PMDF User's Guide
OpenVMS Edition


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8.6.1 Creating and Modifying Folders

Use the following commands to create and manipulate mail folders:

COPY folder-name

Place a copy of the current message into the specified folder, folder-name. If the folder does not exist, you will be prompted for confirmation before it is created. In the example below, the message currently being read is copied to the folder MEMOS:


EMAIL> COPY MEMOS
Folder MEMOS does not exist. 
Do you want to create it (Y/N, default is N)? Y
%EMAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder MEMOS created 
EMAIL> 
In the next example, the /MESSAGES qualifier is used to copy messages 1 through 5 to the MEMOS folder:


EMAIL> COPY/MESSAGES=1-5 MEMOS
EMAIL> 
An optional mail file name can also be specified following the folder name.

MOVE folder-name

Move the current message to the specified folder. If the folder does not exist, you will be prompted for confirmation before it is created. In the example below, the message currently being read is moved to the JOKES folder:


EMAIL> MOVE JOKES
EMAIL> 
An optional mail file name can also be specified following the folder name.

To select a different mail file to work in, use the SET FILE command. The SHOW FILE command can be used to display the current mail file. Note that when you select a different mail file with the SET FILE command, the WASTEBASKET folder of the current mail file will be purged.


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