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                      8: .sh 1 "Glossary"
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                     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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