.BR Path :
Mail
.RS 5
-Sets the user's mail storage to \*(lqMail\*(rq. This is the
+Sets the user's mail storage to `Mail'. This is the
only mandatory profile entry. (profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
inbox
.RS 5
Keeps track of the current open folder.
-(context, default: folder specified by \*(lqInbox\*(rq)
+(context, default: folder specified by `Inbox')
.RE
.PP
.BR Inbox :
\&!
.RS 5
Defines the string which, when prefixed to a sequence name, negates
-that sequence. Hence, \*(lq!foo\*(rq means all those messages that
-are not a member of the sequence \*(lqfoo\*(rq.
+that sequence. Hence, `!foo' means all those messages that
+are not a member of the sequence `foo'.
To deactivate this mechanism, define Sequence\-Negation to an empty value.
Read the
.BR mh\-sequence (7)
.BI atr\- seq \- folder :
172\0178\-181\0212
.RS 5
-Keeps track of the private sequence called \*(lqseq\*(rq in the specified
+Keeps track of the private sequence called `seq' in the specified
folder. Private sequences are generally used for read\-only folders.
See the
.BR mh\-sequence (7)
.RS 5
Sets default switches to be used whenever the mmh program
.I program
-is invoked. For example, one could override the \*(lqEditor:\*(rq profile
+is invoked. For example, one could override the `Editor:' profile
component when replying to messages by adding a component such as:
.PP
.RS 5
.IB lasteditor "-next:"
.I nexteditor
.RS 5
-Names \*(lqnexteditor\*(rq to be the default editor after using
-\*(lqlasteditor\*(rq. This takes effect at \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq prompt
+Names `nexteditor' to be the default editor after using
+`lasteditor'. This takes effect at `What now?' prompt
in
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
and
.BR repl .
After editing
-the draft with \*(lqlasteditor\*(rq, the default editor is set to be
-\*(lqnexteditor\*(rq. If the user types \*(lqedit\*(rq without any
-arguments to \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq, then \*(lqnexteditor\*(rq is used.
+the draft with `lasteditor', the default editor is set to be
+`nexteditor'. If the user types `edit' without any
+arguments to `What now?', then `nexteditor' is used.
(profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
scan
knows if the message really originated from you.
Addresses must be separated by a comma, and the hostnames listed should
-be the \*(lqofficial\*(rq hostnames for the mailboxes you indicate, as
+be the `official' hostnames for the mailboxes you indicate, as
local nicknames for hosts are not replaced with their official site names.
For each address, if a host is not given, then that address on any host is
considered to be you. In addition, an asterisk (`*') may appear at either
.BR $SIGNATURE .
If
.B $SIGNATURE
-is not set and this profile entry is not present, the \*(lqgcos\*(rq field of
+is not set and this profile entry is not present, the `gcos' field of
the \fI/etc/passwd\fP file will be used.
Your signature will be added to the address
.B send
-puts in the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header; do not include an address in the
+puts in the `From:' header; do not include an address in the
signature text. (profile, no default)
.RE
.B list
and
.B display
-directive at the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq prompt.
+directive at the `What now?' prompt.
The absolute pathname of the message to list will be appended to
the command line given.
.RE
presence of certain environment variables.
.PP
Many of these environment variables are used internally by the
-\*(lqWhat now?\*(rq interface. It's amazing all the information
+`What now?' interface. It's amazing all the information
that has to get passed via environment variables to make the
-\*(lqWhat now?\*(rq interface look squeaky clean to the
+`What now?' interface look squeaky clean to the
.B mmh
user, isn't it? The reason for all this is that the
.B mmh
.RS 5
This variable tells
.B inc
-the default maildrop. This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+the default maildrop. This supersedes the `MailDrop' profile entry.
.RE
.PP
.B $SIGNATURE
.B send
and
.B post
-your mail signature. This supersedes the \*(lqSignature\*(rq profile entry.
+your mail signature. This supersedes the `Signature' profile entry.
.RE
.PP
.B $HOME
.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 (if not changed by
+`@' (if not changed by
.BR altmsg-link )
in the current directory if your current working directory
and the message's folder are on the same UNIX filesystem.
.B repl
to tell the
.I whatnowproc
-which file to ask \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq
+which file to ask `What now?'
questions about.
.RE
.PP
update. Changes in context are made to the
.I $HOME/.mmh/context
file.
-This includes, but is not limited to: the \*(lqCurrent\-Folder\*(rq entry
+This includes, but is not limited to: the `Current\-Folder' entry
and all private sequence information. Public sequence information is
-kept in each folder in the file determined by the \*(lqMh\-Sequences\*(rq
+kept in each folder in the file determined by the `Mh\-Sequences'
profile entry (default is
.IR \&.mh_sequences ).
.PP
The profile may override the path of the
.I context
-file, by specifying a \*(lqContext\*(rq entry.
+file, by specifying a `Context' entry.
As a result, you can actually have more than one set of
private sequences by using different context files.
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