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NNAAMMEE
       mh - Message Handler

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       any _M_H command

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _M_H  is  the  name  of  a powerful message handling system.
       Rather then being a single comprehensive program, _M_H  con-
       sists of a collection of fairly simple single-purpose pro-
       grams to send, receive, save, and retrieve messages.   The
       user  should  refer  to the _M_H _U_s_e_r_'_s _M_a_n_u_a_l and the pages
       for the _M_H programs in the Unix Programmers Manual.

       Unlike _m_a_i_l, the standard UNIX mail  user  interface  pro-
       gram,  _M_H  is not a closed system which must be explicitly
       run, then exited when you wish to  return  to  the  shell.
       You  may  freely  intersperse _M_H commands with other shell
       commands, allowing you to read and answer your mail  while
       you  have  (for  example) a compilation running, or search
       for a file or run programs as needed to find the answer to
       someone's question before answering their mail.

       The  rest  of  this manual entry is a quick tutorial which
       will teach you the basics of _M_H.  You should read the man-
       ual entries for the individual programs for complete docu-
       mentation.

       To   get   started   using   _M_H,   put    the    directory
       //uussrr//ccoonnttrriibb//mmhh--66..88//bbiinn  on your $$PPAATTHH.  This is best done
       in one of the files: ..pprrooffiillee, ..llooggiinn, or ..ccsshhrrcc  in  your
       home directory.  (Check the manual entry for the shell you
       use, in case you don't know how to do this.)  Run the  _i_n_c
       command.   If  you've never used _M_H before, it will create
       the necessary default files and directories  after  asking
       you if you wish it to do so.

       _i_n_c  moves  mail  from  your  system maildrop into your _M_H
       `+inbox' folder, breaking it up into  separate  files  and
       converting it to _M_H format as it goes.  It prints one line
       for each message it processes, containing the from  field,
       the  subject  field  and  as much of the first line of the
       message as will fit.  It leaves the first message it  pro-
       cesses  as  your  current message.  You'll need to run _i_n_c
       each time you wish to incorporate new mail  into  your  _M_H
       file.

       _s_c_a_n prints a list of the messages in your current folder.

       The commands: _s_h_o_w, _n_e_x_t, and _p_r_e_v are used to  read  spe-
       cific messages from the current folder.  _s_h_o_w displays the



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       current message, or a specific message, which may be spec-
       ified  by  its  number,  which  you pass as an argument to
       _s_h_o_w.  _n_e_x_t and _p_r_e_v display,  respectively,  the  message
       numerically  after  or before the current message.  In all
       cases, the message displayed becomes the current  message.
       If there is no current message, _s_h_o_w may be called with an
       argument, or _n_e_x_t may be used to advance to the first mes-
       sage.

       _r_m_m  (remove message) deletes the current message.  It may
       be called with message numbers  passed  as  arguments,  to
       delete specific messages.

       _r_e_p_l  is  used  to  respond  to  the  current  message (by
       default).  It places you in the editor  with  a  prototype
       response form.  While you're in the editor, you may peruse
       the item you're responding  to  by  reading  the  file  @@.
       After  completing your response, type ll to review it, or ss
       to send it.

       _c_o_m_p allows you to compose a message by putting you in the
       editor on a prototype message form, and then lets you send
       it.

       All the _M_H commands may be run with the  single  argument:
       `-help',  which  causes  them to print a list of the argu-
       ments they may be invoked with.

       Commands which take a message number as an argument (_s_c_a_n,
       _s_h_o_w, _r_e_p_l, ...)  also take one of the words: _f_i_r_s_t, _p_r_e_v,
       _c_u_r, _n_e_x_t, or _l_a_s_t to indicate (respectively)  the  first,
       previous,  current,  next,  or last message in the current
       folder (assuming they are defined).

       Commands which take a range of message numbers (_r_m_m, _s_c_a_n,
       _s_h_o_w, ...)  also take any of the abbreviations:

         _<_n_u_m_1_>_-_<_n_u_m_2_>  -  Indicates  all  messages  in the range
            <num1>  to  <num2>,  inclusive.  The  range  mmuusstt  be
            nonempty.

         _<_n_u_m_>_:_+_N
         _<_n_u_m_>_:_-_N  -  Up  to _N messages beginning with (or ending
            with) message _n_u_m_.  _N_u_m may be any of the pre-defined
            symbols: _f_i_r_s_t_, _p_r_e_v_, _c_u_r_, _n_e_x_t or _l_a_s_t_.

         _f_i_r_s_t_:_N
         _p_r_e_v_:_N
         _n_e_x_t_:_N
         _l_a_s_t_:_N  -  The first, previous, next or last _N messages,
            if they exist.



