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send
PURPOSE
Sends a message.
SYNTAX
+-----------------------+ +-----------------+
send ---| one of |---| +-------------+ |--->
| +-------------------+ | +-| -alias file |-+
+-| file |-+ | -width num |
| -draft | +-------------+
| -draftmessage msg |
+-------------------+
+--------------------------------+
>---| +----------------------------+ |---|
+-| -[no]draft folder + folder |-+
| -[no]filter file |
| -[no]format file |
| -[no]forward |
| -[no]push |
| -[no]verbose |
| -[no]watch |
| -[no]msgid |
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send --- -help ---|
Warning: See restrictions, Chapter 18, AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces.
DESCRIPTION
The send command is used to route messages to the mail delivery system by way
of the post command or the spost command. send is part of the Message Handling
(MH) package and can be used with other MH and AIX commands.
The send command causes From: and Date: fields to be added to each specified
message. send places the sender's address in the From: field unless a
$SIGNATURE environment variable is set or a signature: profile entry is
present. In either of these cases send uses the signature. send puts the
current date in the Date: field. If the dist command calls send, send prepends
Resent- to the From:, Date:, and Message-ID: fields.
The send command then takes each of the specified message files and calls the
post command or the spost command to deliver them. After successful delivery,
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send renames the message file by placing a comma in front of the file name.
This comma removes the message from the folder without actually deleting the
file. The file is retrievable until you send another message. If the delivery
fails, send displays an error message.
FLAGS
-alias file Specifies that file is a mail alias file to be searched
for aliases. The default alias file is
/usr/lib/mh/MailAliases.
-draft Uses the current draft message if no file is specified.
Without this flag, send asks the user if the current
draft message is the one to use when no file is
specified.
-draftfolder +folder Specifies the draft folder that contains the draft
message to be sent. If -draftfolder +folder is followed
by msg, msg represents the -draftmessage attribute.
-draftmessage msg Specifies the draft message to be sent. You can use one
of the following message references as msg:
num sequence first
prev cur .
next last new
The default draft message is cur.
-filter file Uses the format instructions in the specified file to
reformat copies of the message sent to Bcc: recipients.
-format Puts all recipient addresses in a standard format for
the delivery transport system. This flag is the
default.
-forward Adds a failure message to the draft message and returns
it to the sender if the send command fails to deliver
the draft. This flag is the default.
-help Displays help information for the command.
-nodraftfolder Undoes the last occurrence of -draftfolder +folder.
This flag is the default.
-nofilter Removes the Bcc: header from the message for recipients
listed in the To: and cc: fields, and sends the message
with minimal headers to recipients listed in the Bcc:
field. This flag is the default.
-noformat Does not alter the format of the recipient addresses.
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-noforward Does not return the draft message to the sender if
delivery fails.
-nopush Runs the send command in the foreground (see the -push
flag). This flag is the default.
-noverbose Does not display information during the delivery of the
message to the sendmail command. This flag is the
default.
-nowatch Does not display information during delivery by the
sendmail command. This flag is the default.
-push Runs the send command in the background. send does not
display error messages on the terminal if delivery
fails. You can use the -forward flag to return messages
to you that fail on delivery.
-verbose Displays information during the delivery of the message
to the sendmail command. This information allows you to
monitor the steps involved.
-watch Displays information during the delivery of the message
by the sendmail command. This information allows you to
monitor the steps involved.
-width num Sets the width of components that contain addresses.
The default is 72 columns.
PROFILE ENTRIES
Draft-Folder: Sets your default folder for drafts.
mailproc: Specifies the program used to post failure notices.
Path: Specifies your user_mh_directory.
postproc: Specifies the program used to post messages.
Signature: Sets your mail signature.
FILES
.profile
$HOME/.mh_profile The MH user profile.
RELATED INFORMATION
See the following commands: "ali," "comp," "dist," "forw," "post," and
"sendmail, mailq, newaliases."
See the mh-alias, mh-format, and mh-profile files in AIX Operating System
Technical Reference.
See "Overview of the Message Handling Package" in Managing the AIX Operating
System.
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