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.th MAIL I 15/9/79
.sh NAME
mail  \*-  system postal service
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd mail
[[
.bd \-y
] | [
.bd \-n
] | [ person ... ]]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Mail
with no arguments looks for a file called
.it .mail
in the users initial directory,
and if the file exists it is printed.
.it Mail
then asks if the mail is to be saved.
If the answer doesn't
begin with the letter `n'
then the mail is saved in a file called
.it mbox.
If
.it mbox
already exists,
.it .mail
is added to it.
Finally 
.it .mail
is removed.
.s3
The question can be suppressed by the use
of `\-y' or `\-n' in the command line,
which mean do and don't save, respectively.
.s3
If persons are named then
.it mail
takes the standard input, until end of file,
and appends it to each persons
.it .mail
file,
along with the senders name and a postmark.
If the person is not recognised then
the mail is saved in a file called
.it dead.letter
in the sender's login directory.
.s3
.it .mail
and
.it mbox
cannot have links, and must be owned
by the person in whose directory they appear.
.sh FILES
/etc/passwd	to identify sender and locate persons
.br
\&.mail		input mail
.br
mbox		saved mail
.br
dead.letter	temporary file and dead mail
.sh "SEE ALSO"
write (I)
.sh AUTHOR
Steven Fraser
.sh BUGS
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