From owner-freebsd-doc Mon Oct 4 7:20: 7 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9C4D154BA for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id HAA80340; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from rucus.ru.ac.za (rucus.ru.ac.za [146.231.29.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AC03814C96 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:10:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za) Received: (qmail 40110 invoked by uid 1003); 4 Oct 1999 14:12:48 -0000 Message-Id: <19991004141248.40109.qmail@rucus.ru.ac.za> Date: 4 Oct 1999 14:12:48 -0000 From: nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za Reply-To: nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: docs/14115: article-ify mh Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 14115 >Category: docs >Synopsis: article-ify mh >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 4 07:20:00 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Neil Blakey-Milner >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE i386 >Organization: Rhodes University Computer Users' Society >Environment: FreeBSD rucus.ru.ac.za 3.0-STABLE FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE #0: Tue Feb 9 22:52:23 GMT 1999 grahams@rucus.ru.ac.za:/usr/src/sys/compile/RUCUS-SMP i386 >Description: mh article wasn't. Fixed, but whitespace/indentation not. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: cvs diff: Diffing . Index: article.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/mh/article.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.4 article.sgml --- article.sgml 1999/09/06 06:52:37 1.4 +++ article.sgml 1999/10/04 14:07:37 @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ - - + +
- - + An MH Primer @@ -24,10 +23,9 @@ This document contains an introduction to using MH on FreeBSD - - + - + Introduction MH started back in 1977 at the RAND Corporation, where the @@ -75,9 +73,9 @@ for MH. The best resource for MH is the O'Reilly and Associates book written by Jerry Peek. - + - + Reading Mail This section covers how to use inc, @@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ folder. - + <command>inc</>, <command>msgchk</>—read in your new email or check it If you just type in inc and hit return @@ -141,9 +139,9 @@ and options that inc takes. - + - + <command>show</>, <command>next</> and <command>prev</>—displaying and moving through email show is to show a letter in your current folder. @@ -163,9 +161,9 @@ an implied show command so that when you go to the next message it automatically displays it. - + - + <command>scan</>—shows you a scan of your messages scan will display a brief listing of the messages @@ -193,9 +191,9 @@ /var/mail/username. This can be used with any file that is in the mbox format. - + - + <command>rmm</> and <command>rmf</>—remove the current message or folder rmm is used to remove a mail message. The default @@ -208,9 +206,9 @@ doesn't just rename the files but actually removes the from the hard drive so you should be careful when you use this command. - + - + A typical session of reading with MH The first thing that you will want to do is inc @@ -290,10 +288,10 @@ through emails and displaying them is fairly intuitive and easy. + - - + Folders and Mail Searching Anybody who gets lots of email definitely wants to be able to @@ -337,7 +335,7 @@ inbox. - + <command>pick</>—search email that matches certain criteria pick is one of the more complex commands in the MH @@ -479,9 +477,9 @@ the man page. This document is just to help you get acquainted with MH. - + - + <command>folder</>, <command>folders</>, <command>refile</>—three useful programs for folder maintenance There are three programs which are primarily just for @@ -538,10 +536,10 @@ folder. You are probably beginning to realize some of the really powerful things you can do with MH. + - - + Sending Mail Email is a two way street for most people so you want to be @@ -562,7 +560,7 @@ email. - + <command>comp</>, <command>forw</>, <command>reply</>—compose, forward or reply to a message to someone The comp program has a few useful command line @@ -632,9 +630,9 @@ because most MH setups are configured to do this from the start. - + - + <filename>components</>, and <filename>replcomps</>—components files for <command>comp</> and <command>repl</> The components file is usually in @@ -699,6 +697,6 @@ again. No other email program really gives you the power and flexibility that MH gives you. + - - +
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