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Subject: v22i064: ELM mail syste, release 2.3, Part05/26 Newsgroups: comp.sources.unix Approved: rsalz@uunet.UU.NET X-Checksum-Snefru: 518d2aa6 700bcfc0 0d955c25 16443972 Submitted-by: Syd Weinstein <syd@dsinc.dsi.com> Posting-number: Volume 22, Issue 64 Archive-name: elm2.3/part05 ---- Cut Here and unpack ---- #!/bin/sh # this is part 5 of a multipart archive # do not concatenate these parts, unpack them in order with /bin/sh # file doc/Form.guide continued # CurArch=5 if test ! -r s2_seq_.tmp then echo "Please unpack part 1 first!" exit 1; fi ( read Scheck if test "$Scheck" != $CurArch then echo "Please unpack part $Scheck next!" exit 1; else exit 0; fi ) < s2_seq_.tmp || exit 1 echo "x - Continuing file doc/Form.guide" sed 's/^X//' << 'SHAR_EOF' >> doc/Form.guide SHAR_EOF echo "File doc/Form.guide is complete" chmod 0444 doc/Form.guide || echo "restore of doc/Form.guide fails" echo "x - extracting doc/Makefile.SH (Text)" sed 's/^X//' << 'SHAR_EOF' > doc/Makefile.SH && Xcase $CONFIG in X'') X if test ! -f config.sh; then X ln ../config.sh . || \ X ln ../../config.sh . || \ X ln ../../../config.sh . || \ X (echo "Can't find config.sh."; exit 1) X fi X . ./config.sh X ;; Xesac Xcase "$0" in X*/*) cd `expr X$0 : 'X$.*$/'` ;; Xesac X Xecho "Extracting doc/Makefile (with variable substitutions)" Xcat >Makefile <<!GROK!THIS! X# X# $Id: Makefile.SH,v 4.1 90/04/28 22:41:07 syd Exp $ X# X# Makefile for the documentation of the ELM mail system X# X# (C) Copyright 1989, 1990, USENET Community Trust X# X# $Log: Makefile.SH,v $ X# Revision 4.1 90/04/28 22:41:07 syd X# checkin of Elm 2.3 as of Release PL0 X# X# X# Variables X# Variables established by Configure XCHMOD = $chmod XCP = $cp XDEST = $bin XECHO = $echo XFORMATTER = $roff XLIB = $lib XLN = $ln XMAN = $mansrc XMANEXT = $manext XRM = $rm -f XTBL = $tbl X!GROK!THIS! X Xcat >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!' X X# Other variables XSHELL = /bin/sh X X# List of installed man pages (except for wnemail.1 - handled differently) XMAN_LIST = $(MAN)/answer.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/autoreply.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/checkalias.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/elm.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/fastmail.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/filter.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/frm.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/listalias.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/messages.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/newalias.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/newmail.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/printmail.$(MANEXT) \ X $(MAN)/readmsg.$(MANEXT) X X# List of remotely installed man pages (except for wnemail.1 - handled X# differently) XREMOTE_MAN_LIST = $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/answer.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/autoreply.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/checkalias.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/elm.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/fastmail.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/filter.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/frm.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/listalias.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/messages.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/newalias.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/newmail.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/printmail.$(MANEXT) \ X $(REMOTE)$(MAN)/readmsg.$(MANEXT) X X# List of files installed in LIB directory XLIB_LIST = $(LIB)/elm-help.0 \ X $(LIB)/elm-help.1 \ X $(LIB)/elm-help.2 \ X $(LIB)/elm-help.3 \ X $(LIB)/elmrc-info X X# List of files installed in remote LIB directory XREMOTE_LIB_LIST = $(REMOTE)$(LIB)/elm-help.0 \ X $(REMOTE)$(LIB)/elm-help.1 \ X $(REMOTE)$(LIB)/elm-help.2 \ X $(REMOTE)$(LIB)/elm-help.3 \ X $(REMOTE)$(LIB)/elmrc-info X X# List of formatted guides XFORMATTED_LIST = Alias.fmtd \ X Config.fmtd \ X Cover.fmtd \ X Filter.fmtd \ X Form.fmtd \ X Ref.fmtd \ X Users.fmtd X X# Targets X# The following are no-ops Xall: Xlint: Xclean: X Xinstall: $(LIB_LIST) $(MAN_LIST) $(MAN)/wnewmail.$(MANEXT) X X# Dependencies and rules for installing man pages and lib files X# taken from a remote system X# This is the only target that gets installed even if not out-of-date X# with respect the files from which it is installed. Xrmt-install: rmt-defined X $(RM) $(MAN)/newmail.$(MANEXT) $(MAN)/wnewmail.$(MANEXT) X $(CP) $(REMOTE_MAN_LIST) $(MAN) X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $(MAN_LIST) X $(LN) $(MAN)/newmail.$(MANEXT) $(MAN)/wnewmail.$(MANEXT) X $(CP) $(REMOTE_LIB_LIST) $(LIB) X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $(LIB_LIST) X Xrmt-defined: X @(if [ "$(REMOTE)" = "" ];\ X then\ X $(ECHO) "You need to define 'REMOTE' as the remote file system";\ X $(ECHO) "for this particular command. The easiest way to do this";\ X $(ECHO) "to type:";\ X $(ECHO) " make REMOTE=<remote file system> rmt-install";\ X exit 1;\ X fi); X X# Dependencies and rules for installing man pages and lib files X$(MAN)/answer.$(MANEXT): answer.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/autoreply.$(MANEXT): autoreply.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/checkalias.$(MANEXT): chkalias.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/elm.$(MANEXT): elm.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/fastmail.$(MANEXT): fastmail.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/filter.$(MANEXT): filter.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/frm.$(MANEXT): frm.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/listalias.$(MANEXT): listalias.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/messages.$(MANEXT): messages.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/newalias.$(MANEXT): newalias.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/newmail.$(MANEXT): newmail.1 X $(RM) $@ X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/printmail.$(MANEXT): printmail.