From 2fea01738af4f89020a3cf3eb8ba87ba7e751874 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Harkless Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 03:58:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] For reasons explained better elsewhere (e.g. Attic/README.developers), the version history for this file got lost. Recreating it. This version is from 1998-05-08 -- it's the original nmh-1.0 version. --- FAQ | 113 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FAQ diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d3f7fa --- /dev/null +++ b/FAQ @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +# +# FAQ -- frequently asked questions +# +# $Id$ +# + +1) What is nmh? + + nmh (new MH) is an electronic mail handling system. It is based on + version 6.8.3 of the MH message system originally developed by the + RAND Corporation and the University of California. + +2) Is it nmh, Nmh, nMH, NMH? + + It's nmh. I hate capital letters. + +3) Who is developing nmh? + + Richard Coleman + coleman@math.gatech.edu + http://www.math.gatech.edu/~coleman + +4) Why are you developing nmh? + + For several reasons. + a) It's an interesting project. + b) I like using MH/nmh. + c) I wanted to increase the portability of MH. + d) I wanted to make MH easier to install (convert to autoconf). + e) I wanted to remove all the unnecessary junk from the + MH distribution (pop daemon, bulletin board support, etc...). + f) UCI seems to have abandoned MH, so someone needed to pick up + the slack. + +5) What is the copyright status of nmh? + + nmh is distributed under a variant of the classical BSD copyright. + Check the COPYRIGHT file in the nmh distribution for the details. + There are some specific files which were contributed to the original + MH package that are copyrighted by their original author. I have + retained the copyright notices of these authors in these files. + + Essentially, you can do anything you want with the nmh package as long + as you don't blame me if it trashes all your mail. + +6) What is the difference between nmh and MH? + + Check the file DIFFERENCES in the nmh distribution for the + (ever growing) list of differences between nmh and MH. + +7) Where do I get nmh? + + The latest version of nmh is available at + ftp://ftp.math.gatech.edu/pub/nmh/nmh.tar.gz + +8) Where is the nmh web page? + + The nmh home page is located at + http://www.math.gatech.edu/nmh/ + +9) Where is the nmh mailing list? + + There is a mailing list for nmh development at: + nmh-workers@math.gatech.edu + + To subscribe, send e-mail to the administrative address: + nmh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu + + with the subject "subscribe e-mail-address" + (without the quotes). + +10) Where do I report bugs in nmh? + + Send bug reports and suggestions to + nmh-workers@math.gatech.edu + +11) Which mail transfer agents (MTA's) are supported? + + The default setup for nmh is to use SMTP, so nmh should work with + most MTA's that provide a standard SMTP connection on port 25. + Also you may configure nmh to use a sendmail interface (still + uses SMTP) by using the configure option --with-mts=sendmail. + There is also an option (--enable-nmh-pop) to include client-side + support for POP. + +12) Why does `folder' and `flist' overlook some of my subfolders? + + There was a bug in these commands which caused them to quit + searching a folder for subfolders too early, if the folder contained + subfolders which were symbolic links. This has been improved in + nmh-0.25, but `folder' and `flist' will still not recurse into + folders that contain only symbolic links. + +13) Why doesn't the (X)Emacs package `mh-e' work with + nmh? + + In nmh, the default location of things have changed. Also the MH + lib directory has been split into a `etc' directory (containing + configuration files and components), and a `lib' directory + (containing support binaries). So sometimes mh-e has trouble + finding the components skeleton for composing new mail or replies. + Depending on the install location of nmh at your site, you will + need to add something similar to the following to your .emacs file. + The lines for `mh-comp-formfile' and `mh-repl-formfile' should point + to your personal copies of these files (if you have them) or else + point to the default nmh versions. + + ;; set a few mh-e variables for nmh + (setq mh-progs "/usr/local/nmh/bin/") + (setq mh-lib "/usr/local/nmh/lib/") + (setq mh-comp-formfile "/usr/local/nmh/etc/components") + (setq mh-repl-formfile "/usr/local/nmh/etc/replcomps") + -- 1.7.10.4