Addressing mail to users on your network

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Use the mail command to send a message to users on your network. Include the user's login name and system name in the address.

To send a message through a local network to a user on another system, at the command line, type:

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Item	Description
mail LoginName@SystemName	For example, if Ryan is on system `zeus`, use the following command to create and send a message to him: `mail ryan@zeus` This command activates the mail program, enables you to create a message, and tries to send the message to login name `ryan` on system `zeus`. If the message is delivered successfully, you receive the system prompt with no notification. If the mail address is incorrect, you receive an error message.

mail LoginName@SystemName

For example, if Ryan is on system zeus, use the following command to create and send a message to him:

mail ryan@zeus

This command activates the mail program, enables you to create a message, and tries to send the message to login name ryan on system zeus. If the message is delivered successfully, you receive the system prompt with no notification. If the mail address is incorrect, you receive an error message.

Note: To send a message through a local network to a user on another system, you must know the login name and the name of the other system. For more information about displaying information that identifies users, see Common network commands.