.BR Path :
Mail
.RS 5
-Sets the user's mail storage to \*(lqMail\*(rq. This is the
+Sets the user's mail storage to `Mail'. This is the
only mandatory profile entry. (profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
inbox
.RS 5
Keeps track of the current open folder.
-(context, default: folder specified by \*(lqInbox\*(rq)
+(context, default: folder specified by `Inbox')
.RE
.PP
.BR Inbox :
\&!
.RS 5
Defines the string which, when prefixed to a sequence name, negates
-that sequence. Hence, \*(lq!foo\*(rq means all those messages that
-are not a member of the sequence \*(lqfoo\*(rq.
+that sequence. Hence, `!foo' means all those messages that
+are not a member of the sequence `foo'.
To deactivate this mechanism, define Sequence\-Negation to an empty value.
Read the
.BR mh\-sequence (7)
The commands
.BR inc ,
.BR rcvstore ,
-.BR mhshow ,
and
.B show
will add or remove messages from these
.BI atr\- seq \- folder :
172\0178\-181\0212
.RS 5
-Keeps track of the private sequence called \*(lqseq\*(rq in the specified
+Keeps track of the private sequence called `seq' in the specified
folder. Private sequences are generally used for read\-only folders.
See the
.BR mh\-sequence (7)
.B mhl
formatted message when displaying to a terminal. It is also the default
program used by
-.B mhshow
+.B show
to display message bodies (or message parts) of type text/plain.
This profile entry overrides the $PAGER environment variable, but gets
overridden by the $MMHPAGER environment variable.
(profile, default: %sendmailpath%)
.RE
.PP
-.BR Backup-Prefix :
-,
-.RS 5
-The prefix that is prepended to the name of message files when they
-are backup'd for some reason.
-.BR send ,
-for instance, does this.
-Note: rmm does NOT anymore use the backup prefix.
-It should typically be set to `,' or `#'.
-(profile, default: `,')
-.RE
-.PP
-.BR AltMsg-Link :
-@
-.RS 5
-Name of the link to the file to which you are replying or which you are
-redistributing. See `$mhaltmsg' below.
-(profile, default: `@')
-.RE
-.PP
.BR Attachment-Header :
Attach
.RS 5
(profile, default: `Attach')
.RE
.PP
+.BR Sign-Header :
+Sign
+.RS 5
+The (pseudo) header in draft messages, that requests the message to be
+signed automatically by
+.BR send ,
+using
+.BR mhsign .
+If you like to type a lot, name it `X-MH-Sign-This-Message'.
+(profile, default: `Sign')
+.RE
+.PP
+.BR Enc-Header :
+Enc
+.RS 5
+The (pseudo) header in draft messages, that requests the message to be
+signed and encrypted by
+.BR send ,
+using
+.BR mhsign .
+If you like to type a lot, name it `X-MH-Encrypt-This-Message'.
+(profile, default: `Enc')
+.RE
+.PP
.BR Mime-Type-Query :
file \-b \-\-mime
.RS 5
-A command that prints the MIME type of a file.
-The file name gets appended to the command line.
-Note: Older GNU versions of file(1) won't generate the desired
-output. GNU file-4.26, for instance, omits a required semicolon.
-GNU file-5.04 is known to work. Non-GNU version likely need different
-options or don't provide this function at all. Alternatively, you can use
+A command that prints the MIME type of a given file.
+The file name is appended to the command line.
+Note: Older versions of file(1) won't generate the desired output.
+file-4.26, for instance, omits a required semicolon.
+file-5.04 is known to work.
+Alternatively, you can use
.BR print\-mimetype ,
which is part of mmh, but guesses MIME types by file name extensions only.
.RE
.RS 5
Sets default switches to be used whenever the mmh program
.I program
-is invoked. For example, one could override the \*(lqEditor:\*(rq profile
+is invoked. For example, one could override the `Editor:' profile
component when replying to messages by adding a component such as:
.PP
.RS 5
.IB lasteditor "-next:"
.I nexteditor
.RS 5
-Names \*(lqnexteditor\*(rq to be the default editor after using
-\*(lqlasteditor\*(rq. This takes effect at \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq prompt
+Names `nexteditor' to be the default editor after using
+`lasteditor'. This takes effect at `What now?' prompt
in
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
and
.BR repl .
After editing
-the draft with \*(lqlasteditor\*(rq, the default editor is set to be
-\*(lqnexteditor\*(rq. If the user types \*(lqedit\*(rq without any
-arguments to \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq, then \*(lqnexteditor\*(rq is used.
