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 cnvtmbox(ADM)                   19 June 1992                   cnvtmbox(ADM)


 Name

    cnvtmbox - convert XENIX-style mailboxes to MMDF format

 Syntax

    /usr/mmdf/bin/cnvtmbox [ -c | -o ] old_mailbox [ new_mailbox ]

 Description

    cnvtmbox converts a mailbox (old_mailbox) either from the XENIX-style
    (the older UNIX-style) format to MMDF format or from MMDF format to XENIX
    format. Generally, mailboxes in MMDF format use <Ctrl>A to delimit mes-
    sages; XENIX format uses lines beginning with ``From <Space>'' to delimit
    between messages.  (You can change the message-delimiter character using
    the MMBXPREF and MMBXSUFF keywords in the /usr/mmdf/mmdftailor file.  For
    more information, see the mmdftailor(F) manual page.)

    If new_mailbox is specified, cnvtmbox places the converted mailbox in
    this folder: otherwise, this utility writes the converted mailbox to
    stdout.

    The options to cnvtmbox are:

    c    Converts XENIX-style or mixed-format mailbox to MMDF (generally
         <Ctrl>a-delimited) format.  If no options are specified, -c is the
         default.

    o    Converts MMDF or mixed-format mailbox to XENIX-style (or old UNIX-
         style) format.

 File

    /usr/mmdf/bin/cnvtmbox

 See also

    ``Setting up electronic mail'' in the System Administrator's Guide

 Value added

    cnvtmbox is an extension of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz
    Operation, Inc.

 Credit

    MMDF was developed at the University of Delaware and is used with permis-
    sion.


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