July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
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These options are set inside the user’s .mailrc configuration file.
The syntax is set option or unset option. The system default config-
uration is in /etc/mail.rc.
append
Append (do not prepend) messages to mbox.
ask, asksub
Prompt for subject.
askbcc
Prompt for blind-carbon-copy recipients.
askcc
Prompt for carbon-copy recipients.
autoprint
Print next message after a delete.
crt num
Use the default pager to display a message of more than num
lines. Defaults to the height of the terminal screen.
debug
Same as -d on command line.
dot
Interpret a solitary
. as an EOF.
escape char
Specify escape character to use instead of a tilde (~).
folder dir
Define directory to hold mail folders.
hold
Keep message in system mailbox upon quitting.
ignore
Ignore interrupt signals from terminal. Print them as @.
ignoreeof
Do not treat ^D as an EOF.
indentprefix string
Use the specified string with ~m as the prefix for indented
messages.
metoo
Do not remove sender from groups when mailing to them.
noheader
Same as -N on command line.
nosave
Do not save aborted letters to dead.letter.
Replyall
Switch roles of Reply and reply.
quiet
Do not print version at startup.
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