Message filtering for specific information
At your mailbox prompt, you can use the f subcommand in the ways shown in the following examples to filter messages according to the information that you want.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| f | Displays header information for the current message. |
f 1 4 7 |
Displays header information for the specific messages 1, 4, and 7. |
f 1-10 |
Displays header information for a range of messages 1 through 10. |
f * |
Displays all messages. |
f ron |
Messages, if any, from user ron are displayed. The
characters entered for an address do not need to exactly match the address;
therefore, the request for address ron in either uppercase
or lowercase letters matches all of the following addresses: |
fmeet |
Messages, if any, where the Subject: field contains
the letters meet are displayed. The characters entered for
a pattern do not need to exactly match the Subject: field.
They must only be contained in the Subject: field in
either uppercase or lowercase letters; therefore, the request for subject meet matches
all of the following subjects: |