+.TH MH-DRAFT %manext5% "November 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
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-.TH MH-DRAFT %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
mh-draft \- draft folder facility for nmh message system
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-any
-.B nmh
-command
.SH DESCRIPTION
There are a number of interesting advanced facilities for the composition of
outgoing mail.
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
+.BR repl ,
and
-.B repl
+.B whom
commands have two additional switches,
.B \-draftfolder
.I +folder
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
+.BR repl ,
and
-.BR repl ).
+.B whom ).
.PP
-If the swith
+If the switch
.B \-draftmessage
.I msg
is given, the specified draft is used to compose the message. If
commands accept a `file' or `files' argument, and they will, if given
.B \-draftfolder
.I +folder
-treat these arguments as `msg' or `msgs'. (This may appear to be
-inconsistent, at first, but it saves a lot of typing) Hence,
+treat these arguments as `msg' or `msgs'. (This may appear to be
+inconsistent, at first, but it saves a lot of typing.) Hence,
.PP
.RS
.nf
.B scan
the folder to see which message draft in the
folder should be used for editing or sending. Clever users could even
-employ a back-quoted
+employ a backquoted
.B pick
to do the work:
.PP
.BR send ,
since when
.BR comp ,
-et. al., invoke
+et al, invoke
.B send
directly, they supply
.B send
a
.B \-draftmessage
.I msg
-argument. As far as
+argument. As far as
.B send
is concerned, a draft folder is not being used.
.PP
.B nmh
folder in nearly all respects. There are two exceptions:
.PP
-First, under no circumstancs will the
+First, under no circumstances will the
.B \-draftfolder
.I folder
switch cause the named folder to become the current folder.
deletes the `msgs' named in the draft folder, it does not call
.I delete\-prog
to perform the deletion.
-
.SS "What Happens if the Draft Exists"
When the
.BR comp ,
.B repl
commands
are invoked and the draft you indicated already exists, these programs
-will prompt the user for a reponse directing the program's action.
+will prompt the user for a response directing the program's action.
The prompt is
.PP
.RS 5
The appropriate responses and their meanings are:
.PP
.RS 5
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'replace 'u
-.BR ^replace~^ "- deletes the draft and starts afresh"
-.BR ^list~^ "- lists the draft"
-.BR ^refile~^ "- files the draft into a folder and starts afresh"
-.BR ^quit~^ "- leaves the draft intact and exits"
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 10
+.B replace
+deletes the draft and starts afresh
+.TP
+.B list
+lists the draft
+.TP
+.B refile
+files the draft into a folder and starts afresh
+.TP 10
+.B quit
+leaves the draft intact and exits
+.PD
.RE
.PP
In addition, if you specified
to the command, then one other response will be accepted:
.PP
.RS 5
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'replace 'u
-.BR ^new~^ "- finds a new draft"
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 10
+.B new
+finds a new draft
+.PD
.RE
.PP
just as if
command will accept one more response:
.PP
.RS 5
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'replace 'u
-.BR ^use~^ "- re-uses the draft"
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 10
+.B use
+re-uses the draft
+.PD
.RE
.PP
just as if
.B \-use
had been given.
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.SH CONTEXT
None