I don't know if your emailing me directly was intentional or not, but I
think this discussion belongs on the list.
Jon Steinhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Jon Steinhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > 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
> > > cd [dir] change directory from which attachments are read
> > > pwd print director from which attachments are read
> > > ls [ls-options] list files in attachment directory
> > > attach files attach files to draft
> >
> > I would put 'attach' just before 'mime' since they're related, and that
> > would be the usual invocation order.
>
> Thanks for the feedback. I was trying to keep the four new commands
> together for no particular reason.
Oh, I didn't even notice the other three new commands. This is the reason I
suggested posting your changes in diff format (I know you couldn't do that
with the mhattach man page). Well, it's probably best for them to all go
together (mime and your 4 new commands).
Now that I'm looking at them, I see that you need to change "director" to
"directory" on the "pwd" line.
> I couldn't discern any order to the list.
Yes, that always bothers me when random order is used to list options and
such. Often in such cases I alphabetize the existing items, as alphabetic
order is certainly better than no order at all, and makes it easier to find
things.
> > Also, presumably the command is not "attach files" and "files" should be
> > "<files>", right?
>
> Yes. Was not clear to me that <> should be used.
Well, that's standard convention in ASCII for distinguishing between literal
commands and variable arguments.
> > > Mhattach does not actually add attachments to a draft.
> > > Instead, it appends a directive in mhbuild(1) MIME composi-
> > > tion file format to the draft for each attachment.
> > > Mhbuild(1) must be invoked prior to sending in order to con-
> > > vert the composition file into a MIME message with attach-
> > > ments. This is typically done in whatnow(1).
> >
> > I think you should make it clear somewhere in here that mhattach is a
> > friendlier wrapper around the mhbuild directives, and that in the past they
> > had to be added manually (and still can, if desired).
>
> OK. Yeah, I thought about having a way to delete attachments but
> it was far easier to do that in the editor.
Ah yes. You probably ought to explicitly mention that too (that directives
must be deleted manually), in the same area.
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