extcompose(1)                                          extcompose(1)


       NAME
             extcompose - compose reference to external data for inclusion
             in a mail message

       SYNOPSIS
             extcompose filename

       DESCRIPTION
             extcompose allows a user on a properly-equipped workstation to
             enter the appropriate data that will enable a mail message to
             be sent with a reference to ``external'' data, that is, data
             that is not included in the mail message itself but is
             otherwise available on the network via a suitable mechanism.

             The filename specifies the external file.  The user is
             prompted for all other necessary information.  External data
             may be referenced as local or AFS files, as files available
             for FTP (anonymous or authenticated), or as data available via
             a mail server mechanism.  The user is asked to provide a MIME
             content-type value to describe the type of data being
             referenced, and to specify whether or not the data has been
             encoded with one of the algorithms for encoding data for
             email.  (Such encoding is not recommended when used with
             externally referenced data.)

             This program is intended primarily to be called from mailcap
             files by programs like mailto.

       REFERENCES
             mailcap(4), mailto(1), metamail(1), showexternal(1M)

       NOTICES
             Author is Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bell Communications
             Research, Inc.  See copyright page for further information.














                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1