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.B mhmail
.IR addrs ...
-.RB [ \-body
-.IR text ]
.RB [ \-cc
.IR addrs ...]
.RB [ \-from
.IR addr ]
.RB [ \-subject
.IR subject ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-bodytext
+.IR text ]
+.RB [ \-Version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B \-subject
.I subject
switch can be used to specify the
-\*(lqSubject:\*(rq field of the message.
+`Subject:' field of the message.
.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
+standard input.
+The message is terminated by either end-of-file or by a single period
+alone on a line. This is compatible to
+.B mail
+and
+.BR mailx .
+Alternatively, you can specify the text of the message at the command
line with the
-.B \-body
+.B \-bodytext
.I text
-switch. If the standard input has zero
-length,
+switch.
+.PP
+If the standard input has zero length,
.B mhmail
-will not send the message. You can use the switch
-.B \-body
-\*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message.
+will not send the message. You can use
+.B \-bodytext
+"" to force an empty message.
.PP
-Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq
+Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the `To:'
field. If the
.B \-cc
switch is used, all addresses following it are
-placed in the \*(lqCc:\*(rq field.
+placed in the `Cc:' field.
.PP
By using
.B \-from
.IR addr ,
-you can specify the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header of
+you can specify the `From:' header of
the draft. Naturally,
.B post
-will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
+will fill\-in the `Sender:'
header correctly.
.SH FILES