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Subject: how to get around VMS mail problem
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Date: Sat, 27-Dec-86 04:57:00 EST
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   I wonder if any one has been able to get around
the problem where VMS mail only
sends a screenfull at a time?

   I tried setting /page=0 which crapped out the poor
thing altogether.

   I have an application where I want to send 20-30 page
messages to about 20-30 users and I would like
to make the whole thing rather idiot proof.
I don't want to make the user extract the message into
a file name and then type the file although that is what
I want to accomplish in fact either by  means of a
program or com file.


   If necessary, I would like to know the format of the
mail file and I could write something to go in there
and get the stuff out by  force.


   I would like to be able to delete messages automatically
from verious folders after several days.

   Has anyone played with this stuff?   Should I be using
a completely different set of utilities altogether?


   Thanks much.


         John Covici