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Subject: Sending mail from a remote DECnet task (Problems)
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Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 19:48:00 EDT
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This is a question on VMS MAIL & why it doesn't work from a DECnet task.
(At least under VMS version 4.4 and 4.5)

I have a DECnet task running asynchronously which I would like to
monitor indirectly (i.e. not typing NETSERVER.LOG to see if it's
done yet, or SHOW PROC, etc.) by having it send me mail. However,
the mail message does not come through, nor is an error generated.

An example is the following file:

$! TESTMAIL.COM
$ MAIL NLA0: ONODE::MACPHEDRAN/SUBJ="TEST OF MAIL"
$ EXIT

It will send me a null message (which I intended) when run as
a) a regular command procedure ($ @MAILTEST);
b) a subprocess ($ SPAWN/NOWAIT/INPUT=TESTMAIL.COM/OUTPUT=TT:);
c) a batch process ($ SUBMIT/NOPRINT TESTMAIL.COM);
but does nothing when run as a network task
($ TYPE ONODE::"0=MAILTEST" {I have a proxy across}).

The process starts up MAIL, but does not send anything, and appears to
`hang'.

Does anyone know why this happens, and if there is a way around it,
other than spawning off a subprocess, or submitting a batch job from
my network task? (I have tried both options, and they do work, but it
isn't all that nice to do, especially for some applications I am
thinking of doing in the future.)

Thanks in advance.

Ian.

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