1  MAIL
   Allows you to send a short message to another person. For
   example, when you call someone who is not in, you can leave a
   message to call you back.

   The MAIL command requires two parameters:

   o  The user name of the person to whom the message is to be sent.
      A logical name can be substituted for the user name parameter.

   o  The message, which must be enclosed in quotation marks (" ").

   Format

     MAIL  [node::]username "short message"
 

2  Parameters
 

[node::]username

   Specifies the name of the user to receive the mail. Include the
   node when the person you want to receive the message is not on
   your current node.
 

"short one-line message"

   Denotes the contents of the message to be sent. The message must
   be enclosed in quotation marks and cannot exceed a single line.
 

2  Example

 %MAIL TAURUS::SMITH  "The meeting is at eleven."

     The MAIL command sends the message to Smith on node Taurus.