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       There are many other possibilities such as creating multi-
       ple folders for different topics, and automatically refil-
       ing messages according to subject, source, destination, or
       content.  These are beyond the scope of this manual entry.

       Following is a list of all the _M_H commands:

     ali (1)        - list mail aliases
     anno (1)       - annotate messages
     bbc (1)        - check on BBoards
     bboards (1)    - the UCI BBoards facility
     burst (1)      - explode digests into messages
     comp (1)       - compose a message
     dist (1)       - redistribute a message to additional addresses
     folder (1)     - set/list current folder/message
     folders (1)    - list all folders
     forw (1)       - forward messages
     inc (1)        - incorporate new mail
     mark (1)       - mark messages
     mhl (1)        - produce formatted listings of MH messages
     mhmail (1)     - send or read mail
     mhook (1)      - MH receive-mail hooks
     mhparam (1)    - print MH profile components
     mhpath (1)     - print full pathnames of MH messages and folders
     msgchk (1)     - check for messages
     msh (1)        - MH shell (and BBoard reader)
     next (1)       - show the next message
     packf (1)      - compress a folder into a single file
     pick (1)       - select messages by content
     prev (1)       - show the previous message
     prompter (1)   - prompting editor front end
     rcvstore (1)   - incorporate new mail asynchronously
     refile (1)     - file messages in other folders
     repl (1)       - reply to a message
     rmf (1)        - remove folder
     rmm (1)        - remove messages
     scan (1)       - produce a one line per message scan listing
     send (1)       - send a message
     show (1)       - show (list) messages
     slocal (1)     - special local mail delivery
     sortm (1)      - sort messages
     vmh (1)        - visual front-end to MH
     whatnow (1)    - prompting front-end for send
     whom (1)       - report to whom a message would go

     mh-alias (5)   - alias file for MH message system
     mh-format (5)  - format file for MH message system
     mh-mail (5)    - message format for MH message system
     mh-profile (5) - user customization for MH message system
     mh-sequence (5)- sequence specification for MH message system




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     ap (8)         - parse addresses 822-style
     conflict (8)   - search for alias/password conflicts
     dp (8)         - parse dates 822-style
     fmtdump (8)    - decode _M_H format files
     install-mh (8) - initialize the MH environment
     post (8)       - deliver a message


FFIILLEESS
       /usr/contrib/mh-6.8/bin                   directory containing _M_H commands
       /usr/contrib/mh-6.8/lib                   _M_H library

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _T_h_e _R_A_N_D _M_H Message Handling System: User's Manual,
       _T_h_e _R_A_N_D _M_H Message Handling System: Tutorial,
       _T_h_e _R_A_N_D _M_H  Message  Handling  System:  The  UCI  BBoards
       Facility,
       _M_H_._5_: _H_o_w _t_o _p_r_o_c_e_s_s _2_0_0 _m_e_s_s_a_g_e_s _a _d_a_y _a_n_d _s_t_i_l_l _g_e_t _s_o_m_e
       _r_e_a_l _w_o_r_k _d_o_n_e

BBUUGGSS
       If problems are encountered with an _M_H program, the  prob-
       lems  should  be  reported to the local maintainers of _M_H.
       When doing  this,  the  name  of  the  program  should  be
       reported,  along with the version information for the pro-
       gram.
       To find out what version of an _M_H program  is  being  run,
       invoke  the  program with the `-help' switch.  In addition
       to listing the syntax of the  command,  the  program  will
       list information pertaining to its version.  This informa-
       tion includes the version of _M_H, the host it was generated
       on, and the date the program was loaded.  A second line of
       information, found on versions of _M_H after #5.380  include
       _M_H configuration options.  For example,

            version: MH 6.1 #1[UCI] (glacier) of Wed Nov  6 01:13:53 PST 1985
            options: [BSD42] [MHE] [NETWORK] [SENDMTS] [MMDFII] [SMTP] [POP]

       The  `6.1  #1[UCI]' indicates that the program is from the
       UCI _M_H_._6_._1 version of _M_H.  The program  was  generated  on
       the  host  `glacier'  on  `Wed  Nov  6 01:13:53 PST 1985'.
       It's usually a good idea to send the output of the `-help'
       switch along with your report.

       If  there  is no local _M_H maintainer, try the address BBuugg--
       MMHH.   If  that  fails,  use  the  Internet  mailbox   BBuugg--
       MMHH@@IICCSS..UUCCII..EEDDUU.

FFIILLEESS
       $HOME/.mh_profile                         The user profile




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