5 .\" include the -mh macro file
8 .TH WHOM %manext1% MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
10 whom \- report to whom a message would go
15 \%[\-alias\ aliasfile]
16 \%[\-check] \%[\-nocheck]
19 \%[\-draftfolder\ +folder] \%[\-draftmessage\ msg]
27 \fIWhom\fR is used to expand the headers of a message into a set of
28 addresses and optionally verify that those addresses are deliverable at
29 that time (if `\-check' is given).
31 The `\-draftfolder\ +folder' and `\-draftmessage\ msg' switches invoke
32 the \fInmh\fR draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly
33 useful) feature. Consult the \fImh-draft\fR(5) man page for more
36 The files specified by the profile entry \*(lqAliasfile:\*(rq and any
37 additional alias files given by the `\-alias aliasfile' switch will be
38 read (more than one file, each preceded by `\-alias', can be named).
39 See \fImh\-alias\fR\0(5) for more information.
42 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
44 ^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
46 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
48 ^Aliasfile:~^For a default alias file
50 ^postproc:~^Program to post the message
54 `file' defaults to <mh\-dir>/draft
58 `\-alias %etcdir%/MailAliases'
62 With the `\-check' option, \fIwhom\fR makes no guarantees that the
63 addresses listed as being ok are really deliverable, rather, an address
64 being listed as ok means that at the time that \fIwhom\fR was run
65 the address was thought to be deliverable by the transport service.
66 For local addresses, this is absolute; for network addresses, it means
67 that the host is known; for uucp addresses, it (often) means that the
68 \fIUUCP\fR network is available for use.