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  UTLTOOLS MAIL

  Sends a message to one or more other users.

  Format

  UTLTOOLS MAIL file-spec recipient-address[,...]

  Parameters
  file-spec

  Specifies the file containing a message to be sent to the spec-
  ified mail recipients. If you omit the file type, the default file
  type is TXT.
  No wild card characters are allowed in the file specification.

  recipient-address
  Specifies one or more mail addresses to receive the message.
  A recipient-address may be the name that the user uses to
  log in, or any other valid mail address construction.

  Valid address forms include:

  NAME Use the name on the local node.
                                          The SWRK_MAIL_TEMPLATE
                                          logical name may be used to
                                          direct simple names to more
                                          explicit addresses. The value of
                                          this logical name is in a FAO
                                          format. For example, a value
                                          of SMTP%"!AS@OURCOMPANY.COM.AU"
                                          forces simple names to be sent
                                          to the default mail gateway
                                          for OURCOMPANY using the
                                          Internet SMTP protocol.
  NODE::NAME Use the name on the specified
                                          node. The DECnet transport is
                                          assumed.
  NAME@NODE Use the name on the specified
                                          node. The appropriate Internet
                                          product and TCP/IP transport is
                                          assumed.
  PRODUCT%"ADDRESS" Use the specified product (eg.
                                          FAX, IN, MR, SMTP) and its
                                          associated transport and/or pro-
                                          tocol in combination with the
                                          product specific address.

  As an alternative to listing the mail addresses, you can spec-
  ify a distribution list file containing mail addresses. Simply
  precede the distribution list file specification with an at sign
  (@). The file you specify should contain the mail addresses,
  entered one per line, in the format described above. If you
  omit the file type, the default file type is DIS. No wild card
  characters are allowed in the distribution list file specification.

  Qualifiers
  /SUBJECT="text"

  Specifies the subject of the message for the heading. If
  the text consists of more than one word, any spaces, or
  nonalphanumeric characters, enclose the text in quotation
  marks.

  Examples
  1.

        $ UTLTOOLS MAIL MESSAGE.TXT JONESAB )