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.TH REPL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
repl \- reply to a message
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
+.na
.B repl
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
-.RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
+.RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
.RB [ \-group " | " \-nogroup ]
.RB [ \-cc
all/to/cc/me]
.IR +folder ]
.RB [ \-width
.IR columns ]
-.RB [ \-draftfolder
-.IR +folder ]
-.RB [ \-draftmessage
-.IR msg ]
-.RB [ \-nodraftfolder ]
.RB [ \-editor
.IR editor ]
.RB [ \-noedit ]
.IR msgfile ]
.RB [ \-version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Repl
may be used to produce a reply to an existing message.
.nf
To: <Mail\-Reply\-To> or <Reply\-To> or <From>
cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
+Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
Subject: Re: <Subject>
-In\-Reply\-To: Your message of <Date>.
-.ti +\w'In\-Reply\-To: 'u
-<Message\-Id>
+In\-Reply\-To: <Message\-Id>
+References: <Message\-Id>
+Comments: In\-Reply\-To <From> or <apparently from> or <Sender>
+.ti +3
+message dated <date>
--------
.fi
.RE
.BR repl 's
formatting of these fields.
.PP
-If the draft already exists,
-.B repl
-will ask you as to the disposition
-of the draft. A reply of
-.B quit
-will abort
-.BR repl ,
-leaving the
-draft intact;
-.B replace
-will replace the existing draft with a blank
-skeleton; and
-.B list
-will display the draft.
-.PP
See
.BR comp (1)
for a description of the
.nf
message-id:nocomponent,\|nonewline,\\
formatfield=\*(lqIn message %{text},\ \*(rq
-from:nocomponent,\|formatfield=\*(lq%(friendly{text}) writes:\*(rq
+from:nocomponent,\|formatfield=\*(lq%(decode(friendly{text})) writes:\*(rq
body:component=\*(lq>\*(rq,\|overflowtext=\*(lq>\*(rq,\|overflowoffset=0
.fi
.RE
.B \-noinplace
switch to change this.
.PP
-The
+Although the default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be
+put in
+the folder 'outbox',
+if the
.B \-fcc
.I +folder
-switch can be used to automatically specify a folder
-to receive Fcc:s. More than one folder, each preceded by
+switch is given it will override the default value.
+More than one folder, each preceded by
.B \-fcc
can
be named.
.I subject
component.
.PP
-The
-.B \-draftfolder
-.I +folder
-and
-.B \-draftmessage
-.I msg
-switches invoke
-the
-.B nmh
-draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly
-useful) feature. Consult the
+Consult the
.BR mh-draft (5)
man page for more
information.
The
.B \-file
.I msgfile
-switch specifies the message to be replied to as an
+switch specifies the message to be replied to as an
exact filename rather than as an
.B nmh
-folder and message number. It is
+folder and message number. It is
intended to be used by the
.B msh
interface to
-.BR nmh .
+.BR nmh .
The same caveats apply to this option as to the
.B \-build
switch.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^%etcdir%/replcomps~^The standard reply template
^or <mh\-dir>/replcomps~^Rather than the standard template
^%etcdir%/replgroupcomps~^The standard `reply -group' template
^%etcdir%/mhl.reply~^The standard message filter
^or <mh\-dir>/mhl.reply~^Rather than the standard filter
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-^<mh\-dir>/draft~^The draft file
+^<mh\-dir>/drafts~^The draft folder
.fi
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
^Alternate\-Mailboxes:~^To determine the user's mailboxes
^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
-^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
+^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
^Editor:~^To override the default editor
^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
.RB ` \-nogroup '
.RB ` "\-nocc\ all" "' with `\-nogroup', `\-cc\ all' with `\-group'"
.RB ` \-noannotate '
-.RB ` \-nodraftfolder '
.RB ` \-noformat '
.RB ` \-inplace '
.RB ` \-nomime '