X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmhmail.man;h=1546d9e9cb7ebf3f217c3c39b86f07210d43aad7;hb=dc32dd097ee3b21bb802d9f6290fb4c9299b4ee1;hp=a374b3d3fb1bc46178ab987095580ffc45894992;hpb=54dae008ec9e75cd8625945d78cff47a88261bfa;p=mmh diff --git a/man/mhmail.man b/man/mhmail.man index a374b3d..1546d9e 100644 --- a/man/mhmail.man +++ b/man/mhmail.man @@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ mhmail \- send or read mail .HP 5 .na .B mhmail -.RI [ addrs -\&...] +.RB [ \-to ] +.RI addrs +\&... .RB [ \-attach .IR file ] .RB [ \-body @@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ mhmail \- send or read mail .RB [ \-send " | " \-nosend ] .RB [ \-version ] .RB [ \-help ] +.PP +.HP 5 +.B mhmail +with no arguments is equivalent to +.B inc .ad .SH DESCRIPTION .B mhmail @@ -46,8 +52,8 @@ which is compatible with .BR nmh . This program is intended for the use of programs such as .BR cron , -which expect to send mail automatically to various -users. It is also used by various +which expect to send mail automatically to various addresses. It is +also used by various .B nmh commands to mail various error notifications. Although @@ -61,15 +67,15 @@ be used instead to send messages. .PP When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes .B inc -to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop. When one or more users -is specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to -a temporary file. +to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop. +.PP +When one or more addresses are specified, a message is read from the +standard input and spooled to a temporary file. .B mhmail then invokes -.B post -with the -name of the temporary file as its argument to deliver the message to -the specified user. +.BR post , +by default, with the name of the temporary file as its argument to +deliver the message to the specified address. .PP The .B \-subject @@ -109,7 +115,16 @@ field. At least one such address is required when sending a message, i.e., if any other switches are supplied. If the .B \-cc switch is used, all addresses following it, even if there are -intervening switches, are placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field. +intervening switches other than +.BR \-to , +are placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field. The optional +.B \-to +switch can appear in front of any addresses to signify their placement +in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq field. The +.B \-to +and +.B \-cc +switches may be given multiple times. .PP By using .B \-from @@ -238,3 +253,6 @@ context changes occur. With the switch, the context of .B send is used. +.B mhmail +does not read the context file itself, so an entry for it will be +ignored.