X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/c59d387888272695ccf163a8057275dbdc77afd0..14eeb3d238efe97034bf544ca42d8286eeceff84:/man/mh-mail.man diff --git a/man/mh-mail.man b/man/mh-mail.man index 888589bc..e4d5fa54 100644 --- a/man/mh-mail.man +++ b/man/mh-mail.man @@ -1,13 +1,9 @@ -.TH MH-MAIL %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] +.TH MH-MAIL %manext5% "July 9, 2012" "%nmhversion%" .\" .\" %nmhwarning% .\" .SH NAME mh-mail \- message format for nmh message system -.SH SYNOPSIS -any -.B nmh -command .SH DESCRIPTION .B nmh processes messages in a particular format. It should be noted @@ -32,14 +28,14 @@ Messages are expected to consist of lines of text. Graphics and binary data are not handled. No data compression is accepted. All text is clear ASCII 7-bit data. .PP -The general \*(lqmemo\*(rq framework of RFC\-822 is used. A message +The general \*(lqmemo\*(rq framework of RFC 822 is used. A message consists of a block of information in a rigid format, followed by general text with no specified format. The rigidly formatted first part of a message is called the header, and the free-format portion is called the body. The header must always exist, but the body is optional. These parts are separated by an empty line, i.e., two consecutive newline characters. Within -.B nmh , +.BR nmh , the header and body may be separated by a line consisting of dashes: .PP .RS 5 @@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ are indicated by leading spaces or tabs. Each header item is called a component and is composed of a keyword or name, along with associated text. The keyword begins at the left margin, may NOT contain spaces or tabs, may not exceed 63 characters (as specified -by RFC\-822), and is terminated by a colon (`:'). Certain components +by RFC 822), and is terminated by a colon (`:'). Certain components (as identified by their keywords) must follow rigidly defined formats in their text portions. .PP @@ -169,7 +165,7 @@ copied onto the message as delivered, so these recipients are not listed. .B nmh uses an encapsulation method for blind copies, see -.BR send (1). +.IR send (1). .RE .PP .BR Dcc : @@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ Still more recipients. However, the \*(lqDcc:\*(rq line is not copied onto the messages as delivered. Recipients on the \*(lqDcc:\*(rq line receive the same messsage as recipients on the \*(lqTo:\*(rq and \*(lqcc:\*(rq lines. See -.BR send (1) +.IR send (1) for more details. .B Dcc is not supported with the @@ -295,6 +291,6 @@ option. .SH "SEE ALSO" .I Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages -(RFC\-822) +(RFC 822) .SH CONTEXT None