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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 ! 6: .\" ! 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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