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-.so %etcdir%/tmac.h
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-.TH MHMAIL %manext1% MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.TH MHMAIL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
mhmail \- send or read mail
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.in +.5i
-.ti -.5i
-mhmail
-\%[
-addrs\ ...
-\%[\-body\ text]
-\%[\-cc\ addrs\ ...]
-.br
-\%[\-from\ addr]
-\%[\-subject subject]]
-.br
-\%[\-version]
-\%[\-help]
-.in -.5i
+.HP 5
+.na
+.B mhmail
+.RB [ \-to ]
+.RI addrs
+\&...
+.RB [ \-attach
+.IR file ]
+.RB [ \-body
+.IR text ]
+.RB [ \-cc
+.I addrs
+\&...]
+.RB [ \-from
+.IR addr ]
+.RB [ \-headerfield
+.IR name:value ]
+.RB [ \-subject
+.IR subject ]
+.RB [ \-resent ]
+[switches\ for
+.I post
+\&... |
+.RB \-profile
+[switches\ for
+.I send
+\&...]]
+.RB [ \-send " | " \-nosend ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.PP
+.HP 5
+.B mhmail
+with no arguments is equivalent to
+.B inc
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fImhmail\fR is intended as a replacement for the standard Berkeley
-mail program (\fImail\fR(1) or \fImailx\fR(1)), which is compatible
-with \fInmh\fR. This program is intended for the use of programs such
-as \fIcron\fR(1), which expect to send mail automatically to various
-users. It is also used by various \fInmh\fR commands to mail various
-error notifications. Although \fImhmail\fR can be used interactively,
-it is recommended that \fIcomp\fR(1) and \fIsend\fR(1) be used instead
-to send messages.
-
-When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes \fIinc\fR(1) 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. \fImhmail\fR then invokes \fIpost\fR(8) with the
-name of the temporary file as its argument to deliver the message to
-the specified user.
-
-The `\-subject\ subject' switch can be used to specify the
+.B mhmail
+is intended as a replacement for the standard Berkeley
+mail program
+.RB ( mail
+or
+.BR mailx ),
+which is compatible with
+.BR nmh .
+This program is intended for the use of programs such as
+.BR cron ,
+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 mhmail
+can be used interactively,
+it is recommended that
+.B comp
+and
+.B send
+be used instead to send messages.
+.PP
+When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes
+.B inc
+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
+.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
+.I subject
+switch can be used to specify the
\*(lqSubject:\*(rq field of the message.
-
-By default, \fImhmail\fR will read the message to be sent from the
+.PP
+The
+.B \-resent
+switch indicates that the message body is a fully formed message that
+will be resent, as
+.B dist
+would do. For example:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+mhmail u2@example.com -resent < `mhpath cur`
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+By default,
+.B mhmail
+will read the message to be sent from the
standard input. You can specify the text of the message at the command
-line with the `\-body\ text' switch. If the standard input has zero
-length, \fImhmail\fR will not send the message. You can use the switch
-`\-body\ ""' to force an empty message.
-
+line with the
+.B \-body
+.I text
+switch. If the standard input has zero
+length,
+.B mhmail
+will not send the message and return with status 1. You can use the switch
+.B \-body
+\*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message.
+.PP
Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq
-field. If the `\-cc' switch is used, all addresses following it are
-placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field.
-
-By using `\-from\ addr', you can specify the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header of
-the draft. Naturally, \fIpost\fR will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
+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
+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
+.IR addr ,
+you can specify the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header of
+the draft. If no
+.B \-from
+switch is used when sending,
+.B mhmail
+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.
-.Fi
+.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
+to use
+.B send
+instead of
+.B post
+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 \-send
+provides the default behavior of posting or sending the message. It
+can be used to disable
+.BR \-nosend ,
+for example, when using a shell alias.
+.PP
+All other switches are passed on to
+.B post
+if
+.B \-profile
+is not used, or
+.B send
+if
+.B \-profile
+is used.
+
+.SH FILES
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate maildrop into folder
^%libdir%/post~^Program to deliver a message
^/tmp/mhmail*~^Temporary copy of message
-.Pr
-None
-.Sa
-inc(1), post(8)
-.De
-None
-.Co
-If \fIinc\fR is invoked, then \fIinc\fR's context changes occur.
-.En
+.fi
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+dist(1), inc(1), mh-format(5), post(8), send(1)
+
+.SH DEFAULTS
+.nf
+.RB ` "\-from localmbox" '
+.RB ` \-profile "' is enabled by default only with " \-attach
+.RB ` \-send '
+.fi
+
+.SH CONTEXT
+If
+.B inc
+is invoked, then
+.BR inc 's
+context changes occur. With the
+.B \-profile
+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.
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