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.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
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.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
(context, no default)
.RE
.PP
-.BR mhe :
-.RS 5
-If present, tells
-.B inc
-to compose an
-.I MHE
-auditfile in addition to its other tasks.
-.I MHE
-is Brian Reid's
-.B emacs
-front-end for
-.BR nmh .
-(profile, no default)
-.RE
-.PP
.BR Alternate\-Mailboxes :
mh@uci\-750a, bug-mh*
.RS 5
If
.B $SIGNATURE
is not set and this profile entry is not present, the \*(lqgcos\*(rq field of
-the \fI/etc/passwd\fP file will be used; otherwise, on hosts where
-.B nmh
-was configured with the UCI option, the file
-.I $HOME/.signature
-is consulted. Your signature will be added to the address
+the \fI/etc/passwd\fP file will be used.
+Your signature will be added to the address
.B send
puts in the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header; do not include an address in the
signature text. (profile, no default)
.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
.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