(9845) MAIL Command Syntax, Distribution List?

[User]

This question is in regards to the VMS-MAIL facility.

We recently upgraded to VMS 7.3-1, running on an AlphaServer 8400 5/625
Our MAIL version is V1.0

Prior to the upgrade, a command similar to the following would work:

MAIL/SUBJECT="TEST MAIL" "@DAVE.DIS"

Since the upgrade, VMS-Mail cannot find the distribution list, as it seems to
be appending the root logical name of the default directory into the search
path. (See error below).

I have set default to a directory defined as MIS$USERS:[REYNOLDS_DE]. The .DIS
in question resides in this directory. The following command returns the
following error message:

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$ MAIL/SUBJECT="TEST MAIL" "@DAVE.DIS"
%MAIL-E-OPENIN, error opening MIS$USERS:"@DAVE.DIS".; as input
-RMS-F-FNM, error in file name

Is a patch available for this error?

[Wizard]

The OpenVMS Wizard expects the following structure for a MAIL
command:

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  $ MAIL [filespec] [recipient-name]

Something else would have changed in your environment, as:

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  $ MAIL "@DAVE.DIS"

would not have been expected to function on any OpenVMS release.

Put another way, please try the following test:

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  $ MAIL/SUBJECT="Test Mail Message" NLA0: "@DAVE.DIS"