DIST(1) [nmh-1.0.4] (MH.6.8) DIST(1)
NAME
dist - redistribute a message to additional addresses
SYNOPSIS
dist [+folder] [msg] [-annotate] [-noannotate]
[-inplace] [-noinplace] [-form formfile]
[-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg]
[-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit]
[-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc]
[-version] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
Dist is similar to forw. It prepares the specified message
for redistribution to addresses that (presumably) are not on
the original address list.
The default message form contains the following elements:
Resent-To:
Resent-cc:
If a file named distcomps exists in the user's nmh
directory, it will be used instead of this default form.
You may specify an alternate forms file with the switch
`-form formfile'. The form used will be prepended to the
message being resent.
If the draft already exists, dist will ask you as to the
disposition of the draft. A reply of quit will abort dist,
leaving the draft intact; replace will replace the existing
draft with a blank skeleton; and list will display the
draft.
Only those addresses in Resent-To:, Resent-cc:, and
Resent-Bcc: will be sent. Also, a Resent-Fcc: folder will
be honored (see send (1)). Note that with dist, the draft
should contain only Resent-xxx: fields and no body. The
headers and the body of the original message are copied to
the draft when the message is sent. Use care in
constructing the headers for the redistribution.
If the `-annotate' switch is given, the message being
distributed will be annotated with the lines:
Resent: date
Resent: addrs
where each address list contains as many lines as required.
This annotation will be done only if the message is sent
directly from dist. If the message is not sent immediately
from dist, comp -use may be used to re-edit and send the
constructed message, but the annotations won't take place.
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Normally annotations are done inplace in order to preserve
any links to the message. You may use the '-noinplace'
switch to change this.
See comp (1) for a description of the `-editor' and
`-noedit' switches. Note that while in the editor, the
message being resent is available through a link named @
(assuming the default whatnowproc ). In addition, the
actual pathname of the message is stored in the environment
variable $editalt, and the pathname of the folder containing
the message is stored in the environment variable $mhfolder.
The `-draftfolder +folder' and `-draftmessage msg' switches
invoke the nmh draft folder facility. This is an advanced
(and highly useful) feature. Consult the mh-draft(5) man
page for more information.
Upon exiting from the editor, dist will invoke the whatnow
program. See whatnow (1) for a discussion of available
options. The invocation of this program can be inhibited by
using the `-nowhatnowproc' switch. (In truth of fact, it is
the whatnow program which starts the initial edit. Hence,
`-nowhatnowproc' will prevent any edit from occurring.)
FILES
/usr/freeware/lib/nmh/etc/distcomps The standard message skeleton
or <mh-dir>/distcomps Rather than the standard skeleton
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
<mh-dir>/draft The draft file
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine the user's nmh directory
Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
Draft-Folder: To find the default draft-folder
Editor: To override the default editor
fileproc: Program to refile the message
whatnowproc: Program to ask the What now? questions
SEE ALSO
comp(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1)
DEFAULTS
`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`msg' defaults to cur
`-noannotate'
`-nodraftfolder'
`-inplace'
CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
The message distributed will become the current message.
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HISTORY
Dist originally used headers of the form Distribute-xxx:
instead of Resent-xxx:. In order to conform with the ARPA
Internet standard, RFC-822, the Resent-xxx: form is now
used. Dist will recognize Distribute-xxx: type headers and
automatically convert them to Resent-xxx:.
BUGS
Dist does not rigorously check the message being distributed
for adherence to the transport standard, but post called by
send does. The post program will balk (and rightly so) at
poorly formatted messages, and dist won't correct things for
you.
If whatnowproc is whatnow, then dist uses a built-in
whatnow, it does not actually run the whatnow program.
Hence, if you define your own whatnowproc, don't call it
whatnow since dist won't run it.
If your current working directory is not writable, the link
named @ is not available.
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