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Subject: MAIL
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Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 20:50:19 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 18 20:50:19 1985
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        The reason that MAIL ejects 24 blank lines when it does
        not recognize the terminal type (but one of the terminal
        characteristics, scope/hardcopy, must be on scope) is
        because it is using the Screen ManaGement routines.
        Prior to VMS4.2, the SMG routines tried to clear the
        screen when deleting the window that was initialized at
        the beginning of MAIL, and since it did not recognize the
        terminal type, it had to simulate a form-feed.

        VMS4.2 has corrected this problem.

        Todd Aven