VAX CHECKMAIL UTILITY

This utility will check a specified id or list of id's for unread mail
messages from the person running the checkmail program.  It needs to be
installed with READALL and WORLD privilege.  In order to allow the usernames 
or distribution list to be specified on the command line, you will need to
install it as a foreign command.  For example, you could put the following
command in your systartup.com file:

     $ CHECKMAIL :== $ SYS1:[UTILITIES]CHECKMAIL

The program will accept a mail distribution list file preceeded by the
at-sign (@), or a single username, or a list of usernames separated by
commas.

If you do not specify a username or distribution list, or just run the
program, you will be prompted to enter the userspecification.

A user may disallow the others' abilities to check on mail messages sent
to him/her by creating a file named MAILSETUP.DAT in their login directory
and entering the line NOCHECKMAIL as the first record.

The program first looks for the logical names SYSUAF and VMSMAIL in the
system logical name table.  If they are found, then they are used to 
access the sysuaf and vmsmail data files.  If they are not found, then
the program translates SYS$COMMON from the system logical name table and
appends the [SYSEXE]SYSUAF.DAT and [SYSEXE]VMSMAIL.DAT directory and file 
specifications to it.  This should allow support for stand-alone systems
and clusters as well.

Contributed by:  Mike O'Neill
                 Academic Computing Center
                 James Madison University
                 Harrisonburg, Va.  22807

                 (703) 568-6625
                 BITNET: ACC_MIKE@JMUVAX1