.RB [ \-forward " | " \-noforward ]
.RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
.RB [ \-msgid " | " \-nomsgid ]
+.RB [ \-messageid
+.IR localname " | " random ]
.RB [ \-push " | " \-nopush ]
.RB [ \-split
.IR seconds ]
.RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
.RB [ \-watch " | " \-nowatch ]
+.RB [ \-mts
+.IR smtp " | " sendmail/smtp " | " sendmail/pipe ]
.RB [ \-server
.IR servername ]
.RB [ \-port
.IR port-name/number ]
.RB [ \-sasl ]
+.RB [ \-nosasl ]
+.RB [ \-saslmaxssf
+.IR ssf ]
.RB [ \-saslmech
.IR mechanism ]
+.RB [ \-snoop ]
.RB [ \-user
.IR username ]
.RB [ \-tls ]
+.RB [ \-notls ]
.RB [ \-width
.IR columns ]
.RB [ file
.RB [ \-help ]
.RB [ \-attach
.IR header-field-name ]
+.RB [ \-noattach ]
.RB [ \-attachformat
.IR 0 " | " 1 " | " 2 ]
.ad
.BR post .
.PP
-If a
-.I header-field-name
-is supplied using the
-.B -attach
-option, the draft is scanned for a header whose field name matches the
-supplied
-.IR header-field-name .
+By default the draft is scanned for a header named
+.IR Nmh-Attachment .
The draft is converted to a MIME message if one or more matches are found.
-This conversion occurs before all other processing.
+This conversion occurs before all other processing. The header name
+can be changed with the
+.B \-attach
+option. This behavior can be disabled completely with the
+.B \-noattach
+option.
.PP
The first part of the MIME message is the draft body if that body contains
any non-blank characters.
is interpreted as a file name, and each file named is included as a separate
part in the MIME message.
.PP
-For file names with dot suffixes, the context is scanned for a
+For file names with dot suffixes, the profile is scanned for a
.I mhshow-suffix-
entry for that suffix.
-The content-type for the part is taken from that context entry if a match is
-found.
+The content-type for the part is taken from that profile entry if a match is
+found. If a match is not found in the user profile, the mhn.defaults
+profile is scanned next.
If no match is found or the file does not have a dot suffix, the content-type
is text/plain if the file contains only ASCII characters or application/octet-stream
-if it contains characters outside of the ASCII range.
+if it contains characters outside of the ASCII range. See
+.BR mhshow (1)
+for more details and example syntax.
.PP
Each part contains a name attribute that is the last component of the path name.
A
The
.B -attachformat
option specifies the MIME header field formats: a value of
-.B 0,
-the default,
+.B 0
includes the
.I x-unix-mode
attribute as noted above. A value of
-.B 1
+.BR 1 ,
+the default,
suppresses that, puts the file name in the
\*(lqContent-Description\*(rq header, and
adds a \*(lqContent-Disposition\*(rq header. A value of
.B \-draft
will suppress this question.
Once the transport system has successfully accepted custody of the
-message, the file will be renamed with a leading comma, which allows
+message, the file will be renamed with a site-dependent prefix
+(usually a comma), which allows
it to be retrieved until the next draft message is sent. If there are
errors in the formatting of the message,
.B send
new message with a minimal set of headers. Included in the body of the
message will be a copy of the message sent to the sighted recipients.
.PP
-If a \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
+If a \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field is encountered and the
+.B sendmail/pipe
+mail transport method is not in use, its addresses will be used for
delivery, and the \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field will be removed from the message. The
blind recipients will receive the same message sent to the sighted
recipients. *WARNING* Recipients listed in the \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field receive no
will
use the MIME rules for encapsulation.
.PP
-Prior to sending the message, the fields \*(lqFrom:\ user@local\*(rq,
-and \*(lqDate:\ now\*(rq will be appended to the headers in the message.
