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MHMAIL(1mh)                                                                              MHMAIL(1mh)



NAME
       mhmail - send or read mail non-interactively with nmh

SYNOPSIS
       mhmail [-help] [-version] [-to] addrs ...  [-attach file] [-body text] [-cc addrs ...]
            [-from addr] [-headerfield name:value] [-subject subject] [-resent] [switches for post
            ... | -profile [switches for send ...]]  [-send | -nosend]

       mhmail with no arguments is equivalent to inc

DESCRIPTION
       mhmail is intended as a replacement, compatible with nmh, for the standard Berkeley mail pro‐
       gram (mail or mailx).  nmh is intended for the use of programs such as cron, which expect  to
       send  mail  automatically.  It is also used by some nmh commands to mail error notifications.
       Although mhmail can be used interactively, it is recommended that comp and send be  used  in‐
       stead, to send messages.

       When  invoked  without  arguments, mhmail simply invokes inc to incorporate new messages from
       the user's mail drop.

       When one or more addresses are specified, a message is  read  from  the  standard  input  and
       spooled  to a temporary file.  mhmail then invokes by default, with the name of the temporary
       file as its argument, to by default, with the name of the temporary file as its  argument  to
       deliver the message to the specified address.

       The  -subject  switch can be used to specify the “Subject:” field of the message.  “Subject:”
       field of the message.

       The -resent switch indicates that the message body is a fully formed message that will be re‐
       sent, as dist would do.  For example:

            mhmail u2 AT example.com -resent < `mhpath cur`

       By default, mhmail will read the message to be sent from the standard input.  You can specify
       the text of the message at the command line with the -body text switch.  If the standard  in‐
       put  has zero length, mhmail will not send the message and return with status 1.  You can use
       the switch -body “” to force an empty message.

       Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the “To:” field.  At least one such ad‐
       dress  is  required when sending a message, i.e., if any other switches are supplied.  If the
       -cc switch is used, all addresses following it, even if there are intervening switches  other
       than  -to, are placed in the “cc:” field.  The optional -to switch can appear in front of any
       addresses to signify their placement in the “To:” field.  The -to and  -cc  switches  may  be
       given multiple times.

       By  using -from addr, you can specify the “From:” header of the draft.  If no -from switch is
       used when sending, mhmail will supply a “From:” header field using the sender's  local  mail‐
       box,  see  localmbox in mh-format(5).  Naturally, post will fill in the “Sender:” header cor‐
       rectly.

       The -headerfield name:value switch adds a header field with the specified name and  value  to
       the message.  (The value is called the field body in RFC 2822, but that's too easily confused
       with the message body.)  There need not be a space after the colon that  separates  the  name
       and  value  in  the  argument  to this switch.  It is usually best to enclose the argument in
       quotes to protect it from the shell.  The -headerfield switch may be given multiple times  to
       add multiple header fields, for example,

            mhmail -from sender AT example.com \
            -headerfield 'MIME-Version:1.0' \
            -headerfield 'Content-Type:text/plain; charset=utf-8' \
            -headerfield 'Content-Transfer-Encoding:8bit' \
            recipient AT example.com

       Note  about this example:  the -attach switch causes MIME-Version and Content-Type headers to
       be added to the message.

       The -profile switch instructs mhmail to use send instead of post to send the  message.   This
       allows use of the user's context and aliases.

       The  -attach  file switch attaches the specified file to the message.  Use of -attach enables
       -profile because mhmail uses send to handle the attachment.  It is usually  best  to  enclose
       the  argument in quotes to protect it from the shell.  The -attach switch may be given multi‐
       ple times to add multiple attachments.

       The -nosend option shows the draft file that would be posted/sent on the  command's  standard
       output but does not post or send it.  -send provides the default behavior of posting or send‐
       ing the message.  It can be used to disable -nosend, for example, when using a shell alias.

       All other switches are passed to post if -profile is not used, or send if -profile is used.

FILES
       /usr/bin/mh/inc            Program to incorporate mail drop into folder
       /usr/lib/mh/post           Program to deliver a message
       /tmp/mhmail*               Temporary copy of message

SEE ALSO
       dist(1), send(1), mh-format(5), send(1), post(8)

DEFAULTS
       `-from localmbox'
       `-profile' is enabled by default only with -attach
       `-send'

CONTEXT
       If inc is invoked, then inc's context changes occur.  With the -profile switch,  the  context
       of  send  is  used.  mhmail does not read the context file itself, so an entry for it will be
       ignored.



nmh-1.7.1                                    2012-07-01                                  MHMAIL(1mh)