whatnow

 

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 WHATNOW(1)                                             WHATNOW(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        whatnow - prompting front-end for sending messages
 
SYNOPSIS
        whatnow [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg]
             [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit]
             [-prompt string] [file] [-version] [-help]
 
DESCRIPTION
        Whatnow is the default program that queries the user about
        the disposition of a composed draft.  It is normally auto­
        matically  invoked  by one of the nmh commands comp, dist,
        forw, or repl after the initial edit.
 
        When started, the editor is started on the  draft  (unless
        `-noedit' is given, in which case the initial edit is sup­
        pressed).  Then, whatnow  repetitively  prompts  the  user
        with  "What  now?"   and  awaits  a  response.   The valid
        responses are:
 
      edit            re-edit using the same editor that was used on the
                      preceding round unless a profile entry
                      "<lasteditor>-next: <editor>" names an alternate editor
      edit <editor>   invoke <editor> for further editing
      refile +folder  refile the draft into the given folder
      mime            process the draft as MIME composition file using
                      the "buildmimeproc" command (mhbuild by default)
      display         list the message being distributed/replied-to
                      on the terminal
      list            list the draft on the terminal
      send            send the message
      send -watch     send the message and monitor the delivery process
      push            send the message in the background
      whom            list the addresses that the message will go to
      whom -check     list the addresses and verify that they are
                      acceptable to the transport service
      quit            preserve the draft and exit
      quit -delete    delete the draft and exit
      delete          delete the draft and exit
 
      When entering your response, you need only type enough char­
      acters to uniquely identify the response.
 
      For  the  edit  response,  any valid switch to the editor is
      valid.
 
      For the  send  and  push  responses,  any  valid  switch  to
      send (1)  are  valid  (as  push merely invokes send with the
      `-push' option).
 
      For the whom response,  any  valid  switch  to  whom (1)  is
      valid.
 
      For the refile response, any valid switch to the fileproc is
      valid.
 
      For the display and list responses, any  valid  argument  to
      the  lproc  is  valid.  If any non-switch arguments are pre­
      sent, then the pathname of the draft will be  excluded  from
      the  argument  list  given  to the lproc (this is useful for
      listing another nmh message).
 
      See mh-profile (5) for further information about how editors
      are  used  by  nmh.  It also discusses how environment vari­
      ables can be used to direct  whatnow's  actions  in  complex
      ways.
 
      The  `-prompt string'  switch  sets the prompting string for
      whatnow.
 
      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.
 
 
FILES
        $HOME/.mh_profile                    The user profile
        <mh-dir>/draft                       The draft file
 
 PROFILE COMPONENTS
        Path:                To determine the user's nmh directory
        Draft-Folder:        To find the default draft-folder
        Editor:              To override the default editor
        <lasteditor>-next:   To name an editor to be used after exit
                             from <lasteditor>
        automimeproc:        If value is 1, and the draft is a MIME
                             composition file, then automatically call
                             buildmimeproc prior to sending.
        buildmimeproc:       Program to translate MIME composition files
        fileproc:            Program to refile the message
        lproc:               Program to list the contents of a message
        sendproc:            Program to use to send the message
        whomproc:            Program to determine who a message would go to
 
SEE ALSO
        send(1), whom(1)
 
 DEFAULTS
        `-prompt "What Now? "'
 
 CONTEXT
        None
 
 BUGS
        The  argument  to the `-prompt' switch must be interpreted
        as a single token  by  the  shell  that  invokes  whatnow.
        Therefore,  one  must  usually  place the argument to this
        switch inside double-quotes.
 
        If the initial edit fails, whatnow deletes your draft  (by
        renaming it with a leading comma); failure of a later edit
        preserves the draft.
 
        If the buildmimeproc fails  (returns  a  nonzero  status),
        whatnow  simply  prints  a  "What  now?"  prompt.  whatnow
        depends on the buildmimeproc to tell the user  that  some­
        thing went wrong.
 
        If whatnowproc is whatnow, then comp, dist, forw, and repl
        use a built-in whatnow, and do not actually run the  what­
        now  program.   Hence, if you define your own whatnowproc,
        don't call it whatnow since it won't be run.
 
        If sendproc is send, then whatnow uses a built-in send, it
        does  not  actually  run  the send program.  Hence, if you
        define your own sendproc, don't call it send since whatnow
        won't run it.
 
 
 

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