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/readmsg.$(MANEXT): readmsg.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(MAN)/wnewmail.$(MANEXT): $(MAN)/newmail.$(MANEXT) X $(RM) $@ X $(LN) $? $@ X X$(LIB)/elm-help.0: elm-help.0 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(LIB)/elm-help.1: elm-help.1 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(LIB)/elm-help.2: elm-help.2 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(LIB)/elm-help.3: elm-help.3 X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X$(LIB)/elmrc-info: elmrc-info X $(CP) $? $@ X $(CHMOD) u+w,a+r $@ X X# Dependencies and rules for formatting guides Xdocumentation: $(FORMATTED_LIST) X XAlias.fmtd: Alias.guide X $(TBL) $? | $(FORMATTER) tmac.n - > $@ X XConfig.fmtd: Config.guid X $(TBL) $? | $(FORMATTER) tmac.n - > $@ X XCover.fmtd: Elm.cover X $(FORMATTER) tmac.n $? > $@ X XFilter.fmtd: Filter.guid X $(TBL) $? | $(FORMATTER) tmac.n - > $@ X XForm.fmtd: Form.guide X $(FORMATTER) tmac.n $? > $@ X XRef.fmtd: Ref.guide X $(FORMATTER) tmac.n $? > $@ X XUsers.fmtd: Users.guide X $(TBL) $? | $(FORMATTER) tmac.n - > $@ X!NO!SUBS! SHAR_EOF chmod 0444 doc/Makefile.SH || echo "restore of doc/Makefile.SH fails" echo "x - extracting doc/Ref.guide (Text)" sed 's/^X//' << 'SHAR_EOF' > doc/Ref.guide && X.\" @(#)$Id: Ref.guide,v 4.1 90/04/28 22:41:08 syd Exp $ X.\" X.\" Reference guide to the Elm mail system. X.\" format with X.\" troff tmac.n Ref.guide > Ref.format X.\" X.\" Elm is now in the public trust. Bug reports, comments, suggestions, flames X.\" etc. should go to: X.\" Syd Weinstein elm@DSI.COM (dsinc!elm) X.\" X.\" (C) Copyright 1986, 1987 Dave Taylor X.\" (C) Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 Usenet Community Trust X.\" X.\" $Log: Ref.guide,v $ X.\" Revision 4.1 90/04/28 22:41:08 syd X.\" checkin of Elm 2.3 as of Release PL0 X.\" X.\" X.po 1i X.ds h0 X.ds h1 X.ds h2 X.ds f0 X.ds f1 X.ds f2 X.nr Hy 1 X.nr Pt 1 X.nr Pi 0 X.lg 0 X.nf X.na X.rs X.za X.sv |3.0i X.ce 99 X.ps 20 X.ss 18 X.vs 12 X\f3The Elm Reference Guide\f1 X.sp 3 X.ps 12 X.ss 14 X.vs 14 X\f2A comprehensive list of all commands, Xoptions and such to the \f3Elm\fP mail system\f1 X.sp 2 XDave Taylor X.sp XHewlett-Packard Laboratories X1501 Page Mill Road XPalo Alto CA X94304 X.sp 3 Xemail: taylor@hplabs.HP.COM or hplabs!taylor X.sp 3 X>>> Elm is now in the public trust. Bug reports, comments, etc. to: <<< X.sp XSyd Weinstein XDatacomp Systems, Inc. X3837 Byron Road XHuntingdon Valley, PA 19006-2320 X.sp Xemail: elm\s-1@\s+1DSI.COM or dsinc\s-1!\s+1elm X.sp 3 X.ps 18 X\f3\(co\f1\s12 Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor X.ps 18 X\f3\(co\f1\s12 Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by The USENET Community Trust X.ce 0 X.ps 10 X.ss 12 X.vs 12 X.fi X.ad X.bp 1 X.sv 5v X.ce 99 X.ps 14 X\f3The Elm Reference Guide\f1 X.ds h0 "Elm Reference Guide X.ds h1 X.ds h2 "Version 2.3 X.ds f0 "May 1, 1990 X.ds f1 "Page % X.sp X.ps 10 X(Version 2.3) X.sp 2 XDave Taylor XHewlett-Packard Laboratories X1501 Page Mill Road XPalo Alto CA X94304 X.sp Xemail: taylor@hplabs.HP.COM or hplabs!taylor X.sp 2 X>>> Elm is now in the public trust. Bug reports, comments, etc. to: <<< X.sp XSyd Weinstein XDatacomp Systems, Inc. X3837 Byron Road XHuntingdon Valley, PA 19006-2320 X.sp Xemail: elm\s-1@\s+1DSI.COM or dsinc\s-1!\s+1elm X.sp 2 XMay 1, 1990 X.ce 0 X.sp 3 X.hn 1 Introduction X XThere are many parts to a complex software system and \f3The Elm XMail System\f1 Xis no different. This document describes fully all the options Xavailable in the mailer, including the command line options, Xthe commands (in considerably more detail than Xin \f2The Elm Users Guide\f1) and Xthe \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file. X XTo be more explicit, this document covers: Xa discussion of Xthe \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file, Xcommand line options of \f2elm\f1, Xoutgoing mail processing, Xresponses of various commands, Xmail archive folders, Xthe Alias system, Xsystem aliases etc, Xmore on the \f3Elm\f1 utilities, Xand a section for expert mail users. X XWithout any further ado, then, let's get this show on the road!! X.sp X.hn 1 "The .elm/elmrc File" X XElm, like lots of other software on the XUnix\v'-.3'\s5TM\s10\v'.3' system, has the ability to automatically read Xin a configuration file at each invocation. The file must be Xcalled \f2elmrc\f1 and reside in the \f2.elm\f1 directory located Xin your home directory. It can have any of the entries below, in any order. XIf you are missing any entries, or if you don't have an \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 Xfile, the default values (listed below for each option) will be used. XNote that those options below designated with * can be altered Xusing elm via the o)ptions screen. XAlso note that when you save a new \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file via the `>' command Xof the options Xscreen, it will be (re)created including even those options that Xhave default values. X.br X.sp X.ne 8 X.hu String Variables X X.lp alternatives 1.0i XThis is a list of other machine/username combinations Xthat you receive mail from (forwarded). This is used Xwhen the \f2group reply\f1 feature is invoked to ensure that Xyou don't send yourself a copy of the outbound message. X(The default is a list of no alternatives.) X X.lp calendar* 1.0i XThis is used in conjunction with the `<' \f2scan message for Xcalendar entries\f1 command, as the file to append any found Xcalendar entries to. (The default is \f2calendar\f1 in your home directory.) X X.lp editor* 1.0i XThe editor to use when typing in new mail. If you select X``none'' or ``builtin'' you'll get a Berkeley Mail style Xinterface for all mail that doesn't already have text Xin the buffer (e.g. a reply, mail with a ``signature'', etc). X(The default is to use the value of $EDITOR in your Xcurrent environment, and if not set, an editor selected by Xthe person who configured \f2elm\f1 for your system.) X X.lp escape 1.0i XThe character used with the ``builtin'' editor (see above) Xto escape from text entry to input a command. XWhen a line begins with this character, the editor interprets it Xas a command rather than as text to add. X(The default is ``~''.) X X.lp