HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview

basically the same functions as the older (still available) utilities cpio and
tar.
sd(5) sd — overview of Software Distributor: commands to create, distribute,
install, monitor, and manage software.
shar(1)
The shar command bundles the named files and directories into a
distribution package suitable for mailing or moving to a new location. Use
the posix shell (/usr/bin/sh) to unpack the archive. If any named files
contain unusual data, shar uses uuencode to protect the data from certain
mailers that do not properly handle the file’s native format. See uuencode(1).
If uuencode is used to encode the data, a uudecode script is included in
the shar package so that the shell can still be used to unpack the archive.
tar(1)
The tar command saves and restores archives of files on a magnetic tape
or in a disk file.
Networking Services
HP-UX provides a rich and robust set of networking services covering:
• Electronic Mail
• Remote Logins / Terminal Emulation
• File Transfers
• Web Access
• Remotely Mounted File Systems
NOTE: Before you can use any of the networking services, you need to configure at
least one network interface on your server. Use the nwmgr command to configure the
interface. See the nwmgr(1M) manpage and “Configuring a Network Interface” (page 132)
for additional information.
Electronic Mail
Electronic mail (E-mail) systems generally have two functional layers:
• A transport and routing layer
• An E-mail client for reading, composing, and sending E-mail
For transporting and routing E-mail, HP-UX supports sendmail, a highly configurable
and widely used E-mail transport service. For information on configuring sendmail
on an HP-UX based server see the networking document: HP-UX Mailing Services
Administrator’s Guide.
For reading, composing, and sending E-mail HP-UX offers the traditional UNIX E-mail
clients:
mail
mailx
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