CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  MAIL DESCRIPTION

  1      Notification of Mail

  2      Reading Mail
    2.1       New Messages
    2.2       Old Messages
    2.3       Creating a File from a Mail Message

  3      Sending Mail
    3.1       Sending Mail Using the DCL Command MAIL
    3.2       Sending a Mail Message from Within the MAIL Utility
    3.3       Sending a File
    3.4       Sending a Message Between Systems
    3.5       Sending Messages to Distribution Lists
    3.6       Sending Messages Using DECnet-VAX

  4      Deleting Mail

  5      Using Folders to Organize Mail Messages
    5.1       Organizing Mail
    5.2       Creating and Modifying Folders
    5.3       Selecting Folders
    5.4       Deleting Folders

  6      Protection of Mail Files

  7      Creating a MAIL Subdirectory for Large Messages

  8      Setting the Default Editor
    8.1       Using the MAIL Command Line Qualifier /EDIT

  9      System Management and MAIL

  10     Using a Keypad in MAIL

  11     MAIL Status Messages

  MAIL USAGE SUMMARY

  MAIL QUALIFIERS
    /EDIT
    /PERSONAL_NAME=name
    /SELF
    /SUBJECT

  MAIL COMMANDS
    ANSWER
    ATTACH
    BACK
    COMPRESS
    COPY
    CURRENT
    DEFINE/KEY
    DELETE
    DIRECTORY
    EDIT
    ERASE
    EXIT
    EXTRACT
    FILE
    FIRST
    FORWARD
    HELP
    LAST
    MAIL
    MARK
    MOVE
    NEXT
    PRINT
    PURGE
    QUIT
    READ
    REMOVE
    REPLY
    SEARCH
    SELECT
    SEND
    SET/SHOW AUTO_PURGE
    SET/SHOW CC_PROMPT
    SET/SHOW EDITOR
    SET/SHOW COPY_SELF
    SET/SHOW FILE
    SET/SHOW FOLDER
    SET/SHOW FORM
    SET/SHOW FORWARD
    SET/SHOW MAIL_DIRECTORY
    SET/SHOW PERSONAL_NAME
    SET/SHOW QUEUE
    SET/SHOW WASTEBASKET_NAME
    SHOW ALL
    SHOW DELETED
    SHOW KEY
    SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT
    SPAWN

  FIGURES

  MAIL-1    MAIL Hierarchy

  MAIL-2    Default Keypad Definitions