DIST (1)
redistribute a message to additional addresses
SYNOPSIS
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dist
\%[+folder] \%[msg]
\%[-annotate] \%[-noannotate]
\%[-inplace] \%[-noinplace]
\%[-form\ formfile]
\%[-draftfolder\ +folder] \%[-draftmessage\ msg]
\%[-nodraftfolder]
\%[-editor\ editor] \%[-noedit]
\%[-whatnowproc\ program] \%[-nowhatnowproc]
\%[-version]
\%[-help]
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DESCRIPTION
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10
/etc/nmh/distcomps
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If a file named \*(lqdistcomps\*(rq 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 \*(lqResent-To:\*(rq, \*(lqResent-cc:\*(rq,
and \*(lqResent-Bcc:\*(rq will be sent. Also, a
\*(lqResent-Fcc:\ folder\*(rq will be honored (see send\0(1)).
Note that with dist, the draft should contain only
\*(lqResent-xxx:\*(rq 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,
\*(lqcomp -use\*(rq 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.
See comp\0(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 \*(lq@\*(rq (assuming the default
whatnowproc\0). 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
$mhfolder.
The `-draftfolder\ +folder' and `-draftmessage\ msg' switches invoke
the nmh draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly
useful) feature. Consult the mh-draft(5) man page for more
information.
Upon exiting from the editor, dist will invoke the whatnow
program. See whatnow\0(1) for a discussion of available
options. The invocation of this program can be inhibited by using the
`-nowhatnowproc' switch. (In truth of fact, it is the whatnow
program which starts the initial edit. Hence, `-nowhatnowproc' will
prevent any edit from occurring.)
^/etc/nmh/distcomps~^The standard message skeleton
^or <mh-dir>/distcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
^$HOME/.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
^<mh-dir>/draft~^The draft file
^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 \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
comp(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1)
`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`msg' defaults to cur
`-noannotate'
`-nodraftfolder'
`-inplace'
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The message
distributed will become the current message.
Dist originally used headers of the form \*(lqDistribute-xxx:\*(rq
instead of \*(lqResent-xxx:\*(rq. In order to conform with the ARPA
Internet standard, RFC-822, the \*(lqResent-xxx:\*(rq form is now used.
Dist will recognize \*(lqDistribute-xxx:\*(rq type headers and
automatically convert them to \*(lqResent-xxx:\*(rq.
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
\*(lq@\*(rq is not available.
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