The VAX VMS system contains helpfiles on numerous topics and related subtopics. After the list of topics is displayed, you are prompted for the desired topic. At this time you type the name of the topic on which you are seeking information. The system types out the information followed by a list of related subtopics and qualifiers. A qualifier is a combination of a slash and a word which is added to the original topic word, with no spaces in between.
Qualifiers act to amend the original command to mean something more than just the basic command.
Subtopics are simply additional information about the original topic which is broken into various parts. Asking for subtopic information does NOT require a backslash. For a complete description of the VMS Personal Mail Utility, including information about the MAIL command and its qualifiers, see the VMS Mail Utility Manual. The system then prompts for the subtopic. You can select any of the subtopics or qualifiers to search for further information.