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NAME

       repl - reply to an nmh message

SYNOPSIS

       repl [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msg] [-annotate | -noannotate] [-group | -nogroup] [-cc
            all/to/cc/me] [-nocc all/to/cc/me] [-query | -noquery] [-form formfile] [-format |
            -noformat] [-filter filterfile] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-fcc
            +folder] [-width columns] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder]
            [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-convertargs type argstring] [-whatnowproc program]
            [-nowhatnowproc] [-atfile] [-noatfile] [-fmtproc program] [-nofmtproc] [-build]
            [-file msgfile]

DESCRIPTION

       repl may be used to reply to a message.

       In  its  simplest  form  (with  no arguments), repl will set up a message-form skeleton in
       reply to the current message in the current folder, and invoke the whatnow shell.

       repl uses a reply template to construct the draft of  the  reply.   A  reply  template  is
       simply an mhl format file (see mh-format(5) for details).

       If  the  switch  -nogroup  is given (it is on by default), then repl will use the standard
       forms file “replcomps”.  This will construct a draft message that is intended to  be  sent
       only  to the author of the message to which you are replying.  If a file named “replcomps”
       exists in the user's nmh directory, it will be used instead of this default forms file.

       The default reply template “replcomps” will direct repl to  construct  the  reply  message
       draft as follows:

            To: <Mail-Reply-To> or <Reply-To> or <From>
            cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
            Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
            Subject: Re: <Subject>
            In-Reply-To: <Message-Id>
            References: <Message-Id>
            Comments: In-Reply-To <From> or <apparently from> or <Sender>
               message dated <date>
            --------

       where  field  names  enclosed  in  angle brackets (< >) indicate the contents of the named
       field from the message to which the reply is being made.

       By default, the “cc:” field is empty.  You may selectively add addresses to  this  default
       with  the  -cc  type switch.  This switch takes an argument (all/to/cc/me) which specifies
       who gets added to the default “cc:” list of the reply.  You may give this switch  multiple
       times (with different arguments) if you wish to add multiple types of address.

       If   the   switch   -group   is  given,  then  repl  will  use  the  standard  forms  file
       “replgroupcomps”.  This will construct a draft message that is  intended  as  a  group  or
       followup  reply.   If a file named “replgroupcomps” exists in the user's nmh directory, it
       will be used instead of this default forms file, unless you specify another forms file  on
       the command line or in your profile.

       The  default group reply template “replgroupcomps” will direct repl to construct the reply
       message draft as follows:

            To: <Mail-Followup-To>
            Subject: Re: <Subject>
            In-Reply-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
                         <Message-Id>
            --------

       or if the field <Mail-Followup-To> is not available:

            To: <Mail-Reply-To> or <Reply-To> or <From>
            cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
            Subject: Re: <Subject>
            In-Reply-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
                         <Message-Id>
            --------

       By default, the “cc:” contains all  the  addresses  shown.   You  may  selectively  remove
       addresses  from  this default with the -nocc type switch.  This switch takes an argument (
       all/to/cc/me) which specifies who gets removed from the default “cc:” list of  the  reply.
       You  may  give this switch multiple times (with different arguments) if you wish to remove
       multiple types of address.

       In any case, you may specify an alternative forms file with the switch -form formfile.

       The -query switch modifies the action of -nocc type switch by interactively asking you  if
       each  address that normally would be placed in the “To:” and “cc:” list should actually be
       sent a copy.  This is useful for special-purpose replies.  Note that the position  of  the
       -cc  and  -nocc switches, like all other switches which take a positive and negative form,
       is important.

       Lines beginning with the fields “To:”, “cc:”, and ”Bcc:” will  be  standardized  and  have
       duplicate  addresses  removed.   In  addition, the -width columns switch will guide repl's
       formatting of these fields.

       If the draft already exists, repl will ask you as to the  disposition  of  the  draft.   A
       reply of quit will abort repl, leaving the draft intact; replace will replace the existing
       draft with a blank skeleton; and list will display the draft.

       See comp(1) for a description of the -editor and -noedit switches.  Note that while in the
       editor,  with  -atfile and if the current directory is writable, the message being replied
       to is available through a link named “@” (assuming the default whatnowproc).  In addition,
       the actual pathname of the message is stored in the environment variable $editalt, and the
       pathname of the folder containing the  message  is  stored  in  the  environment  variable
       $mhfolder.   The  creation  of  the  “@”  file is controlled via the -atfile and -noatfile
       options.

       The -convertargs switch directs repl to pass the arguments  for  type  to  mhbuild.   Both
       arguments are required; type must be non-empty while argstring can be empty, e.g., '' in a
       shell command line.  The -convertargs switch can be used multiple times.  See the  Convert
       Interface  section  of  mhbuild(1)  for  a  description  of  the  convert  mechanism,  and
       /usr/share/doc/nmh/contrib/replaliases for examples of its use.

       Although repl uses a forms file to direct it how to construct the beginning of the  draft,
       it uses a message filter file to direct it as to how the message to which you are replying
       should be filtered (re-formatted) in the body of the draft.   The  filter  file  for  repl
       should  be  a standard form file for mhl, as repl will invoke mhl to format the message to
       which you are replying.

       The switches -noformat, -format, and -filter filterfile specify which message filter  file
       to use.

       If  the  switch -noformat is given (it is the default) and the -filter switch is not used,
       then the message to which you are replying is not included in the body of the draft.

       If the switch -format is given, then a default message filter file is used.  This  default
       message filter should be adequate for most users.  This default filter “mhl.reply” is:

            ; mhl.reply
            ;
            ; default message filter for `repl' (repl -format)
            ;
            from:nocomponent,formatfield="%(unquote(decode(friendly{text}))) writes:"
            body:component="> ",overflowtext="> ",overflowoffset=0

       which  outputs  each line of the body of the message prefaced with the “>” character and a
       space.

