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--- a/man/sortm.man
+++ b/man/sortm.man
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
+.TH SORTM %manext1% "March 23, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
-.TH SORTM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 sortm \- sort messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B sortm
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
-.RB [ \-all | \-noall ]
+.RB [ \-all " | " \-noall ]
 .RB [ \-datefield
 .IR field ]
 .RB [ \-textfield
@@ -19,9 +21,8 @@ sortm \- sort messages
 .RB [ \-limit
 .IR days ]
 .RB [ \-nolimit ]
+.RB [ \-check " | " \-nocheck ]
 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Sortm
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ switch is enabled, then
 .B sortm
 reports that as an error and exits with non-zero status.
 .B \-noall
-is most useful in the user's profile, to avoid inadvertant sorting of
+is most useful in the user's profile, to avoid inadvertent sorting of
 an entire folder.  The
 .B \-all
 switch can then be used on the command line to disable it.  Of course,
@@ -97,14 +98,29 @@ the same subject on the same date together, use:
 .RS 5
 sortm -textfield subject +folder
 .RE
-
+.PP
+.B sortm
+always issues a warning for each message that is missing a
+\*(lqDate:\*(rq field, has a \*(lqDate:\*(rq field that cannot be
+parsed, or has a format error in any header field.  With the
+.B \-check
+switch,
+.B sortm
+inhibits all modifications to the folder if there are any such
+messages, and exits with non-zero status.  With the default of
+.BR \-nocheck ,
+.B sortm
+sorts messages with a missing or invalid
+\*(lqDate:\*(rq field using their file modification times.
+.PP
+When ordering messages based on their dates, if they have the same
+dates, their original message order is preserved.
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
 .fi
-
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -113,10 +129,8 @@ sortm -textfield subject +folder
 ^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
 .fi
-
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-folder(1)
-
+.IR folder (1)
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
@@ -126,14 +140,13 @@ folder(1)
 .RB ` \-notextfield '
 .RB ` \-noverbose '
 .RB ` \-nolimit '
+.RB ` \-nocheck '
 .fi
-
 .SH CONTEXT
 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.  If the current
 message is moved,
 .B sortm
 will preserve its status as current.
-
 .SH HISTORY
 Timezones used to be ignored when comparing dates: they aren't any more.
 .PP
@@ -147,20 +160,7 @@ sorting).  This was a bug, and has been fixed.  To compress the message
 numbering in a folder, use
 .RB \*(lq "folder\ \-pack" \*(rq
 as always.
-
 .SH BUGS
-If
-.B sortm
-encounters a message without a date\-field, or if the
-message has a date\-field that
-.B sortm
-cannot parse, then
-.B sortm
-attempts to keep the message in the same relative position.  This does
-not always work.  For instance, if the first message encountered lacks
-a date which can be parsed, then it will usually be placed at the end
-of the messages being sorted.
-.PP
 When
 .B sortm
 complains about a message which it can't temporally