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   1 .TH REPL 1 RAND
   2 .SH NAME
   3 repl \- reply to a message
   4 .SH SYNOPSIS
   5 \fBrepl\fR \%[+folder] \%[msg] \%[\fB\-editor\fR\ editor]
   6 \%[\fB\-inplace\fR] \%[\fB\-annotate\fR]
   7 \%[\fB\-help\fR] \%[\fB\-noinplace\fR]
   8 \%[\fB\-noannotate\fR]
   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
  19 .nf
  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 .fi
  29
  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 ``@''.
  38
  39 .B NOTE:
  40 .I repl
  41 invokes the editor with two file arguments.
  42 The second is the filename of the message being
  43 replied to, and is intended
  44 to be used as an `alternate' file within the editor.
  45 If the editor used doesn't have this feature, it must
  46 ignore the extra file argument and edit the first
  47 file argument.
  48
  49 As in \fIcomp\fR, \fIdist\fR, and \fIforw\fR, the user will be queried
  50 before the message is sent.
  51 If `\-annotate' is
  52 specified, the replied-to message will be annotated with the
  53 single line
  54
  55 .ti +.5i
  56 Replied: \*(<<Date\*(>>.
  57
  58 The command
  59 ``comp \-use'' may be used to pick up interrupted editing, as in
  60 \fIdist\fR and \fIforw\fR; the `\-inplace' switch annotates the message in place,
  61 so that all folders with links to it will see the annotation.
  62
  63 See \fIcomp(1)\fR for a description of the `\-editor' switch and for options
  64 upon exiting from the editor.
  65 .SH FILES
  66 .ta 2.4i
  67 $HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile  The user profile
  68 .br
  69 <mh-dir>/draft  The constructed message file
  70 .br
  71 /usr/bin/send   To send the composed message
  72 .SH PROFILE COMPONENTS
  73 Path:   To determine the user's MH directory
  74 .br
  75 Editor: To override the default editor
  76 .br
  77 Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
  78 .SH DEFAULTS
  79 `+folder' defaults to current
  80 .br
  81 `msgs' defaults to cur
  82 .br
  83 `\-editor' defaults to /bin/ned
  84 .br
  85 `\-noannotate'
  86 .br
  87 `\-noinplace'
  88 .SH SEE ALSO
  89 comp(1),dist(1), forw(1)
  90 .SH CONTEXT
  91 If a `+folder' is specified, it will become the current
  92 folder, and the current message will be set to the replied-to
  93 message.
  94 .sp 2