Operand

Explanation

EXPIRING

Indicates that the following syntax is going to specify an expiration date.

MM(mm)

Numerically specifies the month of the expiration date.

DD(dd)

Numerically specifies the day of the expiration date.

YY(yy/yyyy)

Numerically specifies the year of the expiration date. The year can appear as two or four digits (for example, 03 or 2003).

nn

Specifies the number of days that must pass after the message is sent before it expires.

USERS

Indicates that the message recipients will be specified by user ID.

USERLISTS

Indicates that the message recipients will be specified by a user list.

recipients

Specifies either a user ID or a user list.

*BULLETIN*

Indicates that this message is a bulletin, which will be stored in the mailbox of all users.

A bulletin can also be application news, as described in the following section.

subject

Specifies the subject of the message. It must be enclosed in quotes.

If the subject begins with the string APPL=applID, the message will be sent as application news for the application specified in applID. Application news is described in the following section.

text

Specifies the text of the message. It must consist of one or more quoted strings. Each quoted string can contain up to 79 characters and will appear as a separate line in the message.

There is no limit on the amount of text, but it must fit in one VSAM record.