NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #18/NN_1992_18.iso/spool/comp/mail/misc/2658

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From: [e-mail] (-* Terminal Rat *-)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: VMS MAIL - Why Does DELETE/ALL Delete the Folder Too?
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Date: 14 Aug 92 15:03:13 GMT
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Organization: Brighton Polytechnic, UK
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[e-mail] (Yosef Branse) writes:
> I use VMS MAIL on a VAX 6320.
>
> I organize my incoming mail into folders. Every so often I do some
> housecleaning, in the course of which I use the command
>
>      DELETE/ALL
>
> to erase the current contents of specific folders.
> This operation also deletes the FOLDER, even though I'd like to retain it
> for subsequent mail - next time I try to FILE a letter, I get the message
>
>       "folder does not exist, do you want to create it", etc.
>
> ... (rest deleted)
>
 As mentioned in a previous followup, the mail folder doesn't exist
 as such and therefore disappears when all messages in it are deleted.
 Basically there's nothing that you're doing wrong it's just one of those
 things. However I guess you'd like to stop having to hit Y and <RETURN>
 after entering your commands. As I'm currently sending this from our
 Unix system I can't confirm the syntax but I think there's a qualifier
 on the FILE command (/CREATE ??) that will create the folder without
 prompting you if it doesn't already exist. Just use that with the FILE
 command.

     Keith Jones

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