X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?p=mmh;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmhmail.man1;h=b2381c1712e58821476012d54b29c777be16771f;hp=78567d87cb7c5b684bf15119d2de8fe9172267a9;hb=32d4f9daaa70519be3072479232ff7be0500d009;hpb=3b3e228976ad0b0173c53c4193ab49fb3a6a7132 diff --git a/man/mhmail.man1 b/man/mhmail.man1 index 78567d8..b2381c1 100644 --- a/man/mhmail.man1 +++ b/man/mhmail.man1 @@ -22,28 +22,20 @@ mhmail \- send mail .ad .SH DESCRIPTION .B mhmail -is intended as an -.BR mmh -compatible -replacement for the standard Berkeley -mail program +is inspired by the standard Berkeley mail program .RB ( mail or .BR mailx ). -This program is intended for the use of programs such as -.BR cron , -which expect to send mail automatically to various -addresses. It is also used by various -.B nmh -commands to mail various -error notifications. -Although -.B mhmail -can be used interactively, -it is recommended that +It should not be seen as a drop-in replacement for these programs, +but rather as a more convenient alternative to +.B comp +for non-interactive use. +For interactive use, .B comp and .B send -be used instead to send messages. +are recommended over +.BR mhmail . .PP When one or more addresses are specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to @@ -117,3 +109,34 @@ None .SH CONTEXT None + +.SH HISTORY +.B mhmail +was intended as a replacement for the standard Berkeley +mail program +.RB ( mail +or +.BR mailx ), +which is compatible with +.BR nmh . +This program was intended for the use of programs such as +.BR cron , +which expect to send mail automatically to various +addresses. It was also used by various +.B nmh +commands to mail various +error notifications. +.PP +When invoked without arguments, it had simply invokes +.B inc +to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop. + +.SH BUGS +.B mhmail +should no longer try to replace +.BR mailx , +but become a mail sending front-end to +.B comp +or +.BR send , +which is more convenient in some situations.