-.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "October 9, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
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+.TH MSGCHK %manext1% 2016-11-02 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
-msgchk \- check for messages
+msgchk \- nmh's check for incoming email
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
which says that
.B msgchk
should always report the status of the
-users maildrop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
+users mail drop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
.B msgchk
should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail'
which says that
.B msgchk
-should report the status of empty maildrops.
+should report the status of empty mail drops.
The
.B \-nonotify
.I type
directs
.B msgchk
to never report the status of
-maildrops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
+mail drops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
.BR msgchk 's
-exit status. A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was
-.B not
+exit status. A non-zero exit status indicates that mail was
+.I not
waiting for at least one of the indicated users.
.PP
If
To specify a username for authentication with the POP server, use the
.B \-user
.I username
-switch. The credentials profile entry in the mh\-profile(5) man page
+switch. The credentials profile entry in
+.IR mh\-profile (5)
describes the ways to supply a username and password.
.PP
For debugging purposes, there is also a switch
the use of SASL authentication. Depending on the SASL mechanism used, this
may require an additional password prompt from the user (but the
.I netrc
-file can be used to store this password, as described in the
-mh-profile(5) man page). The
+file can be used to store this password, as described in
+.IR mh-profile (5).
+The
.B \-saslmech
switch can be used to select a particular SASL mechanism.
.PP
with `(encrypted)' and `(decrypted)' when viewing the POP transaction
with the
.B \-snoop
-switch; see the
-.B post
-man page description of
+switch; see
+.IR post (8)'s
+description of
.B \-snoop
for its other features.
.PP
.I service
switch. Before using this, the user must authorize nmh by running
.B mhlogin
-and grant authorization to that account. See the
-.B mhlogin
-man page for more details.
+and grant authorization to that account. See
+.IR mhlogin (1)
+for more details.
.PP
If
.B nmh
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
+^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
^%mailspool%/$USER~^Location of mail drop
.fi
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR inc (1),
-.IR mh\-mail (5)
+.IR mh\-mail (5),
.IR post (8)
.SH DEFAULTS
.nf