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NNAAMMEE
       repl - reply to a message

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       repl    [+folder]    [msg]    [-annotate]    [-noannotate]
            [-cc all/to/cc/me]               [-nocc all/to/cc/me]
            [-draftfolder +folder]            [-draftmessage msg]
            [-nodraftfolder]      [-editor editor]      [-noedit]
            [-fcc +folder]  [-filter filterfile] [-form formfile]
            [-inplace]    [-noinplace]    [-query]     [-noquery]
            [-width columns]               [-whatnowproc program]
            [-nowhatnowproc] [-help]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _R_e_p_l aids a user in producing a reply to an existing  mes-
       sage.   _R_e_p_l  uses  a  reply template to guide its actions
       when constructing the message draft of the reply.  In  its
       simplest  form  (with no arguments), it will set up a mes-
       sage-form skeleton in reply to the current message in  the
       current folder, and invoke the whatnow shell.  The default
       reply template will direct _r_e_p_l to construct the  composed
       message as follows:

          To: <Reply-To> or <From>
          cc: <cc>, <To>, and yourself
          Subject: Re: <Subject>
          In-reply-to: Your message of <Date>.
                       <Message-Id>

     where  field names enclosed in angle brackets (< >) indicate
     the contents of the named field from the  message  to  which
     the  reply is being made.  A reply template is simply a for-
     mat file.  See _m_h_-_f_o_r_m_a_t (5) for the details.

     The `-cc type' switch takes an argument which specifies  who
     gets  placed  on  the "cc:" list of the reply.  The `-query'
     switch modifies the action of `-cc type' switch by  interac-
     tively  asking  you  if  each address that normally would be
     placed in the "To:" and "cc:" list should actually be sent a
     copy.   (This  is useful for special-purpose replies.)  Note
     that the position of the `-cc' and  `-nocc'  switches,  like
     all  other switches which take a positive and negative form,
     is important.

     Lines beginning with the fields  "To:",  "cc:",  and  "Bcc:"
     will  be  standardized and have duplicate addresses removed.
     In addition, the `-width columns' switch will  guide  _r_e_p_l's
     formatting of these fields.

     If the file named "replcomps" exists in the user's MH direc-
     tory, it will be used  instead  of  the  default  form.   In



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     either  case, the file specified by `-form formfile' will be
     used if given.

     If the draft already exists, _r_e_p_l will ask  you  as  to  the
     disposition  of the draft.  A reply of qquuiitt will abort _r_e_p_l,
     leaving the draft intact; rreeppllaaccee will replace the  existing
     draft  with  a  blank  skeleton;  and  lliisstt will display the
     draft.

     See  _c_o_m_p (1)  for  a  description  of  the  `-editor'   and
     `-noedit' switches.  Note that while in the editor, the mes-
     sage being replied to is available through a link named  "@"
     (assuming  the  default  _w_h_a_t_n_o_w_p_r_o_c ).   In  addition,  the
     actual pathname of the message is stored in  the  envariable
     $$eeddiittaalltt, and the pathname of the folder containing the mes-
     sage is stored in the envariable $$mmhhffoollddeerr.

     Although _r_e_p_l uses the `-form formfile' switch to direct  it
     how   to   construct   the   beginning  of  the  draft,  the
     `-filter filterfile' switch directs _r_e_p_l as to how the  mes-
     sage being replied-to should be formatted in the body of the
     draft.  If `-filter' is  not  specified,  then  the  message
     being  replied-to  is not included in the body of the draft.
     If `-filter filterfile' is specified, then the message being
     replied-to  is filtered (re-formatted) prior to being output
     to the body of the draft.  The filter file for  _r_e_p_l  should
     be  a standard form file for _m_h_l, as _r_e_p_l will invoke _m_h_l to
     format the message being replied-to.  There  is  no  default
     message  filter (`-filter' must be followed by a file name).
     A filter file that is commonly used is:

          :
          body:nocomponent,compwidth=9,offset=9

     which says to output a blank line and then the body  of  the
     message being replied-to, indented by one tab-stop.  Another
     format popular on USENET is:


          message-id:nocomponent,nonewline,\
          formatfield="In message %{text}, "
          from:nocomponent,formatfield="%(friendly{text}) writes:"
          body:component=">",overflowtext=">",overflowoffset=0

     Which cites the Message-ID and author of the  message  being
     replied-to,  and then outputs each line of the body prefaced
     with the ">" character.

