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POST

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: MH.6.8
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NAME

post - deliver a message

SYNOPSIS

/usr/lib/mh/post [-alias aliasfile][-filter filterfile] [-nofilter][-format] [-noformat][-mime] [-nomime][-msgid] [-nomsgid][-verbose] [-noverbose][-watch] [-nowatch][-width columns]file[-help]

DESCRIPTION

Post is the program called by send (1)to deliver the message in file to local and remote users.In fact, all of the functions attributed to sendon its manual page are performed by post,with send acting as a relatively simple preprocessor.Thus, it is post which parses the various header fields,appends From: and Date: lines,and interacts with the SendMail transport system.Post will not normally be called directly by the user.

Postsearches the ``To:'', ``cc:'', ``Bcc:'', ``Fcc:'', and ``Resent-xxx:''header lines ofthe specified message for destination addresses, checks theseaddresses for validity, and formats them so as to conform to ARPAnet Internet Message Format protocol,unless the `-noformat' flag is set.This will normally cause ``@local-site'' tobe appended to each local destination address, as wellas any local return addresses. The `-width columns' switch can be used to indicate the preferred lengthof the header components that contain addresses.

If a ``Bcc:'' field is encountered,its addresses will be used for delivery,and the ``Bcc:'' field will be removed from the message sent to sightedrecipients.The blind recipients will receive an entirely new message witha minimal set of headers.Included in the body of the message will be a copy of the message sent to thesighted recipients.If `-filter filterfile' is specified,then this copy is filtered (re-formatted)prior to being sent to the blind recipients.Otherwise,to use the MIME rules for encapsulation,specify the `-mime' switch.

The `-alias aliasfile' switch can be used to specify a file that post shouldtake aliases from. More than one file can be specified, each being precededwith `-alias'.In any event,the primary alias file is read first.

The `-msgid' switch indicates thata ``Message-ID:'' or ``Resent-Message-ID:''field should be added to the header.

The `-verbose' switch indicates that the user should be informed of eachstep of the posting/filing process.

The `-watch' switch indicates that the user would like to watch the transportsystem's handling of the message (e.g., local and ``fast'' delivery).

Post consults the envariable $SIGNATURE todetermine the sender's personal name in constructing the ``From:'' lineof the message.^/usr/lib/mh/mtstailor~^tailor file^/usr/bin/mh/refile~^Program to process Fcc:s^/usr/lib/mh/mhl~^Program to process Bcc:s^/usr/lib/mh/MailAliases~^Primary alias filepost does NOT consult the user's .mh_profileStandard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages (aka RFC-822),
mhmail(1), send(1), mh-mail(5), mh-alias(5)`-alias /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases'`-format'`-nomime'`-nomsgid'`-noverbose'`-nowatch'`-width 72'`-nofilter'None``Reply-To:'' fields are allowed to have groups in them according to the822 specification,but post won't let you use them.

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