SAMS Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours FOURTH EDITION

Chapter 20. Communicating with Email

It's time to learn about what's probably the single most exciting aspect of the operating system: the ability to communicate with other users on your computer through electronically transmitted mail, email.

Goals for This Hour

In this hour, you will learn about

• Reading electronic mail with mailx

• Sending electronic mail with mailx

• Internet email addresses

• The smarter alternative for sending mail, elm

• A peek at Pine

Of all the places in Unix where there is variety, most of it surely is found in electronic mail, or email. At least 15 programs are available from various vendors to accomplish two tasks: to read mail from and send mail to other folks. In this hour, you learn about the standard electronic mail system, Berkeley ...