For each of the different mhn functions, mhn looks for
certain kinds of profile entries. Mhn obtains profile
information in this order of preference:
- From a file named by the $MHN environment variable.
This allows you to keep different multi-media message handling
profiles for each type of display or workstation that you use.
Section
gives examples of how to do this.
- From your .mh_profile, or in the profile specified
by the $MH environment variable.
- From the MH library file mhn_defaults (created by
your system administrator).
- From some built-in defaults for a few simple content types,
such as text/plain.
Here is a list of profile entries for which mhn looks: