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1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California. |
| 2 | .\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement | |
| 3 | .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. | |
| 4 | .\" | |
| fb07fa11 | 5 | .\" @(#)mail8.nr 6.1 (Berkeley) %G% |
| e0887c10 | 6 | .\" |
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7 | .bp |
| 8 | .sh 1 "Glossary" | |
| 9 | .pp | |
| 10 | This section contains the definitions of a few phrases | |
| 11 | peculiar to | |
| 12 | .i Mail . | |
| 13 | .ip "\fIalias\fP" | |
| 14 | An alternative name for a person or list of people. | |
| 15 | .ip "\fIflag\fP" | |
| 16 | An option, given on the command line of | |
| 17 | .i Mail , | |
| 18 | prefaced with a \-. For example, | |
| 19 | .b \-f | |
| 20 | is a flag. | |
| 21 | .ip "\fIheader field\fP" | |
| 22 | At the beginning of a message, a line which contains information | |
| 23 | that is part of the structure of the message. Popular header fields | |
| 24 | include | |
| 25 | .i to , | |
| 26 | .i cc , | |
| 27 | and | |
| 28 | .i subject . | |
| 29 | .ip "\fImail\ \ \fP" | |
| 30 | A collection of messages. Often used in the phrase, | |
| 31 | .q "Have you read your mail?" | |
| 32 | .ip "\fImailbox\fP" | |
| 33 | The place where your mail is stored, typically in the directory | |
| 34 | /usr/spool/mail. | |
| 35 | .ip "\fImessage\fP" | |
| 36 | A single letter from someone, initially stored in your | |
| 37 | .i mailbox . | |
| 38 | .ip "\fImessage list\fP" | |
| 39 | A string used in | |
| 40 | .i Mail | |
| 41 | command mode to describe a sequence of messages. | |
| 42 | .ip "\fIoption\fP" | |
| 43 | A piece of special purpose information used to tailor | |
| 44 | .i Mail | |
| 45 | to your taste. | |
| 46 | Options are specified with the | |
| 47 | .b set | |
| 48 | command. |