Email Commands
mail | Minimal text-based mail client and command-line mailer. |
mailq | View the outgoing mail queue on your system. |
If you read email on your Mac, you’re probably using a graphical mail application, such as Mail, or a web-based mail reader. In the Terminal, you can also run some simple, entirely text-based programs for handling email.
Before you can use these programs, your Mac’s mail server software, known as postfix, will need to be configured. This is an advanced task: mail server setup is too complex for this book. If you want to attempt it, the necessary files are located in /etc/postfix. This configuration can vary greatly depending on your mail provider and your network setup. Search the web for “postfix” and the name of your mail provider to locate setup instructions.
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