Rework in dist tools: removed -file switch; don't fork(); refactoring.

[mmh] / man / dist.man1

diff --git a/man/dist.man1 b/man/dist.man1
index 59bcd19..e48525f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/dist.man1
+++ b/man/dist.man1
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ dist \- redistribute a message to additional addresses
 .RB [ \-form
 .IR formfile ]
 .RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
 .RB [ \-form
 .IR formfile ]
 .RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]

-.RB [ \-inplace " | " \-noinplace ]

 .RB [ \-editor
 .IR editor ]
 .RB [ \-noedit ]
 .RB [ \-editor
 .IR editor ]
 .RB [ \-noedit ]

@@ -68,24 +67,19 @@ Use care in constructing the headers for the redistribution.
 If the
 .B \-annotate
 switch is given, the  message being distributed will
 If the
 .B \-annotate
 switch is given, the  message being distributed will

-be annotated with the lines:
+be annotated with the line:

 
      Resent:\ date
 
      Resent:\ date

-     Resent:\ addrs

 
 

-where each address list contains as many lines as required.  This
-annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
+This annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from

 .BR dist .
 If the message is not sent immediately from
 .BR dist ,
 .RB \*(lq comp
 .BR \-use \*(rq
 may be used to re\-edit and send the constructed
 .BR dist .
 If the message is not sent immediately from
 .BR dist ,
 .RB \*(lq comp
 .BR \-use \*(rq
 may be used to re\-edit and send the constructed

-message, but the annotations won't take place.  Normally annotations are
-done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.  You may use
-the
-.B \-noinplace
-switch to change this.
+message, but the annotations won't take place.  Annotations are always
+done inplace in order to preserve any links to the message.

 .PP
 See
 .BR comp (1)
 .PP
 See
 .BR comp (1)

@@ -141,7 +135,6 @@ will prevent any edit from occurring.)
 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor

-^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message

 ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
 .fi
 
 ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
 .fi
 

@@ -153,7 +146,6 @@ comp(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1)
 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
 .RB ` msg "' defaults to cur"
 .RB ` \-noannotate '
 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
 .RB ` msg "' defaults to cur"
 .RB ` \-noannotate '

-.RB ` \-inplace '

 .fi
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 .fi
 
 .SH CONTEXT

@@ -169,11 +161,12 @@ instead of
 In order to conform with the ARPA Internet standard, RFC\-822, the
 .RI \*(lq Resent\-xxx: \*(rq
 form is now used.
 In order to conform with the ARPA Internet standard, RFC\-822, the
 .RI \*(lq Resent\-xxx: \*(rq
 form is now used.

-.B Dist
-will recognize
+Since
+.B mmh
+.B dist
+will no longer recognize and convert

 .RI \*(lq Distribute\-xxx: \*(rq
 .RI \*(lq Distribute\-xxx: \*(rq

-type headers and automatically convert them to
-.RI \*(lq Resent\-xxx: \*(rq.
+type headers.

 
 .SH BUGS
 .B Dist
 
 .SH BUGS
 .B Dist

@@ -187,25 +180,3 @@ does.  The
 program will balk (and rightly so) at poorly formatted messages, and
 .B dist
 won't correct things for you.
 program will balk (and rightly so) at poorly formatted messages, and
 .B dist
 won't correct things for you.

-.PP
-If
-.I whatnowproc
-is
-.BR whatnow ,
-then
-.B comp
-uses a built\-in
-.BR whatnow ,
-it does not actually run the
-.B whatnow
-program.
-Hence, if you define your own
-.IR whatnowproc ,
-don't call it
-.B whatnow
-since
-.B comp
-won't run it.
-.PP
-If your current working directory is not writable, the link named
-\*(lq@\*(rq is not available.