.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% 2016-10-19 "%nmhversion%"
-.\"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
mh-profile \- user profile customization for nmh message handler
.SH DESCRIPTION
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
See the
.B HISTORY
section below.
-(profile, default: <nmh\-dir>/context)
+(profile, default: <nmh-dir>/context)
.RE
.PP
.BR Current\-Folder :
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.
+folder. Private sequences are generally used for read-only folders.
See the
.IR mh\-sequence (5)
man page for details about private sequences.
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
.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
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,
.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"