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diff --git a/man/mhmail.man b/man/mhmail.man
index 9f92776..c1c8149 100644
--- a/man/mhmail.man
+++ b/man/mhmail.man
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
 .\"
 .TH MHMAIL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
@@ -15,13 +14,21 @@ mhmail \- send or read mail
 .IR text ]
 .RB [ \-cc
 .I addrs
-...]
+\&...]
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR addr ]
 .RB [ \-subject
 .IR subject ]
+[switches\ for
+.I post
+\&... |
+.RB \-profile
+[switches\ for
+.I send
+\&...]]
 .RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ] 
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-debug ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhmail
@@ -60,6 +67,16 @@ name of the temporary file as its argument to deliver the message to
 the specified user.
 .PP
 The
+.B \-profile
+switch instructs
+.B mhmail
+to use
+.B send
+instead of
+.B post
+to send the message.  This allows use of the user's context and aliases.
+.PP
+The
 .B \-subject
 .I subject
 switch can be used to specify the
@@ -75,36 +92,57 @@ line with the
 switch.  If the standard input has zero
 length,
 .B mhmail
-will not send the message.  You can use the switch
+will not send the message and return with status 1.  You can use the switch
 .B \-body
-\*(lr\*(rq to force an empty message.
+\*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message.
 .PP
 Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq
 field.  If the
 .B \-cc
-switch is used, all addresses following it are
-placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field.
+switch is used, all addresses following it, even if there are
+intervening switches, are placed in the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field.
 .PP
 By using
 .B \-from
 .IR addr ,
 you can specify the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header of
-the draft.  Naturally,
+the draft.  If no
+.B \-from
+switch is used when sending,
+.B mhmail
+will supply a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header field using the sender's local mailbox.
+Naturally,
 .B post
 will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
 header correctly.
+.PP
+The
+.B \-debug
+option shows the draft file that would be posted/sent and the command
+that would be used to post/send the draft, but does not post or send
+it.
+.PP
+All other switches are passed on to
+.B post
+if
+.B \-profile
+is not used, or
+.B send
+if
+.B \-profile
+is used.
 
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate maildrop into folder
 ^%libdir%/post~^Program to deliver a message
 ^/tmp/mhmail*~^Temporary copy of message
 .fi
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-inc(1), post(8)
+inc(1), post(8), send(1)
 
 .SH DEFAULTS
 None
@@ -114,4 +152,8 @@ If
 .B inc
 is invoked, then
 .BR inc 's
-context changes occur.
+context changes occur.  With the
+.B \-profile
+switch, the context of
+.B send
+is used.