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comp(1)								       comp(1)

NAME
       comp  -	compose	 a message (only available within the message handling
       system, mh)

SYNOPSIS
       comp [msg] [+folder] [options]

OPTIONS
       Specifies the folder in which the draft message is created.  If you  do
       not send the draft, it is stored in this folder.

	      This option is usually set up in your See mh_profile(4) for more
	      information. If you have this option set up, you can override it
	      by  using	 the  -nodraftfolder  option.  Specifies the name of a
	      file in which a draft message is created.	 If no absolute	 path‐
	      name  is	given,	this file is assumed to be in your Mail direc‐
	      tory. If the file already exists, the mail system will  ask  you
	      what  you	 want to do with its contents before the draft message
	      is created.

	      If the named  file  does	not  contain  a	 message  header,  the
	      -draftmessage  option does not create one. If you want to create
	      a message in an empty file, use the -file option. You cannot use
	      -draftmessage  to	 specify  a  file  name	 with the -draftfolder
	      option.  Specifies the editor used to create the draft  message.
	      The default editor is prompter; see prompter(1). You can specify
	      any approved editor as an alternative.

	      If you regularly use the same editor, you can specify it in  the
	      Editor:  line  of your entry sets up vi as the editor you use to
	      compose mail messages:

	      Editor: /usr/ucb/vi Uses the named file to create the draft mes‐
	      sage  in.	 If no absolute pathname is given, the file is assumed
	      to be in your Mail directory.  If the file already  exists,  the
	      mail  system  will ask you what you want to do with its contents
	      before the draft is created.

	      Unlike the -draftmessage option, this option creates  a  message
	      header  for  a new draft. This means that you can create a draft
	      in an empty file and send it successfully.  Specifies an	alter‐
	      native  mail header for your draft. The named form-file contains
	      a message header, which comp uses when it creates the draft mes‐
	      sage.  If	 no absolute pathname is given, it is assumed that the
	      file is in your Mail directory.

	      If you do not specify the -form option, comp takes  the  message
	      header  from  the components file in your Mail directory, or, if
	      this does not exist, it uses the system default header.

	      You cannot use the -form option with either a +folder or a  msgs
	      argument.	  Prints a list of the valid options for this command.
	      Creates a draft without invoking an editor. You are placed imme‐
	      diately at the What now?	prompt, without being given the oppor‐
	      tunity to edit the draft at all. This option is only  useful  if
	      you are sending an existing draft using the -use option to comp.
	      Otherwise it will produce a draft with no addresses and no  con‐
	      tent.   Uses  an existing draft as the new draft message. If you
	      have saved a previous unsent draft in a drafts folder or in  the
	      draft file, you can edit and send it using the -use option.  The
	      previous draft is displayed on your screen  and  the  editor  is
	      invoked  to  allow you to edit the draft. When you exit from the
	      editor, you receive the What now?	 prompt in the usual way.

	      If you have a draft folder set  up,  or  specify	one  with  the
	      -draftfolder  option, the mail system will use the current draft
	      in that folder as the new draft message. If you do  not  have  a
	      draft folder, it will use the contents of the draft file. If you
	      do not want to use the current message in a folder, you can sup‐
	      ply  a  message number.  You can also use a message in a file by
	      giving the file  name  using  the	 -file	or  the	 -draftmessage
	      options.

	      If  you  want  to send an existing draft without editing it fur‐
	      ther, you can supply the -use option  in	conjunction  with  the
	      -noedit  option.	This  will  place you at the What now?	prompt
	      without invoking an editor.  Specifies  an  alternative  whatnow
	      program.	 Normally,  comp  invokes the default whatnow program.
	      See whatnow(1) for a discussion of available  options.  You  can
	      specify  your  own  alternative to the default program using the
	      -whatnowproc program option. If you do specify your own program,
	      you should not call it whatnow.

	      You  can	suppress  the  whatnow	program	 entirely by using the
	      -nowhatnowproc option. However, as the program  normally	starts
	      the  initial  edit,  the	-nowhatnowproc option will prevent you
	      from editing the message.

       The defaults for comp are:

       +foldername defaults to the current folder
       msg defaults to the current message
       -nodraftfolder
       -nouse

DESCRIPTION
       Use comp to create a new message for mailing. When  you	run  comp,  it
       provides a message template for you to fill in and invokes an editor so
       that you can complete the message.

       The comp command normally creates the new message in your draft folder,
       if you have one set up, or in the draft file if you do not have a draft
       folder set up. If you wish to use an existing message as the  basis  of
       your  new  draft message, you can use the msg or +folder arguments. The
       +folder argument takes the current message in the named folder  as  the
       basis  of  the new draft message. The msg argument takes the named mes‐
       sage from your draft folder, or if you do not have a draft  folder  set
       up,  from  your current folder. In both cases, the mail system asks you
       what you want to do with the existing message. You cannot use  the  msg
       and +folder arguments together.

       A  mail	message consists of a mail header and the body of the message.
       The mail header contains all the information  that  determines  who  is
       going to receive the mail message. It can also give the recipients some
       information about the sender. The body of the  message  is  the	actual
       text of the message that you want to send. The header is separated from
       the body of the text by a blank line or by a line of dashes. The header
       must be separated from the body of the message in this way for the mes‐
       sage to be identified properly when it is sent; see send(1).

       The standard message header looks like this: To: cc: Subject: --------

       You can specify an alternative mail header by setting up a file	called
       components  in your Mail directory. This is used instead of the default
       mail header by comp.

       If you do not have a draft folder set up, comp creates your  new	 draft
       in a file called draft in your Mail directory.  This file must be empty
       before you can create a new draft, which means that you can only	 store
       one  draft  at a time. If it is not empty, the mail system will ask you
       what you want to do with the existing contents. The options are: Aborts
       comp,  leaving  the draft intact.  Replaces the existing draft with the
       appropriate message form.  Allows you to edit the existing draft.  Dis‐
       plays  the  draft  message.   Refiles the existing draft message in the
       specified folder, and provides a new message form for you to complete.

       If you want to have more than one draft at a time, you  can  set	 up  a
       draft  folder  in  your keep as many unsent drafts as space allows, and
       still create new messages as you wish. To do this, make sure  that  the
       following line is in your

       Draft-folder: +drafts

       For more information on how to do this, see mh_profile(4).

       If  you	set  up a draft folder, all draft messages are created in that
       folder. If you decide not to send the draft, by typing quit at the What
       now?   prompt,  the message is stored in the draft folder. You can then
       re-edit the message, or send it at a later  date,  by  using  the  -use
       option to comp.

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path: To determine your Mail directory

       Draft-Folder: To find the default draft folder

       Editor: To override the default editor

       Msg-Protect: To set mode when creating a new message (draft)

       fileproc: Program to refile the message

       whatnowproc: Program to ask the “What now?”  questions

FILES
       The  default  system  template  for  draft messages.  The user-supplied
       alternative to the default draft template.   Your  user	profile.   The
       draft file.

SEE ALSO
       dist(1),	 forw(1),  prompter(1),	 repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1), mh_pro‐
       file(4)

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