+the draft with `lasteditor', the default editor is set to be
+`nexteditor'. If the user types `edit' without any
+arguments to `What now?', then `nexteditor' is used.
(profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
(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 mmh .
-(profile, no default)
-.RE
-.PP
.BR Alternate\-Mailboxes :
mh@uci\-750a, bug-mh*
.RS 5
scan
knows if the message really originated from you.
Addresses must be separated by a comma, and the hostnames listed should
-be the \*(lqofficial\*(rq hostnames for the mailboxes you indicate, as
+be the `official' hostnames for the mailboxes you indicate, as
local nicknames for hosts are not replaced with their official site names.
For each address, if a host is not given, then that address on any host is
considered to be you. In addition, an asterisk (`*') may appear at either
(profile, default: your user-id)
.RE
.PP
+.BR Default-From :
+Philipp Takacs <philipp@bureaucracy.de>
+.RS 5
+Tells
+.B spost
+which addresse shall be used, if the draft dosn\'t contain a
+.RI ` From '
+Header or the draft is not from the user.
+.RE
+.PP
.BR Aliasfile :
aliases
.I other-alias
.RS 5
Indicates aliases files for
-.BR ali
-and
+.BR ali ,
.BR send .
-This may be used instead of the
-.B \-alias
-.I file
-switch. (profile, no default)
+and
+.BR spost .
+(profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
.BR Draft\-Folder :
.BR $SIGNATURE .
If
.B $SIGNATURE
-is not set and this profile entry is not present, the \*(lqgcos\*(rq field of
+is not set and this profile entry is not present, the `gcos' field of
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
+puts in the `From:' header; do not include an address in the
signature text. (profile, no default)
.RE
.RE
.PP
.BR listproc :
-show \-file
+show
.RS 5
This program is used to list the contents of a message in response
to the
.B list
and
.B display
-directive at the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq prompt.
+directive at the `What now?' prompt.
The absolute pathname of the message to list will be appended to
the command line given.
.RE
presence of certain environment variables.
.PP
Many of these environment variables are used internally by the
-\*(lqWhat now?\*(rq interface. It's amazing all the information
+`What now?' interface. It's amazing all the information
that has to get passed via environment variables to make the
-\*(lqWhat now?\*(rq interface look squeaky clean to the
+`What now?' interface look squeaky clean to the
.B mmh
user, isn't it? The reason for all this is that the
.B mmh
.BR $MM_CHARSET .
This variable is
checked by
-.B mhshow
+.B show
for matches against the charset parameter
of text contents to decide it the text content can be displayed
without modifications to your terminal. This variable is checked by
.RS 5
This variable tells
.B inc
-the default maildrop. This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+the default maildrop. This supersedes the `MailDrop' profile entry.
.RE
.PP
.B $SIGNATURE
.B send
and
.B post
-your mail signature. This supersedes the \*(lqSignature\*(rq profile entry.
+your mail signature. This supersedes the `Signature' profile entry.
.RE
.PP
.B $HOME
lines long your terminal screen is.
.RE
.PP
-.B $editalt
-.RS 5
-This is the alternate message.
-.PP
-This is set by
-.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 (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
.RS 5
This is the path to the working draft.
.B repl
to tell the
.I whatnowproc
-which file to ask \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq
+which file to ask `What now?'
questions about.
.RE
.PP
.I whatnowproc
about an alternate message associated with the
draft (the message being distributed or replied to).
+It is also set during edit sessions so you can peruse the
+message being distributed or replied to.
+This variable replaces the older
+.B $editalt
+variable.
+There used to be a link named `@' in the working directory, pointing
+to the alternate message, there is no such link anymore.
.RE
.PP
.B $mhdist
update. Changes in context are made to the
.I $HOME/.mmh/context
file.
-This includes, but is not limited to: the \*(lqCurrent\-Folder\*(rq entry
+This includes, but is not limited to: the `Current\-Folder' entry
and all private sequence information. Public sequence information is
-kept in each folder in the file determined by the \*(lqMh\-Sequences\*(rq
+kept in each folder in the file determined by the `Mh\-Sequences'
profile entry (default is
.IR \&.mh_sequences ).
.PP
The profile may override the path of the
.I context
-file, by specifying a \*(lqContext\*(rq entry.
+file, by specifying a `Context' entry.
As a result, you can actually have more than one set of
private sequences by using different context files.