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1 .\" This file is automatically generated. Do not edit!
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2 .\" @(#)$Id$
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3 .SC WHATNOW 1
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4 .NA
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5 whatnow \- prompting front-end for send
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6 .SY
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7 whatnow
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8 \%[\-draftfolder\ +folder] \%[\-draftmessage\ msg] \%[\-nodraftfolder]
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9 \%[\-editor\ editor] \%[\-noedit]
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10 \%[\-prompt\ string]
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11 \%[file]
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12 \%[\-help]
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13 .DE
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14 \fIWhatnow\fR is the default program that queries the user about the
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15 disposition of a composed draft.
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16 It is normally invoked by one of
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17 \fIcomp\fR, \fIdist\fR, \fIforw\fR, or \fIrepl\fR
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18 after the initial edit.
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19
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20 When started,
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21 the editor is started on the draft
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22 (unless `\-noedit' is given, in which case the initial edit is suppressed).
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23 Then, \fIwhatnow\fR repetitively
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24 prompts the user with \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq and awaits a response.
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25 The valid responses are:
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26
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27 .nf
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28 .in .5i
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29 .ta \w'\fBrefile +folder\fR 'u
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30 ^\fBdisplay\fR~^to list the message being distributed/replied\-to on
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31 ^~^the terminal
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32 ^\fBedit\fR~^to re\-edit using the same editor that was used on the
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33 ^~^preceding round unless a profile entry
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34 ^~^\*(lq<lasteditor>\-next: <editor>\*(rq names an alternate editor
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35 ^\fBedit <editor>\fR~^to invoke <editor> for further editing
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36 ^\fBlist\fR~^to list the draft on the terminal
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37 ^\fBpush\fR~^to send the message in the background
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38 ^\fBquit\fR~^to terminate the session and preserve the draft
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39 ^\fBquit \-delete\fR~^to terminate, then delete the draft
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40 ^\fBrefile +folder\fR~^to refile the draft into the given folder
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41 ^\fBsend\fR~^to send the message
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42 ^\fBsend \-watch\fR~^to cause the delivery process to be monitored
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43 ^\fBwhom\fR~^to list the addresses that the message will go to
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44 ^\fBwhom \-check\fR~^to list the addresses and verify that they are
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45 ^~^acceptable to the transport service
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46 .fi
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47 .re
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48
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49 For the \fBedit\fR response,
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50 any valid switch to the editor is valid.
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51 Similarly,
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52 for the \fBsend\fR and \fBwhom\fR responses,
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53 any valid switch to \fIsend\fR\0(1) and \fIwhom\fR\0(1) commands,
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54 respectively,
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55 are valid.
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56 For the \fBpush\fR response,
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57 any valid switch to \fIsend\fR\0(1) is valid
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58 (as this merely invokes \fIsend\fR with the `\-push' option).
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59 For the \fIrefile\fR response,
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60 any valid switch to the \fIfileproc\fR is valid.
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61 For the \fBdisplay\fR and \fBlist\fR responses,
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62 any valid argument to the \fIlproc\fR is valid.
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63 If any non\-switch arguments are present,
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64 then the pathname of the draft will be excluded from the argument list
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65 given to the \fIlproc\fR
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66 (this is useful for listing another \fIMH\fR message).
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67
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68 See \fImh\-profile\fR\0(5) for further information
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69 about how editors are used by MH.
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70 It also discusses how complex envariables can be used to direct
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71 \fIwhatnow\fR's actions.
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72
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73 The `\-prompt\ string' switch sets the prompting string for \fIwhatnow\fR.
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74
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75 The `\-draftfolder\ +folder' and `\-draftmessage\ msg' switches invoke the
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76 \fIMH\fR draft folder facility.
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77 This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature.
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78 Consult the \fBAdvanced Features\fR section of the \fIMH\fR manual for more
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79 information.
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80 .Fi
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81 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
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82 ^<mh\-dir>/draft~^The draft file
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83 .Pr
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84 ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
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85 .Ps
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86 ^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
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87 .Ps
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88 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
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89 .Ps
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90 ^<lasteditor>\-next:~^To name an editor to be used after exit from <lasteditor>
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91 .Ps
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92 ^automhnproc:~^Program to automatically run prior to sending
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93 ^~^if the draft is an \fImhn\fR composition file
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94 .Ps
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95 ^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
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96 .Ps
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97 ^lproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
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98 .Ps
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99 ^sendproc:~^Program to use to send the message
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100 .Ps
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101 ^whomproc:~^Program to determine who a message would go to
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102 .Sa
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103 send(1), whom(1)
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104 .De
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105 `\-prompt\ \*(lqWhat\ Now?\ \*(rq'
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106 .Co
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107 None
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108 .Bu
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109 The argument to the `\-prompt' switch must be interpreted as a single token
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110 by the shell that invokes \fIwhatnow\fR.
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111 Therefore,
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112 one must usually place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
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113
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114 If the initial edit fails, \fIwhatnow\fR deletes your draft (by renaming
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115 it with a leading comma); failure of a later edit preverves the draft.
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116
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117 If \fIwhatnowproc\fR is \fIwhatnow\fR,
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118 then \fIcomp\fR, \fIdist\fP, \fIforw\fP, and \fIrepl\fP use
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119 a built\-in \fIwhatnow\fR,
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120 and do not actually run the \fIwhatnow\fR program.
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121 Hence, if you define your own \fIwhatnowproc\fR,
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122 don't call it \fIwhatnow\fR since it won't be run.
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123
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124 If \fIsendproc\fR is \fIsend\fR,
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125 then \fIwhatnow\fR uses a built\-in \fIsend\fR,
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126 it does not actually run the \fIsend\fR program.
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127 Hence, if you define your own \fIsendproc\fR,
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128 don't call it \fIsend\fR since \fIwhatnow\fR won't run it.
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129 .En
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