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SEND(1)							  SEND(1)

NAME
       send - send a message

SYNOPSIS
       send [-alias aliasfile] [-draft] [-draftfolder +folder]
	    [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder]
	    [-filter filterfile]       [-nofilter]	[-format]
	    [-noformat]
	    [-forward] [-noforward] [-mime] [-nomime] [-msgid]
	    [-nomsgid] [-push] [-nopush] [-split seconds]
	    [-verbose] [-noverbose] [-watch] [-nowatch]
	    [-width columns] [file ...]	 [-version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
       Send will cause each of the specified files to  be  deliv-
       ered  to	 each  of  the	destinations in the "To:", "cc:",
       "Bcc:", and "Fcc:" fields of  the  message.   If	 send  is
       re-distributing	a message, as invoked from dist, then the
       corresponding "Resent-xxx" fields are examined instead.

       By default, send uses the program post(8) to do the actual
       delivery	 of the messages, although this can be changed by
       defining the postproc profile component.	 Most of the fea-
       tures attributed to send are actually performed by post.

       If  `-push' is specified, send will detach itself from the
       user's terminal and perform its actions in the background.
       If push 'd and the draft can't be sent, then an error mes-
       sage will be sent (using the mailproc) back to  the  user.
       If  `-forward'  is given, then a copy of the draft will be
       attached to this failure notice.	  Using	 `-push'  differs
       from  putting send in the background because the output is
       trapped and analyzed by nmh.

       If `-verbose' is specified, send will indicate the  inter-
       actions	occurring  with	 the  transport	 system, prior to
       actual delivery.	 If `-watch' is specified send will moni-
       tor  the	 delivery  of  local and network mail.	Hence, by
       specifying both switches, a large  detail  of  information
       can  be	gathered  about	 each step of the message's entry
       into the transport system.

       The   `-draftfolder +folder'    and    `-draftmessage msg'
       switches invoke the nmh draft folder facility.  This is an
       advanced (and highly useful)  feature.	Consult	 the  mh-
       draft(5) man page for more information.

       If  `-split'  is specified, send will split the draft into
       one or more partial messages prior to sending.  This makes
       use  of	the  MIME  features in nmh.  Note however that if
       send is	invoked	 under	dist (1),  then	 this  switch  is
       ignored -- it  makes no sense to redistribute a message in
       this fashion.  Sometimes you  want  send	 to  pause  after
       posting	a partial message.  This is usually the case when

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       you are running sendmail and expect to generate a  lot  of
       partial	messages.   The argument to `-split' tells it how
       long to pause between postings.

       Send with no file argument will query whether the draft is
       the  intended  file,  whereas  `-draft' will suppress this
       question.  Once	the  transport	system	has  successfully
       accepted	 custody of the message, the file will be renamed
       with a leading comma, which  allows  it	to  be	retrieved
       until the next draft message is sent.  If there are errors
       in the formatting of the message, send will abort  with	a
       (hopefully) helpful error message.

       If  a  "Bcc:"  field is encountered, its addresses will be
       used for delivery, and the "Bcc:" field	will  be  removed
       from  the  message  sent to sighted recipients.	The blind
       recipients will receive an entirely  new	 message  with	a
       minimal	set of headers.	 Included in the body of the mes-
       sage will be a copy of the message  sent	 to  the  sighted
       recipients.   If	 `-filter filterfile'  is specified, then
       this copy is filtered (re-formatted) by mhl prior to being
       sent to the blind recipients.  Alternately, if you specify
       the `-mime' switch, then send will use the MIME rules  for
       encapsulation.

       Prior	to    sending	 the	message,    the	   fields
       "From: user@local", and "Date: now" will	 be  appended  to
       the  headers  in the message.  If the environment variable
       $SIGNATURE is set, then its value is used as your personal
       name  when  constructing	 the "From:" line of the message.
       If this environment variable is not set,	 then  send  will
       consult	the  profile  entry "Signature" for this informa-
       tion.  On hosts where nmh  was  configured  with	 the  UCI
       option,	if $SIGNATURE is not set and the "Signature" pro-
       file entry is not present, then the file	 $HOME/.signature
       is  consulted.	If  `-msgid'  is  specified, then a "Mes-
       sage-ID:" field will also be added to the message.

       If send is re-distributing  a  message  (when  invoked  by
       dist ),	then "Resent-" will be prepended to each of these
       fields: "From:", "Date:", and "Message-ID:".  If the  mes-
       sage  already  contains	a  "From:" field, then a "Sender:
       user@local" field will be  added	 as  well.   (An  already
       existing "Sender:" field is an error!)

       By  using the `-format' switch, each of the entries in the
       "To:" and "cc:" fields will be  replaced	 with  "standard"
       format  entries.	  This	standard format is designed to be
       usable by all of the message handlers on the various  sys-
       tems  around  the Internet.  If `-noformat' is given, then
       headers are output exactly as they appear in  the  message
       draft.

       If  an  "Fcc: folder"  is encountered, the message will be

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       copied to the specified folder for the sender in the  for-
       mat  in	which  it will appear to any non-Bcc receivers of
       the message.  That is, it will have  the	 appended  fields
       and field reformatting.	The "Fcc:" fields will be removed
       from all outgoing copies of the message.

       By using the `-width columns' switch, the user can  direct
       send as to how long it should make header lines containing
       addresses.

       The files specified by the profile entry "Aliasfile:"  and
       any additional alias files given by the `-alias aliasfile'
       switch will be read (more than one file, each preceded  by
       `-alias', can be named).	 See mh-alias (5) for more infor-
       mation.

FILES
       $HOME/.mh_profile		    The user profile

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:		    To determine the user's nmh directory
       Draft-Folder:	    To find the default draft-folder
       Aliasfile:	    For a default alias file
       Signature:	    To determine the user's mail signature
       mailproc:	    Program to post failure notices
       postproc:	    Program to post the message

SEE ALSO
       comp(1), dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), mh-alias(5), post(8)

DEFAULTS
       `file' defaults to <mh-dir>/draft
       `-alias /usr/contrib/mh/etc/MailAliases'
       `-nodraftfolder'
       `-nofilter'
       `-format'
       `-forward'
       `-nomime'
       `-nomsgid'
       `-nopush'
       `-noverbose'
       `-nowatch'
       `-width 72'

CONTEXT
       None

BUGS
       Under some configurations, it is not possible  to  monitor
       the  mail  delivery  transaction;  `-watch'  is a no-op on
       those systems.

       Using `-split 0' doesn't work correctly.

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