Project Summary
Heirloom mailx (previously known as nail) is a mail user agent (MUA) for Unix systems.
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* Derived from Berkeley Mail 8.1. An interface like the original Berkeley one is still optionally available.
* Is a free implementation of the System V mailx command and features an interface like that by default.
In a Nutshell, mailx...
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took an estimated 8 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in September, 2004
ending with its most recent commit almost 15 years ago
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