A set of menus allows you to explore this mail system's capabilities and you will never have to memorize commands. Pine was developed at the University of Washington in 1989 and began as a modification of the Elm mail system. The developers of Pine sought to produce a simple mailer that people could use without fear of making mistakes. Open Pine by typing pine at the Unix prompt.
Help is available from all mail screens.
Help will provide information for the particular screen you are on when you enter Help. C Compose Compose a message and send it. You will be prompted for the address, etc., and you may use your address book to select the recipient. You can send mail to an individual address or to a group of addresses. Carbon copies and blind carbon copies of your mail can also be sent.