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   1 .TH NETMAIL 5 RAND
   2 .SH NAME
   3 netmail \- Arpanet mail queue
   4 .SH DESCRIPTION
   5 Each file in /usr/spool/netmail contains a message to be sent to
   6 one or more sites on the Arpanet.  They are processed by the
   7 .I mailer(8)
   8 daemon.
   9 The format of a message file is as follows:
  10 The first line has the sender's name, a space, and the date the
  11 message was sent (in the form returned by
  12 .I cdate(3)
  13 ).  Following lines
  14 represent addresses and have a code character, a host name, a space,
  15 and a mailbox name.  The code is '/' if this address has not already
  16 been handled, '|' if it has.  The addresses end with a blank line.
  17 The remainder of the file is the text of the message.
  18 .PP
  19 .B Example:
  20 .br
  21    jones 10-Jul-80@13:13:13
  22 .br
  23    /usc-isif op-nobody
  24 .br
  25    |rand-ai smith
  26 .br
  27
  28 .br
  29    From: Jones at Rand-Unix
  30 .br
  31    To: op-nobody at Usc-Isif, smith at Rand-Ai
  32 .br
  33
  34 .br
  35    This is a test message.
  36 .SH FILES
  37 /usr/spool/netmail/*
  38 .SH SEE ALSO
  39 mailer(8),deliver(8)