Read a message.

Syntax

read [message-id[,...]]

Qualifiers	Defaults
-all	-noall
-confirm	-noconfirm
-content	-content

Parameters

message-id

A comma separated list of one or more message identification numbers shown with a previous directory command. Ranges are allowed.

Description

The read command may be used to read one or more queued messages. The messages to display are specified by their message identification numbers shown by the most recent directory command. Those numbers appear in the leftmost column of the directory command listing.

Qualifiers

-all

-noall (default)

Display all messages shown with the last directory command.

-confirm

-noconfirm (default)

When -confirm is specified, you will be prompted to confirm whether or not to display each selected message.

-content (default)

-nocontent

Specify -nocontent if you only want to read the message envelope and header.

EXAMPLES

In the following example, message 3 is displayed.

qm.user> read 3 Message id: 3 Transport layer information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Envelope From: address: prospero@example.com Envelope To: addresses: alonso Message header: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Received: from EXAMPLE.COM by EXAMPLE.COM (PMDF V6.1 #8790) id <01HNPFR0P5OW9D4GAS@EXAMPLE.COM> for ALONSO@EXAMPLE.COM; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:48:41 -0400 (PDT) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:48:40 -0400 (PDT) From: Prospero <prospero@example.com> To: Prospero@example.com Subject: Sea Voyage Message-id: <01HNPFR12JYA9D4GAS@example.COM> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Message content: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in joining me for a short sea voyage? - Alonso qm.user>