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.TH MSGCHK %manext1% MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
msgchk \- check for messages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.in +.5i
.ti -.5i
msgchk
\%[\-date] \%[\-nodate]
\%[\-notify\ all/mail/nomail]
.br
\%[\-nonotify\ all/mail/nomail]
.br
%nmhbeginpop%
\%[\-host\ hostname]
\%[\-user\ username]
.br
%nmhendpop%
\%[users\ ...]
\%[\-version]
\%[\-help]
.in -.5i
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fImsgchk\fR program checks all known mail drops for mail waiting
for you.  For those drops which have mail for you, \fImsgchk\fR will
indicate if it believes that you have seen the mail in question before.

The `\-notify\ type' switch indicates under what circumstances
\fImsgchk\fR should produce a message.  The default is `\-notify\ all'
which says that \fImsgchk\fR should always report the status of the
users maildrop.  Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
\fImsgchk\fR should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail'
which says that \fImsgchk\fR should report the status of empty maildrops.
The `\-nonotify\ type' switch has the inverted sense, so
`\-nonotify\ all' directs \fImsgchk\fR to never report the status of
maildrops.  This is useful if the user wishes to check \fImsgchk\fR's
exit status.  A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was \fBnot\fR
waiting for at least one of the indicated users.

If \fImsgchk\fR produces output, then the `\-date' switch directs
\fImsgchk\fR to print out the last date mail was read, if this can
be determined.
%nmhbeginpop%
 
.Uh "Using POP"
\fImsgchk\fR will normally check all the local mail drops, but if
the option \*(lqpophost:\*(rq is set in the mts configuration file
\*(lqmts.conf\*(rq, or if the `\-host\ hostname' switch is given,
\fImsgchk\fR will query this POP service host as to the status of
mail waiting.

The default is for \fImsgchk\fR to assume that your account name
on the POP server is the same as your current username.  To specify
a different username, use the `\-user\ username' switch.

When using POP, you will normally need to type the password for
your account on the POP server, in order to retrieve your messages.
It is possible to automate this process by creating a \*(lq.netrc\*(rq
file containing your login account information for this POP server.
For each POP server, this file should have a line of the following
form.  Replace the words mypopserver, mylogin, and mypassword with
your own account information.

machine mypopserver login mylogin password mypassword

This \*(lq.netrc\*(rq file should be owned and readable only by
you.

For debugging purposes, there is also a switch `\-snoop', which will
allow you to watch the POP transaction take place between you and the
POP server.
%nmhendpop%
.Fi
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
^%mailspool%/$USER~^Location of mail drop
.Pr
None
.Sa
inc(1)
.De
`user' defaults to the current user
.Ds
`\-date'
.Ds
`\-notify\ all'
.Co
None
.En