...Learning E-Mail (5 of 5) -- Test mail with the almanac

    If you want to get a taste of what's possible through e-mail, start
an e-mail message to

              almanac@oes.orst.edu

Leave the "subject:" line blank.  As a message, write this:

              send quote

Or, if you're feeling a little down, write this instead:

              send moral-support

     In either case, you will get back a message within a few seconds to
a few hours (depending on the state of your host system's Internet
connection).  If you simply asked for a quote, you'll get back a
fortune-cookie-like saying.  If you asked for moral support, you'll also
get back a fortune-cookie-like saying, only supposedly more uplifting.
      This particular  mail server  is run by Oregon State University.
Its main purpose is actually to provide a way to distribute agricultural
information via e-mail.  If you'd like to find out how to use the
server's full range of services, send a message to the above address with
this line in it:

              send help

You'll quickly get back a lengthy document detailing just what's
available and how to get it.