fullname* 1.0i XThis is the name the mailer will use in messages Xyou send. It is highly recommended that you use your Xfull name and nothing strange or unusual, as that can Xappear extremely rude to people receiving your mail. X(The default is to use the ``gcos'' field from the \f2/etc/passwd\f1 file Xon systems that use this field to store full names, and to use the contents Xof \f2.fullname\f1 in your home directory on other systems.) X X.lp maildir* 1.0i XThis is your folder directory. XWhen you specify a folder name beginning with the `=' metacharacter\s-2\u1\d\s0, X.fn X1. Note that `%' and `+' are synonymous with `=' throughout \f2elm\f1 X.ef Xit stands for this directory name. That is, Xif you save a message to folder \f2=stuff\f1 Xthe `=' will be expanded to the current value of \f2maildir\f1. X(The default is the directory \f2Mail\fP in your home directory.) X X.lp tmpdir* 1.0i XUse this if you want to define your own directory for the temporary Xfile Elm creates while running. This is only necessary if using the Xsystem temporary directory could cause problems, such as when not all XNFS clients mount the common temporary directory, or when the temporary Xdirectory is prone to being cleared periodically. The default entry Xof the system temporary directory is normally ok. X X.lp pager 1.0i XThis is the program to be used to display messages. You can Xspecify ``builtin'' or the name of any standard pager. If you Xuse ``builtin+'', each screenfull of displayed message is X``paged'' from the top of your screen with a title line, Xwhile ``builtin'' simply ``scrolls up'' subsequent screenfulls once Xit has ``paged'' the first screenfull. X(The default is to use the value of $PAGER in your Xcurrent environment, and if not set, a pager selected by Xthe person who configured \f2elm\f1 for your system, quite likely ``builtin+''.) X X.lp attribution 1.0i XWhen you \f2forward\f1 a message or \f2reply\f1 to it, you can Xoptionally attribute the quoted text to its original author. XDefining the attribution string here allows you to indicate the Xform that the attribution should take. The sequence `%s' in the Xattribution will be replaced by the name of the original author. XExamples are: X.nf X.ft CW X.zf X attribution = According to %s: X attribution = %s writes: X.ft 1 X.fi X X.lp prefix 1.0i XWhen you \f2reply\f1 to a message or \f2forward\f1 a message to another person, Xyou can optionally include the original message. Defining the Xprefix value here allows you to indicate what the prefix of Xeach included line should be. (The default is ``>\ '' and is Xstandard in the Unix community.) X X.lp print* 1.0i XThis is the command used for printing messages. There are two Xpossible formats for it, either a command that Xcan have a filename affixed to (as a suffix) before being Xexecuted, or a string that Xcontains the meta-sequence `%s' which will be replaced Xby the name of the file before being executed. Examples of each are: X.nf X.ft CW X.zf X print = print -formfeed X print = pr %s | lpr X.br X.ft 1 X.fi X(The default is set by the person who configured \f2elm\f1 for your system.) X X.lp receivedmail 1.0i XThis is the folder to which incoming mail is saved after you've read it. XWhen you answer \f2no\f1 (`n') to the ``keep unread messages in Xyour incoming mailbox?'' prompt or \f2yes\f1 (`y') to the ``store read Xmessages in your "received" folder?'', this is where the messages go. X(The default is "=received", that is, Xa folder called \f2received\f1 in your \f2maildir\f1 directory). X X.lp sentmail* 1.0i XThis is the folder to which a copy of outgoing mail is automatically Xsaved. This will only be done if the \f2copy\f1 flag Xis turned on (see below). Also note that if the \f2savename\f1 feature X(see below) is enabled then this folder may be ignored since the program Xmay save to a folder that has the same name as the login Xof the person you're sending to. XWhether or not a copy is saved, and to what folder, can be changed just Xprior to sending a message, see below. X(The default is "=sent", that is, Xa folder called \f2sent\f1 in your \f2maildir\f1 directory). X X.lp shell 1.0i XThis defines the shell to use when doing ``!'' escapes and Xsuch. (The default is to use the value of $SHELL in your Xcurrent environment, and if not set, a shell selected by Xthe person who configured \f2elm\f1 for your system.) X X.lp signature 1.0i XThis file, if defined, will be automatically appended to all Xoutbound mail before the editor is invoked. Furthermore, Xif you'd like a different ``.signature'' file for \f2local\f1 Xmail and \f2remote\f1 mail (remote being via other hosts), Xyou can alternatively define two variables, \f2localsignature\f1 Xand \f2remotesignature\f1, to have the same functionality. X(The default is "localsignature" and "remotesignature" Xin your home directory.) X X.lp sortby* 1.0i XYou can have your folder sorted by any of the following ways: X.sp X.ta 1i Xfrom This will sort according to whom each message is \f2from\f1. X Xlines This will sort \f2shortest\f1 to \f2longest\f1 by message. X Xmailbox This will leave the messages in the order found in the folder. X Xreceived This will sort \f2least recently received\f1 to X\f2most recently received\f1. X Xsent This will sort \f2least recently sent\f1 to \f2most recently sent\f1. X Xstatus This will sort by priority, action, new, tagged, then deleted. X Xsubject This will sort according to the \f2subject\f1 of each message. X.sp XEach of these fields can also optionally be prepended with the Xsequence ``reverse-'' to reverse the order of the sort. This doesn't Ximply anything about the order of the message in the folder Xitself and affects only their order on the index screen. (The Xdefault is \f2mailbox\f1 order.) X X.lp weedout 1.0i XWhen specifying this option, you can list headers that Xyou \f2don't\f1 want to see when you are displaying a message. XThis list can continue for as many lines as desired, as Xlong as the continued lines all have leading indentation. X(The default is ``Received:'' and others.) X.br X.ne 8 X.hu Numeric Variables X X.lp bounceback 1.0i XThis is a hop count threshold value and allows you to Xset up the mailer so that when you send mail more than X\f2n\f1 machines away, it'll