Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:50 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to delete mail letter Message-ID: <20080714133350.48ef39cd@ayiin> In-Reply-To: <005401c8e561$72599100$3f83a8c0@neusofteaf5839> References: <005401c8e561$72599100$3f83a8c0@neusofteaf5839>
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:26:46 +0800
EdwardKing <zhangsc@neusoft.com> wrote:
> I use mail command to read mail and quit mail,like follows:
> $mail
> ?1
> ?q
> Save 1 message in mbox
>
> Then I use mail command again
> $mail
> No mail for edward
>
> How to delete my letter in mbox which have read?
man mail
[...]
Disposing of Mail
After examining a message you can delete (d) the message or reply (r) to
it. Deletion causes the mail program to forget about the message. This
is not irreversible; the message can be undeleted (u) by giving its num-
ber, or the mail session can be aborted by giving the exit (x) command.
Deleted messages will, however, usually disappear never to be seen again.
[...]
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{Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome
I used to hate weddings; all the Grandmas would poke me and
say, "You're next sonny!" They stopped doing that when i
started to do it to them at funerals.
I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.
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