QRG UNIX 14.Mail and communication with users

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14. Mail and communication with users

mail [-b bcc-addr] [-c cc-addr] [-s subject] to-addr[s] Uf

mailx [-b bcc-addr] [-c cc-addr] [-s subject] to-addr[s]

Send and receive mail. Useful to send files and short messages from the command prompt or within scripts. The message is expected on STDIN (terminated by a single dot on a line or by EOF, CTRL-D )

mozilla [-mail] L

World wide web browser with integrated mail reader. With the -mail option the mail component is started showing the INBOX.

pine [-h] [options] [address[es]] PM

Mail (and NetNews) reader. The following options influence the startup:

`-f` folder	open folder instead of INBOX
`-F` file	open file and view with internal browser
`-i`	start up in the folder index screen
`-I` keystrokes	execute keystrokes on startup
`-n` n	start up with message n
`-o`	start up with first folder in read only mode

An iconized xterm with running pine can be used as xbiff replacement.

procmail P

Incoming mail processor. Is usually activated in a $HOME/.forward file. To configure it provide processing rules in $HOME/.procmailrc.

vacation U

Reply to mail automatically. Dependent on mail setup, not recommended. To use its functionality create a file $HOME/.vacation.msg. The first line should contain
Subject: your subject line
and the $HOME/.forward file should read
\ user, vacation user@mailserver

xemacs P

Editor with mail reading support (using a mail server with the IMAP protocol). Type M-x vm to invoke the reader. Do not use the rmail mode.