automatically include a X``Cc:'' to you through the remote machine. In practice Xthis should be very rarely used. (Note: this refuses to Xbounce mail off an Internet address. The default is to Xhave it set to zero, which disables the function) X X.lp timeout 1.0i XOn more advanced systems, it's nice to start up the Xmailer in a window and let it sit in background Xunless new mail arrives (see \f2wnewmail\f1 for Xanother window based program) at which point Xit can be brought up to the forefront of the system Xand read. In this case, it would be quite convenient Xto have the mailer internally resynchronize every Xso often. This option specifies the number of seconds that this occurs. X.sp XThis is also useful for normal terminals, for example you can Xleave \f2elm\f1 running at night (I usually do) and when you Xcome in in the morning it'll be all ready to read your mail! X.sp X(The default is a 300 second (5 minute) timeout period). X X.lp userlevel* 1.0i XThis is what the program uses to determine the relative level of Xsophistication of the user \(em the values are 0 for a new user (the Xdefault), 1 for someone familiar with \f2elm\f1 Xuser, and 2 for experts. Some advanced features are hidden from novice Xusers, while experts get less verbose prompt messages. X.br X.ne 8 X.hu Boolean Variables X X.lp alwaysdelete 1.0i XWhen set, this changes the default answer Xof the prompt ``Delete messages?'' to the indicated value. (The default is Xto have the answer be \f2No\f1 (i.e. alwaysdelete = OFF).) X X.lp alwaysstore 1.0i XThis sets the default Xanswer on the ``store read mail in "received" folder'' prompt Xto the value indicated. (The default is to have the default Xanswer be \f2No\f1 (i.e., alwaysstore = OFF).) X X.lp alwayskeep 1.0i XThis sets the default answer Xon the ``keep unread mail in incoming mailbox'' XHowever, if you answered \f2No\fP to the ``store read Xmail in "received" folder'' Xit is presumed that you'd also want to keep your unread mail in the Xincoming mailbox, too, and the value of alwayskeep is ignored. X(The default is to have the Xdefault answer be \f2Yes\f1 (i.e., alwayskeep = ON).) X X.lp arrow* 1.0i XSometimes you are forced to use a slow, or ``dumb'' terminal. In this Xcase, you can force the current message pointer to be the ``->'' Xsequence rather than the inverse bar. (Note that this is Xoverridden by the similar `-a' command line option, Xsee below.) (The default is OFF.) X X.lp ask 1.0i XThis allows you to tell the \f2elm\f1 system that Xyou'd rather not be asked ``Delete Mail?'' and such each time you Xquit, resynchronize a folder or change folders, Xand instead it should just use the values of X``alwaysdelete'', ``alwaysstore'', and ``awayskeep'' without prompting. X(Note that when you quit \f2elm\fP, if you use `Q' instead of `q', you will Xnever be questioned, regardless of how you have \f2ask\f1 set.) X(The default is ON, i.e. to ask the questions.) X X.lp askcc 1.0i XIf turned off, this will allow you to send mail without being Xpresented the ``Copies to:'' prompt for each message. This Xstill allows you to explicitly include addresses in the ``cc'' Xlist via either ``~c'' in the builtin editor, or via using the Xheader editor. (The default is ON, i.e. to ask about copies.) X X.lp autocopy 1.0i XIf turned on, this will automatically copy Xthe text of each message being replied to into the edit Xbuffer. Otherwise you will be prompted as to whether you want Xthe message included in yours. (See the \f2prefix\f1 Xoption above.) (The default is OFF.) X X.lp copy 1.0i XThis, in combination with the \f2sentmail\f1 folder, will Xallow you to have silent copies of all outgoing mail Xmade on the outbound step. XWhether a copy is saved and to which folder can be set prior to sending Xa message, see below. X(The default is OFF.) X X.lp forcename 1.0i XThis, in combination with the \f2savename\f1 option, governs Xhow a copy of an outgoing message will be saved. (See \f2savename\f1 below Xfor details.) (The default is OFF.) X X.lp keep 1.0i XThe mail system has a habit of deleting folders when you've Xremoved everything from them. With this option turned on, it will Xinstead preserve them as zero-byte files. XThis option does not apply to your incoming mailbox. X(The default is OFF.) X X.lp keypad 1.0i XIf on, this tells \f2elm\f1 that you have an HP terminal and enables Xthe <NEXT>, <PREV>, <HOME> and <SHIFT-HOME> keys. (The default is OFF.) X X.lp menus* 1.0i XIf turned off, this will inhibit the Menu display on all of the Xscreen displays within the \f2elm\f1 program. (Note that this is Xoverridden by the similar `-m' command line option, Xsee below.) (The default is ON.) X X.lp names* 1.0i XIf turned off, the primary recipients' address is displayed on your Xscreen with their full names when you send a message. Otherwise, Xonly the full names are given. (The default is ON.) X X.lp movepage 1.0i XIf this is enabled then commands that move through the Xfolder by pages (the `+', `-', <right-arrow>, and <left-arrow> keys) Xwill also move the current message pointer to the Xtop of that page of messages. If this is turned off Xthen moving through the pages doesn't alter the Xcurrent message pointer location. X(The default is OFF.) X X.lp noheader 1.0i XThis boolean flag tells the mailer not to include the Xheaders of messages when copying a message into a file Xbuffer for replying to or forwarding. X(The default is ON.) X X.lp promptafter 1.0i XIf this flag is ON and you use an external pager, Xwhen the pager exits, you will be prompted for a command rather Xthan returned directly to the index screen. XIf the external pager you are using exits when it reaches end of file X(i.e. end of the message), you should have this flag ON, Xotherwise the last screen of the displayed message will not be held Xbut instead be immediately replaced by the index screen. XIf the external pager you are using does not exit until you command it to exit, Xyou have a choice. XIf you usually want to see the index screen before issuing a command, Xhaving the flag OFF will cut down out the extra keystroke needed to return Xto the index screen. XIf you usually don't need to see the index screen to before issuing the Xnext command, Xhaving the flag ON will allow you to