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1.TH NETMAIL UCB 2/24/79 UCB
2.ds s UCB
3.SH NAME
4netmail \- read mail on a remote machine over the network
5.SH SYNOPSIS
6.B netmail
7[
8.B \-l
9login ] [
10.B \-p
11password ]
12[
13.B \-n
14] [
15.B \-f
16] [ machine ]
17.SH DESCRIPTION
18The mail for the specified user is read on the specified
19.I machine.
20If the machine specification is omitted, the default machine is used.
21The remote login name is indicated by the
22.B \-l
23and
24.B \-p
25options (or will be prompted for on the terminal).
26A password is required.
27.B \-f
28and
29.B \-n
30behave exactly as in
31.IR net (\*s).
32.PP
33The mail will be delivered in the file ``mbox.\fImachine\fP''
34in the user's login directory.
35.PP
36.I Netmail
37executes the
38.IR net (\*s)
39command.
40.SH AUTHOR
41Eric Schmidt
42.SH FILES
43.DT
44~/mbox.\(** mail delivery point
45.SH "SEE ALSO"
46net(\*s), netrm(\*s), netq(\*s), netlog(\*s), netcp(\*s),
47netlpr(\*s), mail(1)
48.SH BUGS
49Received mail is not concatenated with existing mbox.\fImachine\fP.