.
-
- Format: MAIL [file-spec]
-
- Parameters: file-spec
-
- Indicates the name of the file to be sent.
-
- 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
-
- Determines whether or not the default editor is invoked to
- edit the message you are sending. The /NOEDIT qualifier
- overrides the MAIL/EDIT default if you entered the DCL command
- MAIL/EDIT.
-
- The /LAST qualifier can be used in conjunction with the /EDIT
- qualifier. This allows you to bring the last message you sent
- into the editor to modify and mail again.
-
- /LAST
-
- Specifies that the last message you sent be used as the text
- for the message you are currently sending.
-
- 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 and mail again.
-
- /PERSONAL_NAME
-
- /[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name
-
- Specifies a personal name to be used when sending a message.
-
- 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 blank personal name field.
-
- /SELF
-
- /[NO]SELF
-
- Determines whether or not MAIL sends a copy of the message you
- are sending back to yourself. The /[NO]SELF qualifier
- overrides the SET COPY_SELF MAIL command for this message.
-
- /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> MAIL
- To: TERA::LINDEN
- Subj: Vacation
- Enter your message below. Press CTRL/Z when complete,
- or press CTRL/C to quit:
-
- This example shows how to use the MAIL command to send a
- message to a user named Linden on node TERA.