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.TH REPL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
repl \- reply to a message
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
+.na
.B repl
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
-.RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
+.RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
.RB [ \-group " | " \-nogroup ]
.RB [ \-cc
all/to/cc/me]
.IR +folder ]
.RB [ \-width
.IR columns ]
-.RB [ \-draftfolder
-.IR +folder ]
-.RB [ \-draftmessage
-.IR msg ]
-.RB [ \-nodraftfolder ]
.RB [ \-editor
.IR editor ]
.RB [ \-noedit ]
.IR msgfile ]
.RB [ \-version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Repl
may be used to produce a reply to an existing message.
a draft message that is intended to be sent only to the author of the
message to which you are replying. If a file named \*(lqreplcomps\*(rq
exists in the user's
-.B nmh
+.B mmh
directory, it will be used instead of this
default forms file.
.PP
.nf
To: <Mail\-Reply\-To> or <Reply\-To> or <From>
cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
+Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
Subject: Re: <Subject>
-In\-Reply\-To: Your message of <Date>.
-.ti +\w'In\-Reply\-To: 'u
-<Message\-Id>
+In\-Reply\-To: <Message\-Id>
+References: <Message\-Id>
+Comments: In\-Reply\-To <From> or <apparently from> or <Sender>
+.ti +3
+message dated <date>
--------
.fi
.RE
will use the the
standard forms file \*(lqreplgroupcomps\*(rq. This will construct a
draft message that is intended as a group or followup reply. If a file
-named \*(lqreplgroupcomps\*(rq exists in the user's nmh directory, it
+named \*(lqreplgroupcomps\*(rq exists in the user's mmh directory, it
will be used instead of this default forms file.
.PP
The default group reply template \*(lqreplgroupcomps\*(rq will direct
.BR repl 's
formatting of these fields.
.PP
-If the draft already exists,
-.B repl
-will ask you as to the disposition
-of the draft. A reply of
-.B quit
-will abort
-.BR repl ,
-leaving the
-draft intact;
-.B replace
-will replace the existing draft with a blank
-skeleton; and
-.B list
-will display the draft.
-.PP
See
.BR comp (1)
for a description of the
If a file named
.RI \*(lq mhl.reply \*(rq
exists in the user's
-.B nmh
+.B mmh
directory,
it will be used instead of this form. You may specify an alternate
message filter file with the switch
.nf
message-id:nocomponent,\|nonewline,\\
formatfield=\*(lqIn message %{text},\ \*(rq
-from:nocomponent,\|formatfield=\*(lq%(friendly{text}) writes:\*(rq
+from:nocomponent,\|formatfield=\*(lq%(decode(friendly{text})) writes:\*(rq
body:component=\*(lq>\*(rq,\|overflowtext=\*(lq>\*(rq,\|overflowoffset=0
.fi
.RE
will not invoke
.B mhbuild
automatically, unless you
-add this line to your
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
-file:
+add this line to your profile:
.PP
.RS 5
automimeproc: 1
.B \-noinplace
switch to change this.
.PP
-The
+Although the default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be
+put in
+the folder 'outbox',
+if the
.B \-fcc
.I +folder
-switch can be used to automatically specify a folder
-to receive Fcc:s. More than one folder, each preceded by
+switch is given it will override the default value.
+More than one folder, each preceded by
.B \-fcc
can
be named.
.I subject
component.
.PP
-The
-.B \-draftfolder
-.I +folder
-and
-.B \-draftmessage
-.I msg
-switches invoke
-the
-.B nmh
-draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly
-useful) feature. Consult the
+Consult the
.BR mh-draft (5)
man page for more
information.
for mh-e. It implies
.BR \-nowhatnowproc .
It causes a file
-.I <mh\-dir>/reply
+.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 mail is actually sent. Note that this switch is not guaranteed to
The
.B \-file
.I msgfile
-switch specifies the message to be replied to as an
+switch specifies the message to be replied to as an
exact filename rather than as an
.B nmh
-folder and message number. It is
+folder and message number. It is
intended to be used by the
.B msh
interface to
-.BR nmh .
+.BR nmh .
The same caveats apply to this option as to the
.B \-build
switch.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^%etcdir%/replcomps~^The standard reply template
-^or <mh\-dir>/replcomps~^Rather than the standard template
+^or $HOME/.mmh/replcomps~^Rather than the standard template
^%etcdir%/replgroupcomps~^The standard `reply -group' template
-^or <mh\-dir>/replgroupcomps~^Rather than the standard template
+^or $HOME/.mmh/replgroupcomps~^Rather than the standard template
^%etcdir%/mhl.reply~^The standard message filter
-^or <mh\-dir>/mhl.reply~^Rather than the standard filter
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-^<mh\-dir>/draft~^The draft file
+^or $HOME/.mmh/mhl.reply~^Rather than the standard filter
+^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
+^+drafts~^The draft folder
.fi
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.nf
.ta 2.4i
.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
-^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
+^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
^Alternate\-Mailboxes:~^To determine the user's mailboxes
^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
-^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
+^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
.RB ` \-nogroup '
.RB ` "\-nocc\ all" "' with `\-nogroup', `\-cc\ all' with `\-group'"
.RB ` \-noannotate '
-.RB ` \-nodraftfolder '
.RB ` \-noformat '
.RB ` \-inplace '
.RB ` \-nomime '