How do I mail a TeX file to someone?
TeX files are ordinary ASCII files and can be sent in a normal letter. A command such as mail -s “Here is the file” johndoe@univ.edu < myfile.tex will do it. Or you can of course start your favorite mailer, compose a new message, and tell the editor to read in the TeX file straight into the letter. If you are including other files in the main TeX file, or using non-standard TeX styles such as "preprint12", you have to mail them as well. However: as much as we hate attachments here, there are a couple of good reasons to send TeX files as attachments. Of course you will need a fairly modern mailer for that. To avoid problems with typesetting at the other end, you may want to convert the file into PostScript and mail that file instead. It will contain all the information necessary to print an exact copy of the document on any PostScript printer. If you must mail other, non-ASCII files or entire directories, please read a more detailed document about exchanging files by e-mail.
