Laurel Manualby Douglas K. BrotzCSL-81-6May 1981c Copyright Xerox Corporation 1981All Rights ReservedAbstract: Laurel is an Alto-based, display-oriented, computer mail system interface. Itprovides facilities to retrieve mail and present it for delivery, and to display, forward, classify,file, edit and print messages. Additional features include facilities to read, write and copyfiles, run programs, and a whole lot more. Laurel is a component of a distributed messagesystem that has been in operation for several years in the Xerox Research Internet.This document is a description of the facilities contained in Laurel. Several tips on properuse of computer mail facilities in a social context are included.Key words and phrases: Alto, Distributed computing, Electronic mail, Ethernet, Grapevine,Laurel, Text editor, User interface.XEROXPALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER3333 Coyote Hill RoadPalo Alto, California 94304ÿî ¶ïW;pôž î ¶ïREqôXî ¶ïM•rî ôFî ¶ïH6stôð!î1ïF$î ¶ï<¢qôè uð?ôéî ¶ï:nô‘ð3ô’ð1î ¶ï89ôµô¶ð?î ¶ï6ôŸð$ô ð6î ¶ï3ÐôðSî ¶ï/õô¨ô©ðKî ¶ï-ÀôðAî ¶ï$qô’uô“ð1î ¶ï!æôð$î'öïóvî'ÿï)qôXî'ÿï ÈrôFî'ÿï Š– ¶ g>RLå}LAUREL MANUAL iiî(·ïfñwxwôXxî'ÿï_9rôFî)eï¹w'ÿr ¼d™ HELVETICA HELVETICA  HELVETICAMATH  HELVETICA HELVETICA LOGO TIMESROMAN  TIMESROMANƒâÿÿj/—ŒPÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿlaurel6-title.bravoBrotzJuly 27, 1981 10:19 AM