Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ogicse!ucsd!ucbvax!IBM.COM!MAG From: MAG@IBM.COM Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.andrew Subject: CUI update command, and messages questions. Message-ID: Date: 25 Sep 90 18:25:56 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 35 How can I set how far back the update command will look at messages. The"update" seems to only look at up to 4 days old messages. Here is what CUIdisplays: CUI> update drafts Looking for new mail in ~/Mailbox No new messages in ~/Mailbox Checking drafts ... First time updating /u/mag/.MESSAGES/drafts Starting with messages from 4 days ago. . . No new messages. I would also like to set it, so the update command will look at all themessages in given folder. Regardless of the date. Is there anyway to stop "messages" from reading mail automatically?, whenit's first executed. I have set in the /AndrewSetup file; AMS_UseShortFileNames;yes (In order tohave filenames under 14 characters long). However, this does not seem toapply to the CKP files written while checkpointing. So, in my home directory Ihave a bunch of CKP files which never dissapear. Is this how it's suppose towork?. Should CKP files be deleted once you quit out of the application? Where can I find documentation on flags for messages, and how do I use theseflags with the "messages" interface?.( I have already looked at all the cuihelp files). How does one set "urgent" for a message, using the "messages" interface? Thanks!! Marlon Watson AIX Information Center mag@ibm.com (914)784-7334