ELM

     NAME
          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 standard
          input redirected.  You can then read any messages in your
          incoming mailbox (or specified folder), reply to messages 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.

            -d level
                    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 keyboard,
                    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
                    information.

            -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 directory
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          /usr/local/lib/aliases.pag        system alias dbz hash
          table
          /usr/local/lib/aliases            system alias data table
          /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
          parameters
          $HOME/.elm/elmheaders             customized message headers
          /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




























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