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Subj:	Re: VMS 5.0 VMSMail_Profile.Data format


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Date: 9 Feb 89 09:48:45 GMT
From: blake!oregon!rickm@beaver.cs.washington.edu
Organization: University of Oregon
Subject: Re: VMS 5.0 VMSMail_Profile.Data format
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In article <14397@cup.portal.com>, David_Anthony_Guevara@cup.portal.com writes:
> Does anyone have documentation on the format of the new VMS 5.0
> mail file?  Either that or a version of SYS$EXAMPLES:MAILUAF.COM
> that will run under VMS 5.0-2.

Each user has one record in VMSMAIL_PROFILE.DATA.  First field is the key,
USERNAME, 31 characters.  Rest of the fields have the format:
  Type    2 bytes  00  ?
                   01  New mail count
                   02  Flags
                   03  Mail directory
                   04  Forwarding address
                   05  Personal name
                   06  ?
                   07  ?
                   08  Editor
                   09  Print queue
                   0A  ?
                   0B  ?
                   0C  ?
                   0D  Print form
                   0E  ?
                   0F  ?
  Length  2 bytes  New mail count and flags always 2 bytes
  Data    n bytes
Flags are:
  01 Copy send
  02 Copy reply
  04 No auto purge
  08 Copy forward
  10 CC prompt

We too used MAILUAF.COM in our authorization/deauthorization procedures prior
to V5.  I wrote a C program to replace it under V5; will be glad to send you
the source if you like.