.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B mhmail
-is intended as an
-.BR mmh -compatible
-replacement for the standard Berkeley
-mail program
+is inspired by the standard Berkeley mail program
.RB ( mail
or
.BR mailx ).
-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
+It should not be seen as a drop-in replacement for these programs,
+but rather as a more convenient alternative to
+.B comp
+for non-interactive use.
+For interactive use,
.B comp
and
.B send
-be used instead to send messages.
+are recommended over
+.BR mhmail .
.PP
When one or more addresses
are specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to
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
+.B mail
and
.BR mailx .
Alternatively, you can specify the text of the message at the command
.SH CONTEXT
None
+
+.SH HISTORY
+.B mhmail
+was intended as a replacement for the standard Berkeley
+mail program
+.RB ( mail
+or
+.BR mailx ),
+which is compatible with
+.BR nmh .
+This program was intended for the use of programs such as
+.BR cron ,
+which expect to send mail automatically to various
+addresses. It was also used by various
+.B nmh
+commands to mail various error notifications.
+.PP
+When invoked without arguments, it had once simply invoked
+.B inc
+to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop.
+It does this no longer.
+
+.SH BUGS
+.B mhmail
+should no longer try to replace
+.BR mailx ,
+but become a mail sending front-end to
+.B comp
+or
+.BR send ,
+which is more convenient in some situations.