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1.1     ! root        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: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)mail8.nr    6.1 (Berkeley) 5/23/86
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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.

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