4 .TH FORW %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 forw \- forward messages
13 .RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
21 .RB [ \-nowhatnowproc ]
43 may be used to prepare a message containing other messages.
45 It constructs the new message from a forms (components) file, with a
46 body composed of the message(s) to be forwarded. An editor is invoked
49 and after editing is complete, the user is prompted
50 before the message is sent.
52 The default message form contains the following elements:
61 .RI \*(lq forwcomps \*(rq
62 exists in the user's mmh directory,
63 it will be used instead of this default form. You may also specify an
64 alternate forms file with the switch
70 switch is given, each message being forwarded will
71 be annotated with the line:
79 This annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
81 If the message is not sent immediately from
85 may be used to re\-edit and send the constructed
86 message, but the annotations won't take place. Annotations
87 are always done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.
91 for a description of the
98 generates an attachment header field for the messages to be forwarded.
100 will care to encapsulate them using MIME rules.
102 To send non-MIME forwarded messages, compose a new message (e.g. with
104 and read in the output of:
107 mhl \-forwall \-form mhl.forward `mhpath
114 switch indicates the editor to use for the
115 initial edit. Upon exiting from the editor,
122 available options. The invocation of this program can be inhibited
125 switch. (In truth of fact, it is
128 program which starts the initial edit. Hence,
130 will prevent any edit from occurring.)
134 switch is intended to be used by the Emacs mh-e interface to
136 and is only present if
138 was compiled with support for mh-e. It implies
139 .BR \-nowhatnowproc .
140 It causes a file `draft' in the mail storage root
141 to be created, containing the draft message that would normally be presented
142 to the user for editing.
143 No mail is actually sent. Note that this switch is not guaranteed to
144 be present or to have the same effects in future versions of
146 it is documented here only for completeness.
156 switches implement a digest facility for
158 Specifying these switches enables and/or overloads the following escapes:
162 .ta \w'Component 'u +\w'Escape 'u +\w'Returns 'u
163 .I Type Escape Returns Description
164 component digest string Argument to `\-digest'
165 function cur integer Argument to `\-volume'
166 function msg integer Argument to `\-issue'
171 .I "Advanced Features"
174 User's Manual for more information on making digests.
179 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
180 ^%etcdir%/forwcomps~^The standard message skeleton
181 ^or $HOME/.mmh/forwcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
182 ^%etcdir%/digestcomps~^The message skeleton if `\-digest' is given
183 ^or $HOME/.mmh/digestcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
184 ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
185 ^+drafts~^The draft folder
188 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
192 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
193 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
194 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
195 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
196 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
197 ^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
198 ^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
199 ^mhlproc:~^Program to filter messages being forwarded
200 ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
204 mhbuild(1), comp(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1), mh\-format(5),
205 .I "Proposed Standard for Message Encapsulation"
210 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
211 .RB ` msgs "' defaults to cur"
216 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
217 The first message forwarded will become the current message.
222 is told to annotate the messages it forwards, it
223 doesn't actually annotate them until the draft is successfully sent.
230 it's possible to confuse
232 by re\-ordering the file (e.g. by using
235 before the message is successfully sent.
239 don't have this problem.