Index for Section 8

Alphabetical listing for P

post(8)
NAME
  post - deliver a message

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/lib/mh/post [ options ] file

DESCRIPTION
  The program post is called by send(1) to deliver the message in the named
  file to local and remote users.  In fact, all of the functions attributed
  to send on its reference page are performed by post, with send acting as a
  relatively simple pre-processor.  Thus, it is post which parses the various
  header fields, appends From: and Date: lines, and interacts with the
  transport system.

  Normally, post would not be called directly by the user.

  It searches the To:, cc:, Bcc:, and Resent-xxx: header lines of the
  specified message for destination addresses, checks these addresses 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 to be appended to each local destination address, as well
  as any local return addresses.

  If a Bcc: field is encountered, the mail system will use its addresses for
  delivery.  The Bcc: is removed from the message sent to original
  recipients.  The copied recipients will receive an entirely new message
  with a minimal set of headers.  The mail system includes a copy of the
  message sent to the original recipients in the body of the message.

  This command consults the environment variable $SIGNATURE to determine the
  sender's personal name in constructing the From: line of the message.

FLAGS
  -alias aliasfile
	    Specifies a file that post should take aliases from.  More than
	    one file can be specified, each being preceded with the -alias
	    option. post automatically consults the system alias file,
	    /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases.  If there is an Aliasfile entry in your
	    .mh_profile, post also consults the file named in that entry.

  -filter filterfile
  -nofilter Filters (re-formats) messages sent to blind copy recipients.
	    Recipients named in the Bcc: field normally receive a new message
	    which includes a copy of the message sent to the other
	    recipients.	 If this option is specified, this copy of the
	    message is filtered according to the instructions in the named
	    file.  The default is -nofilter.

  -format
  -noformat Formats messages so as to conform to ARPAnet Internet Message
	    Format protocol.  This is the default behavior.  You can post
	    from formatting messages in this way by using the -noformat
	    option.

  -help	    Prints a list of the valid options to this command.

  -msgid
  -nomsgid  Adds a Message-ID: or Resent-Message-ID: field to the header.

  -mts smtp Specifies the mail system over which mail is sent.	The only
	    value allowed is smtp, which is the standard mail system.
	    Additional values are supported only for use with other mail
	    systems.

  -verbose
  -noverbose
	    Informs the user of each step of the posting/filing process.

  -watch
  -nowatch  Allows the user to watch the transport system's handling of the
	    message (for example, local and fast delivery).

  -width columns
	    Specifies the preferred length of the header components that
	    contain addresses.

  The default settings for post are:
  -alias /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases
  -format
  -nomsgid
  -mts smtp
  -noverbose
  -nowatch
  -width 72
  -nofilter

RESTRICTIONS
  For this version, the -mts option only supports the value smtp.  Additional
  values are supported for use only with other mail systems.

PROFILE COMPONENTS
  The post command does not consult the user's .mh_profile.

FILES
  /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor
	    The system customization file.

  /usr/bin/mh/refile
	    The program to process Fcc:s.

  /usr/lib/mh/mhl
	    The program to process Bcc:s.

  /usr/lib/mh/MailAliases
	    The system alias file.

RELATED INFORMATION
  comp(1), mhmail(1), send(1), mh-alias(4), mh-mail(4), mtstailor(4)
  Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages (RFC 822)