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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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