4 .TH SPOST %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 spost \- feed a message to sendmail
16 .RB [ \-push " | " \-nopush ]
17 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
18 .RB [ \-watch " | " \-nowatch ]
25 is the program called by
27 to feed the message in
31 for delivery. In fact, many of
32 the features attributed to
34 in its manual page are performed by
38 acting as a preprocessor.
41 which parses the various header fields, appends
42 \*(lqFrom:\*(rq and \*(lqDate:\*(rq lines,
43 and finally feeds the message to the MTA.
45 will not normally be called directly by the user.
48 searches the \*(lqTo:\*(rq, \*(lqCc:\*(rq, \*(lqBcc:\*(rq,
49 \*(lqFcc:\*(rq, and \*(lqResent\-xxx:\*(rq header lines of the specified
50 message for destination addresses,
52 If a \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
53 delivery, and the \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field will be removed from the message
54 sent to sighted recipients. The blind recipients will receive a newly
55 constructed message with a copy of the original message attached.
56 MIME rules are used for encapsulation.
60 to send the Bcc message.)
65 switch can be used to specify a file that spost
66 should take aliases from. More than one file can be specified, each
69 In any event, the alias file, set with the `Aliasfile' profile entry, is
74 enables the output of informational messages.
75 This option sets \-watch, too.
79 switch adds the `\-v' switch to the
84 constructs the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq line of the
85 message from the user's login name and the full name from the GECOS field
87 An example is \*(lqFrom: Dan Harkless <dan>\*(rq.
92 Its value overrides the full name from the GECOS field.
94 If you specify a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq
95 line manually in the message draft.
96 It will be used as provided.
97 However, a \*(lqSender:\*(rq header with the user's
99 address will be added.
101 Note that this applies equally to \*(lqResent\-From:\*(rq lines
102 in messages sent with
105 Your MTA is supposed to care to fully qualitfy the addresses
106 with the correct domain name.
108 The draft is filed to the folders in the Fcc headers by
114 .ta \w'ExtraBigFileName 'u
118 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
122 consult the user's profile.
125 mhmail(1), send(1), mh\-mail(5), mh\-alias(5), mh\-tailor(5),
127 .I "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages"
141 Spost does not qualify addresses.
143 Spost does only basic processing and checking, yet.