+.TH BURST %manext1% "January 1, 2001" "%nmhversion%"
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-.TH BURST %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
burst \- explode digests into messages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
+.na
.B burst
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
.RB [ \-inplace " | " \-noinplace ]
+.RB [ \-mime " | " \-nomime ]
+.RB [ \-automime ]
.RB [ \-quiet " | " \-noquiet ]
.RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
.RB [ \-version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Burst
considers the specified messages in the named folder to be
is produced, and the messages contained within the digest are placed at
the end of the folder. Other messages are not tampered with in any way.
.PP
+If
+.B \-automime
+is given,
+.B burst
+will try to determine if the message is formatted with MIME and contains MIME parts of
+type \*(lqmessage/rfc822\*(rq. If it does, it will burst the message using MIME
+formatting rules. The
+.B \-mime
+switch can be used to enforce the use of MIME formatting. The
+.B \-nomime
+switch will force
+.B burst
+to use RFC 934 rules.
+.PP
The
.B \-quiet
switch directs
.B forw
or
.BR send .
-
.SH FILES
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-
+.TP 20
+$HOME/.mh\-profile
+The user's profile.
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta 2.4i
-.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
-^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
-^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
-^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message
-
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
+Path:
+To determine the user's nmh directory.
+.TP
+Current\-Folder:
+To find the default current folder.
+.TP
+Msg\-Protect:
+To set mode when creating a new message.
+.PD
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-inc(1), msh(1), pack(1),
-.I "Proposed Standard for Message Encapsulation"
-(RFC\-934)
-
-.SH "DEFAULTS"
-.nf
-.RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
-.RB ` msgs "' defaults to cur"
-.RB ` \-noinplace '
-.RB ` \-noquiet '
-.RB ` \-noverbose '
-
+.IR inc (1),
+.IR msh (1),
+.IR pack (1)
+.PP
+.I
+Proposed Standard for Message Encapsulation
+(RFC 934)
+.SH DEFAULTS
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
++folder
+The current folder.
+.TP
+msgs
+The current message.
+.TP
+\-noinplace
+.TP
+\-automime
+.TP
+\-noquiet
+.TP
+\-noverbose
+.PD
.SH CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. If
.B \-inplace
first digest burst becomes the current message. This leaves the context
in a similar, but not identical, state to the context achieved when using
.BR \-inplace .
-
.SH BUGS
The
.B burst