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 NAME
      elm - an interactive mail system

 SYNOPSIS
      elm [ -achkKMmrtwz ] [ -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



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                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      Magic mode - treat all folders as if they were the spool
                folder (lock, update Status: headers, etc.).

        -m      Menu off - Use the extra lines for more message headers.

        -r elmrc
                Rcfile - use file specified rather than the default elmrc.

        -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)

 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
      REPLYTO        Default replyto address.
      TERM           The user's terminal type.
      LOGNAME        User login name.
      USER           Altername user login name.
      HOME           The user's home directory.
      MAIL           Location of mail file.
      LINES               Number of row on the screen.
      COLUMNS             Number of columns on the screen.



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      SHELL               The user's shell of choice.
      PAGER               Command to use for displaying multiple
                          page mails.  Defaults to "builtin+".
      TMPDIR              Directory to place temporary files.
      EDITOR              Editor to use.
      NOMETAMAIL          If set, do not use metamail.

 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 table
      /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
      Bill Pemberton  flash@virginia.edu

 COPYRIGHTS
      Copyright 1988-1995 by The USENET Community Trust
      Derived from Elm 2.0,  Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor



















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