It's one message as long as you only issue one: CP MSG userid ...text... What you're seeing on the screen may be based partly on the user's: CP TERMINAL LINESIZE or whatever means you are using to see their console session.
See "Usage Note 1" when entering: HELP CP MSG "1. If a message is issued from a CMS environment, the command and the message text cannot be longer than 240 characters." Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Billy Bingham" <[email protected]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> 04/28/2010 11:00 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Message Command Hello All, If I send the following message to a logged on user will it be considered as one message or two messages. Note that it continues to second line. 09:57:44 * MSG FROM MAINT : LFU999 REXX LFUSERS to log off the LINUX users has completed successfully. Thanks, Billy The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
