In article <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Please excuse a question from a VMS novice here.  I have started using my
> MiaVX1 account for incoming list traffic. I have several folders, some
> of which have accumulated a number of postings.  I ultimately wish to
> get them into text files on my own hard drive.  Looking at the introductory
> literature, I gather that I can use the extract command to do this
> with individual files.  Is there a way I can use the extract command
> to get the entire contents of a mail folder into DCL files on a folder
> on the directory I get from the $ prompt.
 
You can use the command EXTRACT/ALL to extract all of the messages in a
folder into a single file.  I don't know of a way to extract lots of
messages into sepearate files without issuing 1 command for each message.
 
> Also, assuming I get by this hurdle, is there some way other than Fetch
> to get these files to my Mac?(Localtalk connection, BSY Telnet emmulator)
> i.e., something like rmac/wmac on the IBM mainframe?
 
No.  rmac/wmac is a program that was specifically designed to work with the
TN3270 program we're using on Macs at the university.  This works because,
generally, everyone at the university is using the same tn3270 program.
This is not the case with users accessing MIAVX1.
 
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