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From: LEICHTER@VENUS.YCC.YALE.EDU ("Jerry Leichter ", LEICHTER-JERRY@CS.YALE.EDU)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: re: VMS Documentation search
Message-ID: <8802210406.AA28446@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 16 Feb 88 22:37:00 GMT
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	Despite careful review of the VMS documentation set and of the DEC
	'Software Product Documentation' list, I could not find any references
	to documents that have been mentioned in INFO-VAX. These are

	   - a so called 'VMS Internals' manual

This isn't published as documentation, but as a Digital Press book.  The title
is something like VAX/VMS Internals and Data Structures.  The old V3 version
was by Larry Kenah and Simon Bates; the new, V4 version, which just came out
a month or two ago, will have Ruth Goldberg's name on there as an author, but
I don't know what the full authorship list will be.  I don't have a copy so I
can't give you an ISBN, but the book should (eventually) appear in "Books In
Print"; or you could get in touch with Digital Press.

	   - a document describing the MAIL program interface

Are you talking about the MAIL-11 network protocol? - I'm not sure what "the
MAIL program interface" would be, other than the commands at the MAIL prompt
and related things like initialization files.  If that's what you want, check
the Mail section in the Utilities manual.

As for the network protocol:  There is no "official" documentation, but it's a
rather simple protocol and descriptions have wandered around the net and DECUS
at various times.  Sorry, I don't have any copies handy - if this is what you
want, I'm sure someone can dig up a copy for you.

	I would appreciate obtaining document part number, correct title and
	effective VMS release number for these documents or any other useful
	(but hidden) manual.

							-- Jerry