Controls whether or not read new messages are refiled to the MAIL folder.

restrictions

Requires SYSPRV privilege to set information for users other than yourself; requires SYSPRV or SYSNAM privilege to show information about users other than yourself.

Syntax

SET AUTO_NEWMAIL

SET NOAUTO_NEWMAIL

SHOW AUTO_NEWMAIL

Qualifiers	Defaults
/ALL	/NOALL
/LOG	/NOLOG
/UIC="[g,m]"	None
/USER=username	None

Parameters

None.

Description

By default, after reading a new mail message in your default mail file, that message is marked as being read and refiled to the MAIL folder. To request that read new messages be left in the NEWMAIL folder, issue the command

EMAIL> SET NOAUTO_NEWMAIL EMAIL> SHOW AUTO_NEWMAIL Read new mail messages will be left in the NEWMAIL folder.

Use the SET AUTO_NEWMAIL command to restore the default behavior.

You can use the MARK/NOREAD command to mark messages as being new (unread).