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- MM in 2 Pages. A selection of commonly used commands. For more information,
- please use the help command. Note that commands may work differently at the
- MM>, Read> and Send> prompts.
-
- MM Commands
-
- The term messages refers to message sequences, described on the other side of
- this sheet.
-
- help ? shows what help is available.
-
- help command explains use of a particular command (or a
- topic as listed in help ?).
-
- command ? shows possible completions for a particular
- command.
-
- !command does a shell command.
-
- exit exits from MM and expunges deleted messages;
- does not kill the process.
-
- quit exits from MM without expunging; does not kill
- the process.
-
- bye exits from MM and asks whether to expunge;
- kills the process.
-
- send starts the SEND routine.
-
- read starts the READ routine, and reads any unseen
- messages.
-
- read messages starts the READ routine, and reads specified
- messages.
-
- headers messages shows the headers (index summary) of specified
- messages.
-
- reply messsages sends a reply; similar to SEND routine.
-
- delete messages marks the message for deletion; it will be
- erased at exit or expunge.
-
- forward messages forwards the message to someone else; you can
- add a comment first.
-
- remail messages remails the message to someone else without
- comment.
-
- print messages prints the message; see the other side of this
- sheet for pcprint.
-
- flag messages puts a marker on the message; the message is
- shown whenever you start MM.
-
- keyword kw messages assigns a keyword, kw, to the message; for use
- in message sequences.
-
- copy file messages copies the message to another mail file, file.
-
- move file messages copies the message to another mail file, file.
-
- get file changes to another mail file, file.
-
- get changes to the main mail file, mbox.
-
- save-draft file (at Send>only) saves a message being typed in
- a file, file, without sending it.
-
- restore-draft file gets a message that was saved by save-draft to
- resume the SEND routine.
-
- finger userID shows the name and other information for the
- person with the userID.
-
- finger -Q username lists userIDs of people with the name (or
- partial name).
-
- define alias userID defines a mail-alias (nickname) for the
- userID.
-
- define alias userIDlist defines a mail-alias (mailing list name) for a
- list of userIDs.
-
- define alias @@file defines a mail-alias (mailing list name) by
- referring to a file listing userIDs.
-
- who? shows what aliases exist.
-
- who alias shows the userID for a particular alias.
-
- show shows current settings of variables and
- mail-aliases.
-
- show variable shows the current setting of a particular
- variable.
-
- help set variable explains what a variable does.
-
- set variable value customizes MM by setting a variable to a
- certain value.
-
- save-init saves anything defined or set during the
- current session.
-
- expunge permanently erases deleted messages (the exit
- command also does this).
-
- Message Sequences
-
- Messages are commonly specified by number. Type headers all to see a list of
- all the messages you have on file, with their numbers. Examples of message
- sequences using numbers:
-
- 5 message 5.
-
- 5:8 or 5-8 or 5,6,7,8 messages 5 through 8.
-
- 5,6,7,10 or 5:7,10 messages 5 through 7, and 10.
-
-
- Some other message sequences are shown here. Type help message-sequence for a
- full list of sequences. If you type headers all, you are using the message
- sequence all.
-
- * the last message in the file.
-
- all, inverse all messages; all=oldest first, inverse=newest
- first.
-
- after, before, on, since date messages after, etc., a certain date (June 6,
- 1990) or day (Monday).
-
- subject, text word messages containing a word (or part of a
- word) in the subject or text.
-
- to, from userID messages to or from a certain userID or user
- name.
-
- last n the last n messages.
-
- flagged all messages marked by the flag command.
-
- keyword kw all messages assigned to the keyword, kw, by
- the keyword command.
-
- Examples of message sequences:
-
- read since Monday reads all messages received on and after
- Monday.
-
- delete subject meeting from fuat deletes messages from fuat with meeting
- in the subject.
-
- headers before 12/31/90 shows headers for messages received before
- December 31, 1990.
-
- flag text bug from mel puts a flag on all messages from melissa with
- bug in the text.
-
- Reply Keywords
-
- sender, all send reply to sender, or to everyone on the to
- and cc lists of the original.
-
- including, not-including include the original message above the reply
- text, or not.
-
- At the Read> prompt, common commands are reply, reply all, reply including,
- reply all including.
-
- At the MM> prompt, type reply and message sequence; then at the prompt send
- reply...to, press return for the default, sender not-including, or specify
- including, all, or all including.
-
- Send Commands
-
- Use help at the Send> prompt for information. Some of the commands available
- only at the Send> prompt include:
-
- display, display headers shows the message about to be sent, or just
- its header lines.
-
- to address, cc address,
- subject text adds addresses to the to or cc fields;
- replaces the subject field.
-
- erase field erases a field (like to, cc, etc.)
-
- text goes back to typing text, after reaching the
- Send> prompt.
-
- fcc file puts a copy of the message in a file, file, in
- your current directory.
-
- send sends the message.
-
- quit discards the message, and goes back to the MM>
- prompt.
-
- At the To: and cc: prompts: type any valid address or mail-alias; or @file to
- read in addresses from a file (mailing list);
-
- or . (period) to send to yourself. Put commas between addresses when there is
- more than one. See the help topics addressing, bitnet and internet for
- information about addresses. See help for text-mode for help with MM's text
- editor.
-