       If a file named “mhl.reply” exists in the user's nmh directory, it will be used instead of
       this  form.   You  may  specify  an  alternate message filter file with the switch -filter
       filterfile.

       Other reply filters are commonly used, such as:

            :
            body:nocomponent,compwidth=9,offset=9

       which says to output a blank line, and then the body of  the  message  being  replied  to,
       indented by one tab stop.  Another popular format is:

            message-id:nocomponent,nonewline,\
            formatfield=“In message %{text}, ”
            from:nocomponent,formatfield=“%(decode(friendly{text})) writes:”
            body:component=“>”,overflowtext=“>”,overflowoffset=0

       This  message filter file cites the Message-ID and author of the message being replied to,
       and then outputs each line of the body prefaced with the “>” character.

       You can also use an external format program  to  format  the  message  body.   The  format
       program is specified by the formatproc profile entry, and is enabled by the “format” flag.
       A message filter using an external format program would look like this:

            body:component=“>”,nowrap,format

       See the mhl(1) documentation for more information.  The format program can be  changed  by
       the -fmtproc program and -nofmtproc switches.

       To  use  the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the -mime switch.  This directs repl to
       generate  an  mhbuild  composition  file.   Note  that  nmh  will   not   invoke   mhbuild
       automatically; you must specifically give the command

            What now? mime

       prior to sending the draft.

       If  the -annotate switch is given, the message being replied to will be annotated with the
       lines

            Replied: date Replied: addrs

       where the address list contains one line for each addressee.  The annotation will be  done
       only  if  the  message is sent directly from repl.  If the message is not sent immediately
       from repl, “comp -use” may be used to re-edit and send the constructed  message,  but  the
       annotations  won't take place.  Normally annotations are done inplace in order to preserve
       any links to the message.  You may use the -noinplace switch to change this.

       Although the default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be put in the folder
       `outbox',  if  the  -fcc +folder switch is given it will override the default value.  More
       than one folder, each preceded by -fcc can be named.

       In addition to the standard mh-format(5)  escapes,  repl  also  recognizes  the  following
       additional component escape:

            Escape  Returns  Description
            fcc     string   Any folders specified with `-fcc folder'

       To avoid reiteration, repl strips any leading `Re: ' strings from the subject component.

       The  -draftfolder  +folder  and  -draftmessage  msg  switches  invoke the nmh draft folder
       facility.  This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature.  Consult mh-draft(5) for  more
       information.

       Upon  exiting from the editor, repl will invoke the whatnow program.  See whatnow(1) for a
       discussion of available options.  The invocation of this program can be inhibited by using
       the  -nowhatnowproc  switch.  (In fact, it is the whatnow program which starts the initial
       edit.  Hence, -nowhatnowproc will prevent any edit from occurring.)

       The -build switch is intended to be used by the Emacs mh-e interface to nmh.   It  implies
       -nowhatnowproc.   It  causes  a  file  <mh-dir>/reply  to be created, containing the draft
       message that would normally be presented to the user for editing.   No  mail  is  actually
       sent.

       The  -file  msgfile  switch  specifies  the  message to be replied to as an exact filename
       rather than as an nmh folder and message number.  The same caveats apply to this option as
       to the -build switch.

FILES

       repl  looks  for  all  format,  filter  and template files in multiple locations: absolute
       pathnames are accessed directly, tilde expansion is  done  on  usernames,  and  files  are
       searched  for  in  the  user's Mail directory as specified in their profile.  If not found
       there, the directory “/etc/nmh” is checked.

       /etc/nmh/replcomps         The standard reply template
       or <mh-dir>/replcomps      Rather than the standard template
       /etc/nmh/replgroupcomps    The standard `reply -group' template
       or <mh-dir>/replgroupcomps Rather than the standard template
       /etc/nmh/mhl.reply         The standard message filter
       or <mh-dir>/mhl.reply      Rather than the standard filter
       $HOME/.mh_profile          The user profile
       <mh-dir>/draft             The draft file

PROFILE COMPONENTS

       Path:                To determine the user's nmh directory
       Alternate-Mailboxes: To determine the user's mailboxes
       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder
       Draft-Folder:        To specify the default draftfolder
       Editor:              To override the default editor
       Msg-Protect:         To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
       fileproc:            Program to refile the message
       mhlproc:             Program to filter message being replied-to
       whatnowproc:         Program to ask the “What now?” questions

SEE ALSO

       comp(1), forw(1), mh-draft(5), mh-format(5), mhbuild(1), send(1), whatnow(1)

       /usr/share/doc/nmh/contrib/replaliases

DEFAULTS

       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msg' defaults to cur
       `-nogroup'
       `-nocc all' with `-nogroup', `-cc all' with `-group'
       `-noannotate'
       `-nodraftfolder'
       `-noformat'
       `-inplace'
       `-nomime'
       `-noquery'
       `-noatfile'
       `-width 72'

CONTEXT

       If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.   The  message  replied  to  will
       become the current message.

BUGS

       If  any  addresses  occur  in  the  reply  template, addresses in the template that do not
       contain hosts are defaulted incorrectly.  Instead of using the localhost for the  default,
       repl  uses the sender's host.  Moral of the story: if you're going to include addresses in
       a reply template, include the host portion of the address.

       The -width columns switch is only used to do address-folding; other headers are not  line-
       wrapped.

       If whatnowproc is whatnow, then repl uses a built-in whatnow, it does not actually run the
       whatnow program.  Hence, if you define your own whatnowproc, don't call it  whatnow  since
       repl won't run it.