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.