spost

PURPOSE

     Delivers a message.

SYNOPSIS
     spost [-noalias -alias file...][-format -noformat]
           [-filter file -nofilter][-width num][watch -nowatch]
           [-remove -noremove][-backup -nobackup]
           [-verbose -noverbose] file...

     spost -help


DESCRIPTION

     The spost command is used to route messages to the proper
     destinations.  spost  is not designed to  be run directly
     by the  user; it is designed  to be called by  other pro-
     grams.  The spost command is part of the MH (Message Han-
     dling) package.

     The spost  command searches  all components of  a message
     that  specify  a  recipient's  address  and  parses  each
     address to  check for  proper format.  spost  puts proper
     addresses in the standard format and invokes the sendmail
     command.  spost  perform a  similar function as  the post
     command, but spost does less internal error checking than
     post.

FLAGS

     -alias Files Searches the  specified mail alias  file for
                  addresses.   You can  use  this flag  repet-
                  itively  to  specify   multiple  mail  alias
                  files.   spost  automatically  searches  the
                  file /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases.
     -backup      Renames the  message file  by placing  a ","
                  (comma)  before the  file  name after  spost
                  successfully posts the message.

     -filter Files 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.
     -nofilter    Strips the Bcc: header  from the message and
                  sends it to recipients specified in the Bcc:
                  component.  This flag is the default.
     -noalias     Does not use any  alias files for delivering
                  the message.
     -nobackup    Does  not rename  the message  after posting
                  the file.  This flag is the default.
     -noformat    Does not  alter the format of  the recipient
                  addresses.
     -noremove    Does not  remove the temporary  message file
                  after posting the message.
     -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.
     -remove      Removes the temporary message file after the
                  successful   completion   of   posting   the
                  message.  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

     $HOME/.mh_profile                  The MH user profile.
     /temp/pstnum                       The  temporary message
                                        file.

RELATED INFORMATION

     Other commands:   "ali," "conflict,"   "mhmail,"  "post,"
     "send,"  "sendmail," 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.