.RB [ \-query " | " \-noquery ]
.RB [ \-form
.IR formfile ]
-.RB [ \-format " | " \-noformat ]
.RB [ \-filter
-.IR filterfile ]
-.RB [ \-inplace " | " \-noinplace ]
+.IR filterfile
+.RB " | " \-nofilter ]
.RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
-.RB [ \-fcc
-.IR +folder ]
-.RB [ \-width
-.IR columns ]
.RB [ \-editor
.IR editor ]
-.RB [ \-noedit ]
.RB [ \-whatnowproc
.IR program ]
-.RB [ \-nowhatnowproc ]
.RB [ \-build ]
.RB [ \-file
.IR msgfile ]
.RS 5
.nf
To: <Mail\-Reply\-To> or <Reply\-To> or <From>
-cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
-Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
+Cc: <To> and <Cc> and <personal address>
+Fcc: +sent
Subject: Re: <Subject>
In\-Reply\-To: <Message\-Id>
References: <Message\-Id>
contents of the named field from the message to which the reply is
being made.
.PP
-By default, the \*(lqcc:\*(rq field is empty. You may selectively add
+By default, the \*(lqCc:\*(rq field is empty. You may selectively add
addresses to this default with the
.B \-cc
.I type
argument (
.IR all / to / cc / me )
which specifies who gets added to the default
-\*(lqcc:\*(rq list of the reply. You may give this switch multiple times (with
+\*(lqCc:\*(rq list of the reply. You may give this switch multiple times (with
different arguments) if you wish to add multiple types of addresses.
.PP
If the switch
.RS 5
.nf
To: <Mail\-Reply\-To> or <Reply\-To> or <From>
-cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
+Cc: <To> and <Cc> and <personal address>
Subject: Re: <Subject>
In\-Reply\-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
.ti +\w'In\-Reply\-To: 'u
.fi
.RE
.PP
-By default, the \*(lqcc:\*(rq contains all the addresses shown. You may
+By default, the \*(lqCc:\*(rq contains all the addresses shown. You may
selectively remove addresses from this default with the
.B \-nocc
.I type
This switch takes an argument (
.IR all / to / cc / me )
which specifies who gets removed
-from the default \*(lqcc:\*(rq list of the reply. You may give this switch
+from the default \*(lqCc:\*(rq list of the reply. You may give this switch
multiple times (with different arguments) if you wish to remove multiple types
of addresses.
.PP
.I type
switch by
interactively asking you if each address that normally would be placed in
-the \*(lqTo:\*(rq and \*(lqcc:\*(rq list should actually be sent a copy.
+the \*(lqTo:\*(rq and \*(lqCc:\*(rq list should actually be sent a copy.
This is useful for special\-purpose replies. Note that the position of
the
.B \-cc
switches, like all other switches which take a
positive and negative form, is important.
.PP
-Lines beginning with the fields \*(lqTo:\*(rq, \*(lqcc:\*(rq, and
+Lines beginning with the fields \*(lqTo:\*(rq, \*(lqCc:\*(rq, and
\*(rqBcc:\*(rq will be standardized and have duplicate addresses removed.
-In addition, the
-.B \-width
-.I columns
-switch will guide
-.BR repl 's
-formatting of these fields.
+In addition, these fields will be wrapped at a reasonable length.
.PP
See
.BR comp (1)
for a description of the
.B \-editor
-and
-.B \-noedit
-switches. Note that while in the editor, the message being replied
+switch. Note that while in the editor, the message being replied
to is available through a link named \*(lq@\*(rq (assuming the default
.IR whatnowproc ).
In addition, the actual pathname of the message is
.B mhl
to format the message to which you are replying.
.PP
-The switches
-.BR \-noformat ,
-.BR \-format ,
-and
-.B \-filter
-.I filterfile
-specify
-which message filter file to use.
-.PP
-If the switch
-.B \-noformat
-is given (it is the default), then the message
-to which you are replying is not included in the body of the draft.
-.PP
-If the switch
-.B \-format
-is given, then a default message filter file
-is used. This default message filter should be adequate for most users.
+By default, the original message gets filtered
+through a default message filter file and then included into the draft body
+as quotation.
+This should be adequate for most users.
This default filter
.RI \*(lq mhl.reply \*(rq
is:
.PP
which outputs each line of the body of the message prefaced with the
\*(lq>\*(rq character and a space.
