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+.\"
+.\" %nmhwarning%
+.\"
+.TH SEND %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.SH NAME
+send \- send a message
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.HP 5
+.na
+.B send
+.RB [ \-alias
+.IR aliasfile ]
+.RB [ \-filter
+.IR filterfile ]
+.RB [ \-nofilter ]
+.RB [ \-format " | " \-noformat ]
+.RB [ \-forward " | " \-noforward ]
+.RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
+.RB [ \-msgid " | " \-nomsgid ]
+.RB [ \-push " | " \-nopush ]
+.RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
+.RB [ \-watch " | " \-nowatch ]
+.RB [ \-server
+.IR servername ]
+.RB [ \-port
+.IR port-name/number ]
+.RB [ \-width
+.IR columns ]
+.RB [ msg
+\&...]
+.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-attach
+.IR header-field-name ]
+.RB [ \-attachformat
+.IR 0 " | " 1 " | " 2 ]
+.ad
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B Send
+will cause each of the specified messages to be delivered
+to each of the destinations in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq, \*(lqcc:\*(rq,
+\*(lqBcc:\*(rq, \*(lqDcc:\*(rq, and \*(lqFcc:\*(rq fields of the message. If
+.B send
+is re\-distributing a message, as invoked from
+.BR dist ,
+then the
+corresponding \*(lqResent\-xxx\*(rq fields are examined instead.
+.PP
+By default,
+.B send
+uses the program
+.B post
+to do the actual
+delivery of the messages, although this can be changed by defining the
+.I postproc
+profile component. Most of the features attributed to
+.B send
+are actually performed by
+.BR post .
+
+.PP
+If a
+.I header-field-name
+is supplied using the
+.B -attach
+option, the draft is scanned for a header whose field name matches the
+supplied
+.IR header-field-name .
+The draft is converted to a MIME message if one or more matches are found.
+This conversion occurs before all other processing.
+.PP
+The first part of the MIME message is the draft body if that body contains
+any non-blank characters.
+The body of each header field whose name matches the
+.I header-field-name
+is interpreted as a file name, and each file named is included as a separate
+part in the MIME message.
+.PP
+For file names with dot suffixes, the context is scanned for a
+.I mhshow-suffix-
+entry for that suffix.
+The content-type for the part is taken from that context entry if a match is
+found.
+If no match is found or the file does not have a dot suffix, the content-type
+is text/plain if the file contains only ASCII characters or application/octet-stream
+if it contains characters outside of the ASCII range.
+.PP
+Each part contains a name attribute that is the last component of the path name.
+A
+.I x-unix-mode
+attribute containing the file mode accompanies each part.
+Finally, a description attribute is generated by running the
+.I file
+command on the file.
+.PP
+The
+.B -attachformat
+option specifies the MIME header field formats: a value of
+.B 0,
+the default,
+includes the
+.I x-unix-mode
+attribute as noted above. A value of
+.B 1
+suppresses both that and the \*(lqContent-Description\*(rq header, and
+adds a \*(lqContent-Disposition\*(rq header. A value of
+.B 2
+adds the file
+.I modification-date
+parameter to the \*(lqContent-Disposition\*(rq header. You can
+specify one value in your profile, and override it for individual
+messages at the
+.I whatnow
+prompt.
+.PP
+Here are example message part headers, for an attachment, for each of the
+.B -attachformat
+values:
+.PP
+.nf
+-attachformat 0:
+Content-Type: text/plain; name="VERSION"; x-unix-mode="0644";
+ charset="us-ascii"
+Content-Description: ASCII text
+
+-attachformat 1:
+Content-Type: text/plain; name="VERSION"; charset="us-ascii"
+Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="VERSION"
+
+-attachformat 2:
+Content-Type: text/plain; name="VERSION"; charset="us-ascii"
+Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="VERSION"; modification-date="Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:39:51 -0600"
+.fi
+.PP
+If
+.B \-push
+is specified,
+.B send
+will detach itself from the user's
+terminal and perform its actions in the background. If
+.BR push 'd
+and the draft can't be sent, then an error message will be sent (using
+the mailproc) back to the user. If
+.B \-forward
+is given, then a copy
+of the draft will be attached to this failure notice. Using
+.B \-push
+differs from putting
+.B send
+in the background because the output is
+trapped and analyzed by
+.BR nmh .
+.PP
+If
+.B \-verbose
+is specified,
+.B send
+will indicate the interactions
+occurring with the transport system, prior to actual delivery.
+If
+.B \-watch
+is specified
+.B send
+will monitor the delivery of local
+and network mail. Hence, by specifying both switches, a large detail
+of information can be gathered about each step of the message's entry
+into the transport system.
+.PP
+.B Send
+with no
+.I msg
+argument will send the current message in the draft folder.
+.B Send
+always takes messages from the draft folder.
+(But, a
+.I +folder
+argument might be added in the future.)
+Consult the
+.BR mh-draft (7)
+man page for more information.
