Updated sendfiles(1) man page to reflect upcoming code update.

[mmh] / man / mhmail.man

diff --git a/man/mhmail.man b/man/mhmail.man
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--- a/man/mhmail.man
+++ b/man/mhmail.man
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ mhmail \- send or read mail
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhmail
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhmail

-.RI [ addrs
-\&...]
+.RB [ \-to ]
+.RI addrs
+\&...
+.RB [ \-attach
+.IR file ]

 .RB [ \-body
 .IR text ]
 .RB [ \-cc
 .RB [ \-body
 .IR text ]
 .RB [ \-cc

@@ -17,6 +20,8 @@ mhmail \- send or read mail
 \&...]
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR addr ]
 \&...]
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR addr ]

+.RB [ \-headerfield
+.IR name:value ]

 .RB [ \-subject
 .IR subject ]
 .RB [ \-resent ]
 .RB [ \-subject
 .IR subject ]
 .RB [ \-resent ]

@@ -30,6 +35,11 @@ mhmail \- send or read mail
 .RB [ \-send " | " \-nosend ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .RB [ \-send " | " \-nosend ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]

+.PP
+.HP 5
+.B mhmail
+with no arguments is equivalent to
+.B inc

 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhmail
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhmail

@@ -42,8 +52,8 @@ which is compatible with
 .BR nmh .
 This program is intended for the use of programs such as
 .BR cron ,
 .BR nmh .
 This program is intended for the use of programs such as
 .BR cron ,

-which expect to send mail automatically to various
-users.  It is also used by various
+which expect to send mail automatically to various addresses.  It is
+also used by various

 .B nmh
 commands to mail various
 error notifications.  Although
 .B nmh
 commands to mail various
 error notifications.  Although

@@ -57,15 +67,15 @@ be used instead to send messages.
 .PP
 When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes
 .B inc
 .PP
 When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes
 .B inc

-to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop.  When one or more users
-is specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to
-a temporary file.
+to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop.
+.PP
+When one or more addresses are specified, a message is read from the
+standard input and spooled to a temporary file.

 .B mhmail
 then invokes
 .B mhmail
 then invokes

-.B post
-with the
-name of the temporary file as its argument to deliver the message to
-the specified user.
+.BR post ,
+by default, with the name of the temporary file as its argument to
+deliver the message to the specified address.

 .PP
 The
 .B \-subject
 .PP
 The
 .B \-subject

@@ -80,7 +90,11 @@ will be resent, as
 .B dist
 would do.  For example:
 .PP
 .B dist
 would do.  For example:
 .PP

-    mhmail u2@example.com -resent < `mhpath cur`
+.RS 5
+.nf
+mhmail u2@example.com -resent < `mhpath cur`
+.fi
+.RE

 .PP
 By default,
 .B mhmail
 .PP
 By default,
 .B mhmail

@@ -97,10 +111,20 @@ will not send the message and return with status 1.  You can use the switch
 \*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message.
 .PP
 Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq
 \*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message.
 .PP
 Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq

-field.  If the
+field.  At least one such address is required when sending a message,
+i.e., if any other switches are supplied. If the

 .B \-cc
 switch is used, all addresses following it, even if there are
 .B \-cc
 switch is used, all addresses following it, even if there are

-intervening switches, are placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field.
+intervening switches other than
+.BR \-to ,
+are placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field.  The optional
+.B \-to
+switch can appear in front of any addresses to signify their placement
+in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq field.  The
+.B \-to
+and
+.B \-cc
+switches may be given multiple times.

 .PP
 By using
 .B \-from
 .PP
 By using
 .B \-from

@@ -110,13 +134,51 @@ the draft.  If no
 .B \-from
 switch is used when sending,
 .B mhmail
 .B \-from
 switch is used when sending,
 .B mhmail

-will supply a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header field using the sender's local mailbox.
+will supply a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header field using the sender's local mailbox,
+see
+.I localmbox
+in
+.BR mh-format (5).

 Naturally,
 .B post
 will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
 header correctly.
 .PP
 The
 Naturally,
 .B post
 will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
 header correctly.
 .PP
 The

+.B \-headerfield
+.I name:value
+switch adds a header field with the specified name and value to the
+message.  (The
+.I value
+is called the
+.I field body
+in RFC 2822, but that's too easily confused with the message body.)
+There need not be a space after the colon that separates the
+name and value in the argument to this switch.  It is usually best to
+enclose the argument in quotes to protect it from the shell.  The
+.B \-headerfield
+switch may be given multiple times to add multiple header fields,
+for example,
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+mhmail -from sender@example.com \\
+-headerfield 'MIME-Version:1.0' \\
+-headerfield 'Content-Type:text/plain; charset=utf-8' \\
+-headerfield 'Content-Transfer-Encoding:8bit' \\
+recipient@example.com
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Note about this example:  the
+.B \-attach
+switch causes
+.I MIME-Version
+and
+.I Content-Type
+headers to be added to the message.
+.PP
+The

 .B \-profile
 switch instructs
 .B mhmail
 .B \-profile
 switch instructs
 .B mhmail

@@ -127,6 +189,22 @@ instead of
 to send the message.  This allows use of the user's context and aliases.
 .PP
 The
 to send the message.  This allows use of the user's context and aliases.
 .PP
 The

+.B \-attach
+.I file
+switch attaches the specified file to the message.  Use of
+.B \-attach
+enables
+.B \-profile
+because
+.B mhmail
+uses
+.B send
+to handle the attachment.  It is usually best to enclose the argument
+in quotes to protect it from the shell.  The
+.B \-attach
+switch may be given multiple times to add multiple attachments.
+.PP
+The

 .B \-nosend
 option shows the draft file that would be posted/sent on the command's
 standard output but does not post or send it.
 .B \-nosend
 option shows the draft file that would be posted/sent on the command's
 standard output but does not post or send it.

@@ -156,10 +234,14 @@ is used.
 .fi
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .fi
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"

-dist(1), inc(1), post(8), send(1)
+dist(1), inc(1), mh-format(5), post(8), send(1)

 
 .SH DEFAULTS
 
 .SH DEFAULTS

+.nf
+.RB ` "\-from localmbox" '
+.RB ` \-profile "' is enabled by default only with " \-attach

 .RB ` \-send '
 .RB ` \-send '

+.fi

 
 .SH CONTEXT
 If
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 If

@@ -171,3 +253,6 @@ context changes occur.  With the
 switch, the context of
 .B send
 is used.
 switch, the context of
 .B send
 is used.

+.B mhmail
+does not read the context file itself, so an entry for it will be
+ignored.