Clear the mark or change its new vs. read or unreplied vs. replied status.

Syntax

MARK [message-number[,...]]

Qualifiers	Defaults
/ALL	None
/READ	None
/REPLIED	None

Parameters

message-number[,...]

Optional list of integers specifying which messages to mark. Ranges are permitted (e.g., 5-7).

Description

The MARK command sets a flag which labels the specified messages as being "marked". In directory listings, marked messages appear with an asterisk, *, in the left hand column of the listing. These marks can then serve as a reminder to you; they will remain until the messages are either deleted or the marks cleared with the UNMARK command.

If the optional message-number parameter is omitted, then only the last message read will be marked. When the /ALL qualifier is specified, all currently selected messages are marked.

The /READ, /NOREAD, /REPLIED, and /NOREPLIED qualifiers can be used to change the read vs. unread and replied vs. unreplied status of a message. New messages are flagged as being read after you read them, and flagged as being replied after your reply to them. These flags only appear when you use the DIRECTORY/FULL command.

The COPY, MOVE, DELETE, and SELECT commands can all be directed to only operate on marked, unmarked, read, unread (new), replied (answered), or unreplied (unanswered) messages.

Qualifiers

/ALL

Mark all currently selected messages.

/READ

/NOREAD

Mark the specified messages as being read, /READ, or unread, /NOREAD.

/REPLIED

/NOREPLIED

Mark the specified messages as having been replied to, /REPLIED, or as having not been replied to, /NOREPLIED.

Examples

EMAIL> DIRECTORY
                                                                      MAIL 
 # From              Date         Subject 
 
 1 BOB@EXAMPLE.COM   18-JAN-2012  This and that 
 2 dn0u@sc.cs.cmu.ed 18-JAN-2012  Grant proposals due 1/29/93 
 3 tch@doof.city.com 19-JAN-2012  Que Pasa amigo        
 
EMAIL> MARK 2
EMAIL> DIRECTORY
                                                                      MAIL 
 # From              Date         Subject 
 
 1 BOB@EXAMPLE.COM   18-JAN-2012  This and that 
*2 dn0u@sc.cs.cmu.ed 18-JAN-2012  Grant proposals due 1/29/93 
 3 tch@doof.city.com 19-JAN-2012  Que Pasa amigo        
 
EMAIL>
      

In this example, the second message of those currently selected is marked with the MARK command. This mark appears as an asterisk, *, in the second directory listing.

EMAIL> READ 2
  .
  .
  .
EMAIL> MARK/NOREAD
EMAIL> MOVE NEWMAIL
      

In this example, a message is read and then, after reading, marked as being new (i.e., unread) and moved to the NEWMAIL folder where it will appear with other new messages. Doing this comes in handy when you read a message which you want to forestall acting upon: this way the message will again appear as a new message the next time you check your mail.