MHMAIL(1)                     [mh.6]                    MHMAIL(1)


NAME
       mhmail - send or read mail

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

DESCRIPTION
       MHmail is intended as a replacement for the standard  Bell
       mail  program  (bellmail (1)),  compatible  with MH.  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.

FILES
       /usr/contrib/mh/bin/inc               Program to incorporate a maildrop into a folder
       /usr/contrib/mh/lib/post              Program to deliver a message
       /tmp/mhmail*                          Temporary copy of message

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       None

SEE ALSO
       inc(1), post(8)

DEFAULTS
       None

CONTEXT
       If inc is invoked, then inc's context changes occur.





MH                        April 22, 1986                        1