X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?p=mmh;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmhmail.man1;h=0210c73da0641f5339d724ed7d866004c9141e99;hp=33c237e59cac6fac256bb2730d39f33b4d3e4e90;hb=5c43bb739797c078c3fd6aa982183e15af456d31;hpb=f12a3e5036a986f579b80861f4421bcb86f84cee diff --git a/man/mhmail.man1 b/man/mhmail.man1 index 33c237e..0210c73 100644 --- a/man/mhmail.man1 +++ b/man/mhmail.man1 @@ -3,41 +3,40 @@ .\" .TH MHMAIL %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] .SH NAME -mhmail \- send or read mail +mhmail \- send mail .SH SYNOPSIS .HP 5 .na .B mhmail -.RI [ addrs -\&...] +.IR addrs ... .RB [ \-body .IR text ] .RB [ \-cc -.I addrs -\&...] +.IR addrs ...] .RB [ \-from .IR addr ] .RB [ \-subject .IR subject ] -.RB [ \-version ] +.RB [ \-Version ] .RB [ \-help ] .ad .SH DESCRIPTION .B mhmail -is intended as a replacement for the standard Berkeley +is intended as an +.BR mmh -compatible +replacement for the standard Berkeley mail program .RB ( mail or -.BR mailx ), -which is compatible with -.BR nmh . +.BR mailx ). This program is intended for the use of programs such as .BR cron , which expect to send mail automatically to various -users. It is also used by various +addresses. It is also used by various .B nmh commands to mail various -error notifications. Although +error notifications. +Although .B mhmail can be used interactively, it is recommended that @@ -46,23 +45,26 @@ and .B send be used instead to send messages. .PP -When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes -.B inc -to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop. When one or more users -is specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to +When one or more addresses +are specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to a temporary file. .B mhmail then invokes -.B post -with the -name of the temporary file as its argument to deliver the message to -the specified user. +.B spost +to deliver the message. +.PP +.B mhmail +can not be used for mal reading. Use +.BR inc , +.BR scan , +.B show +instead. .PP 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 @@ -76,41 +78,35 @@ length, .B mhmail will not send the message. You can use the switch .B \-body -\*(lq\*(rq to force an empty message. +`' to force an empty message. .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 -placed in the \*(lqCc:\*(rq field. +placed in the `Cc:' field. .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 -will fill\-in the \*(lqSender:\*(rq +will fill\-in the `Sender:' header correctly. .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf -.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u -^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate maildrop into folder -^%libdir%/post~^Program to deliver a message +.ta \w'%etcdir%/BigFileName 'u ^/tmp/mhmail*~^Temporary copy of message .fi .SH "SEE ALSO" -inc(1), post(8) +inc(1), scan(1), show(1), post(8) .SH DEFAULTS None .SH CONTEXT -If -.B inc -is invoked, then -.BR inc 's -context changes occur. +None