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        !             2: .TH WHATNOW 1 "April 22, 1986" MH [mh.6]
        !             3: .UC 6
        !             4: .SH NAME
        !             5: whatnow \- prompting front\-end for send
        !             6: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             7: .in +.5i
        !             8: .ti -.5i
        !             9: whatnow
        !            10: \%[\-draftfolder\ +folder] \%[\-draftmessage\ msg] \%[\-nodraftfolder]
        !            11: \%[\-editor\ editor] \%[\-noedit]
        !            12: \%[\-prompt\ string]
        !            13: \%[file]
        !            14: \%[\-help]
        !            15: .in -.5i
        !            16: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            17: \fIWhatnow\fR is the default program that queries the user about the
        !            18: disposition of a composed draft.
        !            19: It is normally invoked by one of
        !            20: \fIcomp\fR, \fIdist\fR, \fIforw\fR, or \fIrepl\fR
        !            21: after the initial edit.
        !            22: 
        !            23: When started,
        !            24: the editor is started on the draft
        !            25: (unless `\-noedit' is given, in which case the initial edit is suppressed).
        !            26: Then, \fIwhatnow\fR repetitively
        !            27: prompts the user with \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq and awaits a response.
        !            28: The valid responses are 
        !            29: .nf
        !            30: .in .5i
        !            31: .ta \w'\fBrefile +folder\fR  'u
        !            32: ^\fBdisplay\fR~^to list the message being distributed/replied\-to on
        !            33: ^~^the terminal
        !            34: ^\fBedit\fR~^to re\-edit using the same editor that was used on the
        !            35: ^~^preceding round unless a profile entry
        !            36: ^~^\*(lq<lasteditor>\-next: <editor>\*(rq names an alternate editor
        !            37: ^\fBedit <editor>\fR~^to invoke <editor> for further editing
        !            38: ^\fBlist\fR~^to list the draft on the terminal
        !            39: ^\fBpush\fR~^to send the message in the background
        !            40: ^\fBquit\fR~^to terminate the session and preserve the draft
        !            41: ^\fBquit \-delete\fR~^to terminate, then delete the draft
        !            42: ^\fBrefile +folder\fR~^to refile the draft into the given folder
        !            43: ^\fBsend\fR~^to send the message
        !            44: ^\fBsend \-watch\fR~^to cause the delivery process to be monitored
        !            45: ^\fBwhom\fR~^to list the addresses that the message will go to
        !            46: ^\fBwhom \-check\fR~^to list the addresses and verify that they are
        !            47: ^~^acceptable to the transport service
        !            48: .fi
        !            49: .re
        !            50: 
        !            51: For the \fBedit\fR response,
        !            52: any valid switch to the editor is valid.
        !            53: Similarly,
        !            54: for the \fBsend\fR and \fBwhom\fR responses,
        !            55: any valid switch to \fIsend\fR\0(1) and \fIwhom\fR\0(1) commands,
        !            56: respectively,
        !            57: are valid.
        !            58: For the \fBpush\fR response,
        !            59: any valid switch to \fIsend\fR\0(1) is valid
        !            60: (as this merely invokes \fIsend\fR with the `\-push' option).
        !            61: For the \fIrefile\fR response,
        !            62: any valid switch to the \fIfileproc\fR is valid.
        !            63: For the \fBdisplay\fR and \fBlist\fR responses,
        !            64: any valid argument to the \fIlproc\fR is valid.
        !            65: If any non\-switch arguments are present,
        !            66: then the pathname of the draft will be excluded from the argument list
        !            67: given to the \fIlproc\fR
        !            68: (this is useful for listing another \fIMH\fR message).
        !            69: 
        !            70: See \fImh\-profile\fR\0(5) for further information
        !            71: about how editors are used by MH.
        !            72: It also discusses how complex envariables can be used to direct
        !            73: \fIwhatnow\fR's actions.
        !            74: 
        !            75: The `\-prompt\ string' switch sets the prompting string for \fIwhatnow\fR.
        !            76: 
        !            77: The `\-draftfolder\ +folder' and `\-draftmessage\ msg' switches invoke the
        !            78: \fIMH\fR draft folder facility.
        !            79: This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature.
        !            80: Consult the \fBAdvanced Features\fR section of the \fIMH\fR manual for more
        !            81: information.
        !            82: .Fi
        !            83: ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
        !            84: ^<mh\-dir>/draft~^The draft file
        !            85: .Pr
        !            86: ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
        !            87: .Ps
        !            88: ^Draft\-Folder:~^To find the default draft\-folder
        !            89: .Ps
        !            90: ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
        !            91: .Ps
        !            92: ^<lasteditor>\-next:~^To name an editor to be used after exit from <lasteditor>
        !            93: .Ps
        !            94: ^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
        !            95: .Ps
        !            96: ^lproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
        !            97: .Ps
        !            98: ^sendproc:~^Program to use to send the message
        !            99: .Ps
        !           100: ^whomproc:~^Program to determine who a message would go to
        !           101: .Sa
        !           102: send(1), whom(1)
        !           103: .De
        !           104: `\-prompt\ \*(lqWhat\ Now?\ \*(rq'
        !           105: .Co
        !           106: None
        !           107: .Bu
        !           108: The argument to the `\-prompt' switch must be interpreted as a single token
        !           109: by the shell that invokes \fIwhatnow\fR.
        !           110: Therefore,
        !           111: one must usually place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
        !           112: 
        !           113: If \fIsendproc\fR is \fIsend\fR,
        !           114: then \fIwhatnow\fR uses a built\-in \fIsend\fR,
        !           115: it does not actually run the \fIsend\fR program.
        !           116: Hence, if you define your own \fIsendproc\fR,
        !           117: don't call it \fIsend\fR since \fIwhatnow\fR won't run it.
        !           118: .En

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