X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?p=mmh;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmhmail.man1;h=ce298d7f740d43867282a90617476b7a0c869e27;hp=c6a3467c0847d15fac7a138f2eb2e69a31cffedc;hb=32b2354dbaf4bf934936eb5b102a4a3d2fdd209a;hpb=b26456a751067ad3182e9897966aae2363873585 diff --git a/man/mhmail.man1 b/man/mhmail.man1 index c6a3467..ce298d7 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 @@ -46,17 +45,20 @@ 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 @@ -96,21 +98,15 @@ header correctly. .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf -.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u -^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate maildrop into folder -^%bindir%/spost~^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