

 The Network Mail utilities allows you to send mail to other users on this node,
 or any RSTS/E, RSX11M, or VMS node that is connected to it via DECnet.
 You can:
  
     o send mail to other users      o read your mail
     o reply to your mail            o file your mail
     o forward your mail             o print your mail
     o delete your mail
  
 To obtain help on any of the following COMMANDS and topics type:

     HELP topic

 Note: All commands may be abbreviated to 3 characters.
 
 ACTIVE		BACK		CHECK		CHR		COPY
 DELETE		DIRECTORY	EXIT		EXTRACT		FILE
 FORWARD	HELP		LAST		lists		NEXT
 NODES		OPEN		PRINT		PURGE		READ
 REPLY		SQUEEZE		SEND		STATUS		summary
 TERM 		UNDELETE	VERSION		CONVERT		initialization

1 ACTIVE

 Displays the result of an NCP SHOW ACTIVE NODES command.
 
1 BACK

 Displays the previous message, the message before the current message.

1 CHECK

 Checks if new mail has arrived.  If so, it is renamed as the highest message,
 and your current message number is set to it.  If used on an MCR command
 line, the mail is not renamed and the command file will exit.

1 CHR
 
 Checks if new mail has arrived.  If so, it is renamed as the highest message,
 and the current message number is set to it.  This message is also brought up
 to be read.  If envoked from an MCR line, and there is mail, MAIL will be
 entered.

1 CONVERT

 Converts your mail files from the old file names (MAILn.TXT) to the
 new version 3.x file names (MAILn.MAI).

1 COPY

 Makes a copy of the a particular message into a different file folder.
 Same as FILE, but does not delete the original message.

1 DELETE

 Deletes the current (last read) message.
  
 The message is not actually deleted from the file until you enter the EXIT
 or PURGE command.  Therefore, if you accidently delete a message, you can
 recover it with the UNDELETE command.

1 DIRECTORY

 Lists a summary of your mail messages.  The message number, sender's name,
 and subject of each of your mail messages is displayed for the current
 folder.
  
1 EXIT

 Exits the MAIL program.  All deleted mail in MAIL.TMP;* is deleted.

1 EXTRACT

 Copys a mail message file into a file of your choice.  Useful to make a
 copy of a message for use outside of the mail system.

1 FILE

 Puts the current message to the given file folder.  It will prompt for the 
 file folder name (1-7 chars).  The message is deleted from the current
 file folder.
  
1 FORWARD

 Sends a copy of the current (last read) message to another user or users.
 You will be prompted, just as in the SEND command, for the names of the
 user(s) to whom you wish to forward the message.

1 HELP

 Used to obtain online help about the MAIL command file.

1 INITIALIZATION

 The file MAIL.INI is checked in your login UIC. If it exists, MAIL
 will activate it with a @MAIL.INI.
 Your INI file can set $TERM to be your terminal type, $NODE is the
 local node.

 Example:
	.ENABLE GLOBAL
	.SETS $TERM "VT100"

1 LAST

 Displays your last message.

1 LISTS

 There are two types of distribution lists:

 Immediate Lists:	You may enter more than one name when SEND
			prompts "To: ".  Separate the names with a
			comma.  System names DO NOT default through
			the list.

 Example:  To: REMOTE::SMITH,DOE  sends to SMITH on REMOTE and DOE on
				  your own system.

 Files:			You may use a text file containing one address
			per line.  Comments are allowed; begin a
			comment line with a semi-colon or exclamation
			mark.  Respond @filespec when SEND prompts
			"To: ".

 Example:  To: @mailing.lst	sends to each address in the file.

 When you use a mailing list, you will be notified if errors occur for
 some of the addresses.  If it is still possible for SEND to send to
 some of the users, it will ask you whether you want to send anyway.
 If you answer no, the SEND program will exit without sending at all.

1 NEXT

 Skips to the next mail message and displays it.

1 NODES

 Displays the currently defined node paths from the file LB:[1,2]MAILNODE.DAT

1 NTD

 Runs NTD on local system.  Local system is set in symbol $NODE.

1 OPEN

 Changes the current active file folder.  A file folder is an topic that
 MAIL uses to store related mail.  The default folder when you start is
 MAIL.  To create a new file folder, just open a new topic or FILE mail
 in a new topic.  CAT allows you to look at all your mail and see what
 folders exist.

1 PURGE

 Deletes all copies of MAIL.TMP.  These contain previously deleted messages.
 See DELETE and UNDELETE.

1 PRINT

 Queues the current (last read) message for printing.

1 READ

 Displays your mail messages.
  
 Format:
     READ [message-number]
  
 The message's number is listed next to the summary when you read your mail.
 To read a specific message, enter its number on the READ command.
  
 If you receive new mail while you are reading mail, just enter CHECK to
 get it into the directory.
  
 Pressing just <RETURN> performs the same as the NEXT command.

1 REPLY
 #SEND

1 SEND

 Sends mail to another user or users.  You will be prompted for the names
 of the user(s) to send to and the subject of the mail.
  
     To: username[,username]
     Subj: [text]
  
 If a filespec is specified on the SEND command, that file will be sent
 to the user(s).  If no file is specified, you will be prompted for the
 text of the mail.
  
 Mail can be sent to users that are on other systems, by prefixing the
 user name with a node name, for example: nodename::username.
  
 Format:
     SEND [filespec]
 
 filespec = EDIT
   Specifies that an editor is to be called to edit the message being sent.
   If a filespec is specified on the SEND command, a copy of the file will
   be edited.  If no filespec is specified, the editor will be started
   with an MAIL.BAK.

 filespec = LAST
   Specifies that the file MAIL.BAK be sent.

 For more information on SEND, see HELP/UNS SEND

1 SQUEEZE
 
 Renames your mail files into contiguous numbering. 
 Note: this version uses decimal message numbers.

1 STATUS

 Lists a status summary of your mail file.  The current file folder,
 message number, and the last message number is displayed.

1 SUMMARY

 MAIL.CMD - A general purpose Mail command file that has the following commands:
  
 <ret>        Read next message
 ACTive	      NCP SHOW ACTIVE NODES
 BACk         Move forward a message
 CATalog      Displays all mail files	(SRD *.MAI)
 CHEck        Check for new mail	
 CHR          Check and Read new mail	
 COPy [n]     Copy message n to a different mail file
 DELete [n]   Delete mail n		(put into MAIL.TMP;0)
 DIRectory    List directory of mail
 EXIt         Exit          		(deletes MAIL.TMP;*)
 FILe [n]     Move mail n to a different mail file
 FORward [n]  Forward mail n
 HELp [topic] Get help on a topic
 LASt         Display last message
 NODe         Displays the list of defined node paths
 NEXt         Move to next message
 OPEn [folder] Opens new mail folder file
 PURge        Delete all deleted mail	(deletes MAIL.TMP;*)
 PRInt [n]    Print mail n
 REAd [n]     Read mail n
 REPly [file] Reply to mail		(synonym for SEND)
 SENd [file]  Send mail
 SQUeeze      Eliminate gaps in message numbers
 STAtus       Displays current message #, highest msg, and current file
 TERminal [type] Set terminal type for escape sequences
 UNDelete     Restores last deleted mail
 VERsion      Displays current version of MAIL.CMD

1 TERMINAL

 Sets the escape sequences to used to home and clear the screen.
 Currently recognizes only VT52 and VT100's.  Can be initialized
 by your MAIL.INI file.

1 UNDELETE

 Undeletes the current (last read) mail from the file MAIL.TMP;0.

1 VERSION

 Shows the current version of MAIL.CMD and last edit date.
