If so, you will see a graphic interface that looks like the one shown in Figure 8.2 . All of the expected mail command functions are activated by clicking the mouse while pointing to the buttons on the screen. Mail Tool under OpenLook Don't forget to delete messages after you read them. Non-deleted messages will be saved to an mbox file in your home directory and can quickly grow to unmanageable sizes. If you are using the standard Unix Mail command then you must save the message to a file and then print the file.
Figure shows an example of how to print a mail message.
If you just got a new Unix account then you probably don't have any mail yet. You will be prompted for a subject. After entering your subject line, everything you type goes in the mail message. Some commands are acceptable in a mail message, if they occur at the beginning of a line. Of course if you really want to communicate by mail you have to know the intended recipient's address.