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1.1     ! root        1: .\"    @(MHWARNING)
        !             2: .TH INC 1 "April 22, 1986" MH [mh.6]
        !             3: .UC 6
        !             4: .SH NAME
        !             5: inc \- incorporate new mail
        !             6: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             7: .in +.5i
        !             8: .ti -.5i
        !             9: inc
        !            10: \%[+folder]
        !            11: \%[\-audit\ audit\-file] \%[\-noaudit]
        !            12: \%[\-changecur] \%[\-nochangecur]
        !            13: @BEGIN: TMA
        !            14: \%[\-decrypt] \%[\-nodecrypt] 
        !            15: @END: TMA
        !            16: \%[\-form\ formatfile]
        !            17: \%[\-format\ string]
        !            18: \%[\-file\ name]
        !            19: \%[\-silent] \%[\-nosilent]
        !            20: \%[\-truncate] \%[\-notruncate]
        !            21: \%[\-width\ columns]
        !            22: @BEGIN: MF
        !            23: \%[\-uucp] \%[\-nouucp]
        !            24: @END: MF
        !            25: @BEGIN: POP
        !            26: \%[\-host\ host] \%[\-user\ user]
        !            27: \%[\-pack\ file] \%[\-nopack]
        !            28: \%[\-rpop] \%[\-norpop]
        !            29: @END: POP
        !            30: \%[\-help]
        !            31: .in -.5i
        !            32: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            33: \fIInc\fR incorporates mail from the user's incoming mail drop
        !            34: into an \fIMH\fR folder.
        !            35: If `+folder' isn't specified,
        !            36: the folder named \*(lqinbox\*(rq in the user's \fIMH\fR directory will be used.
        !            37: The
        !            38: new messages being incorporated are assigned numbers starting
        !            39: with the next highest number in the folder.
        !            40: If the specified (or default) folder doesn't exist,
        !            41: the user will be queried prior to its creation.
        !            42: As the messages are processed,
        !            43: a \fIscan\fR listing of the new mail is produced.
        !            44: 
        !            45: If the user's profile contains a \*(lqMsg\-Protect: nnn\*(rq entry, it
        !            46: will be used as the protection on the newly created messages,
        !            47: otherwise the \fIMH\fR default of 0644 will be used.
        !            48: During all operations on messages,
        !            49: this initially assigned protection will
        !            50: be preserved for each message, so \fIchmod\fR(1) may be used to set a
        !            51: protection on an individual message, and its protection will be
        !            52: preserved thereafter.
        !            53: 
        !            54: If the switch `\-audit\ audit\-file' is specified (usually as a
        !            55: default switch in the profile), then \fIinc\fR will append a header
        !            56: line and a line per message to the end of the specified
        !            57: audit\-file with the format:
        !            58: 
        !            59: .nf
        !            60: .ti 1i
        !            61: \*(<<inc\*(>> date
        !            62: .ti 1.5i
        !            63: <scan line for first message>
        !            64: .ti 1.5i
        !            65: <scan line for second message>
        !            66: .ti 2.5i
        !            67: <etc.>
        !            68: .fi
        !            69: 
        !            70: This is useful for keeping track of volume and source of incoming
        !            71: mail.
        !            72: Eventually, \fIrepl\fR, \fIforw\fR, \fIcomp\fR, and \fIdist\fR may also
        !            73: produce audits to this (or another) file, perhaps with
        !            74: \*(lqMessage\-Id:\*(rq information to keep an exact correspondence history.
        !            75: \*(lqAudit\-file\*(rq will be in the user's MH directory unless a full
        !            76: path is specified.
        !            77: 
        !            78: \fIInc\fR will incorporate even improperly formatted messages into the
        !            79: user's MH folder, inserting a blank line prior to the offending
        !            80: component and printing a comment identifying the bad message.
        !            81: 
        !            82: In all cases, the user's mail drop will be zeroed,
        !            83: unless the `\-notruncate' switch is given.
        !            84: 
        !            85: If the profile entry \*(lqUnseen\-Sequence\*(rq is present and non\-empty,
        !            86: then \fIinc\fR will add each of the newly incorporated messages to each
        !            87: sequence named by the profile entry.
        !            88: This is similar to the \*(lqPrevious\-Sequence\*(rq profile entry supported
        !            89: by all \fIMH\fR commands which take `msgs' or `msg' arguments.
        !            90: Note that \fIinc\fR will not zero each sequence prior to adding messages.
        !            91: 
        !            92: The interpretation of the `\-form\ formatfile', `\-format\ string',
        !            93: and `\-width\ columns' switches is the same as in \fIscan\fR\0(1).
