Steps for sending mail to another user

Before you begin: You need to know that you can send a message to one or more users at a time. The following example is a message sent to several users. The word in italics is output by mailx itself.

     mailx macneil
Subject: Reminder
     Our work group meets today at 10:30.
     Let's get together in the library.
      ~c smitha emilig fabish
      ~.

On the first line, the message is addressed just to macneil. The ~c line adds people who will receive copies of the message.

The ~. line identifies the end of the message and indicates to mailx that you are ready to send it. After you type that line and press <Enter>, the message is sent.

Perform the following steps to send mail to another user

Type mailx name, where name is a login name.
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The system prompts you for a Subject. You can type a word or phrase and press <Enter>.
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Start typing the message. At the end of each line, press <Enter>. In the example used above, you would press <Enter> after Reminder, 10:30., library., and fabish.
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To copy other people on the note, type ~c before their login names.
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To end the message and transmit it, type ~. and press <Enter>.
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You know you are done when the system displays an EOT message.