In Unix, how can I see a brief summary of my mail?

Note: Mail service is not available on any of the UITS central Unix systems at Indiana University.

You can list your mail messages on a Unix computer, one per line, without entering a mail program (like Berkeley mail) by using the from command. To use this command, at the Unix prompt, enter:

The from command produces output like this:

As you can see, the address is followed by the date and time.

To find out more about how to use this command, at the Unix prompt, enter the following:

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?

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