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@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ command manipulates message sequences by adding or deleting
 message numbers from folder\-specific message sequences, or by listing
 those sequences and messages.
 .PP
-A message sequence is a keyword, just like one of the \*(lqreserved\*(rq
-message names, such as \*(lqfirst\*(rq or \*(lqnext\*(rq.  Unlike the
-\*(lqreserved\*(rq message names, which have a fixed semantics on
+A message sequence is a keyword, just like one of the `reserved'
+message names, such as `f' or `n' (see mh-sequence(7)).  Unlike the
+`reserved' message names, which have a fixed semantics on
 a per\-folder basis, the semantics of a message sequence may be
 defined, modified, and removed by the user.  Message sequences are
-folder\-specific, e.g., the sequence name \*(lqseen\*(rq in the context
+folder\-specific, e.g., the sequence name `seen' in the context
 of folder
-.RI \*(lq +inbox \*(rq
+.RI ` +inbox '
 need not have any relation whatsoever to the
 sequence of the same name in a folder of a different name.
 .PP
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ create a new sequence.  For each sequence named via the
 .I name
 argument (which must occur at least once) the messages named via
 .I msgs
-(which defaults to \*(lqcur\*(rq if no
+(which defaults to `c' if no
 .I msgs
 are given), are added to the
 sequence.  The messages to be added need not be absent from the sequence.
@@ -93,35 +93,35 @@ all messages except those indicated, while
 means
 that only the indicated messages should be removed from each sequence.
 As expected, the command
-.RB \*(lq mark
+.RB ` mark
 .B \-sequence
 .I foo
 .B \-delete
-all\*(rq
-deletes the sequence \*(lqfoo\*(rq from the current folder.
+all'
+deletes the sequence `foo' from the current folder.
 .PP
 When creating or modifying sequences, you can specify the switches
 .B \-public
 or
 .B \-nopublic
 to force the new or modified sequences to be
-\*(lqpublic\*(rq or \*(lqprivate\*(rq.  The switch
+`public' or `private'.  The switch
 .B \-public
 indicates
-that the sequences should be made \*(lqpublic\*(rq.  These sequences
+that the sequences should be made `public'.  These sequences
 will then be readable by all
-.B nmh
+.B mmh
 users with permission to read the relevant folders.  In contrast, the
 .B \-nopublic
 switch indicates that the
-sequences should be made \*(lqprivate\*(rq, and will only be accessible by
+sequences should be made `private', and will only be accessible by
 you.  If neither of these switches is specified, then existing sequences
 will maintain their current status, and new sequences will default to
-\*(lqpublic\*(rq if you have write permission for the relevant folder.
+`public' if you have write permission for the relevant folder.
 Check the
 .BR mh\-sequence (7)
 man page for more details about the difference
-between \*(lqpublic\*(rq and \*(lqprivate\*(rq sequences.
+between `public' and `private' sequences.
 .PP
 The
 .B \-list
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ The current restrictions on sequences are:
 .IP \(bu 2
 The name used to denote a message sequence must consist of an alphabetic
 character followed by zero or more alphanumeric characters, and cannot
-be one of the (reserved) message names \*(lqnew\*(rq, \*(lqfirst\*(rq,
-\*(lqlast\*(rq, \*(lqall\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqprev\*(rq.
+be one of the (reserved) message names `c', `f',
+`l', `a', `n', `p', or `b'.
 .PP
 .IP \(bu 2
 Only a certain number of sequences may be defined for a given folder.
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ This number is usually limited to 29 (13 on small systems). (The
 .PP
 .IP \(bu 2
 Message ranges with user\-defined sequence names are restricted to the
-form \*(lqname:n\*(rq, \*(lqname:+n\*(rq, or \*(lqname:-n\*(rq, and refer
+form `name:n', `name:+n', or `name:-n', and refer
 to the first or last `n' messages of the sequence `name', respectively.
-Constructs of the form \*(lqname1\-name2\*(rq are forbidden for user
+Constructs of the form `name1\-name2' are forbidden for user
 defined sequences.
 
 .SH FILES
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ flist(1), pick(1), mh-sequence(7)
 .nf
 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
 .RB ` \-add "' if " \-sequence " is specified, " \-list " otherwise"
-.RB ` msgs "' defaults to cur (or all if " \-list " is specified)"
+.RB ` msgs "' defaults to `c' (or `a' if " \-list " is specified)"
 .RB ` \-nozero '
 
 .SH CONTEXT
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
 Use
 .B flist
 to find folders with a given sequence, and
-.RB \*(lq pick
+.RB ` pick
 .I sequence
-.BR \-list \*(rq
+.BR \-list '
 to enumerate those messages in the sequence (such as for
 use by a shell script).