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-nmh-local functions to use in preference to OS versions
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-For some system functions whose availability or behavior varies from OS
-to OS, nmh conditionally uses a local definition with the same name as
-the OS function. For other functions, developers need to avoid the OS
-versions and always use the nmh-supplied function. Here is a list of
-such functions:
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-OS function nmh-local version to use instead
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-getpass() nmh_getpass()
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