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NAME
       repl - reply to an nmh message

SYNOPSIS
       repl [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msg] [-annotate | -noannotate]
            [-group | -nogroup] [-cc all/to/cc/me] [-nocc all/to/cc/me]
            [-query | -noquery] [-form formfile] [-format | -noformat] [-fil-
            ter filterfile] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-fcc
            +folder] [-width columns] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage
            msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-convertargs
            type argstring] [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc] [-atfile]
            [-noatfile] [-fmtproc program] [-nofmtproc] [-build] [-file msg-
            file]

DESCRIPTION
       repl may be used to reply to a message.

       In  its  simplest form (with no arguments), repl will set up a message-
       form skeleton in reply to the current message in  the  current  folder,
       and invoke the whatnow shell.

       repl  uses a reply template to construct the draft of the reply.  A re-
       ply template is simply an mhl format file  (see  mh-format(5)  for  de-
       tails).

       If  the  switch -nogroup is given (it is on by default), then repl will
       use the standard forms file "replcomps".  This will construct  a  draft
       message  that  is intended to be sent only to the author of the message
       to which you are replying.  If a file named "replcomps" exists  in  the
       user's  nmh  directory,  it  will be used instead of this default forms
       file.

       The default reply template "replcomps" will direct  repl  to  construct
       the reply message draft as follows:

            To: <Mail-Reply-To> or <Reply-To> or <From>
            cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
            Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
            Subject: Re: <Subject>
            In-Reply-To: <Message-Id>
            References: <Message-Id>
            Comments: In-Reply-To <From> or <apparently from> or <Sender>
               message dated <date>

       where  field  names  enclosed in angle brackets (< >) indicate the con-
       tents of the named field from the message to which the reply  is  being
       made.

       By  default,  the  "cc:"  field  is empty.  You may selectively add ad-
       dresses to this default with the -cc type switch.  This switch takes an
       argument  (all/to/cc/me)  which specifies who gets added to the default
       "cc:" list of the reply.  You may give this switch multiple times (with
       different arguments) if you wish to add multiple types of address.

       If  the  switch  -group is given, then repl will use the standard forms
       file "replgroupcomps".  This will construct a draft message that is in-
       tended  as a group or followup reply.  If a file named "replgroupcomps"
       exists in the user's nmh directory, it will be used instead of this de-
       fault  forms file, unless you specify another forms file on the command
       line or in your profile.

       The default group reply template "replgroupcomps" will direct  repl  to
       construct the reply message draft as follows:

            To: <Mail-Followup-To>
            Subject: Re: <Subject>
            In-Reply-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
                         <Message-Id>

       or if the field <Mail-Followup-To> is not available:

            To: <Mail-Reply-To> or <Reply-To> or <From>
            cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
            Subject: Re: <Subject>
            In-Reply-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
                         <Message-Id>

       By default, the "cc:" contains all the addresses shown.  You may selec-
       tively remove addresses from this default with the -nocc  type  switch.
       This  switch takes an argument ( all/to/cc/me) which specifies who gets
       removed from the default "cc:" list of the reply.  You  may  give  this
       switch  multiple times (with different arguments) if you wish to remove
       multiple types of address.

       In any case, you may specify an alternative forms file with the  switch
       -form formfile.

       The  -query switch modifies the action of -nocc type switch by interac-
       tively asking you if each address that normally would be placed in  the
       "To:"  and  "cc:"  list should actually be sent a copy.  This is useful
       for special-purpose replies.  Note that the position  of  the  -cc  and
       -nocc switches, like all other switches which take a positive and nega-
       tive form, is important.

       Lines beginning with the fields "To:", "cc:", and "Bcc:" will be  stan-
       dardized and have duplicate addresses removed.  In addition, the -width
       columns switch will guide repl's formatting of these fields.

       If the draft already exists, repl will ask you as to the disposition of
       the  draft.  A reply of quit will abort repl, leaving the draft intact;
       replace will replace the existing draft with a blank skeleton; and list
       will display the draft.

       See  comp(1)  for  a  description  of the -editor and -noedit switches.
       Note that while in the editor, with -atfile and if the  current  direc-
       tory  is  writable, the message being replied to 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 creation of the "@"
       file is controlled via the -atfile and -noatfile options.

       The -convertargs switch directs repl to pass the arguments for type  to
       mhbuild.   Both  arguments  are  required; type must be non-empty while
       argstring can be empty, e.g., '' in a shell command line.  The -conver-
       targs  switch  can  be  used multiple times.  See the Convert Interface
       section of mhbuild(1) for a description of the convert  mechanism,  and
       /usr/share/doc/nmh/contrib/replaliases for examples of its use.

       Although  repl  uses a forms file to direct it how to construct the be-
       ginning of the draft, it uses a message filter file to direct it as  to
       how  the  message to which you are replying should be filtered (re-for-
       matted) in the body of the draft.  The filter file for repl should be a
       standard  form file for mhl, as repl will invoke mhl to format the mes-
       sage to which you are replying.

       The switches -noformat, -format, and -filter filterfile  specify  which
       message filter file to use.

       If  the  switch  -noformat is given (it is the default) and the -filter
       switch is not used, then the message to which you are replying  is  not
       included in the body of the draft.

       If  the  switch -format is given, then a default message filter file is
       used.  This default message filter should be adequate for  most  users.
       This default filter "mhl.reply" is:

            ; mhl.reply
            ;
            ; default message filter for `repl' (repl -format)
            ;
            from:nocomponent,formatfield="%(unquote(decode(friendly{text}))) writes:"
            body:component="> ",overflowtext="> ",overflowoffset=0

       which  outputs  each  line of the body of the message prefaced with the
       ">" character and a space.

