.RB [ \-query " | " \-noquery ]
.RB [ \-form
.IR formfile ]
-.RB [ \-format " | " \-noformat ]
.RB [ \-filter
-.IR filterfile ]
+.IR filterfile
+.RB " | " \-nofilter ]
.RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
-.RB [ \-fcc
-.IR +folder ]
.RB [ \-editor
.IR editor ]
-.RB [ \-noedit ]
.RB [ \-whatnowproc
.IR program ]
-.RB [ \-nowhatnowproc ]
.RB [ \-build ]
.RB [ \-file
.IR msgfile ]
.nf
To: <Mail\-Reply\-To> or <Reply\-To> or <From>
Cc: <To> and <Cc> and <personal address>
-Fcc: {fcc switch} or +sent
+Fcc: +sent
Subject: Re: <Subject>
In\-Reply\-To: <Message\-Id>
References: <Message\-Id>
.BR comp (1)
for a description of the
.B \-editor
-and
-.B \-noedit
-switches. Note that while in the editor, the message being replied
+switch. Note that while in the editor, the message being replied
to is available through a link named \*(lq@\*(rq (assuming the default
.IR whatnowproc ).
In addition, the actual pathname of the message is
.B mhl
to format the message to which you are replying.
.PP
-The switches
-.BR \-noformat ,
-.BR \-format ,
-and
-.B \-filter
-.I filterfile
-specify
-which message filter file to use.
-.PP
-If the switch
-.B \-noformat
-is given (it is the default), then the message
-to which you are replying is not included in the body of the draft.
-.PP
-If the switch
-.B \-format
-is given, then a default message filter file
-is used. This default message filter should be adequate for most users.
+By default, the original message gets filtered
+through a default message filter file and then included into the draft body
+as quotation.
+This should be adequate for most users.
This default filter
.RI \*(lq mhl.reply \*(rq
is:
.PP
which outputs each line of the body of the message prefaced with the
\*(lq>\*(rq character and a space.
-.PP
If a file named
.RI \*(lq mhl.reply \*(rq
exists in the user's
.B mmh
directory,
-it will be used instead of this form. You may specify an alternate
-message filter file with the switch
+it will be used instead of this form.
+.PP
+You may specify an alternate message filter file with the switch
.B \-filter
.IR filterfile .
.PP
being replied\-to, and then outputs each line of the body prefaced with
the \*(lq>\*(rq character.
.PP
-To use the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the
+If the switch
+.B \-nofilter
+is given, then the message
+to which you are replying will not be formated and thus not included in
+the body of the draft.
+(It may be added as MIME attachment with
+.B \-mime
+though.)
+.PP
+To MIME-attach the original message, specify the
.B \-mime
switch.
-This directs
-.B repl
-to add an attachment header field, for which
-.B send
-will care.
+Note: In mmh, the \-mime switch is unrelated to
+the \-filter and \-nofilter switches.
+It is therefore possible to have the original message quoted in the body
+.B and
+attached as MIME part.
+However, using the \-mime switch is discouraged.
+It may get removed in the future.
.PP
If the
.B \-annotate
message, but the annotations won't take place. Annotations are always
done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.
.PP
-Although the default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be
+The default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be
put in
-the folder 'sent',
-if the
-.B \-fcc
-.I +folder
-switch is given it will override the default value.
-More than one folder, each preceded by
-.B \-fcc
-can
-be named.
-.PP
-In addition to the standard
-.BR mh\-format (5)
-escapes,
-.B repl
-also recognizes the following additional
-.I component
-escape:
-.PP
-.RS 5
-.nf
-.ta \w'Escape 'u +\w'Returns 'u
-.I Escape Returns Description
-fcc string Any folders specified with `\-fcc\ folder'
-.fi
-.RE
+the folder 'sent'.
.PP
To avoid reiteration,
.B repl
program. See
.BR whatnow (1)
for a discussion of available
-options. The invocation of this program can be inhibited by using the
-.B \-nowhatnowproc
-switch. (In truth of fact, it is the
-.B whatnow
-program which starts the initial edit. Hence,
-.B \-nowhatnowproc
-will
-prevent any edit from occurring.)
+options.
.PP
The
.B \-build
and is only present if
.B nmh
was compiled with support
-for mh-e. It implies
-.BR \-nowhatnowproc .
+for mh-e.
It causes a file
.I reply (in the mail storage root)
to be created, containing the draft message that would normally be presented
to the user for editing.
+No
+.B whatnow
+programm is invoked.
No mail is actually sent. Note that this switch is not guaranteed to
be present or to have the same effects in future versions of
.BR nmh :
^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
-^mhlproc:~^Program to filter message being replied\-to
^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
.fi
.RB ` \-nogroup '
.RB ` "\-nocc\ all" "' with `\-nogroup', `\-cc\ all' with `\-group'"
.RB ` \-noannotate '
-.RB ` \-noformat '
.RB ` \-nomime '
.RB ` \-noquery '
.fi
Moral of the story: if you're going to include addresses in a reply
template, include the host portion of the address.
.PP
-If
-.I whatnowproc
-is
-.BR whatnow ,
-then
-.B repl
-uses a built\-in
-.BR whatnow ,
-it does not actually run the
-.B whatnow
-program.
-Hence, if you define your own
-.IR whatnowproc ,
-don't call it
-.B whatnow
-since
-.B repl
-won't run it.
-.PP
If your current working directory is not writable, the link named
\*(lq@\*(rq is not available.
+.PP
+The quotation of the original message does not get transfer-decoded, yet.