j...@sdf.org wrote:
|Michael Convey wrote:
|> ..
|> Is there a command that can be entered at the '&' prompt to compose a new
|> message? Or, do you have to exit mailx and start over? ?
|
|The usual way would be "m " which will prompt for a Subject
|line then let you start typing in a messa
Hi Martin,
Martin Neitzel wrote:
|> Is there a way to add a 'cc' or 'bcc' on the '& m [address]' line?
|
|No, not in that initial "m" line.
|I usually have
|
| set ask askcc askbcc askatend
Date: 2015-10-06 18:58:10 +0200
[-] Be more friendly when composing mails (Martin Neitzel)
Michael Convey wrote:
|On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Martin Neitzel <[1]neitzel\
|@gaertner.de[/1]> wrote:
|Thank you. I'm struggling somewhat with the man page's archaic language. =)
|
|Here, I tried to compose a message with a carbon copy and failed:
|
|& m root ~h Cc:lab
`
|"/home/l
Michael Convey wrote:
> ..
> Is there a command that can be entered at the '&' prompt to compose a new
> message? Or, do you have to exit mailx and start over? ?
The usual way would be "m " which will prompt for a Subject
line then let you start typing in a message. Most people like to compose
t
Michael Convey wrote:
|What is the difference between,
|
|& t2
|
|and
|
|& p2
Note that mailx(1) is a very old program originating in the
seventies, First Edition Unix (1971) for one, but what you have at
hand 2BSD (1978). Research Unix mail seems to have known only
about 'p'rint from a
> Is there a way to add a 'cc' or 'bcc' on the '& m [address]' line?
No, not in that initial "m" line.
You can...
- escape into the ~h dialogue and add cc recipients there,
- use~c foo bar to add two cc recipients directly.
- use the command "set askcc" (typicall
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Martin Neitzel wrote:
> > Is there a command that can be entered at the '&' prompt to compose a new
> > message? Or, do you have to exit mailx and start over?
>
> Straight from the horse's mouth:
>
> mail(m) Takes as argument login names and distribution
> Is there a command that can be entered at the '&' prompt to compose a new
> message? Or, do you have to exit mailx and start over?
Straight from the horse's mouth:
mail(m) Takes as argument login names and distribution group names
and sends mail to those people.
Re
Fascinating! I really dig the Unix/Linux history. Existing documentation
often does not provide this kind of context, so posts with this type of
information is very helpful to preserve the history. Thank you.
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote:
> Michael Convey wrote:
> |Wh
> What is the difference between,
> & t2
> and
> & p2
> ?
Nothing. Is there some hidden message in the nail man page entry
type (t) A synonym for print.
?
Martin
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On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Martin Neitzel wrote:
> > What is the difference between,
> > & t2
> > and
> > & p2
> > ?
>
> Nothing. Is there some hidden message in the nail man page entry
>
>type (t) A synonym for print.
>
Thanks. Sorry, I'm new to mailx and should have ch
What is the difference between,
& t2
and
& p2
?
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Michael Convey wrote:
|On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Gavin Troy <[3]gavtroy@fas\
|tmail.fm[/3]> wrote:
|
|Of course exclusive of S-nail, which is far too actively developed,
|considering the upcoming changes regarding imap! ;)
|
|I had heard of nail, but not S-nail. Interesting! I was lo
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