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Subject: $GETUAI from DCL
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Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 09:37:41 EST
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    Can anybody help. Say a user log's in and he gets the message that there
    is new mail. This is fine but I have a global login file which sets the
    terminal up (because we have some big teks) sets the dialog area ect.. bt
    esc codes.  Is there anyway in dcl to at a latter dat redisplay the
    initial message at login.  At the moment i have a delay at the begining of
    the login file so the user has a chance to look. Its a pain in the neck
    because if somebodys password has expired they dont notice. Ta.
    ======     
    The password expiration information is in the UAF, and can be read with
    $GETUAF.  Unfortunately, there is no DCL interface to $GETUAF - you'd have
    to write a program to do it.

I've written a DCL interface to the $GETUAI system service.  The program
is called GETUAI and is an outgrowth of the older GETUAF program available
on several past VAX SIG tapes.  GETUAI is on the current Languages&Tools
SIG tape and on the new (Fall '86) VAX SIG tape.