You can receive transmitted messages several ways depending upon the procedure used at your installation. Some possibilities are:

1. An informational message appears on your screen when someone transmits a message to you. The informational message is installation dependent and could be something like:

   October 14,1987 11:30:48 - Mail from user SHH

   When you see the informational message, enter the RECEIVE command to display the message from the other user. You might then see something like the following:

    READY
   RECEIVE
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dataset  ** MESSAGE ** from SHH    on NETGB
                                                           February 26, 1987
      Have you some time to spare?  We have just been involved in a most
    extraordinary case, one with beguiling consequences.
      I am reluctant to convey more than my urgent request for your
    immediate presence.
   
    Yours faithfully,
        S.H.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    No more files remain for the receive command to process.
    READY

2. When you log on to TSO/E, you see all messages transmitted to you since you last logged on, and might see something similar to the following:

    *NOTE* 1st shift Sunday, 10/17, nodeQ will be up and unattended. All
   other systems will be down.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dataset  ** MESSAGE ** from SHH    on NETGB
                                                           February 26, 1987
      Have you some time to spare?  We have just been involved in a most
    extraordinary case, one with beguiling consequences.
      I am reluctant to convey more than my urgent request for your
    immediate presence.
   
    Yours faithfully,
        S.H.
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   No more files remain for the receive command to process.
   READY

3. No messages appear at logon or during your TSO/E session. To receive messages, periodically enter the RECEIVE command.

Your installation may use various security features that affect the way the RECEIVE command works. If so, the results of receiving transmitted messages may differ from those described here. z/OS TSO/E User's Guide explains the differences you can expect.