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Convert filesFoldersSyntax

  It is not necessary to convert V3 sequential mail files into V4 folders,
  MAIL will still allow you to read them with the SET FILE command.

  To add the messages from a single V3 sequential mail file into a V4
  mail file folder, issue the following sequence of commands:

  MAIL> SET FILE v3-sequential-file-name
  MAIL> COPY /ALL folder-name v4-isam-file-name

  SYS$EXAMPLES:MAILCVT.COM may be used to convert multiple V3 sequential
  files into V4 folders.  MAILCVT takes two parameters:

        p1 - the file specification of the V3 mail files to convert.
             Wildcards are allowed.  The default file specification
             applied is *.MAI

        p2 - the V4 ISAM format output file.  the default file
             specification applied is SYS$LOGIN:MAIL.MAI.

  All mail files are subdivided into folders.  By default,  your  mail
  file  (MAIL.MAI)  contains  a  folder  named  MAIL.  The MAIL folder
  contains messages that you have already read.  When you receive  new
  mail messages, they automatically enter into a folder named NEWMAIL.
  After  you  read  the  messages  in   the   NEWMAIL   folder,   they
  automatically  move  into  the  MAIL  folder  and the NEWMAIL folder
  disappears.

  When  you  delete  a  message  it  automatically  moves   into   the
  WASTEBASKET   folder.    Deleted   messages   will  collect  in  the
  WASTEBASKET folder until you empty it.   To  empty  the  WASTEBASKET
  folder, enter one of the following commands:

  o  EXIT

  o  PURGE

  You can create as many folders as you want.  You  will  always  know
  which  folder you are currently in because the name of the folder is
  displayed at the top right corner of the screen when you  enter  the
  READ  or  DIRECTORY  command.   You  can  enter the DIRECTORY/FOLDER
  command to see a display of the existing folders in the current mail
  file.    (See  the  MOVE  command  for  information  about  creating
  folders).  You can remove a folder by deleting all the  messages  it
  contains.

  MAIL contains the following hierarchy:



                    Personal Mail Utility (MAIL)


       mail file           { [+++++] [+++++] [+++++] }

            folder                   [+++++]

                 message                +



  As the previous diagram shows, you can have one or more mail  files.
  A mail file contains folders.  A folder contains mail messages.

  MAIL [file-spec] [recipient-name]

  Command Qualifiers               Defaults

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Parameters

 file-spec

  Specifies the name of the file to be mailed.

 recipient-name

  Specifies the name of a user (or users) or a  distribution  list  to
  which the file is mailed.

  When you specify a list of users, separate each name by a comma.

  When you specify a distribution list, precede the name of  the  list
  by  an  at  sign  (@)  and  enclose both the at sign and the name in
  quotation marks.  For example, $ MAIL JOKES.DAT "@LIST".