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                      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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