HP-UX Mailing Services Administrator's Guide (B2355-91064)

(the options menu) in the main menu, which displays a list of all the elm configuration
variables. Choose the appropriate option in the options menu to modify the
configuration variable.
When invoked, elm reads the customized variables from the $HOME/.elm/elmrc file
to initialize the parameters.
The following types of configuration variables are available in the elm configuration
file:
• String – String variables have the following form:
string-name = string-value
• Numeric – Numeric variables have the following form:
numeric_variable- name = numeric value
• Boolean – Boolean variables have the following form:
boolean-name = ON
and
boolean-name = OFF
Some examples of elm variables follow:
N>ames only : OFF
U>ser level : Beginning User
The $HOME/.elm/elmrc file can contain any combination of the string, numeric, and
Boolean variables.
For a detailed description of the numeric, string and boolean variables, type man 1
elm at the HP-UX prompt.
The mailx Utility
mailx is an interactive message processing system. It provides a flexible environment
for sending and receiving messages electronically. mailx provides commands to save,
delete, and reply to messages.
You can use mailx to edit, review, and modify messages. By default, incoming mail
is stored in a standard file called a system mailbox, unless you specify an alternate
mailbox file using the -f option. As incoming messages are read from the system
mailbox, they are marked to be moved to a secondary file for storage. When you exit
from mailx, these marked messages are moved to the secondary storage file. Hence
The mailx Utility 19