4 .TH DIST %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 dist \- redistribute a message to additional addresses
15 .RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
27 It prepares the specified message
28 for redistribution to addresses that (presumably) are not on the original
31 The default message form contains the following elements:
41 exists in the user's mmh directory, it
42 will be used instead of this default form. You may specify an alternate
43 forms file with the switch
46 The form used will be prepended to the message being resent.
48 Only those addresses in
54 .RI ` "Resent\-Fcc: folder" '
59 the draft should contain only
61 fields and no body. The headers and the body of
62 the original message are copied to the draft when the message is sent.
63 Use care in constructing the headers for the redistribution.
67 switch is given, the message being distributed will
68 be annotated with the line:
72 This annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
74 If the message is not sent immediately from
78 may be used to re\-edit and send the constructed
79 message, but the annotations won't take place. Annotations are always
80 done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.
84 for a description of the
86 switch. Note that while in the editor, the actual pathname of the
87 message being resent is stored in the environment variable
90 the folder containing the message is stored in the environment variable
95 man page for more information.
97 Upon exiting from the editor,
103 for a discussion of available options.
108 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
109 ^%etcdir%/distcomps~^The standard message skeleton
110 ^or $HOME/.mmh/distcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
111 ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
112 ^+drafts~^The draft folder
115 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
119 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
120 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
121 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
122 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
123 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
124 ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the `What now?' questions
128 comp(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1)
132 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
133 .RB ` msg "' defaults to cur"
138 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The message
139 distributed will become the current message.
143 originally used headers of the form
144 .RI ` Distribute\-xxx: '
146 .RI ` Resent\-xxx: '.
147 In order to conform with the ARPA Internet standard, RFC\-822, the
153 will no longer recognize and convert
154 .RI ` Distribute\-xxx: '
159 does not rigorously check the message being distributed
160 for adherence to the transport standard, but
166 program will balk (and rightly so) at poorly formatted messages, and
168 won't correct things for you.