       If a file named "mhl.reply" exists in the user's nmh directory, it will
       be  used  instead  of  this form.  You may specify an alternate message
       filter file with the switch -filter filterfile.

       Other reply filters are commonly used, such as:

            :
            body:nocomponent,compwidth=9,offset=9

       which says to output a blank line, and then the body of the message be-
       ing replied to, indented by one tab stop.  Another popular format is:

            message-id:nocomponent,nonewline,\
            formatfield="In message %{text}, "
            from:nocomponent,formatfield="%(decode(friendly{text})) writes:"
            body:component=">",overflowtext=">",overflowoffset=0

       This message filter file cites the Message-ID and author of the message
       being replied to, and then outputs each line of the body prefaced  with
       the ">" character.

       You can also use an external format program to format the message body.
       The format program is specified by the formatproc profile entry, and is
       enabled  by the "format" flag.  A message filter using an external for-
       mat program would look like this:

            body:component=">",nowrap,format

       See the mhl(1) documentation for more information.  The format  program
       can be changed by the -fmtproc program and -nofmtproc switches.

       To  use  the  MIME  rules  for encapsulation, specify the -mime switch.
       This directs repl to generate an mhbuild composition file.   Note  that
       nmh  will  not invoke mhbuild automatically; you must specifically give
       the command

            What now? mime

       prior to sending the draft.

       If the -annotate switch is given, the message being replied to will  be
       annotated with the lines

            Replied: date Replied: addrs

       where the address list contains one line for each addressee.  The anno-
       tation will be done only if the message is sent directly from repl.  If
       the  message is not sent immediately from repl, "comp -use" may be used
       to re-edit and send the constructed message, but the annotations  won't
       take place.  Normally annotations are done inplace in order to preserve
       any links to the message.  You may use the -noinplace switch to  change
       this.

       Although  the  default template specifies that a copy of the reply will
       be put in the folder 'outbox', if the -fcc +folder switch is  given  it
       will  override  the default value.  More than one folder, each preceded
       by -fcc can be named.

       In addition to the standard mh-format(5) escapes, repl also  recognizes
       the following additional component escape:

            Escape  Returns  Description
            fcc     string   Any folders specified with `-fcc folder'

       To  avoid  reiteration, repl strips any leading `Re: ' strings from the
       subject component.

       The -draftfolder +folder and -draftmessage msg switches invoke the  nmh
       draft  folder  facility.   This is an advanced (and highly useful) fea-
       ture.  Consult the mh-draft(5) man page for more information.

       Upon exiting from the editor, repl 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  fact,  it  is  the  whatnow program which starts the initial edit.
       Hence, -nowhatnowproc will prevent any edit from occurring.)

       The -build switch is intended to be used by the Emacs mh-e interface to
       nmh.  It implies -nowhatnowproc.  It causes a file <mh-dir>/reply to be
       created, containing the draft message that would normally be  presented
       to the user for editing.  No mail is actually sent.

       The  -file  msgfile switch specifies the message to be replied to as an
       exact filename rather than as an nmh folder and  message  number.   The
       same caveats apply to this option as to the -build switch.

FILES
       repl  looks for all format, filter and template files in multiple loca-
       tions: absolute pathnames are accessed  directly,  tilde  expansion  is
       done on usernames, and files are searched for in the user's Mail direc-
       tory as specified in their profile.  If not found there, the  directory
       "/etc/nmh" is checked.

       /etc/nmh/replcomps         The standard reply template
       or <mh-dir>/replcomps      Rather than the standard template
       /etc/nmh/replgroupcomps    The standard `reply -group' template
       or <mh-dir>/replgroupcomps Rather than the standard template
       /etc/nmh/mhl.reply         The standard message filter
       or <mh-dir>/mhl.reply      Rather than the standard filter
       $HOME/.mh_profile          The user profile
       <mh-dir>/draft             The draft file

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:                To determine the user's nmh directory
       Alternate-Mailboxes: To determine the user's mailboxes
       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder
       Draft-Folder:        To find the default draft-folder
       Editor:              To override the default editor
       Msg-Protect:         To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
       fileproc:            Program to refile the message
       mhlproc:             Program to filter message being replied-to
       whatnowproc:         Program to ask the "What now?" questions

SEE ALSO
       comp(1), forw(1), mh-format(5), mhbuild(1), send(1), whatnow(1)

       /usr/share/doc/nmh/contrib/replaliases

DEFAULTS
       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msg' defaults to cur
       `-nogroup'
       `-nocc all' with `-nogroup', `-cc all' with `-group'
       `-noannotate'
       `-nodraftfolder'
       `-noformat'
       `-inplace'
       `-nomime'
       `-noquery'
       `-noatfile'
       `-width 72'

CONTEXT
       If  a  folder is given, it will become the current folder.  The message
       replied to will become the current message.

BUGS
       If any addresses occur in the reply template, addresses in the template
       that  do not contain hosts are defaulted incorrectly.  Instead of using
       the localhost for the default, repl uses the sender's host.   Moral  of
       the  story:  if  you're going to include addresses in a reply template,
       include the host portion of the address.

       The -width columns switch is only used  to  do  address-folding;  other
       headers are not line-wrapped.

       If  whatnowproc  is whatnow, then repl 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 repl won't run it.

nmh-1.7.1                         2014-12-15                         REPL(1mh)