-\fImsgchk\fR should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail'
-which says that \fImsgchk\fR should report the status of empty maildrops.
-The `\-nonotify\ type' switch has the inverted sense, so
-`\-nonotify\ all' directs \fImsgchk\fR to never report the status of
-maildrops. This is useful if the user wishes to check \fImsgchk\fR's
-exit status. A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was \fBnot\fR
+.B msgchk
+should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail'
+which says that
+.B msgchk
+should report the status of empty maildrops.
+The
+.B \-nonotify
+.I type
+switch has the inverted sense, so
+.B \-nonotify
+.I all
+directs
+.B msgchk
+to never report the status of
+maildrops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
+.BR msgchk 's
+exit status. A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was
+.B not