4 .TH SPOST %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 spost \- feed a message to sendmail
12 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
19 is the program called by
21 to feed the message in
25 for delivery. In fact, many of
26 the features attributed to
28 in its manual page are performed by
32 acting as a preprocessor.
35 which parses the various header fields, appends
36 `From:' and `Date:' lines,
37 and finally feeds the message to the MTA.
39 will not normally be called directly by the user.
42 searches the `To:', `Cc:', `Bcc:', `Dcc',
43 `Fcc:', and `Resent\-xxx:' header lines of the specified
44 message for destination addresses,
47 is called witch all recipients, expect these from Bcc-field
54 If a `Bcc:' field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
55 delivery, and the `Bcc:' field will be removed from the message
56 sent to sighted recipients. The blind recipients will receive a newly
57 constructed message with a copy of the original message attached.
58 MIME rules are used for encapsulation.
62 to send the Bcc message.)
64 If a `Dcc' field is encountered, the field will be removed
65 befor sending the mail.
67 The `Aliasfile' profile entry
68 can be used to specify one or more files that spost
69 should take aliases from.
71 Aliasing is done on any address-field will.
72 The address-fields are `From:', `To:', `Bcc:', `Dcc'
73 or rather the `Resent\-xxx:' versions of this fields.
77 switch enables informational messages.
78 For example, the `\-v' switch will be added to the
85 profile entry in the `From:' line of the message.
86 If `Default-From' is not set,
88 constructs the `From:' line of the
89 message from the user's login name and the full name from the GECOS field
91 An example is `From: Dan Harkless <dan>'.
96 Its value overrides the full name from the GECOS field.
98 If you specify a `From:'
99 line manually in the message draft.
100 It will be used as provided.
101 A `Sender:' header with the user's
103 address will be added, if the `From' line don't contain a address
105 .RI ` Alternate-Mailboxes '.
107 Note that this applies equally to `Resent\-From:' lines
108 in messages sent with
112 takes care about full qualitfy addresses,
113 in every address-field.
114 Your MTA is supposed to care to add the correct domain,
115 if there is no after aliasing.
117 The draft is filed to the folders in the Fcc headers by
123 .ta \w'ExtraBigFileName 'u
127 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
131 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
132 ^Aliasfile:~^For default alias files
133 ^Default\-From:~^The default From header
134 ^Alternate\-Mailboxes:~^The user's addresses
138 send(1), mh\-mail(5), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5), refile(1),
139 .I "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages"