Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!vax1.physics.oxford.ac.UK!MACALLSTR From: MACALLSTR@vax1.physics.oxford.ac.UK Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Incorrect new mail count : easy to clear. Message-ID: <8712081520.AA19545@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 10:20:26 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8712081520.AA19545 Posted: Tue Dec 8 10:20:26 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Dec-87 11:36:27 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 8 A very straightforward way of clearing a spurious new mail count is to simply issue READ/NEW within mail. You may have to do enter MAIL, READ/NEW , EXIT twice but it's a lot easier then trying to manipulate files which you might inadvertently corrupt. John