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   1 .TH FORW 1 RAND
   2 .SH NAME
   3 forw \- forward messages
   4 .SH SYNOPSIS
   5 forw \%[+folder] \%[msgs] \%[\-editor\ editor] \%[\-form\ formfile]
   6 \%[\-annotate] \%[\-noannotate]
   7 \%[\-inplace]  \%[\-noinplace]
   8 \%[\-help]
   9 .SH DESCRIPTION
  10 \fIForw\fR may be used to prepare a message containing other
  11 messages.
  12 It constructs the new message from the components file
  13 or `\-form formfile' (see \fIcomp\fR), with a body composed of the
  14 message(s) to be forwarded.
  15 An editor is invoked as in \fIcomp\fR,
  16 and after editing is complete, the user is prompted before the message
  17 is sent.
  18
  19 If the `\-annotate' switch is given, each message being
  20 forwarded will be annotated with the lines
  21
  22      Forwarded: \*(<<date\*(>>
  23      Forwarded: To: names
  24      Forwarded: cc: names
  25
  26 where each \*(lqTo:\*(rq and \*(lqcc:\*(rq list contains as many lines as required.
  27 This annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly
  28 from \fIforw\fR.
  29 If the message is not sent immediately from \fIforw\fR,
  30 \*(lqcomp \-use\*(rq may be used in a later session to re-edit and send
  31 the constructed message, but the annotations won't take place.
  32 The `\-inplace' switch permits annotating a message in place in
  33 order to preserve its links.
  34
  35 See \fIcomp(1)\fR for a description of the `\-editor' switch and for options
  36 upon exiting from the editor.
  37 See \fImh-profile(5)\fR for further information
  38 about the how editors are used by MH.
  39 .SH FILES
  40 .ta 2.4i
  41 /etc/mh/components      The message skeleton
  42 .br
  43 or <mh-dir>/components  Rather than the standard skeleton
  44 .br
  45 $HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile  The user profile
  46 .br
  47 <mh-dir>/draft  The default message file
  48 .br
  49 /usr/bin/send   To send the composed message
  50 .SH PROFILE COMPONENTS
  51 Path:   To determine the user's MH directory
  52 .Ps
  53 .br
  54 Editor: To override the default editor
  55 .Ps
  56 .br
  57 Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
  58 .Ps
  59 .br
  60 <lasteditor>\-next:     To name an editor to be used
  61                         after exit from <lasteditor>
  62 .SH SEE ALSO
  63 dist(1), send(1)
  64 .SH DEFAULTS
  65 `+folder' defaults to the current folder
  66 .br
  67 `msgs' defaults to cur
  68 .br
  69 `\-editor' defaults to /bin/ned
  70 .br
  71 `\-noannotate'
  72 .br
  73 `\-noinplace'
  74 .SH CONTEXT
  75 If a +folder is specified, it will become
  76 the current folder, and the current message will be set to
  77 the first message being forward