-If the environment variable
-.B $SIGNATURE
-is set, then its value
-is used as your personal name when constructing the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq
-line of the message. If this environment variable is not set, then
-.B send
-will consult the profile entry \*(lqSignature\*(rq for
-this information.
+Prior to sending the message, the \*(lqDate:\ now\*(rq field will be appended to the headers in the message.
If
.B \-msgid
is specified, then a \*(lqMessage\-ID:\*(rq field will also
be added to the message.
.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
If
.B send
is re\-distributing a message (when invoked by
.BR dist ),
then \*(lqResent\-\*(rq will be prepended to each of these
fields: \*(lqFrom:\*(rq, \*(lqDate:\*(rq, and \*(lqMessage\-ID:\*(rq.
-If the message already contains a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field, then a
-\*(lqSender: user@local\*(rq field will be added as well. (An already
-existing \*(lqSender:\*(rq field is an error!)
+.PP
+A \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field is required for all outgoing messages. Multiple
+addresses are permitted in the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field, but a \*(lqSender:\*(rq
+field is required in this case. Otherwise a \*(lqSender:\*(rq field
+is optional.
+.PP
+If a message with multiple \*(lqFrom:\*(rq
+addresses does
+.B NOT
+include a \*(lqSender:\*(rq field but does include an \*(lqEnvelope\-From:\*(rq
+field, the \*(lqEnvelope\-From:\*(rq field will be used to construct
+a \*(lqSender:\*(rq field.
+.PP
+When using SMTP for mail submission, the envelope\-from used for the SMTP
+transaction is derived from the \*(lqEnvelope\-From:\*(rq field.
+If no \*(lqEnvelope\-From:\*(rq field is present, the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
+field is used. If neither the \*(lqEnvelope\-From:\*(rq nor the
+\*(lqSender:\*(rq field is present, the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field is used.
+When \*(lqEnvelope\-From:\*(rq appears in a message
+it will be removed from the final outgoing message.
.PP
By using the
.B \-format
.B send
as to how long it should make header lines containing addresses.
.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
.B \-port
switches can be used to override the default mail server (defined by the
-.RI servers
-entry in
.I %etcdir%/mts.conf
-).
+.RI servers
+entry). The
+.B \-snoop
+switch can be used to view the SMTP transaction. (Beware that the
+SMTP transaction may contain authentication information either in
+plaintext or easily decoded base64.)
.PP
If
.B nmh
has been compiled with SASL support, the
.B \-sasl
-switch will enable
+and
+.B \-nosasl
+switches will enable and disable
the use of SASL authentication with the SMTP MTA. Depending on the
SASL mechanism used, this may require an additional password prompt from the
user (but the
Encrypted data is labelled with `(encrypted)' and `(decrypted)' when
viewing the SMTP transaction with the
.B \-snoop
-switch.
+switch. The
+.B \-saslmaxssf
+switch can be used to select the maximum value of the Security Strength Factor.
+This is an integer value and the exact meaning of this value depends on the
+underlying SASL mechanism. A value of 0 disables encryption.
.PP
If
.B nmh
has been compiled with TLS support, the
.B \-tls
-switch will require the negotiation of TLS support when connecting to the
+and
+.B \-notls
+switches will require and disable the negotiation of TLS support when connecting to the
SMTP MTA. Encrypted data is labelled with `(tls-encrypted)' and
`(tls-decrypted)' when viewing the SMTP transction with the
.B \-snoop
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-comp(1), dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), mh\-alias(5), post(8)
+comp(1), dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5), post(8)
.SH DEFAULTS
.nf
.RB ` \-forward '
.RB ` \-nomime '
.RB ` \-nomsgid '
+.RB ` "\-messageid\ localname" '
.RB ` \-nopush '
.RB ` \-noverbose '
.RB ` \-nowatch '
.RB ` "\-width\ 72" '
-.RB ` "\-attachformat\ 0" '
+.RB ` "\-attach\ Nmh-Attachment" '
+.RB ` "\-attachformat\ 1" '
.fi
.SH CONTEXT
projects / mmh / blobdiff