Document revision date: 15 July 2002

Chapter 4
4	Organizing Files with Directories
4.1	Directory Structures
4.2	Understanding Directories
4.2.1	Creating Directories
4.2.2	Displaying Directories
4.2.3	Deleting Directories
4.3	Setting Defaults
4.3.1	Setting Default to Nonexistent Directories
4.3.2	SHOW DEFAULT Command
4.3.3	Using Temporary Defaults
4.4	Protecting Directories from Other Users
4.5	Using Wildcards to Search the Directory Structure
4.5.1	Ellipsis Wildcard Character
4.5.2	Hyphen (-) Subdirectory Character
4.6	Working with Directories in UIC Format
4.6.1	Using Wildcards with UIC Directories
4.6.2	Translating to Named from UIC Format
Chapter 5
5	Extended File Specifications
5.1	ODS-5 Volume Structure
5.1.1	Long File Names
5.1.2	More Characters Legal Within File Names
5.1.3	Preservation of Case
5.1.4	Using Wildcards
5.1.4.1	Wildcard Characters
5.1.4.2	Wildcard Syntax
5.2	Deep Directory Structures
5.2.1	Directory Naming Syntax
5.2.2	Directory ID and File ID Abbreviation
5.3	Using the Extended File Specifications Parsing Feature in DCL
5.4	Where You Can Use Extended File Specifications
5.5	Displaying Files with Extended Names
5.5.1	DIRECTORY Command
5.5.2	TYPE Command
5.5.3	DELETE Command
5.5.4	PURGE Command
5.6	Displaying Extended File Names on a Terminal
5.7	Working in Mixed Environments
Chapter 6
6	Using Disk and Tape Drives
6.1	Physical Device Names
6.2	Displaying Device Information
6.3	Logical Device Names
6.4	Generic Device Names
6.5	OpenVMS Cluster Device Names
6.6	Volumes and Volume Sets
6.7	Device Management
6.7.1	Allocating Devices
6.7.2	Initializing Volumes
6.7.3	Mounting Volumes
6.7.4	Requesting Operator Assistance
6.8	Accessing Files on Private Devices
6.8.1	Dismounting Volumes
Chapter 7
7	Using Mail to Communicate with Others
7.1	Invoking and Exiting Mail
7.1.1	Invoking Mail
7.1.2	Exiting from Mail
7.2	Reading Messages
7.2.1	Reading New Mail
7.2.2	Reading Old Messages
7.2.3	Searching for Messages
7.3	Sending Messages
7.4	Sending Mail Over Networks
7.4.1	Specifying Your Network Protocol
7.4.2	Specifying Node Names
7.4.3	Using Internet Mail Addresses
7.4.4	Using Logical Node Names
7.5	Sending Messages to Multiple Users
7.5.1	Using Individual Names
7.5.2	Creating Distribution Lists
7.5.3	Sending Messages to Distribution Lists
7.6	Manipulating Files in Mail
7.6.1	Sending DDIF Files
7.6.2	Sending Files from DCL
7.6.3	Creating Files from Messages
7.6.4	Appending Files to Messages
7.7	Other Ways to Send Messages
7.7.1	Replying to Messages
7.7.1.1	Replying to an Address Containing Nested Quotation Marks
7.7.2	Forwarding Messages
7.7.2.1	SET FORWARD Command
7.8	Organizing Messages
7.8.1	Creating Folders
7.8.2	Creating Mail Subdirectories
7.8.3	Moving Messages into Folders
7.8.4	Copying Messages Between Folders
7.8.5	Selecting Folders
7.8.6	Deleting Folders
7.8.7	Creating and Accessing Mail Files
7.8.8	Correcting the Mail Message Count
7.9	Deleting Messages
7.9.1	Recovering Deleted Messages
7.10	Printing Mail Messages
7.11	Protecting Mail Files
7.11.1	Default Protection
7.11.2	Security Measures
7.12	Using Text Editors in Mail
7.12.1	Using EVE
7.12.2	Using /EDIT Qualifier Keywords
7.12.3	Selecting an Editor
7.12.4	Using a Command File to Edit Mail
7.12.5	Overriding Your Selected Editor
7.13	Using the Mail Keypad
7.13.1	Redefining Keypad Keys
7.13.2	Assigning Additional Key Definitions
7.13.3	Creating Permanent Key Definitions
7.14	Summary of Mail Commands
7.14.1	Reading Messages
7.14.2	Exchanging Messages
7.14.3	Removing Messages
7.14.4	Printing Messages
7.14.5	Organizing Messages
7.14.6	Marking Messages
7.14.7	Customizing the Mail Environment
7.14.8	Exiting or Transferring Control
7.14.9	Mail File Compression
7.14.10	System Management Commands
7.15	MIME Utility
7.15.1	Invoking the MIME Utility
7.15.2	Initializing the MIME Utility
7.15.3	Creating Optional MIME Utility Files
7.15.3.1	MIME$MAILCAP.DAT File Processing
7.15.3.2	MIME$FILETYPES.DAT File Processing
7.15.4	Extracting MIME-Encoded Files Using the MIME Utility
7.15.5	Encoding Files Using the MIME utility
7.15.6	MIME Utility Commands
7.15.7	Error Handling

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