elm - an interactive mail system
SYNOPSIS
elm [ -achkKmrtwz ] [ -f alternate-folder ] [ -d debug-
level ]
elm [ -s subject ] list of aliases or addresses
DESCRIPTION
Elm is an interactive screen-oriented mailer program that
supersedes mail and mailx.
There are three main ways to use the elm mailer. One way
to use the mailer is to specify a list of addresses on the
command line when the mailer is invoked. This will allow
sending of a single message to the specified recipients
with all the options usually available in the elm system
itself. For example, the command
elm -s testing joe
would initiate the sending of a message to the alias joe
with the subject "testing" indicated and would put you
into an editor for you to enter the text of the message.
If the subject flag and argument were not present, you
would be prompted for a message subject.
The second way, used most commonly when transmitting files
and such, is to specify the subject of the message and the
recipients using the command line and redirect a file as
standard input. For example, the command
elm -s testing joe < test.c
would mail a copy of the file test.c to alias joe, with
the subject "testing" indicated. The subject flag and
argument are optional.
The third way, elm is invoked with neither subject nor
addresses specified on the command line and without stan-
dard input redirected. You can then read any messages in
your incoming mailbox (or specified folder), reply to mes-
sages in the mailbox, mail messages, etc.
Options are:
-a Arrow - force the arrow cursor (instead of the
inverse bar)
-c Checkalias - expand the following aliases and
return.
Debug - set specified debug level - Output to
"$HOME/ELM:debug.info"
-f alternative-folder
Folder - read folder (specified) rather than the
incoming mailbox.
-h Help - give a list of starting options.
-i file Include - include prepared file in edit buffer
for sending.
-? Synonymous with the "-h" option.
-k Keypad - force knowledge of HP terminal key-
board, to allow the use of the NEXT, PREV and
HOME/SHIFT-HOME keys.
-K Keypad + softkeys - enable use of softkeys on HP
terminals only.
-m Menu off - Use the extra lines for more message
headers.
-s subj Subject - specify subject for message to mail.
-t tite - turn off usage of the termcap/terminfo
ti/te sequence.
-v Version - print version and configuration infor-
mation.
-z Zero - don't enter Elm if no mail is pending.
AUTHOR
Elm Development Group
SEE ALSO
The Elm documentation package, including: The Elm Users
Guide, The Elm Reference Guide, The Elm Alias System Users
Guide, The Elm Forms Mode Guide, The Elm Filter Guide, The
Elm Configuration Guide
checkalias(1L), frm(1L), mail(1), mailx(1), newalias(1L),
printmail(1L), readmsg(1L)
FILES
/usr/local/lib/elm-help.* help files
/usr/local/lib/aliases.text system alias source
/usr/local/lib/aliases.dir system alias dbz direc-
tory table
/usr/local/lib/aliases.pag system alias dbz hash
/usr/local/lib/aliases.hash system alias hash table
/usr/local/lib/aliases.data system alias data table
$HOME/.elm/aliases.text user alias source
$HOME/.elm/aliases.dir user alias dbz directory
table
$HOME/.elm/aliases.pag user alias dbz hash
table
$HOME/.elm/aliases user alias data table
$HOME/.elm/elmrc customized mailer param-
eters
$HOME/.elm/elmheaders customized message head-
ers
/tmp/snd.$$ outgoing mail edit
buffer
/tmp/mbox.logname temporary mailbox
$HOME/ELM:debug.info Debug output if turned
on
DIAGNOSTICS
Should know about keyboards/softkey terminals other than
HP. (If only termcap were that powerful!)
BUG REPORTS TO
Syd Weinstein elm@DSI.COM (dsinc!elm)
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright 1988-1992 by The USENET Community Trust
Derived from Elm 2.0, Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor