# rmail(8) - man - phpman

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## NAME
       **rmail** - handle remote mail received via uucp

## SYNOPSIS
       **rmail** _user_ _..._

## DESCRIPTION
       **Rmail**  interprets  incoming  mail received via [uucp(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/uucp/1/markdown), collapsing ``From'' lines in the form
       generated by [mail.local(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mail.local/8/markdown) into a single line of the form ``return-path!sender'', and passing
       the processed mail on to [sendmail(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sendmail/8/markdown).

       **Rmail** is explicitly designed for use with uucp and sendmail.

## SEE ALSO
       [uucp(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/uucp/1/markdown), [mail.local(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mail.local/8/markdown), [sendmail(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sendmail/8/markdown)

## HISTORY
       The **rmail** program appeared in 4.2BSD.

## BUGS
       **Rmail** should not reside in /bin.



                                    $Date: 2004/12/28 05:34:15 $                            [RMAIL(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/RMAIL/8/markdown)