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Categorical List of Commands
Communications and Networking
Mail
ali Lists mail aliases and their addresses.
anno Annotates messages.
ap Parses and reformats addresses.
bellmail Sends messages to system users and displays messages from system users.
biff Enables or disables mail notification during the current session.
comp Composes a message.
comsat Notifies users of incoming mail.
dist Redistributes a message to additional addresses.
fmt Formats mail messages prior to sending.
folder Selects and lists folders and messages.
folders Lists all folders and messages in mail directory.
forw Forwards messages.
from To determine whom mail is from.
imapd Starts the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server process. This command only applies to AIX 4.2.1 or later.
inc Files new mail in a folder.
install_mh Sets up mailbox directories.
mail Sends and receives mail.
mailq Prints the contents of the mail queue.
mailstats Displays statistics about mail traffic.
makemap Creates database maps for sendmail.
mark Creates, modifies, and displays message sequences.
mhl Produces formatted listings of messages.
mhmail Sends or receives mail.
mhpath Prints full path names of messages and folders.
msgchk Checks for messages.
msh Creates a Message Handler (MH) shell.
newaliases Builds a new copy of the alias database from the mail aliases file.
next Shows the next message.
pick Selects messages by content and creates and modifies sequences.
pop3d Starts the Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) server process. This command only applies to AIX 4.2.1 or later.
post Routes a message.
prev Shows the previous message.
rcvdist Sends a copy of incoming messages to additional recipients.
rcvpack Saves incoming messages in a packed file.
rcvstore Incorporates new mail from standard input into a folder.
rcvtty Notifies the user of incoming messages.
repl Replies to a message.
rmail Handles remote mail received through Basic Networking Utilities (BNU).
rmf Removes folders and the messages they contain.
rmm Removes messages from active status.
scan Produces a one line per message scan listing.
send Sends a message.
sendbug Mails a system bug report to a specified address.
sendmail Routes mail for local or network delivery.
show Shows messages.
slocal Processes incoming mail.
smdemon.cleanu Cleans up the sendmail queue for periodic housekeeping.
sortm Sorts messages.
spost Routes a message.
uudecode Decodes a binary file that was used for transmission using electronic mail.
uuencode Encodes a binary file for transmission using electronic mail.
vacation Returns a message to the sender that the mail recipient is on vacation.
vmh Starts a visual interface for use with MH commands.
whatnow Starts a prompting interface for draft disposition.
whom Manipulates Message Handler (MH) addresses.
xget Receives secret mail in a secure communication channel.
xsend Sends secret mail in a secure communication channel.