To send secret mail, at the system command line prompt, use the xsend command
in the way shown in the following example.
- The mail program must be installed on your system.
- A password must have been set up using the enroll command.
| Item |
Description |
xsend barbara |
In this example, secret mail is being addressed to the login name barbara.
When you press Enter, a single line editor is used to type the text of the
message. When you are finished typing your message, press the Ctrl-D key sequence
or a period (.) to exit the mail editor and send the message. The xsend command
encrypts the message before it is sent. |
- To receive secret mail, at your system command line prompt, type:
mail
The system displays the list of messages
in your system mailbox. The secret mail program sends you a notification that
you have received secret mail. The message line will be similar to the following:
Mail [5.2 UCB] Type ? for help.
"/usr/spool/mail/linda": 4 messages 4 new
>N 1 robert Wed Apr 14 15:23 4/182 "secret mail from robert@Zeus"
The
message text directs you to read your secret mail on your host using the
xget command.
- At the system command line prompt, type:
xget
You
are prompted for the password that was previously set up using the enroll command.
After you type your password, the xget command prompt is
displayed, followed by a listing of any secret mail. The mail program is used
to display any secret mail. You must enter the q subcommand
if you want to leave read and unread messages in the secret mailbox and prevent
the xget command from deleting the messages.