Examples of reading mail

To read the current message:

   <Return>

This will display the current message, as indicated by the > symbol.

To display a message by its number:

   5

This will display the contents of message number 5.

To display a range of messages by number:

   4-7

This will display messages 4 through 7, starting at message 4. Press <Return> to go to the next message.

To display all the messages from a specific user:

   p bob

This displays all the messages in your mailbox from the user bob, starting from the first message received.

Press <Return> to go to the next message in the series.

To redisplay the mail headers:

   h

This redisplays the the mail headers, showing you what mail you have in your mailbox.

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