Note in dist, mh-profile, and repl man pages that the @ link

is only created with -atfile.

diff --git a/man/dist.man b/man/dist.man
index dbfd251f83f7ba24ff3fefa6297b304c636b3aa6..e217f418e3854202242129ddea4fbbd2cd025444 100644 (file)
--- a/man/dist.man
+++ b/man/dist.man
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ for a description of the
 .B \-editor
 and
 .B \-noedit
-switches.  Note that while in the editor, the message being resent
+switches.  Note that while in the editor, with
+.B \-atfile
+and if the current directory is writable, the message being resent
 is available through a link named \*(lq@\*(rq (assuming the default
 .IR whatnowproc ).
 In addition, the actual pathname of the message is
@@ -172,8 +174,7 @@ stored in the environment variable
 and the pathname of
 the folder containing the message is stored in the environment variable
 .BR $mhfolder .
-The creation of the \*(lq@\*(rq file and associated environment variables
-can be controlled via the
+The creation of the \*(lq@\*(rq file is controlled via the
 .B \-atfile
 and
 .B \-noatfile
@@ -291,6 +292,3 @@ don't call it
 since
 .B comp
 won't run it.
-.PP
-If your current working directory is not writable, the link named
-\*(lq@\*(rq is not available.

diff --git a/man/mh-profile.man b/man/mh-profile.man
index a586eefb8d08f8301ef1fd58692d327ec04eab96..d1fcf84837a3025cda73aaa91904ff8284bc1c9e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mh-profile.man
+++ b/man/mh-profile.man
@@ -849,9 +849,13 @@ and
 .B repl
 during edit sessions so you can
 peruse the message being distributed or replied to.  The message is also
-available through a link called \*(lq@\*(rq in the current directory if
+available, when the
+.B \-atfile
+switch is used,
+through a link called \*(lq@\*(rq in the current directory if
 your current working directory and the folder the message lives in are
-on the same UNIX filesystem.
+on the same UNIX filesystem, and if your current working directory is
+writable.
 .RE
 .PP
 .B $mhdraft

diff --git a/man/repl.man b/man/repl.man
index 6a9367e1e91bcf5adbd5e3672abf62f4c5342334..04d89914277c935e9b2550bde70aef3d8d1b6656 100644 (file)
--- a/man/repl.man
+++ b/man/repl.man
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ for a description of the
 .B \-editor
 and
 .B \-noedit
-switches.  Note that while in the editor, the message being replied
+switches.  Note that while in the editor, with
+.B \-atfile
+and if the current directory is writable, 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
@@ -226,8 +228,7 @@ stored in the environment variable
 and the pathname of
 the folder containing the message is stored in the environment variable
 .BR $mhfolder .
-The creation of the \*(lq@\*(rq file and associated environment variables
-can be controlled via the
+The creation of the \*(lq@\*(rq file is controlled via the
 .B \-atfile
 and
 .B \-noatfile
@@ -568,6 +569,3 @@ don't call it
 since
 .B repl
 won't run it.
-.PP
-If your current working directory is not writable, the link named
-\*(lq@\*(rq is not available.