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List and briefly describe some common functions(features) found in UNIX e-mail systems. i.e. capability of using Bcc, etc..
UNIX e-mail systems have some basic and common functions
or features such as the capability to send emails to the users,
users to receive the emails, to read the received emails, to delete
emails, etc. Other mail capabilities are:
* The UNIX mail utility has a simple feature or option to display
the email delivery details on the terminal in verbose mode. This
uses the option "-v".
* Provides features for users to specify their "from" address in
send mail options. This uses the option "r".
* It provides the main facility to specify the subject of the
email. This uses the option "-s".
* It provides users with features for sending carbon copies of the
mail to a list of users, similar to the cc option in Microsoft
Outlook or any other email software application. This uses the
option "-c".
* Provides users the feature for sending blind copies of the mail
to a user list, similar to the bcc option in Microsoft Outlook or
any other email software application. This uses the option
"-b".
* It provides another feature for reading the mailbox's contents.
This uses the "-f" option.
* Like any other email software, it provides the capability for
sending mail to multiple users simultaneously specifying the users
in a comma-separated list.
* It provides a unique feature to the users to specify the mail
body in a file, say, a text file. In case, a mail is required to
contain 100 lines or more in its body. Users can specify the body
writing the contents in a file and send the mail using an input
redirection operator "<".
* It does not provide users a facility to attach files to be sent
in the mail. However, it provides a workaround option to attach
files using the "uuencode" command. This requires to pipe the
output of the uuencode command
* It provides the feature for users to create personal and
systemwide distribution lists, assign a name for a group to send an
email who are members of that group.