Pine Application

SYNTAX

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This is a not a complete description. A more detailed and technical description can be found by using the man command. Also use the man command to review the options used with this command

Pine is a screen-oriented message-handling tool. In its default configuration, Pine offers an intentionally limited set of functions geared toward the novice user, but it also has a growing list of optional "power-user" and personal- preference features. pinef is a variant of Pine that uses function keys rather than mnemonic single-letter commands. Pine's basic feature set includes:

View, Save, Export, Delete, Print, Reply and Forward

messages.

Compose messages in a simple editor (Pico) with word-

wrap and a spelling checker. Messages may be postponed

for later completion.

Full-screen selection and management of message fold-

ers.

Address book to keep a list of long or frequently-used

addresses. Personal distribution lists may be defined.

Addresses may be taken into the address book from

incoming mail without retyping them.

New mail checking and notification occurs automatically

every 2.5 minutes and after certain commands, e.g.

refresh-screen (Ctrl-L).

On-line, context-sensitive help screens. Pine supports MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), an Internet Standard for representing multipart and mul- timedia data in email. This allows any group of individuals with MIME-capable mail software (e.g. Pine, PC-Pine, or many other programs) to exchange formatted documents, spread-sheets, image files, etc, via Internet email.

Pine uses the c-client messaging API to access local and remote mail folders. This library provides a variety of low-level message-handling functions, including drivers for a variety of different mail file formats, as well as routines to access remote mail and news servers, using IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol). Outgoing mail is usually handed-off to the Unix sendmail, program but it can optionally be posted directly via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).