.B whatnow
.RB [ \-editor
.IR editor ]
-.RB [ \-noedit ]
.RB [ \-prompt
.IR string ]
.RI [ file ]
.B repl
after the initial edit.
.PP
-When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless
-.B \-noedit
-is given, in which case the initial edit is suppressed). Then,
+When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless the
+.B \-editor
+switch with an empty string argument is given,
+in which case the initial edit is suppressed). Then,
.B whatnow
repetitively prompts the user with \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq
and awaits a response. The valid responses are:
.B send \-watch
send the message and monitor the delivery process
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
-.B push
-send the message in the background
-.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B quit
preserve the draft and exit
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B attach files
add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
-.B alist [-ln]
-list the MIME attachments, either short, long [-l] or numbered [-n]
+.B alist
+list the MIME attachments
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B detach [-n] files-or-numbers
remove MIME attachments, either by file name or by number with -n
.PP
For the
.B send
-and
-.B push
-responses, any valid switch to
+response, any valid switch to
.BR send (1)
-is valid (as
-.B push
-merely invokes
-.B send
-with the
-.B \-push
-option).
+is valid.
.PP
For the
.B refile
-response, any valid switch to the
-.I fileproc
+response, any valid switch to
+.B refile
is valid.
.PP
See
.BR whatnow 's
actions in complex ways.
.PP
+If the initial edit fails, no new draft is created, but any
+existing re-used draft is preserved.
+Failures of later edits are ignored and another prompt is printed.
+.PP
The
.B \-prompt
.I string
^Editor:~^To override the default editor
^<lasteditor>\-next:~^To name an editor to be used after exit
^~^from <lasteditor>
-^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
-^lproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
-^sendproc:~^Program to use to send the message
+^listproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.SH CONTEXT
None
-
-.SH BUGS
-If the initial edit fails,
-.B whatnow
-deletes your draft (by renaming
-it with a leading comma); failure of a later edit preserves the draft.