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* mailutils: (libmailutils).         The GNU mailutils library API.
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This file documents @sc{mailutils},  library API.


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@title mailutils, library API.
@subtitle version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}
@author Alain Magloire et al.

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Copyright @copyright{} 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up

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@sc{mailutils}.
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@menu
* Introduction::                GNU @sc{mailutils}
* Mailbox::                     Mailbox API.
* Mailer::                      Protocol Used to Send Mail.
* Message::                     Message API.
* Headers::                     Headers API.
* Body::                        Body API.
* Attribute::                   Attribute.
* Stream::                      Stream API.
* Authenticator::               Authenticator.
* Address::                     Address.
* Locker::                      Locker.
* Encoding::                    Encoding API.
* URL::                         Unified Ressource Locator.
* Reporting Bugs::              Reporting Bugs.
* Acknowledgement::             Thanks and Credits.
* Concept Index ::
* Index::                       All @sc{Mailutils} Functions.

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@node Introduction, Mailbox, Top, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Introduction
@cindex Introduction

@sc{gnu} @sc{Mailutils} offers a general purpose library whose aim is to
provide a rich set of functions for accessing different mailbox formats and
mailers.

@example
@group

                             mailbox_t                  url_t
  -/var/mail-    +---//---->+-----------------+    +-->+-----------+
 (  alain   )    |          |  url_t        *-|----+   |  port     |
  -----------    |          +-----------------+        |  hostname |
 (  jakob *-)----+          |  auth_t       *-|----+   |  file     |
  -----------               +-----------------+    |   |  ...      |
 (  jeff    )           +---|-* message_t[0]  |    |   +-----------+
  -----------           |   |   message_t[1]  |    |
 (  shaleh  )           |   |   ...           |    |    auth_t
  ----------            |   +-----------------+    +-->+----------+
                        |                              |  user    |
   message_t            |                              |  passwd  |
 +--------------+<------+                    header_t  +----------+
 |  header_t  *-|------------>+---------------+
 +--------------+             | (name:val)[0] |
 |  body_t      |             |  ...          |
 +--------------+             +---------------+


@end group
@end example

For example writing a simple @command{from} command that will list the
@emph{From} and @emph{Subject} headers of every mail in a folder.

@example
@include sfrom.c.texi
@end example

@node Mailbox, Mailer, Introduction, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Mailbox
@cindex Mailbox

@include mailbox.texi

@node Mailer, Message, Mailbox, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Mailer
@cindex Mailer

@include mailer.texi

@node Message, Headers , Mailer, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Message
@cindex Message

@include message.texi

@node Headers , Body, Message, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Headers
@cindex Headers

@include headers.texi

@node Body, Attribute, Headers, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Body
@cindex Body

@include body.texi

@node Attribute, Stream, Body, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Attribute
@cindex Attribute

@include attribute.texi

@node Stream, Authenticator, Attribute, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Stream
@cindex Stream

@include stream.texi

@node Authenticator, Address, Stream, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Authenticator
@cindex Authenticator

@include auth.texi

@node Address, Locker, Authenticator, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Address
@cindex Address

@include address.texi

@node Locker, Encoding, Address, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Locker
@cindex Locker

@include locker.texi

@node Encoding, URL, Locker , Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Encoding
@cindex Encoding

@include encoding.texi

@node URL, Reporting Bugs, Encoding, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter URL
@cindex URL

@include url.texi


@node Reporting Bugs, Acknowledgement, URL, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Reporting Bugs
@cindex Reporting Bugs

Email bug reports to @email{bug-mailutils@@gnu.org}.
Be sure to include the word ``mailutils'' somewhere in the ``Subject:'' field.

@node Acknowledgement, Concept Index , Reporting Bugs, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Acknowledgement
@cindex Acknowledgement

In no particular order,
Jakob Kaivo @email{jkaivo@@ndn.net},
Jeff Bailey @email{jbailey@@gnu.org},
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry @email{shaleh@@debian.org},
Thomas Fletcher @email{thomasf@@qnx.com},
Dave Inglis @email{dinglis@@qnx.com},
Brian Edmond @email{briane@@qnx.com},
Sam Roberts @email{sroberts@@uniserve.com}.

@page
@node Concept Index , Index, Acknowledgement, Top
@comment node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@unnumbered Concept Index

This is a general index of all issues discussed in this manual

@printindex cp
@page

@node Index,  , Concept Index , Top
@unnumbered Index

This is an alphabetical list of all @sc{mailutils} functions.

@printindex fn

@contents

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