The 2009 Research Science Institute



E-mail FAQ

1. How do I get to my inbox in Pine?
2. How do I read a message in my inbox?
3. How do I reply to a message I have received?
4. How do I attach files to an outgoing email?
5. How can I forward an emacs document as an e-mail to someone?
6. How do I Bcc an email?
7. How do I view e-mail that I have sent?
8. How do I print an email?
9. How do I forward my Athena mail elsewhere?
10. How do I stop forwarding Athena mail?
11. Anybody know how I can download my e-mail from my AOL account?

1. How do I get to my inbox in Pine?

Except while you are editing an email, you can reach your inbox from anywhere as follows:

  1. Type L to bring up the list of your folders.

  2. Move to INBOX with the arrow keys, then press return to open your inbox.

2. How do I read a message in my inbox?

Go to your inbox; use the arrow keys to move to the message you wish to read, and press return to open it. When you have finished reading, you may press the less-than sign (<) to return to your inbox.

3. How do I reply to a message I have received?

Move to that message in your inbox, then press R; or press R while reading the message.

4. How do I attach files to an outgoing email?

While you are editing the message header, type control-J. You will be prompted for the name of the file to attach and then for an attachment comment, which you may leave blank (i.e., just press return again). You may do this several times to attach several files.

5. How can I forward an emacs document as an e-mail to someone?

You can attach it; or, while editing the body of a message in Pine, you can type control-R (for "Read File") and enter the name of the file to insert into the message body.

6. How do I Bcc an email?

While editing the header, type control-R (for "Rich Header"). This will add several lines to the header, including a Bcc: line.

7. How do I view e-mail that I have sent?

Look in your sent-mail folder. To get there from anywhere (except while editing an email), do the following:

  1. Press L to bring up the list of your mail folders.

  2. Use the arrow keys to move to the sent-mail folder and press return.

8. How do I print an email?

In your inbox, move to the message you wish to print, then type the percent sign and answer Y to the prompt.

9. How do I forward my Athena mail elsewhere?

athena% chpobox -s "address" (e.g., athena% chpobox -s metoo@aol.com)

10. How do I stop forwarding Athena mail?

athena% chpobox -p

11. Anybody know how I can download my e-mail from my AOL account?

You can check your AOL e-mail on the web at http://www.aol.com.