-.PP
If a file named
.RI \*(lq mhl.reply \*(rq
exists in the user's
.B mmh
directory,
-it will be used instead of this form. You may specify an alternate
-message filter file with the switch
+it will be used instead of this form.
+.PP
+You may specify an alternate message filter file with the switch
.B \-filter
.IR filterfile .
.PP
being replied\-to, and then outputs each line of the body prefaced with
the \*(lq>\*(rq character.
.PP
-To use the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the
+If the switch
+.B \-nofilter
+is given, then the message
+to which you are replying will not be formated and thus not included in
+the body of the draft.
+(It may be added as MIME attachment with
.B \-mime
-switch.
-This directs
-.B repl
-to generate an
-.B mhbuild
-composition file.
-Note that
-.B nmh
-will not invoke
-.B mhbuild
-automatically, unless you
-add this line to your profile:
-.PP
-.RS 5
-automimeproc: 1
-.RE
+though.)
.PP
-Otherwise, you must specifically give the command
-.PP
-.RS 5
-What now? mime
-.RE
-.PP
-prior to sending the draft.
+To MIME-attach the original message, specify the
+.B \-mime
+switch.
+Note: In mmh, the \-mime switch is unrelated to
+the \-filter and \-nofilter switches.
+It is therefore possible to have the original message quoted in the body
+.B and
+attached as MIME part.
+However, using the \-mime switch is discouraged.
+It may get removed in the future.
.PP
If the
.B \-annotate
switch is given, the message being replied\-to will
-be annotated with the lines
+be annotated with the line:
.PP
.RS 5
+.nf
Replied:\ date
-Replied:\ addrs
+.fi
.RE
.PP
-where the address list contains one line for each addressee.
The annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
.BR repl .
If the message is not sent immediately from
.BR repl ,
.RB \*(lq "comp\ \-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
-Although the default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be
+The default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be
put in
-the folder 'outbox',
-if the
-.B \-fcc
-.I +folder
-switch is given it will override the default value.
-More than one folder, each preceded by
-.B \-fcc
-can
-be named.
-.PP
-In addition to the standard
-.BR mh\-format (5)
-escapes,
-.B repl
-also recognizes the following additional
-.I component
-escape:
-.PP
-.RS 5
-.nf
-.ta \w'Escape 'u +\w'Returns 'u
-.I Escape Returns Description
-fcc string Any folders specified with `\-fcc\ folder'
-.fi
-.RE
+the folder 'sent'.
.PP
To avoid reiteration,
.B repl
program. See
.BR whatnow (1)
for a discussion of available
-options. The invocation of this program can be inhibited by using the
-.B \-nowhatnowproc
-switch. (In truth of fact, it is the
-.B whatnow
-program which starts the initial edit. Hence,
-.B \-nowhatnowproc
-will
-prevent any edit from occurring.)
+options.
.PP
The
.B \-build
and is only present if
.B nmh
was compiled with support
-for mh-e. It implies
-.BR \-nowhatnowproc .
+for mh-e.
It causes a file
.I reply (in the mail storage root)
to be created, containing the draft message that would normally be presented
to the user for editing.
+No
+.B whatnow
+programm is invoked.
No mail is actually sent. Note that this switch is not guaranteed to
be present or to have the same effects in future versions of
.BR nmh :
^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
^Editor:~^To override the default editor
^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
-^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
-^mhlproc:~^Program to filter message being replied\-to
^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
.fi
.RB ` \-nogroup '
.RB ` "\-nocc\ all" "' with `\-nogroup', `\-cc\ all' with `\-group'"
.RB ` \-noannotate '
-.RB ` \-noformat '
-.RB ` \-inplace '
.RB ` \-nomime '
.RB ` \-noquery '
-.RB ` "\-width\ 72" '
.fi
.SH CONTEXT
Moral of the story: if you're going to include addresses in a reply
template, include the host portion of the address.
.PP
-The
-.B \-width
-.I columns
-switch is only used to do address-folding; other
-headers are not line\-wrapped.
-.PP
-If
-.I whatnowproc
-is
-.BR whatnow ,
-then
-.B repl
-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 repl
-won't run it.
-.PP
If your current working directory is not writable, the link named
\*(lq@\*(rq is not available.
+.PP
+The quotation of the original message does not get transfer-decoded, yet.
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