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.sh 1 Introduction .pp .i Mail provides a simple and friendly environment for sending and receiving mail. It divides incoming mail into its constituent messages and allows the user to deal with them in any order. In addition, it provides a set of .i ed -\c like commands for manipulating messages and sending mail. .i Mail offers the user simple editing capabilities to ease the composition of outgoing messages, as well as providing the ability to define and send to names which address groups of users. Finally, .i Mail is able to send and receive messages across such networks as the ARPANET, UUCP, and Berkeley network. .pp This document describes how to use the .i Mail program to send and receive messages. The reader is not assumed to be familiar with other message handling systems, but should be familiar with the \s-2UNIX\s0\** .(f \** \s-1UNIX\s0 is a trademark of Bell Laboratories. .)f shell, the text editor, and some of the common \s-2UNIX\s0 commands. .q "The \s-2UNIX\s0 Programmer's Manual," .q "An Introduction to Csh," and .q "Text Editing with Ex and Vi" can be consulted for more information on these topics. .pp Here is how messages are handled: the mail system accepts incoming .i messages for you from other people and collects them in a file, called your .i "system mailbox" . When you login, the system notifies you if there are any messages waiting in your system mailbox. If you are a .i csh user, you will be notified when new mail arrives if you inform the shell of the location of your mailbox. On version 7 systems, your system mailbox is located in the directory /var/mail in a file with your login name. If your login name is .q sam, then you can make .i csh notify you of new mail by including the following line in your .cshrc file: .(l set mail=/var/mail/sam .)l When you read your mail using .i Mail , it reads your system mailbox and separates that file into the individual messages that have been sent to you. You can then read, reply to, delete, or save these messages. Each message is marked with its author and the date they sent it.
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
.sh 1 Introduction .pp .i Mail provides a simple and friendly environment for sending and receiving mail. It divides incoming mail into its constituent messages and allows the user to deal with them in any order. In addition, it provides a set of .i ed -\c like commands for manipulating messages and sending mail. .i Mail offers the user simple editing capabilities to ease the composition of outgoing messages, as well as providing the ability to define and send to names which address groups of users. Finally, .i Mail is able to send and receive messages across such networks as the ARPANET, UUCP, and Berkeley network. .pp This document describes how to use the .i Mail program to send and receive messages. The reader is not assumed to be familiar with other message handling systems, but should be familiar with the \s-2UNIX\s0\** .(f \** \s-1UNIX\s0 is a trademark of Bell Laboratories. .)f shell, the text editor, and some of the common \s-2UNIX\s0 commands. .q "The \s-2UNIX\s0 Programmer's Manual," .q "An Introduction to Csh," and .q "Text Editing with Ex and Vi" can be consulted for more information on these topics. .pp Here is how messages are handled: the mail system accepts incoming .i messages for you from other people and collects them in a file, called your .i "system mailbox" . When you login, the system notifies you if there are any messages waiting in your system mailbox. If you are a .i csh user, you will be notified when new mail arrives if you inform the shell of the location of your mailbox. On version 7 systems, your system mailbox is located in the directory /var/mail in a file with your login name. If your login name is .q sam, then you can make .i csh notify you of new mail by including the following line in your .cshrc file: .(l set mail=/var/mail/sam .)l When you read your mail using .i Mail , it reads your system mailbox and separates that file into the individual messages that have been sent to you. You can then read, reply to, delete, or save these messages. Each message is marked with its author and the date they sent it.