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-====== Native NetBSD mail(1) Setup and Use: ======
-This is the native mail client on **NetBSD**, the operating system the SDF cluster runs on.  For historical reasons there are several aliases: //mail(1), Mail(1), mailx(1)//, however sticking to the first two will avoid name collision with any non-native clients.  While //mail(1)// has some MIME support it lacks folder-level hooks as well as POP3 or IMAP support so it may only appeal to users with modest mail needs.  That said, native //mail(1)// is quite capable of meeting most SDF email needs.
-===== Setup =====
-Native //mail(1)// uses  **~sdfuser/.mailrc**  for its configurations; below is an annotated sample config file which should work for most SDF users with little modification:
-<file config ~homeuser/.mailrc>
-### NetBSD mail(1) config file (~/.mailrc):
-## Hold mail in system Inbox (/sdf/mail/$USER):
-set hold
-## Set top of mail folder tree & cd into it; can
-## be any name but "mail" or "Mail" is typical:
-# use '~/mail/':
-set folder=mail
-# allows simple folder changes, ex. 'fi Sent' instead of 'fi +/Sent':
-chdir mail
-## Set non-std mbox and record names/locations.
-## (default loc: ~/ ; '+' prefix => ~/mail/..):
-# ~/mbox is default:
-set MBOX=+Save
-# none is default:
-set record=+Sent
-## Header fields to ignore & retain:
-ignore message-id received fcc status resent-date resent-message-id resent-from in-reply-to
-retain bcc cc date from subject to user-agent organization
-## Add additional headers - these are added to outgoing
-## messages unless editted/deleted in composition mode:
-Header User-Agent: NetBSD Mail version 9.1alpha 2009-02-25
-Header Organization: SDF Public Access UNIX System
-## uncomment to tweak the 'From:' field; default is
-## SDF user GECOS field (use userinfo(1) to list):
-#Header From: sdfuser@beevomit.org(Me at SDF)
-# Open even if no mail:
-set emptystart
-## Email aliases:
-# use for contacting SDF membership:
-alias sdfhelp 'SDF membership <membership@sdf.org>'
-## set alt. editor(s) and pager; these will override
-## user's EDITOR, VISUAL, PAGER shell env. vars:
-# default is PAGER:
-#set PAGER=more
-# default is EDITOR:
-#set EDITOR=nano
-# default is VISUAL:
-#set VISUAL=$HOME/bin/veditor
-## enable piping output of mailx cmds. In example,
-## typing '|wc -m' gives word count for curr. msg:
-set enable-pipes
-# Set things to prompt for before sending:
-set append ask autoprint
-## Set indent prefix (for Replys); use with '~m':
-set indentprefix="> "
-## pipe html/text type messages thru lynx(1), the text
-## web browser.  This makes reading html msgs easier:
-set mime-decode-header mime-decode-message mime-decode-quote
-set mime-body-text-html="+/usr/pkg/bin/lynx -force_html -dump -stdin"
-</file>
-===== Basic Use =====
-The //mail(1)// manpage will explain basic usage; once //mail(1)// is running you can type ''help'' and ''list'' for basic help info and a listing of commands.  Many commands can be abbreviated, i.e. 'm' for ''mailto'', 'd' for ''delete'', 'p' for ''print''. To page through multiple screens of messages use ''z'' (down) and ''z -'' (up).  A useful command is ''x'' which will quit without saving changes -- handy if you've made several unintended changes, i.e. deleting a bunch of messages.