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- .sh 1 "Glossary"
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- This section contains the definitions of a few phrases
- peculiar to
- .i Mail .
- .ip "\fIalias\fP"
- An alternative name for a person or list of people.
- .ip "\fIflag\fP"
- An option, given on the command line of
- .i Mail ,
- prefaced with a \-. For example,
- .b \-f
- is a flag.
- .ip "\fIheader field\fP"
- At the beginning of a message, a line which contains information
- that is part of the structure of the message. Popular header fields
- include
- .i to ,
- .i cc ,
- and
- .i subject .
- .ip "\fImail\ \ \fP"
- A collection of messages. Often used in the phrase,
- .q "Have you read your mail?"
- .ip "\fImailbox\fP"
- The place where your mail is stored, typically in the directory
- /usr/spool/mail.
- .ip "\fImessage\fP"
- A single letter from someone, initially stored in your
- .i mailbox .
- .ip "\fImessage list\fP"
- A string used in
- .i Mail
- command mode to describe a sequence of messages.
- .ip "\fIoption\fP"
- A piece of special purpose information used to tailor
- .i Mail
- to your taste.
- Options are specified with the
- .b set
- command.
-