        !            94: @BEGIN: MF
        !            95: 
        !            96: If the `\-uucp' switch is given, \fIUUCP\fR mail will be \fRinc\fRorporated
        !            97: as well.  This option will work only on those sites that optionally
        !            98: use \*(lqmail filtering\*(rq software.
        !            99: @END: MF
        !           100: 
        !           101: By using the `\-file\ name' switch, one can direct \fIinc\fR to incorporate
        !           102: messages from a file other than the user's maildrop.
        !           103: Note that the name file will NOT be zeroed,
        !           104: unless the `\-truncate' switch is given.
        !           105: 
        !           106: If the envariable \fB$MAILDROP\fR is set,
        !           107: then \fIinc\fR uses it as the location of the user's maildrop instead of the
        !           108: default (the `-file\ name' switch still overrides this, however).
        !           109: If this envariable is not set,
        !           110: then \fIinc\fR will consult the profile entry \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq for this
        !           111: information.
        !           112: If the value found is not absolute,
        !           113: then it is interpreted relative to the user's \fIMH\fR directory.
        !           114: If the value is not found,
        !           115: then \fIinc\fR will look in the standard system location for the user's
        !           116: maildrop.
        !           117: 
        !           118: The `\-silent' switch directs \fIinc\fR to be quiet and not ask any questions
        !           119: at all.
        !           120: This is useful for putting \fIinc\fR in the background and going on to other
        !           121: things.
        !           122: @BEGIN: POP
        !           123: 
        !           124: If the local host is configured as a POP client,
        !           125: or if the `\-host\ host' switch is given,
        !           126: then \fIinc\fR will query the POP service host as to the status of mail
        !           127: waiting.
        !           128: The `\-user\ user' switch may be given to specify the name of the POP
        !           129: subscriber you wish to check mail for on the POP service host.
        !           130: The `\-rpop' switch uses the UNIX \fIrPOP\fR
        !           131: (authentication done via trusted connections).
        !           132: In contrast, the `\-norpop' switch uses the ARPA \fIPOP\fR
        !           133: (in which case \fIinc\fR will prompt for a password).
        !           134: 
        !           135: If \fIinc\fR uses POP,
        !           136: then the `\-pack\ file' switch is considered.
        !           137: If given,
        !           138: then \fIinc\fR simply uses the POP to \fIpackf\fR\0(1) the user's maildrop
        !           139: from the POP service host to the named file.
        !           140: This switch is provided for those users who prefer to use \fImsh\fR to
        !           141: read their maildrops.
        !           142: @END: POP
        !           143: .Fi
        !           144: ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
        !           145: ^@(MHETCPATH)/mtstailor~^tailor file
        !           146: ^@(MHDROPLOC)~^Location of mail drop
        !           147: .Pr
        !           148: ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
        !           149: .Ps
        !           150: ^Alternate\-Mailboxes:~^To determine the user's mailboxes
        !           151: .Ps
        !           152: ^Folder\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new folder
        !           153: .Ps
        !           154: ^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message and audit\-file
        !           155: .Ps
        !           156: ^Unseen\-Sequence:~^To name sequences denoting unseen messages
        !           157: .Sa
        !           158: @BEGIN: POP
        !           159: \fIPost Office Protocol (revised)\fR (aka RFC\-819 with revisions),
        !           160: .br
        !           161: @END: POP
        !           162: mhmail(1), scan(1), mh\-mail(5), post(8)
        !           163: .De
        !           164: `+folder' defaults to \*(lqinbox\*(rq
        !           165: .Ds
        !           166: `\-noaudit'
        !           167: .Ds
        !           168: `\-changecur'
        !           169: @BEGIN: TMA
        !           170: `\-decrypt'
        !           171: @END: TMA
        !           172: .Ds
        !           173: `\-format' defaulted as described above
        !           174: .Ds
        !           175: `\-nosilent'
        !           176: .Ds
        !           177: `\-truncate' if `\-file\ name' not given, `\-notruncate' otherwise
        !           178: .Ds
        !           179: `\-width' defaulted to the width of the terminal
        !           180: @BEGIN: MF
        !           181: .Ds
        !           182: `\-uucp'
        !           183: @END: MF
        !           184: @BEGIN: POP
        !           185: .Ds
        !           186: `\-nopack'
        !           187: .Ds
        !           188: `\-rpop'
        !           189: @END: POP
        !           190: .Co
        !           191: The folder into which messages are being incorporated will become the
        !           192: current folder.
        !           193: The first message incorporated will become the current message,
        !           194: unless the `\-nochangecur' option is specified.
        !           195: This leaves the context ready for a \fIshow\fR
        !           196: of the first new message.
        !           197: .Bu
        !           198: The argument to the `\-format' switch must be interpreted as a single token
        !           199: by the shell that invokes \fIinc\fR.
        !           200: Therefore,
        !           201: one must usually place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
        !           202: .En

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