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@@ -3,47 +3,39 @@
 .\"
 .TH MHMAIL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 .\"
 .TH MHMAIL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME

-mhmail \- send mail
+mhmail \- send mail (mailx replacement)

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhmail
 .IR addrs ...
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhmail
 .IR addrs ...

-.RB [ \-body
-.IR text ]

 .RB [ \-cc
 .IR addrs ...]
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR addr ]
 .RB [ \-subject
 .IR subject ]
 .RB [ \-cc
 .IR addrs ...]
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR addr ]
 .RB [ \-subject
 .IR subject ]

+.RB [ \-bodytext
+.IR text ]

 .RB [ \-Version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhmail
 .RB [ \-Version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhmail

-is intended as an
-.BR mmh -compatible
-replacement for the standard Berkeley
-mail program
+is inspired by the standard Berkeley mail program

 .RB ( mail
 or
 .BR mailx ).
 .RB ( mail
 or
 .BR mailx ).

-This program is intended for the use of programs such as
-.BR cron ,
-which expect to send mail automatically to various
-addresses.  It is also used by various
-.B nmh
-commands to mail various
-error notifications.
-Although
-.B mhmail
-can be used interactively,
-it is recommended that
+It should not be seen as a drop-in replacement for these programs,
+but rather as a more convenient alternative to
+.B comp
+for non-interactive use.
+For interactive use,

 .B comp
 and
 .B send
 .B comp
 and
 .B send

-be used instead to send messages.
+are recommended over
+.BR mhmail .

 .PP
 When one or more addresses
 are specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to
 .PP
 When one or more addresses
 are specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to

@@ -64,35 +56,42 @@ The
 .B \-subject
 .I subject
 switch can be used to specify the
 .B \-subject
 .I subject
 switch can be used to specify the

-\*(lqSubject:\*(rq field of the message.
+`Subject:' field of the message.

 .PP
 By default,
 .B mhmail
 will read the message to be sent from the
 .PP
 By default,
 .B mhmail
 will read the message to be sent from the

-standard input.  You can specify the text of the message at the command
+standard input.
+The message is terminated by either end-of-file or by a single period
+alone on a line. This is compatible to
+.B mail
+and
+.BR mailx .
+Alternatively, you can specify the text of the message at the command

 line with the
 line with the

-.B \-body
+.B \-bodytext

 .I text
 .I text

-switch.  If the standard input has zero
-length,
+switch.
+.PP
+If the standard input has zero length,

 .B mhmail
 .B mhmail

-will not send the message.  You can use the switch
-.B \-body
-\*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message.
+will not send the message.  You can use
+.B \-bodytext
+"" to force an empty message.

 .PP
 .PP

-Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq
+Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the `To:'

 field.  If the
 .B \-cc
 switch is used, all addresses following it are
 field.  If the
 .B \-cc
 switch is used, all addresses following it are

-placed in the \*(lqCc:\*(rq field.
+placed in the `Cc:' field.

 .PP
 By using
 .B \-from
 .IR addr ,
 .PP
 By using
 .B \-from
 .IR addr ,

-you can specify the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header of
+you can specify the `From:' header of

 the draft.  Naturally,
 .B post
 the draft.  Naturally,
 .B post

-will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq
+will fill\-in the `Sender:'

 header correctly.
 
 .SH FILES
 header correctly.
 
 .SH FILES

@@ -110,3 +109,34 @@ None
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None

+
+.SH HISTORY
+.B mhmail
+was intended as a replacement for the standard Berkeley
+mail program
+.RB ( mail
+or
+.BR mailx ),
+which is compatible with
+.BR mmh .
+This program was intended for the use of programs such as
+.BR cron ,
+which expect to send mail automatically to various
+addresses.  It was also used by various
+.B mmh
+commands to mail various error notifications.
+.PP
+When invoked without arguments, it had once simply invoked
+.B inc
+to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop.
+It does this no longer.
+
+.SH BUGS
+.B mhmail
+should no longer try to replace
+.BR mailx ,
+but become a mail sending front-end to
+.B comp
+or
+.BR send ,
+which is more convenient in some situations.