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FORWARD
Sends a copy of the message you are currently reading (or have just
read) to a user or users. MAIL prompts you for the name of the user or
users to whom you want to forward the message.
Format: FORWARD
Qualifiers: /CC_PROMPT
/[NO]CC_PROMPT
Prompts for the carbon copy (CC:) recipients. Overrides the
SET CC_PROMPT command for this message only.
/EDIT
Determines whether or not the default editor is invoked to
edit the message you are forwarding.
/NOHEADER
Enables you to forward a message without the original header
information supplied from the user that sent it. The default
is /HEADER.
/PERSONAL_NAME
/[NO]PERSONAL_NAME=name
Specifies a personal name to be used when forwarding the
message. Overrides the default personal name specified with
them SET PERSONAL_NAME command for this message only. The
/NOPERSONAL_NAME qualifier sends a message with a blank
personal name field.
/SELF
/[NO]SELF
Specifies that the forwarded message is to be sent to
yourself. Overrides the SET COPY_SELF command for this
message only.
/SUBJECT
/SUBJECT="subject-text"
Specifies the subject of the mail message to be sent. If you
use this qualifier, MAIL does not issue a SUBJ: prompt for
this message.
Examples:
1.
MAIL> 3
From: PRESTON
To: MARLEY
Subj: Snakes
Beasts, under the earth, crawling...
MAIL> FORWARD/NOHEADER
To: SOUND::BURTON
Subj: Snakes Again
.
.
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MAIL> READ
From: MARLEY
To: SOUND::BURTON
Subj: Snakes Again
Beasts, under the earth, crawling...
This example shows how to forward a message to a user
(SOUND::BURTON) without the original header information
(From: PRESTON, To:MARLEY, Subj: Snakes).
2.
MAIL> 7
MAIL> FORWARD/EDIT
To: FOLEY
Subj: The Thatched Roof
(The text of mail message 7 is displayed
here, ready to be edited.)
This example shows how to edit a mail message before
forwarding it by using the FORWARD/EDIT command.