Enter Message. When Done, hit Control-Z, Control-C to quit:
Dear Mr. President:
I was disappointed to see that . . . <etc., until you type CTRL-Z>
Message sent 23:05:44 14-JUN-1993.
mail> exit
Modern automated mailservers expect your command in the body of the message. But some old-fashioned ones expect it as part of the *subject* line! I always tell if this is the case.
In most cases you will get a response in a few minutes. For systems that wait to off-peak hours to send responses you may have to wait a day.
Here are some more hints:
o Most automated systems respond to the single command "help".
o People change their directory systems around everyday it seems. If the commands given don't work, try to locate what you want by Archie (see below) before requesting it by mail.
o The Double quotes around some commands aren't part of the command itself (so don't type them!).