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NAME
     dist - redistribute a message to additional addresses

SYNOPSIS
     dist [ +folder ] [ msg ] [ -form formfile ] [ -editor editor
     ] [ -annotate ] [ -noannotate ] [ -inplace ] [ -noinplace ]
     [ -help ]

DESCRIPTION
     Dist is similar to forw.  It prepares the specified message
     (default is the current message) for redistribution to
     addresses that are not on the original address list.  The
     file /Mail/distcomps, or a standard form, or the file
     specified by the option -form formfile is used as the blank
     components file and prepended to the message.  The standard
     form has the components Resent-to: and Resent-cc:. When the
     message is sent, the components Resent-Date: date and
     Resent-From: name are also prepended to the message.  If you
     specify the -msgid option to send , the component Resent-
     msgid: is prepended to the message.

     Dist uses the following components from the user's
     mh_profile file:
        Path:  determines the user's MH directory
        Editor: overrides the use of /bin/ed as the default editor
        lasteditor-next: defines editor to be used after exit from lasteditor

OPTIONS
     -annotate
         Each message is annotated with the lines:

              Distributed: date
              Distributed: Resent-to: names

         where each "to" list contains as many lines as required.
         This annotation is done only if the message is sent
         directly from dist.  If the message is sent later by
         send the annotations do not take place.

     -inplace
         Annotation is done in place to preserve links to the
         annotated message.

     -editor editor
         Specifies an editor other than the default editor.

     +folder folder
         Folder becomes the current folder, and the current
         message is set to the message you are redistributing.

DEFAULTS
     +folder defaults to the current folder



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     msg defaults to cur
     -editor defaults to /bin/ed
     -noannotate
     -noinplace

FILES
     /etc/mh/components       Default message skeleton

     <mh-dir>/components      User message skeleton

     $HOME/mh_profile         The user profile

     <mh-dir>/draft           The default message file

CAVEATS
     Only those addresses in Resent-To: , Resent-cc: , and
     Resent-Bcc: are sent.  Also, the folder specified in the
     component Resent-Fcc: folder is not honored.

     Send recognizes a message as a redistribution message by the
     existence of the field Resent-To: , so do not try to
     redistribute a message with only a Resent-cc: component.

SEE ALSO
     mh(5mh).






























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