X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/d1cb667bddf8d1c5c0721fc7ab642c22946baf1f..a6af8ec9d9c78f7a74b93814fb6031f98496ed50:/man/mh-mail.man diff --git a/man/mh-mail.man b/man/mh-mail.man index c6ebffa4..e4d5fa54 100644 --- a/man/mh-mail.man +++ b/man/mh-mail.man @@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ .\" .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 @@ -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