1 02/11/85 defer_messages, dm
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3 Syntax as a command: dm mbx_specification
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6 Function: suspends printing of messages.
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9 Arguments:
10 mbx_specification
11 specifies the mailbox on which messages are to be accepted. If not
12 given, the user's default mailbox >udd>Project>Person>Person.mbx
13 is used.
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16 List of mbx specifications:
17 -log
18 specifies the user's logbox and is equivalent to
19 -mailbox >udd>Project_id>Person_id>Person_id.sv.mbx
20 -mailbox path, -mbx path
21 specifies the pathname of a mailbox. The suffix .mbx is added if
22 necessary.
23 -save path, -sv path
24 specifies the pathname of a savebox. The suffix .sv.mbx is added if
25 necessary.
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28 -user STR
29 specifies either a user's default mailbox or an entry in the system
30 mail table.
31 STR
32 is any noncontrol argument and is first interpreted as -mailbox STR;
33 if no mailbox is found, STR is then interpreted as -save STR; if no
34 savebox is found, it is interpreted as -user STR.
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37 Notes: Deferred messages stay in your mailbox until you issue
38 print_messages. The immediate_messages command restores printing of
39 messages as you get them.
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41 For a description of the mailbox see accept_messages and print_mail.