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How to delete a range of mails in Solaris using the 'mail' command?

I have some 1k+ mails in an inbox (old cronjob stdout), how to delete them in bulk? I'm on Solaris 8 and I have only mail available, no pine or mutt or similar "UI"-based client. Inline help and ...
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How do I send HTML email using linux 'mail' command?

mail -s "subject" [email protected] <test.html works, but only for plain text email. What is the correct way to send HTML email using the Linux command mail?
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Setting headers using the /bin/mail command

I have a bash script that I use with nagios that sends notifications by email. The key part of it looks like this: # $1 (FROM) | $2 (TO) | $3 (SUBJECT) | $4 (BODY) /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$4" | ...
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Mail vs. mail what is the difference

what is this business about mail and Mail? [On a centos box] Why mail does not work but wont return an error either while Mail works fine with the exact same syntax? Mail is basically a link to mail ...