System Administration Guide: Network Services

Contents of the /usr/bin Directory

The following table shows the contents of the /usr/bin directory, which is used for mail services.

Name 

Type 

Description 

aliasadm

File 

A program to manipulate the NIS+ aliases map. 

mail

File 

A user agent. 

mailcompat

File 

A filter to store mail in SunOS 4.1 mailbox format. 

mailq

File 

A program that lists the content of the mail queue. 

mailstats

File 

A program that is used to read mail statistics that are stored in the /etc/mail/statistics file (if present).

mailx

File 

A user agent. 

mconnect

File 

A program that connects to the mailer for address verification and debugging. 

praliases

File 

A command to “uncompile” the alias database. Refer to the uncompile information that is provided in the man page for praliases(1).

rmail

Symbolic Link 

A symbolic link to /usr/bin/mail. Command that is often used to permit only the sending of mail.

vacation

File 

A command to set up an automatic reply to mail.