version 1.1, 1993/03/21 09:45:37 |
version 1.2, 1993/05/24 07:30:36 |
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.Nd store mail in a mailbox |
.Nd store mail in a mailbox |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Nm mail.local |
.Nm mail.local |
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.Op Fl l |
.Op Fl f Ar from |
.Op Fl f Ar from |
.Ar user ... |
.Ar user ... |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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must be a valid user name. |
must be a valid user name. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The options are as follows: |
The options are as follows: |
.Bl -tag -width xxxfrom |
.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxx |
.It Fl f Ar from |
.It Fl f Ar from |
Specify the sender's name. |
Specify the sender's name. |
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.It Fl l |
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Request that |
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.Nm username.lock |
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files be used for locking. |
.El |
.El |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Individual mail messages in the mailbox are delimited by an empty |
Individual mail messages in the mailbox are delimited by an empty |
Line 65 A blank line is appended to each message |
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Line 70 A blank line is appended to each message |
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A greater-than character (``>'') is prepended to any line in the message |
A greater-than character (``>'') is prepended to any line in the message |
which could be mistaken for a ``From '' delimiter line. |
which could be mistaken for a ``From '' delimiter line. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The mail files are exclusively locked with |
If the |
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.Op Fl l |
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flag is specified mailbox locking is done with |
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.Nm username.lock |
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files. Otherwise, the mailbox is exclusively locked with |
.Xr flock 2 |
.Xr flock 2 |
while mail is appended. |
while mail is appended. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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.Nm mail.local |
.Nm mail.local |
(handling mailbox reading as well as mail delivery) |
(handling mailbox reading as well as mail delivery) |
appeared in |
appeared in |
.At v7 . |
.At v7 |
as the program |
as the program |
.Nm mail . |
.Nm mail . |