PC DOS: Using the NEWMAIL Utility with Mail (69743)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 2.1, when used with:
    • the operating system: MS-DOS
  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: MS-DOS
This article was previously published under Q69743

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Mail for PC Networks NEWMAIL utility allows you to check the postoffice for new mail. It tells you how many new mail messages and how many unread mail messages you have.

To run the NEWMAIL utility, connect to the drive where the Mail executable files are located (if you do not know, contact your network administrator). From the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER:

newmail <mailbox name>

The new mail information for the person with <mailbox name> will be displayed on the screen. The NEWMAIL utility has no provision for passwords; therefore, any user can run NEWMAIL on any other user's mailbox, including the mailbox of the Mail administrator.

MORE INFORMATION

The above example assumes that the Mail database is located on drive M. If your Mail database is located on a different drive, the line to invoke the NEWMAIL utility should look like this:

newmail -d<x> <mailbox name>

The -D parameter tells Newmail to look on drive X for the Mail database.

For more information about the NEWMAIL utility, see the following documentation:

  • Appendix D of the Microsoft Mail 2.1 "Administrator's Guide"
  • Appendix A of the Microsoft Mail 3.0 "Administrator's Guide"
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/19/2000
Keywords:KB69743
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