1 DELMAIL

    This program allows the user to delete blocks of read mail.  This is a
  program to be run outside of the MAIL utility.  This program is only
  temporary, since version 5.0 of VMS will support the deleting of mail
  messages in blocks within the MAIL utility.

2 parameters

  MAIL_NUMBERS  -  The parameters for the program are two numbers.  
                   The first mail message to delete and the last mail 
                   message to delete.  All mail messages between the 
                   two numbers given will also be deleted.  If only 
                   one number is specified it is assumed that the 
                   first and last message are the same.  


  /USER         -  Allows the user to specify an other user's mail
                   directories.  SYSPRV privilege is needed to use
                   this qualifier.


2 /USER

    Allows the user to specify an other user's mail directories.  
  SYSPRV privilege is needed to use this qualifier.  This qualifier
  must be last inorder to work.

  Example:

   $ DELMAIL   9  6  /user=JON
   $

   This will delete all messages between 6 and 9 inclusively for 
   the user JON.

2 MAIL_NUMBERS  

    The parameters for the program are two numbers.  The first mail 
  message to delete and the last mail message to delete.  All mail 
  messages between the two numbers given will also be deleted.  If 
  only one number is specified it is assumed that the first and last 
  message are the same.  

  Example:

   $ DELMAIL 5
   $
  
   This will delete the 5th mail message of your mail file.

   $ DELMAIL   6  9
   $

   This will delete all messages between 6 and 9 inclusive.

   $ DELMAIL   9  6  
   $

   This will delete all messages between 6 and 9 inclusive.

2 examples

  $ DELMAIL 5
  $
  
  This will delete the 5th mail message of your mail file.

  $ DELMAIL   6  9
  $

  This will delete all messages between 6 and 9 inclusive.

  $ DELMAIL   9  6  /user=JON
  $

  This will delete all messages between 6 and 9 inclusively for 
  the user JON.
