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- /EDIT
-
- Sets the default to /EDIT for the FORWARD, REPLY, and SEND commands and
- allows you to edit your mail messages.
-
- See also <FORWARD>
- <REPLY>
- <SEND>
-
- Format: MAIL/EDIT [=(keyword[=option],...)]
-
- Parameters: keyword
-
- Allowed keywords are FORWARD, REPLY, and SEND.
-
- option
-
- The EXTRACT option can be used with the REPLY keyword.
-
- Examples:
-
- 1.
- $ MAIL/EDIT
- MAIL> SEND
- To: EARTH::MAX
- Subj: Experiment
- Input file does not exist
- [EOB]
- *
-
- This example shows how to use the /EDIT qualifier with the MAIL
- command enabling you to edit any message you send.
-
- 2.
- $ MAIL/EDIT=(REPLY=EXTRACT,FORWARD)
- MAIL> 14
- .
- .
- .
- MAIL> REPLY
- To: EARTH::MAX
- Subj: Experiment
- .
- .
- .
- [EOB]
- *
-
- This example shows how to use the /EDIT qualifier specifying
- the keywords REPLY and FORWARD enabling you to edit any
- message you forward or to which you reply.
- Entering the EXTRACT keyword causes the editor to be invoked
- with a copy of the message to which you are replying. To
- reply to message 14, enter REPLY and edit your test.