+.PP
+Once the transport system has successfully accepted custody of the
+message, the message will be renamed with a leading comma, which allows
+it to be retrieved until the next draft message is sent. If there are
+errors in the formatting of the message,
+.B send
+will abort with a
+(hopefully) helpful error message.
+.PP
+If a \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
+delivery, and the \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field will be removed from the message
+sent to sighted recipients. The blind recipients will receive an entirely
+new message with a minimal set of headers. Included in the body of the
+message will be a copy of the message sent to the sighted recipients.
+.PP
+If a \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
+delivery, and the \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field will be removed from the message. The
+blind recipients will receive the same message sent to the sighted
+recipients. *WARNING* Recipients listed in the \*(lqDcc:\*(rq field receive no
+explicit indication that they have received a \*(lqblind copy\*(rq.
+This can cause blind recipients to
+inadvertently reply to all of the sighted recipients of the
+original message, revealing that they received a blind copy.
+On the other hand, since a normal reply to a message sent
+via a \*(lqBcc:\*(rq field
+will generate a reply only to the sender of the original message,
+it takes extra effort in most mailers to reply to the included
+message, and so would usually only be done deliberately, rather
+than by accident.
+.PP
+If
+.B \-filter
+.I filterfile
+is specified, then this copy is filtered
+(re\-formatted) by
+.B mhl
+prior to being sent to the blind recipients.
+Alternately, if you specify the
+.B -mime
+switch, then
+.B send
+will
+use the MIME rules for encapsulation.
+.PP
+Prior to sending the message, the fields \*(lqFrom:\ user@local\*(rq,
+and \*(lqDate:\ now\*(rq will be appended to the headers in the message.
+If the environment variable
+.B $SIGNATURE
+is set, then its value
+is used as your personal name when constructing the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq
+line of the message. If this environment variable is not set, then
+.B send
+will consult the profile entry \*(lqSignature\*(rq for
+this information.
+If
+.B \-msgid
+is specified, then a \*(lqMessage\-ID:\*(rq field will also
+be added to the message.
+.PP
+If
+.B send
+is re\-distributing a message (when invoked by
+.BR dist ),
+then \*(lqResent\-\*(rq will be prepended to each of these
+fields: \*(lqFrom:\*(rq, \*(lqDate:\*(rq, and \*(lqMessage\-ID:\*(rq.
+If the message already contains a \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field, then a
+\*(lqSender: user@local\*(rq field will be added as well. (An already
+existing \*(lqSender:\*(rq field is an error!)
+.PP
+By using the
+.B \-format
+switch, each of the entries in the \*(lqTo:\*(rq
+and \*(lqcc:\*(rq fields will be replaced with \*(lqstandard\*(rq
+format entries. This standard format is designed to be usable by all
+of the message handlers on the various systems around the Internet.
+If
+.B \-noformat
+is given, then headers are output exactly as they appear
+in the message draft.
+.PP
+If an \*(lqFcc:\ folder\*(rq is encountered, the message will be copied
+to the specified folder for the sender in the format in which it will
+appear to any non\-Bcc receivers of the message. That is, it will have
+the appended fields and field reformatting. The \*(lqFcc:\*(rq fields
+will be removed from all outgoing copies of the message.
+.PP
+By using the
+.B \-width
+.I columns
+switch, the user can direct
+.B send
+as to how long it should make header lines containing addresses.
+.PP
+If nmh is using the SMTP MTA, the
+.B \-server
+and the
+.B \-port
+switches can be used to override the default mail server (defined by the
+.RI servers
+entry in
+.I %etcdir%/mts.conf
+).
+.PP
+The files specified by the profile entry \*(lqAliasfile:\*(rq and any
+additional alias files given by the
+.B \-alias
+.I aliasfile
+switch will be
+read (more than one file, each preceded by
+.BR \-alias ,
+can be named).
+See
+.BR mh\-alias (5)
+for more information.
+
+.SH FILES
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
+^+drafts~^The draft folder
+.fi
+
+.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta 2.4i
+.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
+^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
+^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
+^Aliasfile:~^For a default alias file
+^Signature:~^To determine the user's mail signature
+^mailproc:~^Program to post failure notices
+^postproc:~^Program to post the message
+.fi
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+comp(1), dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), mh\-alias(5), post(8)
+
+.SH DEFAULTS
+.nf
+.RB ` msg "' defaults to the current message in the draft folder"
+.RB ` \-nofilter '
+.RB ` \-format '
+.RB ` \-forward '
+.RB ` \-nomime '
+.RB ` \-nomsgid '
+.RB ` \-nopush '
+.RB ` \-noverbose '
+.RB ` \-nowatch '
+.RB ` "\-width\ 72" '
+.RB ` "\-attachformat\ 0" '
+.fi
+
+.SH CONTEXT
+None
+
+.SH BUGS
+Under some configurations, it is not possible to monitor the mail delivery
+transaction;
+.B \-watch
+is a no-op on those systems.
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