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   1 .TH REPL 1 "3 August 1983"
   2 .UC 4
   3 .SH NAME
   4 repl \- reply to a message
   5 .SH SYNOPSIS
   6 .B repl
   7 [ +folder ] [ msg ] [ \-editor editor ] [ \-inplace ] [ \-annotate ]
   8 [ \-help ] [ \-noinplace ] [ \-noannotate ]
   9 .SH DESCRIPTION
  10 \fIRepl\fR aids a user in producing a reply to an existing
  11 message.
  12 In its simplest form (with no arguments), it will set up
  13 a message-form skeleton in reply to the current message in the
  14 current folder, invoke the editor, and send the composed
  15 message if so directed.
  16 The composed message is constructed as
  17 follows:
  18 .nf
  19
  20 .in 1i
  21 To: <Reply-To> or <From>
  22 cc: <cc>, <To>
  23 Subject: Re: <Subject>
  24 In-reply-to: Your message of <Date>
  25 .ti +\w'In-reply-to: 'u
  26 <Message-Id>
  27 .in .5i
  28
  29 .fi
  30 where field names enclosed in angle brackets (< >) indicate the
  31 contents of the named field from the message to which the reply
  32 is being made.
  33 Once the skeleton is constructed, an editor is
  34 invoked (as in \fIcomp\fR, \fIdist\fR, and \fIforw\fR).
  35 While in the editor,
  36 the message being replied to is available through a link named
  37 \*(lq@\*(rq.
  38 In NED, this means the replied-to message may be \*(lqused\*(rq
  39 with \*(lquse @\*(rq, or put in a window by \*(lqwindow @\*(rq.
  40 .PP
  41 As in \fIcomp\fR, \fIdist\fR, and \fIforw\fR, the user will be queried
  42 before the message is sent.
  43 If `\-annotate' is
  44 specified, the replied-to message will be annotated with the
  45 single line
  46 .nf
  47
  48 .ti +.5i
  49 Replied: \*(<<Date\*(>>.
  50
  51 .fi
  52 The command
  53 \*(lqcomp \-use\*(rq may be used to pick up interrupted editing, as in
  54 \fIdist\fR and \fIforw\fR; the `\-inplace' switch annotates the message in
  55 place, so that all folders with links to it will see the annotation.
  56 .SH FILES
  57 .nf
  58 .ta \w'$HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile    'u
  59 $HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile  The user profile
  60 <mh-dir>/draft  The constructed message file
  61 /usr/bin/send   To send the composed message
  62 .fi
  63 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
  64 .nf
  65 .ta \w'Current-Folder:    'u
  66 Path:   To determine the user's MH directory
  67 Editor: To override the use of /bin/ned as the default editor
  68 Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
  69 .fi
  70 .SH DEFAULTS
  71 .nf
  72 `+folder' defaults to current
  73 `msgs' defaults to cur
  74 `\-editor' defaults to /bin/ned
  75 `\-noannotate'
  76 `\-noinplace'
  77 .fi
  78 .SH CONTEXT
  79 If a `+folder' is specified, it will become the current
  80 folder, and the current message will be set to the replied-to
  81 message.