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post(8)								       post(8)

NAME
       post - deliver a message

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/lib/mh/post [options] file

OPTIONS
       Specifies a file that post should take aliases from. More than one file
       can be specified, each being preceded with the -alias option. The  post
       program	  automatically	   consults    the    system	alias	 file,
       /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases.	 If there is an Aliasfile entry in  your  post
       also  consults the file named in that entry.  Filters (re-formats) mes‐
       sages sent to blind copy recipients.   Recipients  named	 in  the  Bcc:
       field  normally receive a new message which includes a copy of the mes‐
       sage sent to the other recipients.  If this option is  specified,  this
       copy  of	 the  message is filtered according to the instructions in the
       named file. The default is -nofilter.  Formats messages so as  to  con‐
       form  to	 ARPAnet Internet Message Format protocol. This is the default
       behavior. You can post from formatting messages in this	way  by	 using
       the  -noformat option.  Prints a list of the valid options to this com‐
       mand.  Adds a Message-ID: or Resent-Message-ID: field  to  the  header.
       Specifies  the  mail  system  over  which  mail is sent. The only value
       allowed is smtp, which is the standard mail system.  Additional	values
       are  supported  only for use with other mail systems.  Informs the user
       of each step of the posting/filing process.  Allows the user  to	 watch
       the  transport system's handling of the message (for example, local and
       fast delivery).	Specifies the preferred length of  the	header	compo‐
       nents that contain addresses.

       The default settings for post are:

       -alias /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases
       -format
       -nomsgid
       -mts smtp
       -noverbose
       -nowatch
       -width 72
       -nofilter

DESCRIPTION
       The  program  post  is  called by send(1) to deliver the message in the
       named file to local and remote users. In fact, all of the functions at‐
       tributed to send on its reference page are performed by post, with send
       acting as a relatively simple pre-processor. Thus,  it  is  post	 which
       parses  the  various  header fields, appends From: and Date: lines, and
       interacts with the transport system.

       Normally, post would not be called directly by the user.

       It searches the To:, cc:, Bcc:, and Resent-xxx:	header	lines  of  the
       specified message for destination addresses, checks these addresses for
       validity, and formats them so as to conform to ARPAnet Internet Message
       Format  protocol	 (unless  the -noformat option is set). This will nor‐
       mally cause @local-site	to  be	appended  to  each  local  destination
       address, as well as any local return addresses.

       If  a Bcc: field is encountered, the mail system will use its addresses
       for delivery. The Bcc: is removed from the  message  sent  to  original
       recipients.  The copied recipients will receive an entirely new message
       with a minimal set of headers. The mail system includes a copy  of  the
       message sent to the original recipients in the body of the message.

       This  command consults the environment variable $SIGNATURE to determine
       the sender's personal name in constructing the From: line of  the  mes‐
       sage.

RESTRICTIONS
       For  this  version, the -mts option only supports the value smtp. Addi‐
       tional values are supported for use only with other mail systems.

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       The post command does not consult the user's

FILES
       The system customization file.  The program to process Fcc:s.  The pro‐
       gram to process Bcc:s.  The system alias file.

SEE ALSO
       Commands: comp(1), mhmail(1), send(1)

       Files: mh-alias(4), mh-mail(4), mtstailor(4)

       Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages (RFC 822)

								       post(8)
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