elm(1)

elm(1)

no subject (file transmission)

The expressed or default value of subject is placed in the Subject: header entry.

See the EXAMPLES section.

MESSAGE MODE

If standard input is connected to your terminal, and an address-listis speci®ed, elm operates in Message Mode.

The address-listis expanded, based on your elm alias database and the system elm alias database, and placed in the To: header entry. The To: header entry is displayed, in the same form as for the Message Menu m (mail) command in Interactive Mode.

The value of subject, if nonnull, or a null string, is placed in the Subject: header entry and the Sub-

ject: line is displayed for modi®cation.

If askcc is ON in your elmrc ®le, you are prompted for Copies to:.

Then the editor de®ned by the editor string variable (if a signature ®le is not added) or the alteditor string variable (if a signature ®le is added) is started so that you can write your message.

When you leave your editor, you enter the Send Menu, as described for Interactive Mode.

If you choose the Send Menu s (send) command, the message is sent and the program terminates. If you select the Send Menu f (forget) command, the message is stored in $HOME/Canceled.mail and the program terminates. If you select other commands, the appropriate action occurs.

See the EXAMPLES section.

INTERACTIVE MODE

If standard input is connected to your terminal, and there is no address-list, elm operates in a screen- oriented Interactive Mode.

If you do not have a $HOME/.elm directory, or if you do not have a mail directory, de®ned by the mail- dir string variable, you are asked in turn if they should be created. You can answer y for yes, n for no, or q for quit. For y or n, the directories are created or not, as appropriate, and the program continues. For q, the program terminates.

Overview

When invoked, elm reads customized variables from ®le $HOME/.elm/elmrc (if it exists) to initialize parameters. This ®le can be saved from within elm and some of these variables can also be modi®ed with the Message Menu o (option) command.

elm ®rst displays the Main or Message Menu, which shows index entries for the messages in your incoming mailbox or selected mail folder. Among other options, you can read, print, reply to, and forward these messages, as well as initiate new mail messages to other users.

You can also move to the Alias Menu, where you can create, modify, and delete your personal aliases. From the Alias Menu, you can select one or more of your aliases and send a message to the corresponding users.

When you send a message, you can include attachments in a number of formats, such as PostScript, images, audio, and video, as well as plain text. The attachments are managed separately, which can be convenient both for you and your correspondents.

Sending Messages

When you send a message, you use the editor de®ned by the editor or alteditor string variable. If builtin is your editor, a set of commands described in the Built-In Editor subsection is available while composing your message

If the elmheaders ®le exists (see the HEADER FILE section), all nonblank lines in the ®le are copied to the headers of all outbound mail. This is useful for adding special information headers such as X- Organization:, X-Phone:, and so forth.

MIME Support

elm supports the MIME protocols for headers and messages (RFC 1521 and RFC 1522) enabling it to view and send mail containing other than normal ASCII text. For example, the mail contents can be audio, video, images, etc., or a combination of these.

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