Added -messageid switch to send(1) and post(8). This allows selection

[mmh] / man / post.man

diff --git a/man/post.man b/man/post.man
index 5084ec4..bd048c0 100644 (file)
--- a/man/post.man
+++ b/man/post.man
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ post \- deliver a message
 .RB [ \-format " | " \-noformat ]
 .RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
 .RB [ \-msgid " | " \-nomsgid ]
+.RB [ \-messageid
+.IR localname " | " random ]
 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
 .RB [ \-watch " | " \-nowatch ]
 .RB [ \-width
 .IR columns ]
+.RB [ \-mts
+.IR smtp " | " sendmail/smtp " | " sendmail/pipe ]
 .RB [ \-server
 .IR servername ]
 .RB [ \-port
@@ -110,6 +114,23 @@ switch indicates that a \*(lqMessage\-ID:\*(rq or
 \*(lqResent\-Message\-ID:\*(rq field should be added to the header.
 .PP
 The
+.B \-messageid
+switch selects the style used for the part appearing after the @
+in \*(lqMessage\-ID:\*(rq, \*(lqResent\-Message\-ID:\*(rq, and
+\*(lqContent\-ID:\*(rq header fields.  The two acceptable options are
+.B localname
+(which is the default),
+and
+.BR random .
+With
+.BR localname ,
+the local hostname is used.  With
+.BR random ,
+a random sequence of characters is used instead.  Note that the
+.B \-msgid
+switch must be enabled for this switch to have any effect.
+.PP
+The
 .B \-verbose
 switch indicates that the user should be informed of
 each step of the posting/filing process.
@@ -126,9 +147,10 @@ uses the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq line in the message draft as the identity of
 the the originating mailbox.  A \*(lqFrom:\*(rq line is required in
 all message draft.  By default the message composition utilities such
 as
-.B comp
-and
+.BR comp ,
 .B repl
+and
+.B mhmail
 will automatically place a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq line in the message draft.
 There are two ways to override this behavior, however.
 Note that they apply equally to \*(lqResent\-From:\*(rq lines in messages sent
@@ -155,6 +177,12 @@ have a blank value; if the value is blank, then the mail transport system
 will be instructed to not send any bounces in response to the message.
 Not all mail transport systems support this feature.
 .PP
+The mail transport system default is provided in
+.I %etcdir%/mts.conf
+but can be overriiden here with the
+.B \-mts
+switch.
+.PP
 If nmh is using the SMTP MTA, the
 .B \-server
 and the
@@ -237,6 +265,7 @@ mhmail(1), send(1), mh\-mail(5), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5),
 .RB ` \-format '
 .RB ` \-nomime '
 .RB ` \-nomsgid '
+.RB ` "\-messageid\ localname" '
 .RB ` \-noverbose '
 .RB ` \-nowatch '
 .RB ` "\-width\ 72" '