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- REPLY - write and send a reply to the current message
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- Usage: REPLY [option1] [option2]
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- Unless specified, the options "sender not-including" are assumed.
- The options are:
- sender: send the reply only to the sender.
- all: send the reply to everyone in the TO and CC fields.
- and also:
- including: include the original message in the reply.
- not-including: send just the reply.
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- The REPLY command sends a reply. It is similar to SEND, but the TO field
- is supplied from the FROM of the original; the SUBJECT field is copied;
- and a CC field may appear if you specify "all". You then just type
- the text as in SENDing. Your message will have an IN-REPLY-TO field
- showing the date of the original message you received.
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- The default "sender not-including" is controlled by two variables,
- SET REPLY-ALL NO and SET REPLY-INSERT NO. Change them to make "all"
- or "including" the usual option.
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- Examples showing use of the options:
- Read>reply = reply sender not-including
- Read>reply all = reply all not-including
- Read>reply including = reply sender including
- Read>reply all including
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- The command SET REPLY-INITIAL-DISPLAY YES will let you see the header fields
- created by REPLY, and the included original message when you use the
- "including" option.
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- The command SET REPLY-INDENT defines the characters used to set off
- the original message when "reply including" is used. The usual indent
- is > and a space ("> ").
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- For more help type "help" and one of these topics:
- send addressing message-handling text-mode
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- For help about customizing REPLY, type "help set" and one of these topics:
- reply-all reply-include-me reply-indent reply-initial-display
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