Use the LOCALFORMAT statement to specify the spool data set format for mail delivered to users on the local host.
Syntax
.-LOCALFORMAT NETDATA-. >>-+---------------------+------------------------------------->< '-LOCALFORMAT PUNCH---'
Parameters
- NETDATA
- For NETDATA format, records can be longer than 80 characters and
arrive as message-type records. The data set name is the first eight
characters of the sender’s user ID.
NETDATA is the default format.
- PUNCH
- For PUNCH format, records are folded up to 80 characters in length or less. The spool data set is in NATIVE PUNCH format. The data set name is the first eight characters of the sender’s user ID.
Examples
Use the following code to set
the spool format for local mail delivered by SMTP:
LOCALFORMAT NETDATAUsage notes
Use the default value of NETDATA, because the TSO RECEIVE command indicates that it has a file that is not valid with PUNCH format output.