NAME

       mhmail - send mail (mailx replacement)

SYNOPSIS

       mhmail addrs...  [-cc addrs...]  [-from addr] [-subject subject] [-bodytext text]
            [-Version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION

       mhmail is inspired by the standard Berkeley mail program (mail or mailx).  It  should  not
       be  seen  as  a  drop-in  replacement  for these programs, but rather as a more convenient
       alternative to comp for non-interactive use.  For  interactive  use,  comp  and  send  are
       recommended over mhmail.

       When  one  or  more addresses are specified, a message is read from the standard input and
       spooled to a temporary file.  mhmail then invokes spost to deliver the message.

       mhmail can not be used for mal reading. Use inc, scan, show instead.

       The -subject subject switch can be used to specify the `Subject:' field of the message.

       By default, mhmail will read the message to be sent from the standard input.  The  message
       is  terminated  by  either  end-of-file  or  by  a  single period alone on a line. This is
       compatible to mail and mailx.  Alternatively, you can specify the text of the  message  at
       the command line with the -bodytext text switch.

       If  the  standard  input  has  zero length, mhmail will not send the message.  You can use
       -bodytext "" to force an empty message.

       Normally, addresses appearing as arguments are put in the `To:' field.  If the -cc  switch
       is used, all addresses following it are placed in the `Cc:' field.

       By  using  -from  addr,  you can specify the `From:' header of the draft.  Naturally, post
       will fill-in the `Sender:' header correctly.

FILES

       /tmp/mhmail*          Temporary copy of message

SEE ALSO

       inc(1), scan(1), show(1), post(8)

DEFAULTS

       None

CONTEXT

       None

HISTORY

       mhmail was intended as a replacement for the  standard  Berkeley  mail  program  (mail  or
       mailx),  which  is compatible with mmh.  This program was intended for the use of programs
       such as cron, which expect to send mail automatically to various addresses.  It  was  also
       used by various mmh commands to mail various error notifications.

       When invoked without arguments, it had once simply invoked inc to incorporate new messages
       from the user's maildrop.  It does this no longer.

BUGS

       mhmail should no longer try to replace mailx, but become a mail sending front-end to  comp
       or send, which is more convenient in some situations.