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bsd-mailx
About bsd-mailx
From Debian's package description
bsd-mailx is the traditional simple command-line-mode mail user agent. Even if you don't use it, it may be required by other programs.
The /usr/bin/mail command provided by this package is a very simple one, and does not include many features that can be found in more advanced mail user agents.
For example bsd-mailx DOES NOT support:
- MIME (i.e. no attachments, no UTF-8 or other charsets support);
- SMTP protocol (/usr/sbin/sendmail interface only is used);
- POP3/IMAP (bsd-mailx reads local mailboxes only);
- maildir format (traditional mbox only format is supported).
If the above features are needed, please consider installing another package providing similar /usr/bin/mail interface:
- s-nail package,
- or mailutils package.
From Debian's description of the bsd-mailx package, under that package's license.
Dependencies
Depends on
default-mtaormail-transport-agentlibbsd0libc6liblockfile1
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Sources and licenses
- Name: the Debian package name.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the bsd-mailx package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the bsd-mailx package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
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