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        !             2: .TH COMP 1 "April 22, 1986" MH [mh.6]
        !             3: .UC 6
        !             4: .SH NAME
        !             5: comp \- compose a message
        !             6: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             7: .in +.5i
        !             8: .ti -.5i
        !             9: comp 
        !            10: \%[+folder] \%[msg]
        !            11: \%[\-draftfolder\ +folder] \%[\-draftmessage\ msg] \%[\-nodraftfolder]
        !            12: \%[\-editor\ editor] \%[\-noedit]
        !            13: \%[\-file\ file]
        !            14: \%[\-form\ formfile]
        !            15: \%[\-use] \%[\-nouse]
        !            16: \%[\-whatnowproc\ program] \%[\-nowhatnowproc]
        !            17: \%[\-help]
        !            18: .in -.5i
        !            19: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            20: \fIComp\fR is used to create a new message to be mailed.
        !            21: It copies a message form to
        !            22: the draft being composed and then invokes an editor on the draft
        !            23: (unless `\-noedit' is given, in which case the initial edit is suppressed).
        !            24: 
        !            25: The default message form contains the following elements:
        !            26: 
        !            27: .nf
        !            28: .in +.5i
        !            29: .ne 10
        !            30: .eo
        !            31: .so /usr/new/lib/mh/components
        !            32: .ec
        !            33: .in -.5i
        !            34: .fi
        !            35: 
        !            36: If the file named \*(lqcomponents\*(rq exists in the user's MH directory,
        !            37: it will be used instead of this form.
        !            38: The file specified by `\-form\ formfile' will be used if given.
        !            39: You may also start \fIcomp\fR using the contents of an existing
        !            40: message as the form.
        !            41: If you supply either a `+folder' or `msg' argument, that message will be used
        !            42: as the form.  You may not supply both a `\-form\ formfile' and a `+folder' or
        !            43: \&`msg' argument.
        !            44: The line of dashes
        !            45: or a blank line must be left between the header and the
        !            46: body of the message for the message to be identified properly when it is
        !            47: sent (see \fIsend\fR\0(1)).
        !            48: The switch `\-use' directs \fIcomp\fR to
        !            49: continue editing an already started message.
        !            50: That is, if a
        !            51: \fIcomp\fR (or \fIdist\fR, \fIrepl\fR, or \fIforw\fR\0) is terminated without
        !            52: sending the draft, the draft can be edited again via
        !            53: \*(lqcomp\ \-use\*(rq.
        !            54: 
        !            55: If the draft already exists, \fIcomp\fR will ask
        !            56: you as to the disposition of the draft.
        !            57: A reply of \fBquit\fR will abort \fIcomp\fR, leaving the draft intact;
        !            58: \fBreplace\fR will replace the existing draft with the appropriate form;
        !            59: \fBlist\fR will display the draft;
        !            60: \fBuse\fR will use the draft for further composition;
        !            61: and \fBrefile\ +folder\fR will
        !            62: file the draft in the given folder, and give you a new draft with the
        !            63: appropriate form.
        !            64: (The `+folder' argument to \fBrefile\fR is required.)
        !            65: 
        !            66: The `\-draftfolder\ +folder' and `\-draftmessage\ msg' switches invoke the
        !            67: \fIMH\fR draft folder facility.
        !            68: This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature.
        !            69: Consult the \fBAdvanced Features\fR section of the \fIMH\fR manual for more
        !            70: information.
        !            71: 
        !            72: The `\-file\ file' switch says to use the named file as the message draft.
        !            73: 
        !            74: Upon exiting from the editor,
        !            75: \fIcomp\fR will invoke the \fIwhatnow\fR program.
        !            76: See \fIwhatnow\fR\0(1) for a discussion of available options.
        !            77: The invocation of this program can be inhibited by using the `\-nowhatnowproc'
        !            78: switch.
        !            79: (In truth of fact,
        !            80: it is the \fIwhatnow\fR program which starts the initial edit.
        !            81: Hence, `\-nowhatnowproc' will prevent any edit from occurring.)
        !            82: .Fi
        !            83: ^/usr/new/lib/mh/components~^The message skeleton
        !            84: ^or <mh\-dir>/components~^Rather than the standard skeleton
        !            85: ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
        !            86: ^<mh\-dir>/draft~^The draft file
        !            87: .Pr
        !            88: ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
        !            89: .Ps
        !            90: ^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
        !            91: .Ps
        !            92: ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
        !            93: .Ps
        !            94: ^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new message (draft)
        !            95: .Ps
        !            96: ^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
        !            97: .Ps
        !            98: ^whatnowproc:~^Program to ask the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq questions
        !            99: .Sa
        !           100: dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1)
        !           101: .De
        !           102: `+folder' defaults to the current folder
        !           103: .Ds
        !           104: `msg' defaults to the current message
        !           105: .Ds
        !           106: `\-nodraftfolder'
        !           107: .Ds
        !           108: `\-nouse'
        !           109: .Co
        !           110: None
        !           111: .Bu
        !           112: If \fIwhatnowproc\fR is \fIwhatnow\fR,
        !           113: then \fIcomp\fR uses a built\-in \fIwhatnow\fR,
        !           114: it does not actually run the \fIwhatnow\fR program.
        !           115: Hence, if you define your own \fIwhatnowproc\fR,
        !           116: don't call it \fIwhatnow\fR since \fIcomp\fR won't run it.
        !           117: .En

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