1 10/21/83  send_mail request:  send
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 3 Syntax:  send {addresses} {-control_args}
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 6 Function:  delivers the message.
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 9 Arguments:
10 addresses
11    specifies the recipients of the message.  If no addresses are
12    specified, the message is delivered to the current list of primary,
13    secondary, and "blind" recipients.  Type:
14          help addresses.gi -section control argument
15    for a description of the syntax of addresses.
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18 Control arguments:
19    With the exception of -abort/-no_abort, these control arguments
20    override the default values specified on the send_mail command line.
21    The defaults listed here are those which apply if these control
22    arguments were not given on the send_mail command line.
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25 -abort
26    does not send the message to any recipient unless it can be sent to
27    all recipients.  (Default)
28 -no_abort
29    sends the message to as many recipients as possible.
30 -acknowledge, -ack
31    requests an acknowledgement from the recipients when they read the
32    message.
33 -no_acknowledge, -nack
34    does not request an acknowledgement.  (Default)
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37 -brief, -bf
38    shortens some informative messages and suppresses others.
39 -long, -lg
40    prints the long form of alll informative messages.  (Default)
41 -notify, -nt
42    sends a "You have mail." notification to each recipient.  (Default)
43 -no_notify, -nnt
44    does not send the notification.
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47 Notes:
48 If addresses are given to the send request, the message is delivered
49 only to those recipients and to none of the primary, secondary, or
50 "blind" recipients.  Otherwise, the message is sent only to the
51 primary, secondary, and "blind" recipients.