- overwritten without any warning. The only directory that isn't
- true for is the `etc' directory -- in that directory, the previous
- copy of each <file> will be backed up as <file>.prev if it differs
- from the newly-installed copy. Watch for any diff output while
- make is processing that directory to see if you need to merge
- changes from *.prev files into the new versions.
-
-5) Edit the file `mts.conf' (installed in the nmh `etc' directory)
- and make any necessary changes for the mail transport interface
- you are using.
-
- The default `mts.conf' file assumes you retrieve new mail from
- a local (or NFS mounted) maildrop, and send outgoing mail by
- injecting the message to a mail transfer agent (such as sendmail)
- on the local machine.
-
- Check the `mh-tailor' man page for a list of all the available options
- for this file ("masquerade" may be of particular interest).
-
-6) Edit the file `mhn.defaults' (installed in the nmh `etc' directory).
- This file contains the default profile entries for the nmh commands
- mhlist/mhstore/mhshow and is created by the script `mhn.defaults.sh'.
- This script will search a generic path (essentially your $PATH) for
- programs to handle various content types (for example, xv to display
- images). You can re-run this script and give it a more tailored
- path. You may want to re-run this script later if you install new
- programs to display content. An example of this is:
-
- % cd support/general
- % ./mhn.defaults.sh /usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/ucb > mhn.defaults
-
- and then move `mhn.defaults' into the nmh `etc' directory.
-
- The `mhn.defaults.sh' script only searches for a simple set of programs.
- If you have specialized programs to handle various types, you will need
- to edit the `mhn.defaults' file manually. The syntax of this file is
- described in section 9.4 of the book "MH & xmh: Email for Users and
- Programmers", 3rd edition, by Jerry Peek, on the Internet at
- <http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mh/book/mh/confmhn.htm>.
-
-7) Add an optional global mh.profile, if desired. This profile should be
- placed in the nmh `etc' directory with the name `mh.profile'. This
- file will be used to construct the initial .mh_profile of a new nmh
- user, but will not be consulted after that.
+ overwritten without any warning. The only directory this isn't
+ true for, is the `etc' directory -- in that directory, the distributed
+ files are installed with a `.dist' suffix if they differ from the
+ existing file. Watch for information messages while make is processing
+ that directory to see if you need to merge changes.
+
+4) You may edit the file `mhn.defaults' in the mmh `etc' directory.
+
+ This file contains the default profile entries for the mmh commands
+ mhlist/mhstore/show. The syntax of this file is described in section
+ 9.4 of the book "MH & xmh: Email for Users and Programmers", 3rd edition,
+ by Jerry Peek, on the Internet at
+ <http://rand-mh.sourceforge.net/book/mh/confmhn.html>.
+ In most cases you can skip this step.
+
+5) Add the bindir to your PATH variable.
+
+ If you haven't change any paths, then the bindir is `/usr/local/mmh/bin'.
+ Likely, your PATH is set in ~/.profile, ~/.kshrc, ~/.bashrc, or a similar
+ file. Have a look at mmhwrap(1), which allows you to access mmh tools
+ conveniently without changing the PATH variable.
+