Solaris User's Guide

Creating a New Mail File Using the Mail Files Popup Window

Follow these steps to create a new mail file using the Mail Files popup window:

  1. Choose Mail Files from the File menu to display the Mail Files popup window.

  2. Type the name of the new mail file in the Name text field.

    For example, type projectreports to create a project report mail file, as shown in Figure 4-29.

    Figure 4-29 New Mail File Typed in the Mail Files Name Field

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    You can also type the name of a new mail file subdirectory if you'd like to create a subdirectory of mail files.

    If you already have a subdirectory where you want to put the new mail file, you can type a relative path name in the Name field, starting with the subdirectory. For example, type projects/projectreports to create a mail file in the subdirectory called projects.Alternatively, you can double-click SELECT on the projects subdirectory in the scrolling list to display that mail directory, and then type the name of the new mail file in the Name field.

  3. Choose Mail File or Directory from the Create menu to create the new mail file or subdirectory.