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CHECK_MAIL

CHECK_MAIL is a utility to check for the existence of new mail. By default, CHECK_MAIL displays a message indicating the user has new mail if it exists. No message is displayed if the user has no new mail. Options exist to put new mail information into a DCL symbol, and a privileged user may specify a different username.

Format:

Command Qualifiers:

When used with the /COUNT qualifier, the symbol contains the number of new mail messages, or the string FALSE if none.

Examples:

*Example Usage*
$ CHECK_MAIL You have new mail. $ CHECK_MAIL /COUNT You have 1 new mail message. $ CHECK_MAIL /QUIET /SYMBOL=NEWMAIL_COUNT /COUNT $ SHOW SYMBOL NEWMAIL_COUNT NEWMAIL_COUNT == "1"

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