%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Nail-&nail-version; Introduction to <application>Nail</application> The Nail package contains a command-line Mail User Agent that is compatible with the mail command available in commercial Unix versions. The mail command is useful for writing scripts. Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &nail-size; Estimated Disk space required: &nail-buildsize; Estimated build time: &nail-time; <application>Nail</application> dependencies Optional and MTA Installation of <application>Nail</application> Install Nail by running the following commands. make SENDMAIL=/usr/sbin/sendmail && make PREFIX=/usr install UCBINSTALL=/usr/bin/install && ln -sf nail /usr/bin/mail Command explanations make SENDMAIL=/usr/sbin/sendmail: This changes the default MTA path of /usr/lib/sendmail. make PREFIX=/usr install UCBINSTALL=/usr/bin/install: This changes the default installation path of /usr/local and the default install command path of /usr/ucb. Configuring <application>Nail</application> Config files /etc/nail.rc, ~/.mailrc and ~/.nailrc Contents The Nail package contains nail, a program compatible with mail found on commercial Unix versions. Description nail nail is a command-line mail user agent.