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REPL(1)							  REPL(1)

NAME
       repl - reply to a message

SYNOPSIS
       repl [+folder] [msg]
	    [-group] [-nogroup] [-annotate] [-noannotate]
	    [-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]
	    [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc]
	    [-build] [-file msgfile]
	    [-version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
       Repl  may  be  used to produce a reply to an existing mes-
       sage.

       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.

       In order to construct the message draft of the reply, repl
       uses  a reply template to guide its actions.  A reply tem-
       plate is simply a 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>
	  Subject: Re: <Subject>
	  In-Reply-To: Your message of <Date>.
		       <Message-Id>

     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

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     who  gets added to the default "cc:" list of the reply.  You
     may give this switch multiple times  (with	 different  argu-
     ments) if you wish to add multiple types of addresses.

     If	 the switch `-group' is given, then repl will use the 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.

     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 addresses.

     In any case, you may specify an alternate	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 nor-
     mally  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

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     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, the mes-
     sage 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.

     Although  repl  uses  a  forms file to direct it how to con-
     struct 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 filter-
     file' specify which message filter file to use.

     If the switch `-noformat' is given (it is the default), 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)
	  ;
	  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  direc-
     tory, 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:

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	  message-id:nocomponent,nonewline,\
	  formatfield="In message %{text}, "
	  from:nocomponent,formatfield="%(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.

     To use the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the `-mime'
     switch.  This directs reply to generate an mhbuild	 composi-
     tion  file.  Note that nmh will not invoke mhbuild automati-
     cally, unless you add this line to your .mh_profile file:

	  automimeproc: 1

     Otherwise, 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.

     The `-fcc +folder' switch can be used to automatically spec-
     ify  a  folder to receive Fcc:s.  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  the	 mh-draft(5)  man
     page for more information.

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     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 truth of 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,  and is only present if nmh was compiled
     with support  for	mh-e.  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. Note that this
     switch is not guaranteed to be present or to have	the  same
     effects  in  future  versions  of nmh: it is documented here
     only for completeness.

     The `-file msgfile'  switch  specifies  the  message  to  be
     replied to as an exact filename rather than as an nmh folder
     and message number. It is intended to be used by the msh (1)
     interface	to nmh.	 The same caveats apply to this option as
     to the `-build' switch.

FILES
       /usr/contrib/mh/etc/replcomps	    The standard reply template
       or <mh-dir>/replcomps		    Rather than the standard template
       /usr/contrib/mh/etc/replgroupcomps   The standard `reply -group' template
       or <mh-dir>/replgroupcomps	    Rather than the standard template
       /usr/contrib/mh/etc/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 find the default draft-folder
       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
       mhbuild(1), comp(1), forw(1), send(1), whatnow(1), mh-for-
       mat(5)

DEFAULTS
       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msg' defaults to cur
       `-nogroup'
       `-nocc all' with `-nogroup', `-cc all' with `-group'

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       `-noannotate'
       `-nodraftfolder'
       `-noformat'
       `-inplace'
       `-nomime'
       `-noquery'
       `-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 what-
       now, 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.

       If  your	 current  working  directory is not writable, the
       link named "@" is not available.

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