showexternal(1) UNIX System V (Release 1) showexternal(1)
NAME
showexternal - Fetch and display the body of a mail message
that is included by reference
SYNOPSIS
showexternal body-file access-type name [site [directory
[mode [server]]]]
DESCRIPTION
The showexternal program will attempt to obtain the real
body of a mail message that is included only by reference,
using the MIME type "message/external-body". It is intended
to be called by metamail via a mailcap entry like the
following:
message/external-body; showexternal %s %{access-type}
%{name} %{site} %{directory} %{mode} %{server} ;
needsterminal
If it succeeds in fetching the message body, showexternal
will then call metamail to actually display it.
SEE ALSO
metamail(1)
ENVIRONMENT
The FTP environment variable can override "ftp" as the name
of the ftp program.
BUGS
Not the greatest error handling in the world.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1991 Bell Communications Research, Inc.
(Bellcore)
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
material for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice and this permission
notice appear in all copies, and that the name of Bellcore
not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to this
material without the specific, prior written permission of
an authorized representative of Bellcore. BELLCORE MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THIS
MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
AUTHOR
Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore
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