Final Exam

E-Mail

Reading a Message in Mail

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The elm mailer may be somewhat easier to use than pine because it doesn't give you as many choices. Yet it uses the vi editor, so if you are not familiar with vi, there may be some learning to do.

To learn about and use elm, go to the Unix prompt and enter:

> man elm
> elm

For help with elm while using it, enter ? at the elm command prompt. The elm commands include:

!	Shell escape
$	Resynchronize folder
?	Help
+, [RIGHT]	Display next index page
-, [LEFT]	Display previous index page
=	Set current message to first message
*	Set current message to last message
[NUMBER][RETURN]	Set current message to [NUMBER]
/	Search from/subjects for pattern
//	Search entire message texts for pattern
>	Save current message to folder
<	Scan current message for calendar entries
a	Alias, change to "alias" mode
b	Bounce (remail) current message
C	Copy current message or tagged messages
c	Change to another folder
d	Delete current message
^D	Delete messages with a specified pattern
e	Edit current folder
f	Forward current message
g	Group reply to current message
h	Headers displayed with message
J	Increment current message by one
j, [DOWN]	Advance to next undeleted message
K	Decrement current message by one
k, [UP]	Advance to previous undeleted message
l	Limit messages by specified criteria
l ^L	Redraw screen
m	Mail a message
n	Next message, displaying current, then increment
o	Change ELM options
p	Print current message or tagged messages
q	Quit, maybe prompting
Q	Quick quit - no prompting
r	Reply to current message
s	Save current message to a folder
t	Tag current message
^T	Tag messages with a specified pattern
u	Undelete current message
^U	Undelete messages with a specified pattern
x, ^Q	Exit leave folder untouched, permission
X	Exit leaving folder untouched, unconditionally

Final Exam

E-Mail

Reading a Message in Mail

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