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
  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
  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