SET MAIL

Purpose

Trap and display OpenVMS mail messages.

Syntax

SET MAIL ON | OFF | (<expL>)

See Also

MAIL(), ON MAIL

Description

The SET MAIL command controls the handling of OpenVMS mail messages. When SET MAIL is ON, OpenVMS mail messages will be trapped and displayed in a pop-up window. The window clears when the user presses the [RETURN] key. When SET MAIL is OFF, mail messages are ignored.

This command has no affect on Operating Systems other than OpenVMS.

This command allows the optional logical expression <expL> to be evaluated. If a value of .T. is returned MAIL is set ON. If a value of .F. is returned MAIL is set OFF.

Example

set mail on

Products

Recital (OpenVMS)