Establishes a link between two terminals. Whatever is typed is seen by both parties. REMark is useful here if a conversation is to ensue. Electronic mail can be sent and read through various programs. Users are informed when they have a message waiting upon logging in.
Mail is stored in the file MAIL.TXT in the user's directory.
This is the command used to send mail to another user. At the prompt of the respective mail program, type SEND and a carriage return, the computer will prompt for information such as the user for the message to be sent to, other users to receive a copy of the message, and the title of the piece of mail. This command, if typed with no argument, will start reading all currently unread mail. If used with the number of a piece of mail, it will read that one alone. This will give a list of all the titles of the various pieces of mail in the user's mailbox and the corresponding number of that mail.