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1.1 ! root 1: .bp ! 2: .sh 1 "Glossary" ! 3: .pp ! 4: This section contains the definitions of a few phrases ! 5: peculiar to ! 6: .i Mail . ! 7: .ip "\fIalias\fP" ! 8: An alternative name for a person or list of people. ! 9: .ip "\fIflag\fP" ! 10: An option, given on the command line of ! 11: .i Mail , ! 12: prefaced with a \-. For example, ! 13: .b \-f ! 14: is a flag. ! 15: .ip "\fIheader field\fP" ! 16: At the beginning of a message, a line which contains information ! 17: that is part of the structure of the message. Popular header fields ! 18: include ! 19: .i to , ! 20: .i cc , ! 21: and ! 22: .i subject . ! 23: .ip "\fImail\ \ \fP" ! 24: A collection of messages. Often used in the phrase, ! 25: .q "Have you read your mail?" ! 26: .ip "\fImailbox\fP" ! 27: The place where your mail is stored, typically in the directory ! 28: /usr/spool/mail. ! 29: .ip "\fImessage\fP" ! 30: A single letter from someone, initially stored in your ! 31: .i mailbox . ! 32: .ip "\fImessage list\fP" ! 33: A string used in ! 34: .i Mail ! 35: command mode to describe a sequence of messages. ! 36: .ip "\fIoption\fP" ! 37: A piece of special purpose information used to tailor ! 38: .i Mail ! 39: to your taste. ! 40: Options are specified with the ! 41: .b set ! 42: command.
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