You can receive mail on an iSeries™ server with a Systems Network
Architecture Distribution Services (SNADS) client program using the Receive
Distribution (RCVDST) command.
To receive e-mail on iSeries server with a SNADS client program
using the Receive Distribution (RCVDST) command, follow this procedure. The
recipient of the e-mail must be a local SNADS user.
- In the character-based interface, type QRYDST (the
Query Distribution command) and press F4. The list of distributions appears.
- Press F10 to view additional parameters.
- In the File to Receive Output field, type
file and library names that are easy to remember and press Enter. The iSeries server
creates these physical files.
- Type WRKF (the Work with Files command)
and press Enter. The Work with Files display appears.
- Type the file name and library you specified in step 3 and press
F4.
- The display lists all your distributions (e-mail). Type 5 next
to the distribution you want to display and press Enter.
- At the Display Physical File Member (DSPPFM) display
screen, press Enter.
- On the next display screen, there will be a long
string of numbers for each piece of mail. Copy the seventh through twenty-sixth
characters.
- Press F3 twice to exit.
- Type RCVDST (the Receive Distribution command)
and press Enter.
- In the Distribution Identifier field, paste
the seventh through twenty-sixth characters you copied.
- In the File to receive output field, enter
a new file name and the same library name you used previously and press Enter.
- Type DSPPFM (Display Physical File Member)
to display the file you just created.
- Press F20 (Shift + F8) to scroll left and read the message or messages.