About the mail program

The mail program described here is known as mail (or ucb/mail) and is available on many systems. Some systems provide a similar mail program called mailx which is an improved version of mail. If necessary, use the command mailx instead of mail.

Most mail programs work in a similar manner, so you will find the information on using mail useful when you come to use some other mailer.

• Other mail programs
• Mail program modes
• Mail program files

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