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2.7 KiB
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The Acme Mail program uses upas/fs to parse the mail box, and then
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presents a file-browser-like user interface to reading and sending
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messages. The Mail window presents each numbered message like the
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contents of a directory presented one per line. If a message has a
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Subject: line, that is shown indented on the following line.
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Multipart MIME-encoded messages are presented in the obvious
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hierarchical format.
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Mail uses upas/fs to access the mail box. By default it reads "mbox",
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the standard user mail box. If Mail is given an argument, it is
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passed to upas/fs as the name of the mail box (or upas/fs directory)
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to open.
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Although Mail works if the plumber is not running, it's designed to be
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run with plumbing enabled and many of its features work best if it is.
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The mailbox window has a few commands: Put writes back the mailbox;
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Mail creates a new window in which to compose a message; and Delmesg
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deletes messages by number. The number may be given as argument or
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indicated by selecting the header line in the mailbox window.
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(Delmesg does not expand null selections, in the interest of safety.)
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Clicking the right button on a message number opens it; clicking on
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any of the subparts of a message opens that (and also opens the
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message itself). Each message window has a few commands in the tag
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with obvious names: Reply, Delmsg, etc. "Reply" replies to the single
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sender of the message, "Reply all" or "Replyall" replies to everyone
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in the From:, To:, and CC: lines.
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Message parts with recognized MIME types such as image/jpeg are sent
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to the plumber for further dispatch. Acme Mail also listens to
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messages on the seemail and showmail plumbing ports, to report the
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arrival of new messages (highlighting the entry; right-click on the
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entry to open the message) and open them if you right-click on the
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face in the faces window.
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When composing a mail message or replying to a message, the first line
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of the text is a list of recipients of the message. To:, and CC:, and BCC:
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lines are interpreted in the usual way. Two other header lines are
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special to Acme Mail:
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Include: file places a copy of file in the message as an
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inline MIME attachment.
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Attach: file places a copy of file in the message as a regular
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MIME attachment.
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Acme Mail uses these conventions when replying to messages,
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constructing headers for the default behavior. You may edit these to
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change behavior. Most important, when replying to a message Mail will
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always Include: the original message; delete that line if you don't
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want to include it.
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If the mailbox
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/mail/box/$user/outgoing
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exists, Acme Mail will save your a copy of your outgoing messages
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there. Attachments are described in the copy but not included.
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The -m mntpoint flag specifies a different mount point for /upas/fs.
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