HP-UX Reference (11i v2 04/09) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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elm(1) elm(1)
mail transport agent (MTA)
The program that sends and receives mail messages to and from other systems. On HP-UX
systems, the MTA is sendmail (see sendmail (1M)).
mailcap A file that contains information on how to compose and display mail messages that are not just
seven- and eight-bit ASCII characters.
metamail
A system program that processes nontext mail messages.
message In a folder, a sequence of text lines comprised of a message delimiter, a header, and a body.
The message delimiter is a line in the form:
From sender date
The header starts after the message delimiter and ends with the first null line. The body
begins at the null line and ends at the next message delimiter. A body can have subsections,
called attachments or body parts, which have are comprised of a boundary delimiter, a
header, and a body. This process can be recursive. See the METAMAIL CONFIGURATION
section for more details.
numeric variable
See configuration variable.
sendmail alias database
The alias database,
/etc/mail/aliases
, that is used by the sendmail MTA to direct
local mail.
signature file
A file that is appended to your outbound messages, usually containing information about your-
self. You can have two signature files, one for messages to your local machine and one for
other messages. See the
localsignature
and remotesignature string variables.
string variable
See configuration variable.
user name
Usually the login or mailbox name of someone you send mail to.
variable See configuration variable and environment variable.
FILE MODE
If standard input is connected to a pipe or to a file, and an address-list is specified,
elm operates in File
Mode.
The output of the previous command in the pipe, or the content of the file, is mailed to the members of the
address-list . The address-list is expanded, based on your
elm alias database and the system elm
alias
database, and placed in the
To: header entry.
If
-s is omitted or subject is null, subject defaults to:
no subject (file transmission)
The expressed or default value of subject is placed in the Subject: header entry.
See the EXAMPLES section.
MESSAGE MODE
If standard input is connected to your terminal, and an address-list is specified,
elm operates in Message
Mode.
The address-list is expanded, based on your
elm alias database and the system elm alias database, and
placed in the To: header entry. The To: header entry is displayed, in the same form as for the Message
Menu m (mail) command in Interactive Mode.
The value of subject, if nonnull, or a null string, is placed in the
Subject: header entry and the Sub-
ject: line is displayed for modification.
If
askcc is ON in your elmrc file, you are prompted for Copies to:.
Then the editor defined by the
editor string variable (if a signature file is not added) or the altedi-
tor string variable (if a signature file is added) is started so that you can write your message.
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