4 .TH FORW %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 forw \- forward messages
13 .RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
41 may be used to prepare a message containing other messages.
43 It constructs the new message from a forms (components) file, with a
44 body composed of the message(s) to be forwarded. An editor is invoked
47 and after editing is complete, the user is prompted
48 before the message is sent.
50 The default message form contains the following elements:
60 exists in the user's mmh directory,
61 it will be used instead of this default form. You may also specify an
62 alternate forms file with the switch
68 switch is given, each message being forwarded will
69 be annotated with the line:
77 This annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
79 If the message is not sent immediately from
83 may be used to re\-edit and send the constructed
84 message, but the annotations won't take place. Annotations
85 are always done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.
89 for a description of the
94 generates an attachment header field for the messages to be forwarded.
96 will care to encapsulate them using MIME rules.
98 To send non-MIME forwarded messages, compose a new message (e.g. with
100 and read in the output of:
103 mhl \-forwall \-form mhl.forward `mhpath
110 switch indicates the editor to use for the
111 initial edit. Upon exiting from the editor,
122 switch is intended to be used by the Emacs mh-e interface to
124 It causes a file `draft' in the mail storage root
125 to be created, containing the draft message that would normally be presented
126 to the user for editing.
130 No mail is actually sent.
140 switches implement a digest facility for
142 Specifying these switches enables and/or overloads the following escapes:
146 .ta \w'Component 'u +\w'Escape 'u +\w'Returns 'u
147 .I "Type Escape Returns Description
148 component digest string Argument to `\-digest'
149 function cur integer Argument to `\-volume'
150 function msg integer Argument to `\-issue'
155 .I "Advanced Features"
158 User's Manual for more information on making digests.
163 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
164 ^%etcdir%/forwcomps~^The standard message skeleton
165 ^or $HOME/.mmh/forwcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
166 ^%etcdir%/digestcomps~^The message skeleton if `\-digest' is given
167 ^or $HOME/.mmh/digestcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
168 ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
169 ^+drafts~^The draft folder
172 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
176 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
177 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
178 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
179 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
180 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
181 ^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
182 ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the `What now?' questions
186 mhbuild(1), comp(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1), mh\-format(5),
187 .I "Proposed Standard for Message Encapsulation"
192 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
193 .RB ` msgs "' defaults to the current message"
198 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
199 The first message forwarded will become the current message.
204 is told to annotate the messages it forwards, it
205 doesn't actually annotate them until the draft is successfully sent.
212 it's possible to confuse
214 by re\-ordering the file (e.g. by using
217 before the message is successfully sent.
221 don't have this problem.