3 faces, seemail, vwhois \- mailbox interface
21 command monitors incoming mail and
22 displays in its window a representation of the user's mail box
23 using a small image for each message.
24 The image is typically a portrait of the sender. Which image to
25 display is determined by two directories /usr/$user/lib/face
26 and /lib/face. Entries in /usr/$user/lib/face take priority over
27 those in /lib/face. See
29 for how these directories are organised.
31 If the user is running
34 reacts to plumb messages to the
39 and is thus notified of message additions and deletions.
41 Right-clicking on a message icon causes that message to be `plumbed' to
43 A typical plumb action will be to display the message, such as by
46 plumb start window mail -s $0
50 mail reader listens to the
54 If the user is not running
59 and right-clicking has no effect.
61 If arrows are visible, clicking on them will scroll the display.
62 Middle-clicking on the arrows scrolls to the end.
70 to read the messages in
72 — or the mailboxes specified with the
81 to watch for messages arriving in
87 flags may be used to watch multiple mailboxes.
91 flag causes a different, venerable behavior in which
92 the window displays the history of messages received
93 rather than the current state of the mail box.
94 In particular, faces are not removed from the screen when messages are deleted.
95 Also, in this mode clicking button 1 in the display will clear the window.
107 to display the icons of the named
109 without sending a message.
111 .BR /mail/fs/mbox " mail directory.
113 .B /sys/src/cmd/faces