2011-03-30 13:49:47 +00:00
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.TH FACES 1
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.SH NAME
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faces, seemail, vwhois \- mailbox interface
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B faces
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.B -ihc
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.B -m
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.I maildir
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.br
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.B seemail
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.br
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.B vwhois
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.I person
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\&...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.I faces
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command monitors incoming mail and
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displays in its window a representation of the user's mail box
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using a small image for each message.
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The image is typically a portrait of the sender. Which image to
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display is determined by two directories /usr/$user/lib/face
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and /lib/face. Entries in /usr/$user/lib/face take priority over
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those in /lib/face. See
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.IR face (6),
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for how these directories are organised.
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.PP
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If the user is running
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.IR plumber (4),
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.I faces
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reacts to plumb messages to the
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.B seemail
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port,
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typically from
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.BR upas/fs ,
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and is thus notified of message additions and deletions.
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.PP
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Right-clicking on a message icon causes that message to be `plumbed' to
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.BR showmail .
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A typical plumb action will be to display the message, such as by
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the rule
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.EX
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plumb start window mail -s $0
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.EE
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The
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.IR acme (1)
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mail reader listens to the
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.B showmail
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port automatically.
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.PP
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If the user is not running
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.IR plumber ,
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.I faces
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reads the log file
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.F /sys/log/mail
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and right-clicking has no effect.
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.PP
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If arrows are visible, clicking on them will scroll the display.
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Middle-clicking on the arrows scrolls to the end.
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.PP
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Starting
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.B faces
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with the
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.B -i
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flag causes
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.B faces
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to read the messages in
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.BR /mail/fs/mbox
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— or the mailboxes specified with the
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.B -m
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flag —
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upon startup.
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.PP
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The
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.B -m
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option directs
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.I faces
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to watch for messages arriving in
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.I maildir
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instead of
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.BR /mail/fs/mbox .
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Multiple
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.B -m
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flags may be used to watch multiple mailboxes.
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.PP
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2020-12-04 08:33:55 +00:00
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Starting
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.I faces
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with the
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.B -c
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flag allows the user to remove faces with a click with button 1.
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.PP
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2011-03-30 13:49:47 +00:00
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The
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.B -h
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flag causes a different, venerable behavior in which
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the window displays the history of messages received
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rather than the current state of the mail box.
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In particular, faces are not removed from the screen when messages are deleted.
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Also, in this mode clicking button 1 in the display will clear the window.
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.PP
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.I Seemail
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is an
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.IR rc (1)
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script that invokes
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.B faces
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.BR -h .
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.PP
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.I Vwhois
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tells
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.I faces
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to display the icons of the named
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.IR persons ,
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without sending a message.
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.SH FILES
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.BR /mail/fs/mbox " mail directory.
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/cmd/faces
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.br
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.B /rc/bin/seemail
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.br
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.B /rc/bin/vwhois
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR mail (1),
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.IR marshal (1),
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.IR nedmail (1),
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.IR plumber (4),
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.IR face (6),
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.IR plumb (6)
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