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   1 .TH SEND 1 RAND
   2 .SH NAME
   3 send \- send a message
   4 .SH SYNOPSIS
   5 send \%[file] \%[\-draft] \%[\-verbose] \%[\-format] \%[\-msgid]
   6 \%[\-help]  \%[\-noverbose] \%[\-noformat] \%[\-nomsgid]
   7 .SH DESCRIPTION
   8 \fISend\fR will cause the specified file (default <mh-dir>/draft) to
   9 be delivered
  10 (via
  11 .I deliver(8)
  12 ) to each of the addresses in the ``To:'', ``cc:'', and ``Bcc:''
  13 fields of the message.
  14 If `\-verbose' is specified, \fIsend;\fR
  15 will monitor the delivery of local and net mail.
  16 \fISend\fR with no
  17 argument will query whether the draft is the intended file, whereas
  18 `\-draft' will suppress this question.
  19 Once the message has
  20 been mailed (or queued) successfully, the file will be renamed
  21 with a leading comma, which allows it to be retreived until the
  22 next draft message is sent.
  23 If there are errors in the
  24 formatting of the message, \fIsend;\fR will abort with a (hopefully)
  25 helpful error message.
  26
  27 If a ``Bcc:'' field is encountered, its addresses will be used for
  28 delivery, but the ``Bcc:'' field itself will be deleted from all
  29 copies of the outgoing message.
  30
  31 Prior to sending the message, the fields ``From:  user'', and
  32 ``Date: now'' will be prepended to the message.
  33 If `\-msgid' is
  34 specified, then a ``Message-Id:'' field will also be added to the
  35 message.
  36 If the message already contains a ``From:'' field, then a
  37 ``Sender: user'' field will be added instead.
  38 (An already existing
  39 ``Sender:'' field will be deleted from the message.)
  40
  41 If the user doesn't specify `\-noformat', each of the entries in
  42 the ``To:'' and ``cc:'' fields will be replaced with ``standard'' format
  43 entries.
  44 This standard format is designed to be usable by all
  45 of the message handlers on the various systems around the
  46 ARPANET.
  47
  48 If an ``Fcc: folder'' is encountered, the message will be copied
  49 to the specified folder in the format in which it will appear to any
  50 receivers of the message.
  51 That is, it will have the prepended
  52 fields and field reformatting.
  53
  54 If a ``Distribute-To:'' field is encountered, the message
  55 is handled as a redistribution message (see \fIdist(1)\fR for
  56 details), with ``Distribution-Date: now'' and ``Distribution-From: user''
  57 added.
  58 .SH FILES
  59 .ta 2.4i
  60 $HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile  The user profile
  61 .SH PROFILE COMPONENTS
  62 Path:   To determine the user's MH directory
  63 .SH SEE ALSO
  64 deliver(8),dist(1),forw(1)
  65 .SH DEFAULTS
  66 `file' defaults to draft
  67 .br
  68 `\-noverbose'
  69 .br
  70 `\-format'
  71 .br
  72 `\-nomsgid'
  73 .SH CONTEXT
  74 \fISend\fR has no effect on the current message or