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send(1)								       send(1)

NAME
       send  - send a message (only available within the message handling sys‐
       tem, mh)

SYNOPSIS
       send [options] [file...]

OPTIONS
       Directs send to consult the named files	for  alias  definitions.  More
       than  one file, each  preceded by -alias, can be named. See mh-alias(4)
       for more information.  Specifies that the current draft is the  message
       to  be  sent.   If  you	do  not	 give a file argument, send will query
       whether the current draft is the file that you intend to send. You  can
       suppress	 this  question	 by  using  this  option.  Specifies the draft
       folder from which the draft message is taken.  The  send	 command  will
       search  the  specified folder for the draft message and will deliver it
       to the specified recipients. The current message in the named folder is
       used. If you wish to use another message, you can use the -draftmessage
       option with -draftfolder. If there is no current draft message  in  the
       specified  folder,  send	 will display an error message.	 Specifies the
       draft message to be used. If you specify a folder with the -draftfolder
       option,	the -draftmessage option takes the number of a message in that
       folder. If you do not specify a folder, -draftmessage takes the name of
       a  file.	 If you do not give an absolute pathname (one beginning with /
       or or ), -draftmessage assumes that the file is located	in  your  Mail
       directory.   Filters  (re-formats)  messages sent to blind copy recipi‐
       ents.  Recipients named in the Bcc: field usually receive a new message
       which  includes	a  copy	 of a message sent to the other recipients. If
       this option is given, this copy of the message is filtered according to
       the instructions in the named file. The default is -nofilter.  Replaces
       each of the entries in the To: and  cc:	fields	with  standard	format
       entries.	 This  standard	 format is designed to be usable by all of the
       message handlers on the various systems around the Internet. If -nofor‐
       mat  is	given,	then  headers are output exactly as they appear in the
       message draft. The default is -format.  Forwards a copy of a draft mes‐
       sage  that  cannot  be sent to the sender. This option can only be used
       with the -push option.  If you have specified -push and the draft  mes‐
       sage  cannot be sent, a failure notice is generated and sent to you. If
       you also give this option, a copy of the problem message	 is  forwarded
       with  the  failure notice.  This differs from putting send in the back‐
       ground, because the output is trapped and analyzed by MH. This  is  the
       default	behavior.  It  can  be suppressed by specifying the -noforward
       option.	Prints a list of the valid options to this  command.   Adds  a
       Message-ID: field to the message.  Specifies the mail system over which
       mail is sent. The only value allowed is smtp,  which  is	 the  standard
       mail  system.   Additional values are supported only for use with other
       mail systems.  Instructs send to perform its actions in the background.
       If  a draft fails to be sent, a failure notice is generated and sent to
       the sender of the problem message. If you  also	specify	 the  -forward
       option,	the message is forwarded with the failure notice.  Informs the
       user of each step of the sending process,  prior	 to  actual  delivery.
       Monitors	 the  delivery	of  local  and network mail. A large amount of
       information can be gathered about each step of the message's entry into
       the  transport  system by specifying both this and the -verbose option.
       Specifies the length of header lines containing addresses.

       The defaults for the send command are:

       file defaults to <mh-dir>/draft
       alias /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases
       -nodraftfolder
       -nofilter
       -format
       -forward
       -nomsgid
       -mts  smtp
       -nopush
       -noverbose
       -nowatch
       -width  72

DESCRIPTION
       Use send to send the draft message to  the  specified  recipients.  You
       normally	 choose	 send  as one of the options from the whatnow program.
       However, you can use send just like any other MH command.

       If you do not have a draft folder set up, messages  are	created	 in  a
       file  called draft in your Mail directory. The draft message remains in
       the file draft until it is either sent or deleted. This means that  you
       can  only  have	one  draft  message  at a time. If you do have a draft
       folder set up, or if you have  specified	 one  using  the  -draftfolder
       option,	the draft message is created in this folder, which enables you
       to store multiple draft messages. For more information, see comp(1).

       The command send will normally search for the draft message in the file
       draft  or  in your draft folder and cause it to be delivered to each of
       the destinations in the To:, cc:, Bcc:, and Fcc: fields of the message.
       If  send	 is redistributing a message, as invoked from dist, the corre‐
       sponding Resent-xxx fields are examined instead. The delivery  is  car‐
       ried out using post(8).

       If  you wish to send a named file instead of an existing draft message,
       you can specify the file as the file argument.  If you do not  give  an
       absolute	 pathname  (one beginning with / or or ) send assumes that the
       named file is in your  directory. Note that the file must be  formatted
       as  a  legal mail message. If you want to send an existing mail message
       rather than a named file, you should use the -draftfolder or -draftmes‐
       sage option.

       Once  the  transport  system has successfully received the message, the
       mail system will rename the file with a leading comma. This  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 and  issue  an
       error 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	 variable is not set, then send will consult the profile entry
       Signature: for this information.

       If send is redistributing a message (when invoked by  dist),  then  the
       mail  system  will prepend Resent- to each of these fields: From, Date,
       and Message-ID. If the message already contains a From: field, then the
       mail system will add a Sender: user@local field add as well.

       If  an Fcc: field is encountered, the mail system copies the message to
       the specified folder for the sender in the format in which  it  appears
       to  any	normal	recipients  of	the  message. That is, it includes the
       fields appended by the mail system, and the  fields  are	 re-formatted.
       The Fcc: fields are removed from all outgoing copies of the message.

       If  the message includes a Bcc: field, recipients in this field receive
       a new copy of the message, which includes the body text of the original
       message.	 The  new message has a minimal set of headers. The Bcc: field
       does not appear on copies of the message sent to recipients in the  To:
       and cc: fields.

       Prior  to  sending the message, the mail system appends Date: and From:
       to the headers in the message, for example:

       Date: Wed, 07 June 1989 11:18:00 WET From: rabb@hostname

RESTRICTIONS
       For this version, the -mts option only supports the value  smtp.	 Addi‐
       tional values are supported for use only with other mail systems.

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path: To determine the user's MH directory

       Draft-Folder: To determine the default draft folder

       Signature: To determine the user's mail signature

       mailproc: Program to post failure notices

       postproc: Program to post the message

FILES
       The user profile.

SEE ALSO
       comp(1), dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), mh-alias(4), post(8)

								       send(1)
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