1 10/20/83 read_mail request: save, sv
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3 Syntax: sv message_specifiers path -control_args
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6 Function: places a copy of the specified messages into the requested
7 "save" mailbox savebox.
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10 Arguments:
11 message_specifiers
12 identifies which messages are to be saved. If no message_specifiers
13 are supplied, the current message is saved. For more information on
14 message specifiers, type:
15 help message_specifiers.gi
16 path
17 is the pathname of the savebox into which the messages are placed.
18 The suffix "sv.mbx" is added if necessary.
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21 Control arguments:
22 -include_deleted, -idl
23 includes all messages in the mailbox whether or not they have been
24 deleted when processing the message_specifiers to determine which
25 messages will be saved.
26 -only_deleted, -odl
27 includes only those messages which have been deleted.
28 -only_non_deleted, -ondl
29 includes only those messages which have not been deleted. Default
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32 -delete, -dl
33 marks the specified messages for deletion on exit from read_mail
34 if all messages are successfully saved.
35 -no_delete, -ndl
36 does not mark the messages for deletion. Default
37 -reverse, -rv
38 saves the messages in descending numeric order.
39 -no_reverse, -nrv
40 saves the messages in ascending numeric order. Default
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43 Notes:
44 If the savebox identified by the path argument does not exist, the user
45 will be queried for permission to create it.
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47 This request will acknowledge any messages requiring acknowledgement
48 unless -no_acknowledge is specified on the read_mail command line.