proceed with your next command without Xhaving to wait for the redrawing of the index screen. X(The default is ON.) X X.lp pointnew 1.0i XIf this is turned on, the mailer will be automatically Xpointing to the first new message in your folder when started, instead Xof at message #1. This will only be effective for the incoming mailbox since Xother folders are not expected to have `new' mail. (The default is ON.) X X.lp resolve 1.0i XThis is a boolean flag that defines the behaviour of the Xprogram for such actions as deletion, saving a message Xand so on. Specifically, with this option enabled, as Xsoon as mail is `dealt with' the program moves you to the Xnext message in the folder, with deletion, undeletion, Xsaving a message and forwarding a message all being treated as Xdealing with email in this manner. X(The default is ON.) X X.lp savename 1.0i XOne of the problems with electronic mail systems is that one Xtends to get very large, one-dimensional (flat) files that Xcontain lots of completely unrelated mail. If this option Xis turned on, \f2elm\f1 will use a more intelligent Xalgorithm \(em on incoming mail, when you \f2save\f1 or \f2copy\f1 it, Xthe default mailbox to save to (changeable by pressing anything other than X<return> of course) is a folder that is the \f2login name\f1 of the Xperson who sent you the message. Similarly, when sending mail out, Xinstead of just blindly saving it to the \f2sentmail\f1 folder, \f2elm\f1 Xwill save it to a folder that is the login name of the Xperson who is to receive the mail\s-2\u2\d\s0. X.fn X2. When sending to a group, it's saved to the first person in the Xlist only. X.ef X XIf \f2forcename\f1 is off (see above), the copy will be saved to Xthat folder only if the folder already exists. In practice, Xthis means that important people that you communicate Xwith (those that you tend to save mail from) have folders that are Xactually \f2a recorded log of the discussion in both directions\f1 Xand those others (random mailings) are all stuffed in the \f2sentmail\f1 Xfolder for easy perusal and removal. X XOtherwise, if you always want to save copies of outgoing messages Xin separate folders by recipient login name, Xyou'll want to set \f2forcename\f1 to on. (The Xdefault for \f2savename\f1 is ON.) X X.lp sigdashes 1.0i XIf on, this tells \f2elm\f1 that you wish to follow the convention of prefixing Xyour signature with newline dash dash blank newline. This will be placed in Xyour message before your signature file. If off, the signature file is placed at Xthe end of the message without any prefix. X X.lp softkeys 1.0i XIf on, this tells \f2elm\f1 that you have an HP terminal with the XHP 2622 function key protocol and that you'd like to have them available Xwhile in the program. (The default is OFF.) X X.lp titles 1.0i XThis flag allows you to have the first line of a message Xtitled with: X.sp X.ft CW X.zf X.ps 9 X.nf X.tl ' Message \f2N/M\fP from \f2username\fP''\f2date\fP at \f2time\f1 ' X.fi X.ps 10 X.ft 1 X.sp Xwhere all the information has been previously extracted Xfrom the message. XThis is especially useful if you weed out all the headers of each Xmessage with a large `weedout' list... X(The default is ON.) X X.lp warnings 1.0i XThe mailer likes to warn you when you send mail to a machine that cannot Xbe directly accessed. In some situations, however, the system is set up so Xthat mail is automatically forwarded to another machine that might then Xhave better connections. Setting this flag to OFF will allow you to effectively Xshut off all the warning messages. Use of this flag requires support of the Xuuname command on your system. Without this command, the flag will be cleared Xto OFF automatically. (The default is ON.) X X.lp weed 1.0i XThis is a boolean flag that, in combination with the X``weedout'' list, allows you to custom define the set of Xheaders you would like to not have displayed while reading Xmessages. X(The default is ON.) X.in 0 X.sp XOne more thing: the format for each of the lines is: X.nf X.ft CW X.zf X.ti .5i Xvariable = value\f1 X.fi Xand for boolean variables, \f2value\f1 can be `ON' or `OFF' only. X.sp XFor a better idea of how this all works, here's Xmy \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file. XWhile looking through it, notice that you can have lots of comments Xand blank lines for readability and that you can also use `shell Xvariables' and the `~' metacharacter for your home directory, Xand they are expanded accordingly when read in by the mailer. X(Note that this was automatically saved by the \f2elm\f1 program Xon the fly from the o)ptions screen) X.ft CW X.zf X.nf X # X # .elm/elmrc - options file for the ELM mail system X # X # Saved automatically by ELM 2.2 for Dave Taylor X # X X # For yes/no settings with ?, ON means yes, OFF means no X X # where to save calendar entries X calendar = ~/.Agenda X X # what editor to use ("none" means simulate Berkeley Mail) X editor = none X X # the character to use in the builtin editor for entering commands X escape = ~ X X # the full user name for outbound mail X fullname = Dave Taylor X X # where to save received messages to, default file is "=received" X receivedmail = $HOME/Mail/received X X # where to save my mail to, default directory is "Mail" X maildir = /users/taylor/Mail X X # program to use for displaying messages ('builtin' is recommended) X pager = builtin X X # prefix sequence for indenting included message text in outgoing messages... X prefix = >_ X X # how to print a message ('%s' is the filename) X print = lpr -Plw2 %s X X # where to save copies of outgoing mail to, default file is "=sent" X sentmail = /users/taylor/Mail/mail.sent X X # the shell to use for shell escapes X shell = /bin/csh X X # local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... X localsignature = localsig X X # remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... X remotesignature = remotesig X X # do we want dashes above signatures? (News 2.11 compatibility and convention) X sigdashes = ON X X # how to sort folders, "Mailbox" by default X sortby = Reverse-Received X X # should the default be to delete messages we've marked for deletion? X alwaysdelete = ON X X # should the default be to store read messages to the "received" folder? X