OSF

NAME

from − Shows whom mail messages are from

SYNOPSIS

from [-s sender] [user]

The from command prints out the mail header lines in your mailbox file. 

FLAGS

-s sender
Prints headers for mail sent by sender. 

DESCRIPTION

If user is specified, then user’s mailbox is examined instead of your own. 

EXAMPLES

     1.To display the message headings in your mailbox, enter:

from

The names of the senders and the message dates are displayed.

     2.To display the message headings for mail sent by a specific user, enter:

from -s dale

Displays only the message headings of the messages sent from user dale. 

     3.To display the message headings in a specific user’s mailbox, enter:

from dawn

The message headings from user dawn’s mailbox are displayed, provided you have read permission for dawn’s mailbox. 

FILES

/var/spool/mail/∗User mailbox files. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands:  biff(1), mail(1)/binmail(1), mailx(1)/Mail(1).