.I \&.cshrc
in your home directory. (Check the
manual entry for the shell you use, in case you don't know how to
-do this.) Run the
+do this.) Then run the
.B mmh
command. If you've never used
.B mmh
.PP
.B repl
is used to respond to the current message (by default).
-It places you in the editor with a prototype response form. While you're
-in the editor, you may peruse the item you're responding to by reading
-the file
-.IR @ .
+It places you in the editor with a prototype response form.
After completing your response, type
-.B l
+.B li
to
.B list
(review) it, or
it.
.PP
.B comp
-allows you to compose a message by putting you in the editor
+allows you to compose a fresh message by putting you in the editor
on a prototype message form, and then lets you send it.
.PP
All the
which causes them to print a list of the arguments they may be invoked
with and then exit.
.PP
-Commands which take a message number as an argument (
-.BR scan ,
+Commands which take a message number as an argument
+.RB ( scan ,
.BR show ,
.BR repl ,
-\&...) also take one of the words: \*(lqfirst\*(rq,
-\*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqlast\*(rq to indicate
+\&...) also take one of the letters: `f',
+`p', `c', `n', or `l' to indicate
(respectively) the first, previous, current, next, or last message in
the current folder (assuming they are defined).
-Commands which take a range of message numbers (
-.BR rmm ,
+Commands which take a range of message numbers
+.RB ( rmm ,
.BR scan ,
.BR show ,
\&...) also take any of the abbreviations:
.PP
.RS 5
.IP \fI<num1>\fR\-\fI<num2>\fR 15
-Indicates all messages in the range <num1> to <num2>, inclusive. The range must be nonempty.
+Indicates all messages in the range <num1> to <num2>, inclusive.
+The range must be nonempty.
.IP \fI<num>\fR:+\fIN\fR 15
.IP \fI<num>\fR:\-\fIN\fR 15
Up to
.IR num .
.I Num
may be any of the pre-defined symbols:
-.IR first ,
-.IR prev ,
-.IR cur ,
-.I next
+.IR f ,
+.IR p ,
+.IR c ,
+.I n
or
-.IR last .
-.IP first:\fIN\fR 15
-.IP prev:\fIN\fR 15
-.IP next:\fIN\fR 15
-.IP last:\fIN\fR 15
+.IR l .
+.IP f:\fIN\fR 15
+.IP p:\fIN\fR 15
+.IP n:\fIN\fR 15
+.IP l:\fIN\fR 15
The first, previous, next or last
messages, if they exist.
.RE
.RS 5
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta 1.5i
-^ali(1)~^\- list mail aliases
-^anno(1)~^\- annotate messages
-^burst(1)~^\- explode digests into messages
-^comp(1)~^\- compose a message
-^dist(1)~^\- redistribute a message to additional addresses
-^flist(1)~^\- list folders with messages in given sequence(s)
-^flists(1)~^\- list all folders with messages in given sequence(s)
-^folder(1)~^\- set/list current folder/message
-^folders(1)~^\- list all folders
-^forw(1)~^\- forward messages
-^inc(1)~^\- incorporate new mail
-^mark(1)~^\- mark messages
-^mhbuild(1)~^\- translate MIME composition draft
-^mhl(1)~^\- produce formatted listings of mmh messages
-^mhlist(1)~^\- list information about content of MIME messages
-^mhmail(1)~^\- send mail (mailx replacement)
-^mhparam(1)~^\- print mmh profile components
-^mhpath(1)~^\- print full pathnames of mmh messages and folders
-^mhstore(1)~^\- store contents of MIME messages into files
-^mmh(1)~^\- initialize the mmh environment
-^next(1)~^\- show the next message
-^packf(1)~^\- pack a folder into mbox format
-^pick(1)~^\- select messages by content
-^prev(1)~^\- show the previous message
-^prompter(1)~^\- prompting editor front end
-^rcvdist(1)~^\- asynchronously redistribute new mail
-^rcvpack(1)~^\- asynchronously append a message to an mbox file
-^rcvstore(1)~^\- asynchronously incorporate new mail
-^refile(1)~^\- file messages in other folders
-^repl(1)~^\- reply to a message
-^rmf(1)~^\- remove folder
-^rmm(1)~^\- remove messages
-^scan(1)~^\- produce a one line per message scan listing
-^send(1)~^\- send a message
-^sendfiles(1)~^\- send multiple files and directories in MIME message
-^show(1)~^\- display MIME messages
-^slocal(1)~^\- asynchronously filter and deliver new mail
-^sortm(1)~^\- sort messages
-^whatnow(1)~^\- prompting front\-end for send
+.ta 1.7i
+%titles1%
.sp
-^ap(8)~^\- parse addresses 822\-style
-^dp(8)~^\- parse dates 822\-style
-^fmtdump(8)~^\- decode \fImmh\fP format files
-^post(8)~^\- deliver a message
+%titles8%
.fi
.RE
.PP
-Theses are descriptions of files and concepts:
+The following man pages describe file formats and concepts:
.PP
.RS 5
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta 1.5i
-^mh\-alias(5)~^\- alias file for mmh message system
-^mh\-format(5)~^\- format file for mmh message system
-^mh\-mail(5)~^\- message format for mmh message system
-^mh\-profile(5)~^\- user customization for mmh message system
-^mh\-tailor(5)~^\- mail transport customization for mmh message system
+.ta 1.7i
+%titles5%
.sp
-^mmh(7)~^\- introduction to the mmh message system
-^mh\-draft(7)~^\- draft folder facility
-^mh\-sequence(7)~^\- sequence specification for mmh message system
+%titles7%
.RE
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/FileName 'u
^%bindir%~^contains \fImmh\fR commands
^%etcdir%~^contains \fImmh\fR format files
^%libdir%~^contains \fImmh\fR library commands
^$HOME/.mmh~^The user's mmh directory
^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user's profile
^$HOME/.mmh/context~^The user's context
-^$HOME/Mail~^The user's mail storage
+^$HOME/Mail~^Default location of the user's mail storage
.fi
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.nf
.ta 2.4i
.ta \w'LongName 'u
-^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
+^Path:~^Location of the user's mail storage
.fi
.SH HISTORY
is an experimental version of
.BR nmh ,
the New Mail Handler.
-Its name ``mmh'' stands primarily for ``meillo's MH'',
-but also for modern, minimalistic, and non-compatible Mail Handler.
+Its name ``mmh'' stands for ``meillo's mail handler''.
.SH BUGS
If you encounter problems with an
.B \-Version
switch.
.PP
-Send bug reports and suggestions to
-.IR "markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>" ,
-or (as a fall-back) to
-.IR nmh-workers@nongnu.org .
+Send bug reports, comments, and suggestions to
+.I <mmh@marmaro.de>
+or to
+.IR "markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>" .
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
+mmh(1)
mh-chart(1)