MHMAIL(1) [mh.6] (MH.6.8) MHMAIL(1)
NAME
mhmail - send or read mail
SYNOPSIS
mhmail [ addrs ... [-body text] [-cc addrs ...]
[-from addr] [-subject subject]] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
MHmail is intended as a replacement for the standard Bell
mail program (bellmail (1)), compatible with MH. When
invoked without arguments, it simply invokes inc (1) 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 a temporary file. MHmail then
invokes post (8) with the name of the temporary file as its
argument to deliver the message to the specified user.
The `-subject subject' switch can be used to specify the
Subject: field of the message. The `-body text' switch can
be used to specify the text of the message; if it is
specified, then the standard input is not read. Normally,
addresses appearing as arguments are put in the To: field.
If the `-cc' switch is used, all addresses following it are
placed in the cc: field.
By using `-from addr', you can specify the From: header of
the draft. Naturally, post will fill-in the Sender: header
correctly.
This program is intended for the use of programs such as
at (1), which expect to send mail automatically to various
users. Normally, real people (as opposed to the unreal
ones) will prefer to use comp (1) and send (1) to send
messages.
FILES
/usr/local/bin/mh/inc Program to incorporate a maildrop into a folder
/usr/local/lib/mh/post Program to deliver a message
/tmp/mhmail* Temporary copy of message
PROFILE COMPONENTS
None
SEE ALSO
inc(1), post(8)
DEFAULTS
None
CONTEXT
If inc is invoked, then inc's context changes occur.
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