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.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
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.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
.BR forw ,
and
.BR repl .
-(profile, default: %default_editor%)
+(profile, default: vi)
+.RE
+.PP
+.BR Sendmail :
+/usr/sbin/sendmail
+.RS 5
+The path name to the
+.B sendmail
+program, used by
+.BR spost
+to send mail.
+(profile, default: %sendmailpath%)
+.RE
+.PP
+.BR Backup-Prefix :
+,
+.RS 5
+The prefix that is prepended to the name of message files when they
+are "removed" by rmm. This should typically be `,' or `#'.
+(profile, default: `,')
+.RE
+.PP
+.BR AltMsg-Link :
+@
+.RS 5
+Name of the link to the file to which you are replying or which you are
+redistributing. See `$mhaltmsg' below.
+(profile, default: `@')
.RE
.PP
.BR automimeproc :
.RE
.PP
.BR lproc :
-%default_pager%
+more
.RS 5
This program is used to list the contents of a message in response
to the
.RE
.PP
.BR moreproc :
-%default_pager%
+more
.RS 5
This is the program used by
.B mhl
.IR whatnowproc ,
including
one of the standard shells. As a result, it's not possible to pass
-information via an argument list.
+information via an argument list. The convention is that environment
+variables whose names are all upper-case are user-settable; those
+whose names are lower-case only are used internally by nmh and should
+not generally be set by the user.
.PP
If the
.B WHATNOW
.B dist
and
.B repl
-during edit sessions so you can
-peruse the message being distributed or replied to. The message is also
-available through a link called \*(lq@\*(rq in the current directory if
-your current working directory and the folder the message lives in are
-on the same UNIX filesystem.
+during edit sessions so you can peruse the message being distributed or
+replied to. The message is also available through a link called
+\*(lq@\*(rq (if not changed by
+.BR altmsg-link )
+in the current directory if your current working directory
+and the message's folder are on the same UNIX filesystem.
.RE
.PP
.B $mhdraft
.PP
.B $mheditor
.RS 5
-This is set to tell the
+This is set by
+.BR comp ,
+.BR repl ,
+.BR forw ,
+and
+.B dist
+to tell the
.I whatnowproc
the user's choice of
editor (unless overridden by
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
^or $MH~^Rather than the standard profile
^<mh\-dir>/context~^The user context