.RS 5
Tells
.B inc
-your maildrop, if different from the default. This is
+your mail drop, if different from the default. This is
superseded by the environment variable
MAILDROP.
(profile, default: %mailspool%/$USER)
MAILDROP
This variable tells
.B inc
-the default maildrop. This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+the default mail drop.
+This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
.TP
MAILHOST
This variable tells
.B repl
your user name and
.B inc
-your default maildrop: see the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+your default mail drop: see the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
.TP
USERNAME_EXTENSION
This variable is for use with username_extension masquerading. See the
.BR mmdfldir :
%mailspool%
.RS 5
-The directory where maildrops are kept. If this option is set, but empty,
+The directory where mail drops are kept. If this option is set, but empty,
the user's home directory is used. This overrides the default value
chosen at the time of compilation.
.RE
.PP
.BR mmdflfil :
.RS 5
-The name of the maildrop file in the directory where maildrops are kept.
+The name of the mail drop file in the directory where mail drops are kept.
If this is empty, the user's login name is used. This overrides the default
value (which is empty).
.RE
.BR mmdelim1 :
\&\\001\\001\\001\\001\\n
.RS 5
-The beginning-of-message delimiter for maildrops.
+The beginning-of-message delimiter for mail drops.
.RE
.PP
.BR mmdelim2 :
\&\\001\\001\\001\\001\\n
.RS 5
-The end-of-message delimiter for maildrops.
+The end-of-message delimiter for mail drops.
.RE
.PP
.BR spoollocking :
%default_locking%
.RS 5
-The locking algorithm to use when opening the maildrop. Can be any one of
+The locking algorithm to use when opening the mail drop. Can be any one of
the following:
.PP
.RS 5
.RS 5
The name of the default POP service host. If this is not set, then
.B nmh
-looks in the standard maildrop areas for waiting mail, otherwise
+looks in the standard mail drop areas for waiting mail, otherwise
the named POP service host is consulted.
.RE
.\" .SS "BBoards Delivery"
.PP
When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes
.B inc
-to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop.
+to incorporate new messages from the user's mail drop.
.PP
When one or more addresses are specified, a message is read from the
standard input and spooled to a temporary file.
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate maildrop into folder
+^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate mail drop into folder
^%nmhlibexecdir%/post~^Program to deliver a message
^/tmp/mhmail*~^Temporary copy of message
.fi
which says that
.B msgchk
should always report the status of the
-users maildrop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
+users mail drop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
.B msgchk
should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail'
which says that
.B msgchk
-should report the status of empty maildrops.
+should report the status of empty mail drops.
The
.B \-nonotify
.I type
directs
.B msgchk
to never report the status of
-maildrops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
+mail drops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
.BR msgchk 's
exit status. A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was
.B not
asking you if you wish it to do so.
.PP
.B inc
-moves mail from your system maildrop into your
+moves mail from your system mail drop into your
.B nmh
\*(lq+inbox\*(rq
folder, breaking it up into separate files and converting it
.I filename
switch allows the user to obtain a
.B scan
-listing of a maildrop file as produced by
+listing of a mail drop file as produced by
.BR packf .
This listing
includes every message in the file (you can't scan individual messages).
.B \-mailbox
switch tells
.B slocal
-the name of the user's maildrop file.
+the name of the user's mail drop file.
.PP
.B slocal
is able to detect and suppress duplicate messages.
.PP
If a global delivery file cannot be found or does not perform an
action which delivers the message, then standard delivery to the
-user's maildrop is performed.
+user's mail drop is performed.
.SS "Example Delivery File"
To summarize, here's an example delivery file:
.PP
wanted for as long as it wanted. This approach is somewhat risky if
the parent is going to return an exit status of zero. If the parent is
going to return a non-zero exit status, then this approach can lead to
-quicker delivery into your maildrop.
+quicker delivery into your mail drop.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
^$HOME/\&.maildelivery~^The file controlling local delivery
^%nmhetcdir%/maildelivery~^Rather than the standard file
-^%mailspool%/$USER~^The default maildrop
+^%mailspool%/$USER~^The default mail drop
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR rcvdist (1),
value
.B RP_MECH
(200), which means
-\*(lquse an alternate route\*(rq (deliver the message to the maildrop).
+\*(lquse an alternate route\*(rq (deliver the message to the mail drop).
.SH BUGS
Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.
.PP
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