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FORW(1) [nmh-1.2] FORW(1)
NAME
forw - forward messages
SYNOPSIS
forw [+folder] [msgs] [-annotate | -noannotate] [-form formfile] [-format | -noformat]
[-filter filterfile] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-draftfolder +folder]
[-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-whatnowproc pro-
gram] [-nowhatnowproc] [-dashstuffing | -nodashstuffing] [-build] [-file msgfile]
[-version] [-help]
forw [+folder] [msgs] [-digest list] [-issue number] [-volume number] [other switches for
forw] [-version] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
Forw may be used to prepare a message containing other messages.
It constructs the new message from a forms (components) file, with a body composed of the
message(s) to be forwarded. An editor is invoked as in comp, and after editing is com-
plete, the user is prompted before the message is sent.
The default message form contains the following elements:
To:
cc:
Fcc: +outbox
Subject:
--------
If a file named "forwcomps" exists in the user's nmh directory, it will be used instead of
this default form. You may also specify an alternate forms file with the switch -form
formfile.
If the draft already exists, forw will ask you as to the disposition of the draft. A
reply of quit will abort forw, leaving the draft intact; replace will replace the existing
draft with a blank skeleton; and list will display the draft.
If the -annotate switch is given, each message being forwarded will be annotated with the
lines:
Forwarded: date
Forwarded: addrs
where each address list contains as many lines as required. This annotation will be done
only if the message is sent directly from forw. If the message is not sent immediately
from forw, "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 change this by using the -noinplace switch.
See comp(1) for a description of the -editor and -noedit switches.
Although forw uses a forms (components) file to direct it how to construct the beginning
of the draft, it uses a message filter file to direct it as to how each forwarded message
should be formatted in the body of the draft. The filter file for forw should be a stan-
dard form file for mhl, as forw will invoke mhl to filter (re-format) the forwarded mes-
sages prior to being output to the body of the draft.
The switches -noformat, -format, and -filter filterfile specify which message filter file
to use.
If -noformat is specified (this is the default), then each forwarded message is output
into the draft exactly as it appears with no mhl filtering.
If -format is specified, then a default message filter file is used. This default message
filter should be adequate for most users. This default filter "mhl.forward" is:
; mhl.forward
;
; default message filter for `forw' (forw -format)
;
width=80,overflowtext=,overflowoffset=10
leftadjust,compress,compwidth=9
Date:formatfield="%<(nodate{text})%{text}%|%(tws{text})%>"
From:
To:
cc:
Subject:
:
body:nocomponent,overflowoffset=0,noleftadjust,nocompress
If a file named "mhl.forward" exists in the user's nmh directory, it will be used instead
of this form. You may specify an alternate message filter file with the switch -filter
filterfile.
Each forwarded message is separated with an encapsulation delimiter. By default, any
dashes in the first column of the forwarded messages will be prepended with `- ' so that
when received, the message is suitable for bursting by burst. This follows the Internet
RFC-934 guidelines. You may use the flag -nodashstuffing in order to suppress this form
of quoting to the forwarded messages.
For users of prompter, by specifying prompter's -prepend switch in the .mh_profile file,
any commentary text is entered before the forwarded messages. (A major win!)
To use the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the -mime switch. This directs forw to
generate an mhbuild composition file. Note that nmh will not invoke mhbuild automatically,
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.
The -draftfolder +folder and -draftmessage msg switches invoke the nmh draft folder facil-
ity. This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature. Consult the mh-draft(5) man page
for more information.
The -editor editor switch indicates the editor to use for the initial edit. Upon exiting
from the editor, comp 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 -nowhat-
nowproc 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>/draft 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 doc-
umented here only for completeness.
The -file msgfile switch specifies the message to be forwarded as an exact filename rather
than as an nmh folder and message number. It is intended to be used by the msh interface
to nmh. This switch implies -noannotate. The forwarded message is simply copied verbatim
into the draft; the processing implied by the -filter, -mime, and -digest switches is
bypassed, and the usual leading and trailing The same caveats apply to this option as to
the -build switch.
The -digest list, -issue number, and -volume number switches implement a digest facility
for nmh. Specifying these switches enables and/or overloads the following escapes:
Type Escape Returns Description
component digest string Argument to `-digest'
function cur integer Argument to `-volume'
function msg integer Argument to `-issue'
Consult the Advanced Features section of the nmh User's Manual for more information on
making digests.
FILES
/etc/nmh/forwcomps The standard message skeleton
or <mh-dir>/forwcomps Rather than the standard skeleton
/etc/nmh/digestcomps The message skeleton if `-digest' is given
or <mh-dir>/digestcomps Rather than the standard skeleton
/etc/nmh/mhl.forward The standard message filter
or <mh-dir>/mhl.forward 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
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 messages being forwarded
whatnowproc: Program to ask the "What now?" questions
SEE ALSO
mhbuild(1), comp(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1), mh-format(5), Proposed Standard for
Message Encapsulation (RFC-934)
DEFAULTS
`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`msgs' defaults to cur
`-noannotate'
`-nodraftfolder'
`-noformat'
`-inplace'
`-dashstuffing'
`-nomime'
CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The first message forwarded will
become the current message.
BUGS
If whatnowproc is whatnow, then forw uses a built-in whatnow, it does not actually run the
whatnow program. Hence, if you define your own whatnowproc, don't call it whatnow since
forw won't run it.
When forw is told to annotate the messages it forwards, it doesn't actually annotate them
until the draft is successfully sent. If from the whatnowproc, you push instead of send,
it's possible to confuse forw by re-ordering the file (e.g. by using "folder -pack")
before the message is successfully sent. Dist and repl don't have this problem.
MH.6.8 1 Jul 2003 FORW(1)
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