.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% 2016-10-19 "%nmhversion%"
-.\"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.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
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
.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,
.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"