4 .TH DIST %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 dist \- redistribute a message to additional addresses
15 .RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
28 It prepares the specified message
29 for redistribution to addresses that (presumably) are not on the original
32 The default message form contains the following elements:
41 .RI \*(lq distcomps \*(rq
42 exists in the user's mmh directory, it
43 will be used instead of this default form. You may specify an alternate
44 forms file with the switch
47 The form used will be prepended to the message being resent.
49 Only those addresses in
50 .RI \*(lq Resent\-To: \*(rq,
51 .RI \*(lq Resent\-Cc: \*(rq,
53 .RI \*(lq Resent\-Bcc: \*(rq
55 .RI \*(lq "Resent\-Fcc: folder" \*(rq
60 the draft should contain only
61 .RI \*(lq Resent\-xxx: \*(rq
62 fields and no body. The headers and the body of
63 the original message are copied to the draft when the message is sent.
64 Use care in constructing the headers for the redistribution.
68 switch is given, the message being distributed will
69 be annotated with the line:
73 This annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
75 If the message is not sent immediately from
79 may be used to re\-edit and send the constructed
80 message, but the annotations won't take place. Annotations are always
81 done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.
85 for a description of the
89 switches. Note that while in the editor, the message being resent
90 is available through a link named \*(lq@\*(rq (assuming the default
92 In addition, the actual pathname of the message is
93 stored in the environment variable
96 the folder containing the message is stored in the environment variable
101 man page for more information.
103 Upon exiting from the editor,
109 for a discussion of available options.
114 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
115 ^%etcdir%/distcomps~^The standard message skeleton
116 ^or $HOME/.mmh/distcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
117 ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
118 ^+drafts~^The draft folder
121 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
125 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
126 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
127 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
128 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
129 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
130 ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
134 comp(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1)
138 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
139 .RB ` msg "' defaults to cur"
144 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The message
145 distributed will become the current message.
149 originally used headers of the form
150 .RI \*(lq Distribute\-xxx: \*(rq
152 .RI \*(lq Resent\-xxx: \*(rq.
153 In order to conform with the ARPA Internet standard, RFC\-822, the
154 .RI \*(lq Resent\-xxx: \*(rq
159 will no longer recognize and convert
160 .RI \*(lq Distribute\-xxx: \*(rq
165 does not rigorously check the message being distributed
166 for adherence to the transport standard, but
172 program will balk (and rightly so) at poorly formatted messages, and
174 won't correct things for you.