MHMAIL(%manext1%)

NAME
mhmail - send or read mail

SYNOPSIS
mhmail [ addrs ... [-body text] [-cc addrs ...]
[-from addr] [-subject subject]]
[-version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
mhmail is intended as a replacement for the standard Bell mail program (bellmail (1)), compatible with nmh. When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes inc (1) to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop. When one or more users is specified, a message is read from the standard input and spooled to a temporary file. mhmail then invokes post (8) with the name of the temporary file as its argument to deliver the message to the specified user. The `-subject subject' switch can be used to specify the “Subject:” field of the message. The `-body text' switch can be used to specify the text of the message; if it is specified, then the standard input is not read. Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the “To:” field. If the `-cc' switch is used, all addresses following it are placed in the “cc:” field. By using `-from addr', you can specify the “From:” header of the draft. Naturally, post will fill-in the “Sender:” header correctly. This program is intended for the use of programs such as at (1), which expect to send mail automatically to various users. Normally, real people (as opposed to the “unreal” ones) will prefer to use comp (1) and send (1) to send messages. ^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate a maildrop into a folder ^%libdir%/post~^Program to deliver a message ^/tmp/mhmail*~^Temporary copy of message None inc(1), post(8) None If inc is invoked, then inc's context changes occur.