alwaysstore = ON X X # should the default be to keep unread messages in the incoming mailbox? X alwayskeep = ON X X # should we use the "->" rather than the inverse video bar? X arrow = OFF X X # should the message disposition questions be displayed(ON) or X # auto-answered(OFF) with the default answers when we resync or change folders? X ask = ON X X # would you like to be asked for Carbon-Copies information each msg? X askcc = ON X X # automatically copy message being replied to into buffer? X autocopy = OFF X X # threshold for bouncing copies of remote uucp messages... X # zero = disable function. X bounceback = 0 X X # save a copy of all outbound messages? X copy = ON X X # do we want to be able to mail out AT&T Mail Forms? X forms = OFF X X # should we keep folders from which all messages are deleted? X keepempty = OFF X X # we're running on an HP terminal and want HOME, PREV, NEXT, etc... X keypad = OFF X X # should we display the three-line 'mini' menu? X menu = ON X X # when using the page commands (+ - <NEXT> <PREV>) change the current X # message pointer...? X movepage = ON X X # just show the names when expanding aliases? X names = ON X X # when messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers? X noheader = ON X X # start up by pointing to the first new message received, if possible? X pointnew = ON X X # prompt for a command after the external pager exits? X promptafter = ON X X # emulate the mailx message increment mode (only increment after something X # has been 'done' to a message, either saved or deleted, as opposed to X # simply each time something is touched)? X resolve = ON X X # save messages, incoming and outbound, by login name of sender/recipient? X savename = ON X X # save outbound messages by login name of sender/recipient even if the X # associated folder doesn't already exist? X forcename = OFF X X # are we running on an HP terminal and want HOME, PREV, NEXT, etc...? X # (this implies "keypad=ON" too) X softkeys = OFF X X # set the main prompt timeout for resynching... X timeout = 60 X X # display message title when displaying pages of message? X titles = ON X X # are we good at it? 0=beginner, 1=intermediate, 2+ = expert! X userlevel = 2 X X # tell us about addresses to machines we can't directly get to? X warnings = OFF X X # enable the weedout list to be read? X weed = ON X X # what headers I DON'T want to see, ever. X weedout = "Path:" "Via:" "Sent:" "Date" "Status:" "Original" "Phase" X "Subject:" "Fruit" "Sun" "Lat" "Buzzword" "Return" "Posted" X "Telephone" "Postal-Address" "Origin" "X-Sent-By-Nmail-V" "Resent" X "X-Location" "Source" "Mood" "Neuron" "Libido" "To:" "X-Mailer:" X "Full-Name:" "X-HPMAIL" "Cc:" "cc:" "Mmdf" "Network-" "Really-" X "Sender:" "Post" "Message-" "Relay-" "Article-" "Lines:" X "Approved:" "Xref:" "Organization:" "*end-of-user-headers*" X X # alternative addresses that I could receive mail from (usually a X # forwarding mailbox) and don't want to have listed... X alternatives = hplabs!taylor hpldat!taylor taylor@hplabs taylor%hpldat X.fi X.br X.ne 5 X.sp X.hn 1 The Command Line Options X XThere are a number of command line options to the \f2elm\f1 Xprogram, with only one that needs to be remembered: ``-?''or ``-h'' for help. X XThe flags are: X X.lp \h'24p'-a 66p XArrow. This allows you to have the ``->'' arrow pointer Xrather than the inverse bar. This can also be set in Xthe \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 Xfile \(em check the boolean variable \f2arrow\f1). X X.lp \h'24p'-c 66p XCheck only. This is useful for expanding aliases Xwithout sending any mail. The invocation is similar to Xinvoking \f2elm\f1 in send-only mode: X.ft CW X.zf Xelm -c\f2 list-of-aliases\f1 X X.lp "\h'24p'-d \f2n\f1" 66p XSet debug level to \f2n\f1. Useful for debugging the \f2elm\f1 Xprogram, this option will create a file in your home Xdirectory called \f2ELM:debug.info\f1, then Xoutput a running log of what is going on with Xthe program. Level \f2n\f1 can be 1 through 11, Xwhere the higher numbers generate more output. XThis option might be disabled by the the person who configured X\f2elm\f1 for your system. X X.lp "\h'24p'-f \f2folder\f1" 66p XFolder. Read specified folder rather than the default incoming mailbox. XNote that you can use the same metacharacters (e.g. `=') as when Xyou \f2change folders\f1 from within the program. You can also use the Xsame abbreviatory symbols (`!', `>' and `<'), Xbut remember to ``single quote'' them Xin case they have special meaning in the shell you use. X X.lp "\h'24p'-h or -?" 66p XHelp. Gives a short list of all these options and exits. X X.lp \h'24p'-k 66p XKeypad \(em This option, when used, lets the \f2elm\f1 program Xknow that you're on an HP terminal, and it can then interpret Xthe <PREV>, <NEXT> and <HOME>/<SHIFT>-<HOME> keys accordingly. If you Xare not on an HP terminal, it is recommended that you do XNOT use this option. (See the \f2keypad\f1 option in Xthe \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 section.) X X.lp \h'24p'-K 66p XKeypad + softkeys. The \f2elm\f1 mailer can Xuse the HP softkeys as an alternative form of Xinput. If you specify this option be sure that you're on Xan HP terminal that can accept the standard 2622 terminal Xescape sequences! (See the \f2softkeys\f1 option in Xthe \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 section for more information.) X X.lp \h'24p'-m 66p XInhibit display of the 3-line menu when using the mailer. This, Xof course, gives you three more message headers per page instead. X(See also the X.ft CW X.zf Xmenu\f1 option in Xthe \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 section.) X X.lp "\h'24p'-s \f2subject\f1" 66p XIn send-only and batch mode, this is how to indicate the subject of the Xresulting message. Please see the section on ``Non-Interactive XUses of Elm'' in \f2The Elm Users Guide\f1 for more information. X X.lp \h'24p'-z 66p XZero. This causes the mailer not to be started if you don't Xhave any mail. This emulates the behaviour of programs Xlike \f2Berkeley Mail\f1. X X.in 0 XAll the above flags default to reasonable options, so there is Xusually no need to use them. Furthermore, the most used flags Xare available through the \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file. See above. X.br X.ne 5 X.sp X.hn 1 Special Outgoing Mail Processing X XThere are a few extra features that the mailer offers on Xoutgoing mail that are worthy of mention: X XThe first, and probably the most exciting feature\s-2\u3\d\s0, is the X.fn X3. Unfortunately, at many non-US sites, it's quite probable that Xyou won't be able to use this feature since you won't have Xthe \f2crypt()\f1 library available due to licensing restrictions. X.ef Xability to send \f2encrypted\f1 mail! To do this is Xextremely simple: You need merely to have two key lines X.ft CW X.zf X[\&encode]\f1 and X.ft CW X.zf X[\&clear]\f1 in the message body. X XConsider the following outgoing message: X.nf X.ps 9 X.in .5i X.ft CW X.zf XJoe, XRemember that talk we had about Amy? Well, I talked to my manager Xabout it and he said... Xuhh...better encrypt this...the usual `key'... X[\&encode] XHe said that Amy was having family problems and that it had been Xaffecting her work. XGiven this, I went and talked to her, and told her I was sorry for Xgetting angry. She said that she understood. XWe're friends again!! X[\&clear] XExciting stuff, eh? X\h'3i'Mike X.ps 10 X.ft 1 X.in 0 X.fi XWhile this is obviously quite readable while being typed into Xthe editor, as soon as the message is confirmed as wanting Xto be sent, the \f2elm\f1 mailer prompts with: X.nf X.ft CW X.zf X.ps 9 X.ti .5i XEnter encryption key: @ X.ps 10 X.ft 1 X.fi Xand accepts a key (a series of 8 or less characters) without Xechoing them to the screen. After entry, it will ask for the Xsame key again to confirm it, then *poof* it will encrypt and Xsend the mail. X XIf you have the \f2copy\f1 option enabled, the program will save Xyour copy of the message encrypted too. (This is to ensure Xthe privacy and security of your mail archive, too.) X XIf the mailer doesn't ask for the encryption key, it's because Xyou don't have the X.ft CW X.zf X[\&encode]\f1 entered as the first 8 characters Xof the line. It MUST be so for this to work!! X XOn the other end, a person receiving this mail (they must also Xbe using \f2elm\f1 to receive it, since this mailer has a Xunique encryption program) will be reading the Xmessage and then suddenly be prompted: X.nf X.ft CW X.zf X.ps 9 X.ti .5i XEnter decryption key: @ X.ft 1 X.ps 10 X.fi Xand will again be asked to re-enter it to confirm. XThe program will then on-the-fly decrypt the mail Xand display each line as it is decoded. The X.ft CW X.zf X[\&clear]\f1 Xline signifies that the block to encrypt is done. X XNote that it is not possible currently to \f2pipe\f1 or \f2print\f1 Xencrypted mail. X.sp 2 XThe other option on outgoing mail is the ability to Xspecify what section of the message you want to have Xarchived (assuming \f2copy\f1 is enabled) and what section Xyou don't. This is most useful for sending out source Xfile listings and so on. X XTo indicate the end of the section that should be Xsaved in the archive, you need merely to have the Xline X.nf X.ft CW X.zf X.ti .5i X[\&nosave] X.ft 1 Xor X.ft CW X.zf X.ti .5i X[\&no save] X.ft 1 X.fi Xappear by itself on a line. This will be removed from Xthe outgoing mail, and will indicate the last line of Xthe message in the saved mail. XOther than this, the saved mail is identical to the outgoing mail. X.br X.ne 5 X.sp X.hn 1 Customized header lines X XThe mailer provides a facility for including customized Xheader lines in the messages you send. XIf you have an \f2.elm/elmheaders\f1 file, Xthe mailer will include its contents Ximmediately after the regular headers of all outbound mail. XThe mailer supports use of the backquote convention in this file. XHere's a typical \f2.elm/elmheaders\f1 file. X.ft CW X.zf X.nf X Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories X Phone: (415)-555-1234 X Operating System: `uname -srv` X.fi X.ft 1 XThese lines will appear after all other header lines in the message. X.br X.ne 5 X.sp X.hn 1 Commands X.sp X XThis section will discuss each command in the \f2elm\f1 Xprogram in more detail than above, including the Xprompts the user can expect upon executing the Xcommand, the meaning of different options, etc. X X.lp \h'24p'? 66p XHelp. This command used once puts you in the \f2help\f1 Xmode, where any key you press will result in a one-line description Xof the key. Pressed again at this point will produce a two page Xsummary listing each command available. X<escape> or `.' will leave the help mode and return you to the Xmain menu level. X X.lp \h'24p'<space> 66p XDisplay the current message. X<space> is useful for reading through a mail folder. XWhen issued from the index screen, Xit will display the first screen of the current message; Xand then when issued while in the builtin pager, Xit will page through the message to the end; Xand then when issued at the end of a message X(with either the builtin pager or an external pager), Xit will display the first screen of the next message not marked for deletion. X X.lp \h'24p'<return> 66p XDisplay the current message. X<return> behaves somewhat differently from <space>. XWhen issued while in the builtin pager, Xit will scroll the current message forward one line, Xand then when issued at the end of a message X(with either the builtin pager or an external pager), Xit will redisplay the first screen of the the \f2current\fP message. XThe latter is useful in case you have issued a non-pager Xcommand while in the builtin pager and want to restart the display Xof the current message. X X.lp \h'24p'! 