     If the  `-annotate'  switch  is  given,  the  message  being
     replied-to will be annotated with the lines




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          Replied: date
          Replied: addrs

     where the address list contains one line for each addressee.
     The annotation will be done only  if  the  message  is  sent
     directly  from _r_e_p_l.  If the message is not sent immediately
     from _r_e_p_l, "comp -use" may be used to re-edit and  send  the
     constructed  message,  but the annotations won't take place.
     The `-inplace' switch causes annotation to be done in  place
     in order to preserve links to the annotated message.

     The `-fcc +folder' switch can be used to automatically spec-
     ify a folder to receive Fcc:s.  More than one  folder,  each
     preceeded by `-fcc' can be named.

     In addition to the standard _m_h_-_f_o_r_m_a_t (5) escapes, _r_e_p_l also
     recognizes the following additional _c_o_m_p_o_n_e_n_t escape:

     _E_s_c_a_p_e  _R_e_t_u_r_n_s  _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
     _f_c_c     string   Any folders specified with `-fcc folder'

     To avoid reiteration, _r_e_p_l strips any leading `Re: ' strings
     from the _s_u_b_j_e_c_t component.

     The  `-draftfolder +folder' and `-draftmessage msg' switches
     invoke the _M_H draft folder facility.  This  is  an  advanced
     (and  highly useful) feature.  Consult the AAddvvaanncceedd FFeeaattuurreess
     section of the _M_H manual for more information.

     Upon exiting from the editor, _r_e_p_l will invoke  the  _w_h_a_t_n_o_w
     program.   See  _w_h_a_t_n_o_w (1)  for  a  discussion of available
     options.  The invocation of this program can be inhibited by
     using the `-nowhatnowproc' switch.  (In truth of fact, it is
     the _w_h_a_t_n_o_w program which starts the initial  edit.   Hence,
     `-nowhatnowproc' will prevent any edit from occurring.)

FFIILLEESS
       /usr/contrib/mh-6.8/lib/replcomps         The reply template
       or <mh-dir>/replcomps                     Rather than the standard template
       $HOME/.mh_profile                         The user profile
       <mh-dir>/draft                            The draft file

PPRROOFFIILLEE CCOOMMPPOONNEENNTTSS
       Path:                To determine the user's MH directory
       Alternate-Mailboxes: To determine the user's mailboxes
       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder
       Draft-Folder:        To find the default draft-folder
       Editor:              To override the default editor
       Msg-Protect:         To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
       fileproc:            Program to refile the message
       mhlproc:             Program to filter message being replied-to



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       whatnowproc:         Program to ask the "What now?" questions

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       comp(1),    dist(1),    forw(1),    send(1),   whatnow(1),
       mh-format(5)

DDEEFFAAUULLTTSS
       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msg' defaults to cur
       `-nocc all' at ATHENA sites, `-cc all' otherwise
       `-noannotate'
       `-nodraftfolder'
       `-noinplace'
       `-noquery'
       `-width 72'

CCOONNTTEEXXTT
       If a folder is given, it will become the  current  folder.
       The message replied-to will become the current message.

HHIISSTTOORRYY
       Prior  to  using  the format string mechanism, `-noformat'
       used to cause address headers to be output as-is.  Now all
       address  fields  are  formatted  using  Internet  standard
       guidelines.

BBUUGGSS
       If any addresses occur in the reply template, addresses in
       the  template  that  do  not  contain  hosts are defaulted
       incorrectly.  Instead  of  using  the  localhost  for  the
       default, _r_e_p_l uses the sender's host.  Moral of the story:
       if you're going to include addresses in a reply  template,
       include the host portion of the address.

       The  `-width  columns'  switch is only used to do address-
       folding; other headers are not line-wrapped.

       If _w_h_a_t_n_o_w_p_r_o_c is _w_h_a_t_n_o_w, then _r_e_p_l uses a built-in _w_h_a_t_-
       _n_o_w, it does not actually run the _w_h_a_t_n_o_w program.  Hence,
       if you define your own _w_h_a_t_n_o_w_p_r_o_c, don't call it  _w_h_a_t_n_o_w
       since _r_e_p_l won't run it.

       If  your  current  working  directory is not writable, the
       link named "@" is not available.










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