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BINMAIL(1)          UNIX Programmer's Manual           BINMAIL(1)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     binmail - send or receive mail among users

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
     /\b/b\bbi\bin\bn/\b/m\bma\bai\bil\bl [ +\b+ ] [ -\b-i\bi ] [ person ] ...
     /\b/b\bbi\bin\bn/\b/m\bma\bai\bil\bl [\b[ +\b+ ]\b] [ -\b-i\bi ] -\b-f\bf file

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     Note: This is the old version 7 UNIX system mail program.
     The default _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl command is described in _\bM_\ba_\bi_\bl(1), and its
     binary is in the directory /_\bu_\bs_\br/_\bu_\bc_\bb.

     _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl with no argument prints a user's mail, message-by-
     message, in last-in, first-out order; the optional argument
     +\b+ displays the mail messages in first-in, first-out order.
     For each message, it reads a line from the standard input to
     direct disposition of the message.

     newline
          Go on to next message.

     d    Delete message and go on to the next.

     p    Print message again.

     -    Go back to previous message.

     s [ _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be ] ...
          Save the message in the named _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be_\bs (`mbox' default).

     w [ _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be ] ...
          Save the message, without a header, in the named _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be_\bs
          (`mbox' default).

     m [ _\bp_\be_\br_\bs_\bo_\bn ] ...
          Mail the message to the named _\bp_\be_\br_\bs_\bo_\bn_\bs (yourself is
          default).

     EOT (control-D)
          Put unexamined mail back in the mailbox and stop.

     q    Same as EOT.

     !_\bc_\bo_\bm_\bm_\ba_\bn_\bd
          Escape to the Shell to do _\bc_\bo_\bm_\bm_\ba_\bn_\bd.

     *    Print a command summary.

     An interrupt normally terminates the _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl command; the mail
     file is unchanged.  The optional argument -\b-i\bi tells _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl to
     continue after interrupts.


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BINMAIL(1)          UNIX Programmer's Manual           BINMAIL(1)


     When _\bp_\be_\br_\bs_\bo_\bn_\bs are named, _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl takes the standard input up to
     an end-of-file (or a line with just `.') and adds it to each
     _\bp_\be_\br_\bs_\bo_\bn'_\bs `mail' file.  The message is preceded by the
     sender's name and a postmark.  Lines that look like post-
     marks are prepended with `>'.  A _\bp_\be_\br_\bs_\bo_\bn is usually a user
     name recognized by _\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn(1).  To denote a recipient on a
     remote system, prefix _\bp_\be_\br_\bs_\bo_\bn by the system name and exclama-
     tion mark (see _\bu_\bu_\bc_\bp(1C)).

     The -\b-f\bf option causes the named file, for example, `mbox', to
     be printed as if it were the mail file.

     When a user logs in he is informed of the presence of mail.

F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
     /etc/passwd            to identify sender and locate persons
     /usr/spool/mail/*      incoming mail for user *
     mbox                   saved mail
     /tmp/ma*               temp file
     /usr/spool/mail/*.lock lock for mail directory
     dead.letter            unmailable text

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
     Mail(1), write(1), uucp(1C), uux(1C), xsend(1), sendmail(8)

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
     Race conditions sometimes result in a failure to remove a
     lock file.

     Normally anybody can read your mail, unless it is sent by
     _\bx_\bs_\be_\bn_\bd(1).        An installation can overcome this by making _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl
     a set-user-id command that owns the mail directory.


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