66p XShell. This allows you to send a command to the shell without Xleaving the program. X X.lp \h'24p'| 66p XPipe. This command allows you to pipe the current message Xor the set of \f2tagged\f1 messages Xthrough other filters as you desire. The shell used for Xthe entire command will be either the one specified in Xyour \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file, or the default shell (see above). X X.lp \h'24p'\/ 66p XPattern match. This command, on the top level, allows the Xuser to search through all the \f2from\f1 and \f2subject\f1 lines of Xthe current folder starting at the current message and Xcontinuing through the end. If the first character of the Xpattern is a `/', then the program will try to match the Xspecified pattern against \f2any\f1 line in the folder. Again, Xthis works from one after the current message through the Xend. Both searches are case insensitive. X X.lp "\h'24p'- or <left>" 66p XDisplay the next page of the message index. X X.lp "\h'24p'+ or <right>" 66p XDisplay the previous page of the message index. X X.lp \h'24p'<number><return> 66p XSpecify new current message. When you type in any digit key \f2elm\f1 will Xprompt ``Set current to : n'', where `n' is Xthe digit entered. Enter the full number Xand terminate with <return>. Note that changing the Xcurrent message to a message not on the Xcurrent page of headers will result in a new page Xbeing displayed. X X.lp \h'24p'< 66p XScan message for calendar entries. A rather novel feature of Xthe \f2elm\f1 mailer is the ability to automatically incorporate Xcalendar/agenda information from a mail message into the users Xcalendar file. This is done quite simply; any line that has Xthe pattern X X.ti +.5i X-> \f2calendar entry\f1 X Xwill be automatically added to the users \f2calendar\f1 file (see Xthe \f2calendar\f1 option of the \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file) if the `<' Xcommand is used. X.sp XFor example, let's say we had a message with the text: X X.ft CW X.zf X.ps 9 X.ti +.5i XRegardless of that meeting, here's the seminar stuff: X.br X.ti +.5i X-> 8/03 3:00pm: AI Seminar with Ira Goldstein of HP Labs X.ft 1 X.ps 10 X Xthen using the `<' command would add the line: X X.ft CW X.zf X.ps 9 X.ti +.5i X8/03 3:00pm: AI Seminar with Ira Goldstein of HP Labs X.ps 10 X.ft 1 X Xto the users \f2calendar\f1 file. X X.lp \h'24p'a 66p XAlias. The alias system is a way by which more complex mail addresses Xcan be shortened for the mail user. For example: X.nf X.ps 9 X.ft CW X.zf X.ti +.5i Xjoe, bleu = Joe Bleu = joe@hpfcla.SSO.HP.COM X.ft 1 X.ps 10 X.fi Xwhich allows mail to `joe' or `bleu' with the system expanding Xthe address properly. As is obvious, this not only saves remembering Xcomplex addresses, it also allows the address to be optimized to Xgo through the minimum number of machines without anyone having to Xbe informed of the change. A more detailed discussion can Xbe found in either the section entitled \f2The Alias System\f1 in Xthis document or \f2The Elm Alias System Users Guide\f1. X X.lp \h'24p'b 66p XBounce mail. This ``remails'' mail to someone else in such a Xway as to make the return address the original sender rather Xthan you. (The \f2forward\f1 command is similar, but it makes Xthe return address \f2you\f1 rather than the original sender.) X X.lp \h'24p'C 66p XCopy to folder. This command copies the current message or set of Xtagged messages to Xa folder. If there is anything in the folder currently the Xmessage or messages are appended to the end, otherwise the folder is created Xcontaining only the newly copied message. The prompt for this command Xis `Copy to folder: '. A response of <return> cancels the command Xand returns the user to the system prompt. The usual filename Xmetacharacters are available, too. That is, this command expands filenames Xwith `~' being your home directory and `=' being your X\f2maildir\f1 directory, if defined. This command also allows you to Xuse `>' for your \f2receivedmail\f1 folder and X`<' for your \f2sentmail\f1 folder. You can also enter `?' at the prompt Xto list the names of your folders. X X.lp \h'24p'c 66p XChange folder. Specifying this command allows the user to change Xthe folder that is currently being read. This is intended Xfor perusal and reply to previously archived messages. XThe prompt is `Name of new folder: ' and entering <return> Xcancels the operation, while entering a filename causes the program Xto read that file as the new folder, Xif possible. This command expands filenames Xwith `~' being your home directory and `=' being your X\f2maildir\f1 directory, if defined. This command also allows you to Xuse `!' as an abbreviation for you incoming mailbox, X`>' for your \f2receivedmail\f1 folder, and X`<' for your \f2sentmail\f1 folder. You can also enter `?' at the prompt Xto list the names of your folders. X X.lp "\h'24p'd, u" 66p XDelete and Undelete. Neither of these two commands have any prompts Xand indicate their action by either adding a `D' to the current Xmessage index entry (indicating deletion pending) or removing Xthe `D' (indicating that the message isn't set for deletion). X X.lp \h'24p'<control>-D 66p XThis command allows you to easily mark for deletion all messages Xthat have a specific pattern. After <control>-D is pressed, Xthe program will prompt for the string to match (currently it Xonly matches either the \f2from\f1 or \f2subject\f1 lines of Xthe message). X X.lp \h'24p'<control>-U 66p XThis is the direct opposite command to the previous \(em all messages Xthat match the specified pattern can have any mark for deletion Xremoved by using this command. X X.lp \h'24p'e 66p XEdit mailbox. This allows you to modify the current mail file at Xa single keystroke. This is mostly useful for editing down messages Xbefore saving them. Modifying headers should be done with extreme Xcaution, as they contain routing information and other vital stuff Xfor full functionality. X X.lp \h'24p'f 66p XForward. Allows the user to forward the current message to another user. XThis copies the message into the edit buffer and allows the user to add Xtheir own message too. The prompt is `Forward to:' and will expand an alias Xif entered. (See also \f2bounce\f1, above.) X XElm will ask you if you want to edit the message before sending it. If you Xanswer `yes', Elm will prepend your prefix string to each line of the Xmessage, and let you edit the result. If you do not want the prefix string Xon each line, answer `no'; you will have another chance to edit the message Xwhen you get to the `send' menu. (See also the `elmrc' section, under X\f2prefix\f1.) X X.lp \h'24p'g 66p XGroup reply. Identical to \f2reply\f1 below, except that the Xresponse is mailed to \f2all recipients\f1 of the original Xmessage (except yourself \(em see the \f2alternatives\f1 Xoption for your \f2.elm/elmrc\f1 file above). SHAR_EOF echo "End of part 5" echo "File doc/Ref.guide is continued in part 6" echo "6" > s2_seq_.tmp exit 0 exit 0 # Just in case...