Aucbvax.7126
fa.info-vax
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-vax
Mon May 10 17:06:41 1982
mail checking
>From LECIN@GREEN Mon May 10 17:05:45 1982


System: 11/780
OS    : VMS

Situation:  I am unable to  access the micro-fiche, and perhaps  this
            stuff isn't there to be found anyway!

When you log  in, VMS  tells you  if you  have mail.   WHERE IS  THIS
INFORMATION kept?  I know that even  if the user disk is  dismounted,
and a users mail file unaccessible, it will STILL report the presence
of new mail.  (I haven't got sources to MAIL here...)

I am wondering where this info is kept and whether or not the AVERAGE
unprivileged user process  can GET  this information.   I am  trying,
basically, to  write  the  equivalent  of  DEC-20  EXEC's  MAIL-CHECK
feature on VMS...

Any info at all to LECIN at RUTGERS.

[Mijjil]

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