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.TH SENDFILES %manext1% MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
sendfiles \- send multiple files via a MIME message
.SH SYNOPSIS
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sendfiles \%[delay] mailpath subject file1 \%[file2]...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
The shell script \fIsendfiles\fR, is used to send a collection
of files and directories via electronic mail.
.sp
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sendfiles mailpath \*(lqsubject\*(rq files\0...
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.sp
\fIsendfiles\fR will archive the files and directories you name
with the \fItar\fR\0(1) command, and then mail the compressed
archive to the `mailpath' with the given `subject'.  The archive
will be automatically split up into as many messages as necessary
in order to get past most mailers.

Sometimes you want \fIsendfiles\fR to pause after posting a partial
message.  This is usually the case when you are running \fIsendmail\fR
and expect to generate a lot of partial messages.  If the first
argument given to \fIsendfiles\fR starts with a dash, then it is
interpreted as the number of seconds to pause in between postings,
.ne 6
e.g.,
.sp
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sendfiles -30 mailpath \*(lqsubject\*(rq files\0...
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.sp
will pause 30 seconds in between each posting.

.Uh "Extracting the Received Files"
When these messages are received, invoke \fImhstore\fR once for
the list of messages.  The default is for \fImhstore\fR to store
the combined parts as a new message in the current folder, although
this can be changed using storage formatting strings.  You can then
use \fImhlist\fR to find out what's inside; possibly followed by
\fImhstore\fR again to write the archive to a file where you can
subsequently uncompress and untar it.  For instance:
.sp
.nf
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% mhlist 5-8
 msg part  type/subtype             size description
   5       message/partial           47K part 1 of 4
   6       message/partial           47K part 2 of 4
   7       message/partial           47K part 3 of 4
   8       message/partial           18K part 4 of 4
% mhstore 5-8
reassembling partials 5,6,7,8 to folder inbox as message 9
% mhlist -verbose 9
 msg part  type/subtype             size description
   9       application/octet-stream 118K
             (extract with uncompress | tar xvpf -)
             type=tar
             conversions=compress
% mhstore 9
% uncompress < 9.tar.Z | tar xvpf -
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.fi
.sp
Alternately, by using the `\-auto' switch, \fImhstore\fR will
automatically do the extraction for you:
.sp
.nf
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% mhlist 5-8
 msg part  type/subtype             size description
   5       message/partial           47K part 1 of 4
   6       message/partial           47K part 2 of 4
   7       message/partial           47K part 3 of 4
   8       message/partial           18K part 4 of 4
% mhstore 5-8
reassembling partials 5,6,7,8 to folder inbox as message 9
% mhlist -verbose 9
 msg part  type/subtype             size description
   9       application/octet-stream 118K
             (extract with uncompress | tar xvpf -)
             type=tar
             conversions=compress
% mhstore -auto 9
-- \fItar\fR listing appears here as files are extracted
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.fi
.sp
As the second \fItar\fR listing is generated, the files are extracted.
A prudent user will never put `\-auto' in the \&.mh\(ruprofile
file.  The correct procedure is to first use \fImhlist\fR to find
out what will be extracted.  Then \fImhstore\fR can be invoked with
`\-auto' to perform the extraction.
.Fi
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
.Pr
^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
.Ps
^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
.Sa
mhbuild(1), mhlist(1), mhshow(1), mhstore(1)
.br
RFC\-934:
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   \fIProposed Standard for Message Encapsulation\fR,
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RFC\-2045:
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   \fIMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One:
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   Format of Internet Message Bodies\fR,
.br
RFC\-2046:
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   \fIMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two:
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   Media Types\fR,
.br
RFC\-2047:
.br
   \fIMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Three:
.br
   Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text\fR,
.br
RFC\-2048:
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   \fIMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four:
.br
   Registration Procedures\fR,
.br
RFC\-2049:
.br
   \fIMultipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five:
.br
   Conformance Criteria and Examples\fR.
.De
`\-noverbose'
.Co
None.
.En