1.6. Email and Newsgroups

1.6.1. Sending Mail

To	Keystrokes
Compose a mail message	C-x m
Compose a mail message in another window	C-x 4 m
Compose a mail message in another frame	C-x 5 m
Insert contents of the .signature file	C-c C-w
Send message	C-c C-c
Define an alias for a name or a group of names	ESC x define-mail-alias

1.6.2. Reading Mail with RMAIL

Emacs interfaces with a number of mail programs, but its own mail program is RMAIL.

To	Keystrokes
Read mail with RMAIL	ESC x rmail
Scroll to the next screen of the message	SPACE
Scroll to the previous screen of this message	DEL
Move to the beginning of this message	.
Move to the next message	n
Move to the previous message	p
Move to the first message	<
Move to the last message	>
Jump to a certain message (preface with the number of the message to jump to)	j
Flag this message for deletion and move forward	d
Flag this message for deletion and move backward	C-d
Undelete a message that has been flagged for deletion	u
Delete all messages flagged for deletion	x
Save message in RMAIL file format	o filename RETURN
Save message as a standard ASCII text file	C-o filename RETURN.
Display a window that lists all messages	h
Exit RMAIL	q

1.6.3. Reading Mail with Gnus

Emacs has a built-in newsreader called Gnus. To enter Gnus, type ESC x gnus. You'll see a group buffer, commands for which are listed below. Select the newsgroup you want to read. Commands for the summary buffer, which lists messages in a given newsgroup, are listed below as well.

1.6.3.1. Gnus group buffer commands

To	Keystrokes
Start Gnus	ESC x gnus
Read articles in the group the cursor is on	SPACE
Subscribe or unsubscribe to this group	u
Prompt for a group to jump to	j
List all newsgroups you subscribe to	l
List groups that have been killed (killed groups are listed in the .newsrc.eld file)	A k
List all newsgroups available on this server	L
Get new news	g
Write a message for this group	a
Exit news and update .newsrc file	q

1.6.3.2. Gnus summary buffer commands

To	Keystrokes
Scroll forward	SPACE
Scroll backward	DEL
Move to the last posting you read	l
Get the FAQ for this newsgroup	H f
Move to the next article	n
Move to the previous article	p
Save article and mark with an exclamation point	u
Save the current article in UNIX format	C-o
Save the current article in RMAIL format	o
Go back to the Group buffer	q
Mark articles as read, starting with the current line and forward	d
Mail a copy of this article to someone	C-c C-f
Display current article	g
Delete all articles marked as read	x
Expand the Summary window	=

1.6.3.3. Gnus posting commands

To	Keystrokes
Post a new article	a
Reply to the person who posted the article	r
Reply to the person who posted the article and include a copy of the article	R
Post a follow-up to the current article to Usenet	f
Post a follow-up to the current article to Usenet and include a copy of the original article	F
From the News buffer, insert the original article	C-c C-y
From the News buffer, fill yanked article (to create even line lengths)	C-c C-q
Post or mail the article	C-c C-c
From the Summary buffer, cancel a posting	C