HP-UX Reference (11i v2 07/12) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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elm(1) elm(1)
subject string Restrict to entries that contain string in the
Subject: header.
to string Restrict to entries that contain string in the
To: header.
You can add limiting criteria by repeating the
l command.
Ctrl-L Redraw the screen.
m Mail. Send mail to one or more addresses. You are prompted for
To: recipients, a
Subject: and, if the askcc boolean variable is
ON, Cc: recipients.
If the
userlevel numeric variable is 1 (intermediate) or
2 (expert), and there was
a previous sent or forgotten message in this session, you are asked if you would like to
Recall last kept message instead? (y/n)
If you answer y, the previous message is returned to the send buffer. If you answer
n, the signature file (if any) is copied into the send buffer.
Then, the editor defined by the
editor string variable is invoked. After you exit
from your editor, the Send Menu is displayed.
n Next message. Advances the current message pointer to the next message, and
displays that message as for the Return command.
o Options. Invokes the Options Menu, permitting you to change certain configuration
options. The changeable options are defined by the configoptions
string vari-
able.
p Print. Print the current message or the set of tagged messages using the command
defined by the
print string variable. The current message pointer does not move.
Tagged messages remain tagged.
q Quit. Gracefully terminate, performing message cleanup according to defined per-
sonal preferences. You can choose to actually delete messages marked for deletion.
For your incoming mailbox, you can choose to keep undeleted mail in the mailbox or
move it to the received folder defined by the receivedmail string variable.
If the ask boolean variable is ON, you may be asked the following questions. The
actions described are all performed after you have answered all the relevant ques-
tions.
Delete messages? (y/n)
This question is asked if you have messages marked for deletion. The default
answer is provided by the alwaysdelete boolean variable (ON means y (yes)
and OFF means n (no)).
If you answer y, all messages marked for deletion will be deleted.
If you answer n, all messages marked for deletion will be restored to their
former read, unread, or new state.
Move read messages to "received" folder? (y/n)
This question is asked if you are reading your incoming mailbox and if you have
messages that have been read. The default answer is provided by the always-
store
boolean variable (ON means y (yes) and OFF means n (no)).
If you answer y, undeleted messages that have been read will be moved to the
folder defined by the receivedmail string variable and the next question will
also be asked.
If you answer n, all undeleted messages are returned to your incoming mailbox
and the next question is not asked.
Keep unread messages in incoming mailbox? (y/n)
This question is asked if you are reading your incoming mailbox, if you answered
y to the Move read messages... question (or it was not asked), and if you
have messages that have not been read. The default answer is provided by the
alwayskeep boolean variable (ON means y (yes) and OFF means n (no)).
If you answer y, all undeleted unread (new and old) messages are returned to
your incoming mailbox.
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