Removed the draft message in favor for a consistent draft folder facility

[mmh] / man / send.man

diff --git a/man/send.man b/man/send.man
index e18ed20..2edb7da 100644 (file)
--- a/man/send.man
+++ b/man/send.man
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ send \- send a message
 .B send
 .RB [ \-alias
 .IR aliasfile ]
-.RB [ \-draft ]
-.RB [ \-draftfolder
-.IR +folder ]
-.RB [ \-draftmessage
-.IR msg ]
-.RB [ \-nodraftfolder ]
 .RB [ \-filter
 .IR filterfile ]
 .RB [ \-nofilter ]
@@ -24,8 +18,6 @@ send \- send a message
 .RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
 .RB [ \-msgid " | " \-nomsgid ]
 .RB [ \-push " | " \-nopush ]
-.RB [ \-split
-.IR seconds ]
 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
 .RB [ \-watch " | " \-nowatch ]
 .RB [ \-server
@@ -34,8 +26,8 @@ send \- send a message
 .IR port-name/number ]
 .RB [ \-width
 .IR columns ]
-.RB [ file
-\&...] 
+.RB [ msg
+\&...]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .RB [ \-attach
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ send \- send a message
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Send
-will cause each of the specified files to be delivered
+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
@@ -129,7 +121,7 @@ values:
 -attachformat 0:
 Content-Type: text/plain; name="VERSION"; x-unix-mode="0644";
        charset="us-ascii"
-Content-Description: ASCII text 
+Content-Description: ASCII text
 
 -attachformat 1:
 Content-Type: text/plain; name="VERSION"; charset="us-ascii"
@@ -174,55 +166,21 @@ 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
-The
-.B \-draftfolder
-.I +folder
-and
-.B \-draftmessage
+.B Send
+with no
 .I msg
-switches invoke
-the
-.B nmh
-draft folder facility.  This is an advanced (and highly
-useful) feature.  Consult the
+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 (5)
-man page for more
-information.
-.PP
-If
-.B \-split
-is specified,
-.B send
-will split the draft into one
-or more partial messages prior to sending.  This makes use of the
-MIME features in
-.BR nmh .
-Note however that if
-.B send
-is
-invoked under
-.BR dist ,
-then this switch is ignored\0--\0it makes
-no sense to redistribute a message in this fashion.  Sometimes you want
-.B send
-to pause after posting a partial message.  This is usually
-the case when you are running
-.B sendmail
-and expect to generate a
-lot of partial messages.  The argument to
-.B \-split
-tells it how long
-to pause between postings.
+man page for more information.
 .PP
-.B Send
-with no
-.I file
-argument will query whether the draft
-is the intended file, whereas
-.B \-draft
-will suppress this question.
 Once the transport system has successfully accepted custody of the
-message, the file will be renamed with a leading comma, which allows
+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
@@ -323,16 +281,6 @@ entry in
 .I %etcdir%/mts.conf
 ).
 .PP
-If
-.B nmh
-has been compiled with TLS support, the
-.B \-tls
-switch will require the negotiation of TLS support when connecting to the
-SMTP MTA.  Encrypted data is labelled with `(tls-encrypted)' and
-`(tls-decrypted)' when viewing the SMTP transction with the
-.B \-snoop
-switch.
-.PP
 The files specified by the profile entry \*(lqAliasfile:\*(rq and any
 additional alias files given by the
 .B \-alias
@@ -350,6 +298,7 @@ for more information.
 .nf
 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
+^<mh\-dir>/drafts~^The draft folder
 .fi
 
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
@@ -358,7 +307,7 @@ for more information.
 .ta 2.4i
 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
 ^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
-^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
+^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
@@ -370,9 +319,8 @@ comp(1), dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), mh\-alias(5), post(8)
 
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
-.RB ` file "' defaults to <mh\-dir>/draft"
+.RB ` msg "' defaults to the current message in the draft folder"
 .RB ` \-alias "' defaults to %etcdir%/MailAliases"
-.RB ` \-nodraftfolder '
 .RB ` \-nofilter '
 .RB ` \-format '
 .RB ` \-forward '
@@ -393,8 +341,3 @@ Under some configurations, it is not possible to monitor the mail delivery
 transaction;
 .B \-watch
 is a no-op on those systems.
-.PP
-Using
-.B \-split
-.I 0
-doesn't work correctly.