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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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