post

PURPOSE

     Delivers a message.

SYNOPSIS
      post [-alias aliasfile][-filter filterfile]
           [-nofilter][-format][-noformat][msgid]
           [-nomsgid][-verbose][-noverbose]
           [-watch][-nowatch][-width columns]
           file...

      post -help


DESCRIPTION

     The post command is used  to route messages to the proper
     destinations.  post is not designed to be run directly by
     the user; it is designed  to be called by other programs.
     The post  command is  part of  the MH  (Message Handling)
     package.

     The  post command  searches all  components of  a message
     that  specify  a  recipient's  address  and  parses  each
     address  to check  for proper  format.  post  puts proper
     addresses in  the standard format and  calls the sendmail
     command.  post  also performs header operations,  such as
     appending the Date: and  From:  components and processing
     the Bcc: component.

     The post  command may report errors  when parsing complex
     addresses  (for  example,  "@A:harold@B.UUCP").   If  the
     sendmail program is installed on  your system and you use
     complex addresses,  use the spost command  instead of the
     post command.

FLAGS

     -alias file Searches  the specified  mail alias  file for
                 addresses.   You  can  use this  flag  repet-
                 itively to specify multiple mail alias files.
                 post   automatically    searches   the   file
                 /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases.
     -filter file Uses the header  components in the specified
                 file for  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.
     -help       Displays help information for the command.
     -msgid      Adds a message-identification component (such
                 as Message-ID:) to the message.
     -nofilter   Strips the  Bcc: header from the  message for
                 the  To:  and   cc:  recipients.   Sends  the
                 message  with  minimal  headers to  the  Bcc:
                 recipients.  This flag is the default.
     -noformat   Does not  alter the  format of  the recipient
                 addresses.
     -nomsgid    Does not add  a message-identification compo-
                 nent  to  the  message.   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.
     -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.

FILES

     /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases          The  default mail  alias
                                      file.
     /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor            The MH tailor file.

RELATED INFORMATION

     Other commands:  "ali,"   "conflict," "mhmail,"  "send,"
     "sendmail," "spost," and  "whom."

     The mh-alias, mh-format, mh-mail, and mh-profile files in
     AIX Operating System Technical Reference.

     The "Overview  of the  Message Handling Package"  in Man-
     aging the AIX Operating System.