.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% 2016-10-19 "%nmhversion%"
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.SH NAME
-mh-profile \- user profile customization for nmh message handler
+mh-profile \- user customization for nmh message handler
.SH DESCRIPTION
Each user of
.B nmh
family of programs. Each entry in the file is of the format
.PP
.RS 5
-.IR profile\-component ": " value
+.IR profile-component ": " value
.RE
.PP
If the text of a profile entry is long, you may extend it across several
.RE
.PP
Blank lines are not permitted in
-.IR \&.mh\-profile.
+.IR \&.mh\-profile .
Shell quoting conventions are not available; each token is separated
by whitespace.
.SS "Standard Profile Entries"
See the
.B HISTORY
section below.
-(profile, default: <nmh\-dir>/context)
+(profile, default: <nmh-dir>/context)
.RE
.PP
.BR Current\-Folder :
command. If not present or empty,
no such sequences are defined. Otherwise, for each name given, the
sequence is first zeroed and then each message is added to the sequence.
-Read the
+Read
.IR mh\-sequence (5)
-man page for the details about this sequence. (profile, no default)
+for the details about this sequence. (profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
.BR Sequence\-Negation :
.RS 5
Defines the string which, when prefixed to a sequence name, negates
that sequence. Hence, \*(lqnotseen\*(rq means all those messages that
-are not a member of the sequence \*(lqseen\*(rq. Read the
+are not a member of the sequence \*(lqseen\*(rq. Read
.IR mh\-sequence (5)
-man page for the details. (profile, no default)
+for the details. (profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
.BR Unseen\-Sequence :
will add or remove messages from these
sequences when they are incorporated or read. If not present or
empty, no such sequences are defined. Otherwise, each message is
-added to, or removed from, each sequence name given. Read the
+added to, or removed from, each sequence name given. Read
.IR mh\-sequence (5)
-man page for the details about this sequence.
+for the details about this sequence.
(profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
172\0178\-181\0212
.RS 5
Keeps track of the private sequence called \*(lqseq\*(rq in the specified
-folder. Private sequences are generally used for read\-only folders.
-See the
+folder. Private sequences are generally used for read-only folders.
+See
.IR mh\-sequence (5)
-man page for details about private sequences.
+for details about private sequences.
(context, no default)
.RE
.PP
be copied exactly to your \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header, so it should already be RFC
822 compliant. If this is set, the
.B Signature
-profile entry is NOT used, so it should include a signature as well. (profile,
+profile entry is
+.I not
+used, so it should include a signature as well. (profile,
default: userid@local.hostname)
.RE
.PP
.BR refile ,
and
.BR repl .
-Read the
+Read
.IR mh\-draft (5)
-man page for details. (profile, no default)
+for details. (profile, no default)
.RE
.PP
.BI digest\-issue\- list :
RAND MH System (agent: Marshall Rose)
.RS 5
Tells front-end programs such as
-.BR comp,
-.BR forw,
+.BR comp ,
+.BR forw ,
and
.B repl
your mail signature. (This is not to be confused with a .signature
.RE
.PP
.BR credentials :
-\&legacy
+legacy
.RS 5
Indicates how the username and password credentials will be retrieved
for access to external servers, such as those that provide SMTP or POP
.I \&.mh\-profile
contains only static information, which
.B nmh
-programs will NOT update. Changes in context are made to the
+programs will
+.I not
+update. Changes in context are made to the
.I context
file kept in the users
.B nmh
MAILHOST
This variable tells
.B inc
-the POP host to query for mail to incorporate. See the
+the POP host to query for mail to incorporate. See
.IR inc (1)
-man page for more information.
+for more information.
.TP
MH
With this environment variable, you can specify a profile
.BR mhstore ,
in addition to the mhn.defaults profile.
.TP
-MHPDEBUG
-If this variable is set to a non-null value,
-.B pick
-will emit a representation of the search pattern.
-MHPDEBUG
-is deprecated, so support for this variable will be removed from a
-future nmh release. Instead,
-.B pick
-now supports a
-.B \-debug
-switch.
-.TP
MHTMPDIR, TMPDIR
These variables are searched, in order, for the directory in which to
create some temporary files.
+MHTMPDIR is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of nmh.
.TP
MHWDEBUG
If this variable is set to a non-null value,
your default mail drop: see the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
.TP
USERNAME_EXTENSION
-This variable is for use with username_extension masquerading. See the
-.IR mh-tailor (5)
-man page.
+This variable is for use with username_extension masquerading. See
+.IR mh-tailor (5).
.TP
editalt
This is the alternate message. This is set by
.B \-atfile
switch is used, through a link called \*(lq@\*(rq in the current directory
if your current working directory and the folder the message lives in are
-on the same UNIX filesystem, and if your current working directory is
+on the same Unix filesystem, and if your current working directory is
writable.
.TP
mhaltmsg
.SH FILES
.PD 0
.TP 20
-$HOME/\&.mh\-profile
+$HOME/.mh\-profile
The user's profile.
.TP
-<mh\-dir>/context
+<mh-dir>/context
The user's context
.TP
-<folder>/\&.mh\-sequences
+<folder>/.mh\-sequences
Public sequences for <folder>.
.PD
.SH "SEE ALSO"
projects / nmh / blobdiff