NETMAIL(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual NETMAIL(1) NAME netmail - read mail on a remote machine over the network SYNOPSIS netmail [ -l username ] [ -p password ] [ -c ] [ -q ] [ -n ] [ -f ] [ machine:username ] DESCRIPTION Mail is checked and/or read on the specified _m_a_c_h_i_n_e. If the machine specification is omitted, the default machine is used. The command has two distinct modes depending on whether the -c option is specified. If -c is specified, the presence of mail is checked on the remote machine. No password is required so it can be put in C shell `.netrc' file. A message is written or mailed back (see _n_e_t(1)) if there is or is not any unread mail. If the -c option is not specified, mail is read and mailed back to the user. A password is required. Mail is also appended to the remote file `_m_b_o_x' as a precaution. The -q option suppresses the message sent back if there is no mail. The options -l, -p, -f, and -n behave exactly as in _n_e_t(1). (The login name can be specified either with the -l option or by `machine:username'.) _N_e_t_m_a_i_l executes the _n_e_t(1) command. Examples: netmail -c X:uname checks if there is mail for `uname' on the X machine, no password required. netmail X:uname reads mail for `uname' on the X machine, mails it back, password is required. AUTHOR Eric Schmidt SEE ALSO net(1), netrm(1), netq(1), netlog(1), netcp(1), netlpr(1), netlogin(1), mail(1) BUGS Printed 7/26/87 4/29/85 1