4BSD/usr/man/cat1/binmail.1

BINMAIL(1)          UNIX Programmer's Manual           BINMAIL(1)



NAME
     mail - send or receive mail among users

SYNOPSIS
     /bin/mail [ + ] [ -i ] [ person ] ...
     /bin/mail [ + ] [ -i ] -f file

DESCRIPTION
     Note: This is one of two mailers with the name _m_a_i_l. The
     default _m_a_i_l command is described in _m_a_i_l(1), and its binary
     is in the directory /_u_s_r/_u_c_b.

     _M_a_i_l with no argument prints a user's mail, message-by-
     message, in last-in, first-out order; the optional argument
     + causes first-in, first-out order.  For each message, it
     reads a line from the standard input to direct disposition
     of the message.

     newline
          Go on to next message.

     d    Delete message and go on to the next.

     p    Print message again.

     -    Go back to previous message.

     s [ _f_i_l_e ] ...
          Save the message in the named _f_i_l_e_s (`mbox' default).

     w [ _f_i_l_e ] ...
          Save the message, without a header, in the named _f_i_l_e_s
          (`mbox' default).

     m [ _p_e_r_s_o_n ] ...
          Mail the message to the named _p_e_r_s_o_n_s (yourself is
          default).

     EOT (control-D)
          Put unexamined mail back in the mailbox and stop.

     q    Same as EOT.

     !_c_o_m_m_a_n_d
          Escape to the Shell to do _c_o_m_m_a_n_d.

     *    Print a command summary.

     An interrupt normally causes termination of the command; the
     mail file is unchanged.  The optional argument -i causes
     _m_a_i_l to continue after interrupts.




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     When _p_e_r_s_o_n_s are named, _m_a_i_l takes the standard input up to
     an end-of-file (or a line with just `.') and adds it to each
     _p_e_r_s_o_n'_s `mail' file.  The message is preceded by the
     sender's name and a postmark.  Lines that look like post-
     marks are prepended with `>'.  A _p_e_r_s_o_n is usually a user
     name recognized by _l_o_g_i_n(1).  To denote a recipient on a
     remote system, prefix _p_e_r_s_o_n by the system name and exclama-
     tion mark (see _u_u_c_p(1)).

     The -f option causes the named file, e.g. `mbox', to be
     printed as if it were the mail file.

     When a user logs in he is informed of the presence of mail.

FILES
     /etc/passwd            to identify sender and locate persons
     /usr/spool/mail/*      incoming mail for user *
     mbox                   saved mail
     /tmp/ma*               temp file
     /usr/spool/mail/*.lock lock for mail directory
     dead.letter            unmailable text

SEE ALSO
     mail(1), write(1), uucp(1), uux(1), xsend(1), delivermail(8)

BUGS
     Race conditions sometimes result in a failure to remove a
     lock file.

     Normally anybody can read your mail, unless it is sent by
     _x_s_e_n_d(1).  An installation can overcome this by making _m_a_i_l
     a set-user-id command that owns the mail directory.























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