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+.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1993
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+.\" @(#)mail8.nr 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93
+.\"
+.bp
+.sh 1 "Glossary"
+.pp
+This section contains the definitions of a few phrases
+peculiar to
+.i Mail .
+.ip "\fIalias\fP"
+An alternative name for a person or list of people.
+.ip "\fIflag\fP"
+An option, given on the command line of
+.i Mail ,
+prefaced with a \-. For example,
+.b \-f
+is a flag.
+.ip "\fIheader field\fP"
+At the beginning of a message, a line which contains information
+that is part of the structure of the message. Popular header fields
+include
+.i to ,
+.i cc ,
+and
+.i subject .
+.ip "\fImail\ \ \fP"
+A collection of messages. Often used in the phrase,
+.q "Have you read your mail?"
+.ip "\fImailbox\fP"
+The place where your mail is stored, typically in the directory
+/var/mail.
+.ip "\fImessage\fP"
+A single letter from someone, initially stored in your
+.i mailbox .
+.ip "\fImessage list\fP"
+A string used in
+.i Mail
+command mode to describe a sequence of messages.
+.ip "\fIoption\fP"
+A piece of special purpose information used to tailor
+.i Mail
+to your taste.
+Options are specified with the
+.b set
+command.