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14. Mail and communication with users

mail [-b bcc-addr] [-c cc-addr] [-s subject] to-addr[s] Uf
mailx [-b bcc-addr] [-c cc-addr] [-s subject] to-addr[s]  
Send and receive mail. Useful to send files and short messages from the command prompt or within scripts. The message is expected on STDIN (terminated by a single dot on a line or by EOF, CTRL-D )  
mozilla [-mail] L
World wide web browser with integrated mail reader. With the -mail option the mail component is started showing the INBOX.  
pine [-h] [options] [address[es]] PM
Mail (and NetNews) reader. The following options influence the startup:
-f folder open folder instead of INBOX
-F file open file and view with internal browser
-i start up in the folder index screen
-I keystrokes execute keystrokes on startup
-n n start up with message n
-o start up with first folder in read only mode

An iconized xterm with running pine can be used as xbiff replacement.
 
procmail P
Incoming mail processor. Is usually activated in a $HOME/.forward file. To configure it provide processing rules in $HOME/.procmailrc.  
vacation U
Reply to mail automatically. Dependent on mail setup, not recommended. To use its functionality create a file $HOME/.vacation.msg. The first line should contain
Subject: your subject line
and the $HOME/.forward file should read
\ user, vacation user@mailserver
 
xemacs P
Editor with mail reading support (using a mail server with the IMAP protocol). Type M-x vm to invoke the reader. Do not use the rmail mode.  

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