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PROGRAM:

NAME

repl - reply to a message

SYNOPSIS

repl [+folder] [msgs] [-annotate | -noannotate] [-group | -nogroup] [-cc all/to/cc/me]
[-nocc all/to/cc/me] [-query | -noquery] [-form formfile] [-format | -noformat]
[-filter filterfile] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-fcc +folder] [-width
columns] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor]
[-noedit] [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc] [-atfile] [-noatfile] [-fmtproc
program] [-nofmtproc] [-build] [-file msgfile] [-version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION

Repl may be used to produce a reply to an existing message.

In its simplest form (with no arguments), repl will set up a message-form skeleton in
reply to the current message in the current folder, and invoke the whatnow shell.

In order to construct the message draft of the reply, repl uses a reply template to guide
its actions. A reply template is simply a mhl format file (see mh-format(5) for details).

If the switch -nogroup is given (it is on by default), then repl will use the standard
forms file “replcomps”. This will construct a draft message that is intended to be sent
only to the author of the message to which you are replying. If a file named “replcomps”
exists in the user's nmh directory, it will be used instead of this default forms file.

The default reply template “replcomps” will direct repl to construct the reply message
draft as follows:

To: <Mail-Reply-To> or <Reply-To> or <From>
cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
Subject: Re: <Subject>
In-Reply-To: <Message-Id>
References: <Message-Id>
Comments: In-Reply-To <From> or <apparently from> or <Sender>
message dated <date>
--------

where field names enclosed in angle brackets (< >) indicate the contents of the named
field from the message to which the reply is being made.

By default, the “cc:” field is empty. You may selectively add addresses to this default
with the -cc type switch. This switch takes an argument (all/to/cc/me) which specifies
who gets added to the default “cc:” list of the reply. You may give this switch multiple
times (with different arguments) if you wish to add multiple types of addresses.

If the switch -group is given, then repl will use the standard forms file
“replgroupcomps”. This will construct a draft message that is intended as a group or
followup reply. If a file named “replgroupcomps” exists in the user's nmh directory, it
will be used instead of this default forms file, unless you specify another forms file on
the command line or in your profile.

The default group reply template “replgroupcomps” will direct repl to construct the reply
message draft as follows:

To: <Mail-Followup-To>
Subject: Re: <Subject>
In-Reply-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
<Message-Id>
--------

or if the field <Mail-Followup-To> is not available:

To: <Mail-Reply-To> or <Reply-To> or <From>
cc: <To> and <cc> and <personal address>
Subject: Re: <Subject>
In-Reply-To: Message from <From> of <Date>.
<Message-Id>
--------

By default, the “cc:” contains all the addresses shown. You may selectively remove
addresses from this default with the -nocc type switch. This switch takes an argument (
all/to/cc/me) which specifies who gets removed from the default “cc:” list of the reply.
You may give this switch multiple times (with different arguments) if you wish to remove
multiple types of addresses.

In any case, you may specify an alternate forms file with the switch -form formfile.

The -query switch modifies the action of -nocc type switch by interactively asking you if
each address that normally would be placed in the “To:” and “cc:” list should actually be
sent a copy. This is useful for special-purpose replies. Note that the position of the
-cc and -nocc switches, like all other switches which take a positive and negative form,
is important.

Lines beginning with the fields “To:”, “cc:”, and ”Bcc:” will be standardized and have
duplicate addresses removed. In addition, the -width columns switch will guide repl's
formatting of these fields.

If the draft already exists, repl will ask you as to the disposition of the draft. A
reply of quit will abort repl, leaving the draft intact; replace will replace the existing
draft with a blank skeleton; and list will display the draft.

See comp(1) for a description of the -editor and -noedit switches. Note that while in the
editor, with -atfile and if the current directory is writable, the message being replied
to is available through a link named “@” (assuming the default whatnowproc). In addition,
the actual pathname of the message is stored in the environment variable $editalt, and the
pathname of the folder containing the message is stored in the environment variable
$mhfolder. The creation of the “@” file is controlled via the -atfile and -noatfile
options.

Although repl uses a forms file to direct it how to construct the beginning of the draft,
it uses a message filter file to direct it as to how the message to which you are replying
should be filtered (re-formatted) in the body of the draft. The filter file for repl
should be a standard form file for mhl, as repl will invoke mhl to format the message to
which you are replying.

The switches -noformat, -format, and -filter filterfile specify which message filter file
to use.

If the switch -noformat is given (it is the default), then the message to which you are
replying is not included in the body of the draft.

If the switch -format is given, then a default message filter file is used. This default
message filter should be adequate for most users. This default filter “mhl.reply” is:

; mhl.reply
;
; default message filter for `repl' (repl -format)
;
from:nocomponent,formatfield="%(decode(friendly{text})) writes:"
body:component="> ",overflowtext="> ",overflowoffset=0

which outputs each line of the body of the message prefaced with the “>” character and a
space.

If a file named “mhl.reply” 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.

Other reply filters are commonly used, such as:

:
body:nocomponent,compwidth=9,offset=9

which says to output a blank line and then the body of the message being replied-to,
indented by one tab-stop. Another popular format is:

message-id:nocomponent,nonewline,\
formatfield=“In message %{text}, ”
from:nocomponent,formatfield=“%(decode(friendly{text})) writes:”
body:component=“>”,overflowtext=“>”,overflowoffset=0

This message filter file cites the Message-ID and author of the message being replied-to,
and then outputs each line of the body prefaced with the “>” character.

You can also use an external format program to format the message body. The format
program is specified by the formatproc profile entry, and is enabled by the “format” flag.
A message filter using an external format program would look like this:

body:component=“>”,nowrap,format

See the mhl(1) documentation for more information. The format program can be changed by
the -fmtproc program and -nofmtproc switches.

To use the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the -mime switch. This directs repl to
generate an mhbuild composition file. Note that nmh will not invoke mhbuild
automatically; you must specifically give the command

What now? mime

prior to sending the draft.

If the -annotate switch is given, the message being replied-to will be annotated with the
lines

Replied: date Replied: addrs

where the address list contains one line for each addressee. The annotation will be done
only if the message is sent directly from repl. If the message is not sent immediately
from repl, “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 use the -noinplace switch to change this.

Although the default template specifies that a copy of the reply will be put in the folder
'outbox', if the -fcc +folder switch is given it will override the default value. More
than one folder, each preceded by -fcc can be named.

In addition to the standard mh-format(5) escapes, repl also recognizes the following
additional component escape:

Escape Returns Description
fcc string Any folders specified with `-fcc folder'

To avoid reiteration, repl strips any leading `Re: ' strings from the subject component.

The -draftfolder +folder and -draftmessage msg switches invoke the nmh draft folder
facility. This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature. Consult the mh-draft(5) man
page for more information.

Upon exiting from the editor, repl 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 -nowhatnowproc 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. It implies
-nowhatnowproc. It causes a file <mh-dir>/reply to be created, containing the draft
message that would normally be presented to the user for editing. No mail is actually
sent.

The -file msgfile switch specifies the message to be replied to 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. The same caveats apply to this option as to the -build switch.

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