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.TH WHATNOW 1mh "2019-01-06" MH.6.8 [mmh-0.4]
.SH NAME
whatnow2 \- front-end for handling drafts
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
.B whatnow
.RI [ command
.RB | \-Version ]
.RB | \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Whatnow
is the default program that queries the user about
the disposition of a composed draft.  It is normally automatically
invoked by one of the
.B mmh
commands
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
or
.B repl
after the initial edit.
.PP
When started, the editor is started on the draft. Then,
.B whatnow
can called with one of the commands.
.PP
.RS 5
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B 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
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B edit <editor>
invoke <editor> for further editing
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B list
list the draft on the terminal
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B display
list the message being distributed/replied\-to on the terminal
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B whom
list the recipients of the message
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B send
send the message
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B refile +folder
refile the draft into the given folder
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B delete
delete the draft and exit
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B attach files
add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B alist
list the MIME attachments
.TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
.B detach numbers
remove MIME attachments by number
.RE
.PP
When entering your response, you need only type enough characters
to uniquely identify the response.
.PP
For the
.B edit
response, any valid switch to the editor is valid.
.PP
For the
.B send
response, any valid switch to
.BR send (1)
is valid.
.PP
For the
.B refile
response, any valid switch to
.B refile
is valid.
.PP
See
.BR mh\-profile (5)
for further information about how editors
are used by
.BR mmh .
It also discusses how environment variables can be
used to direct
.BR whatnow 's
actions in complex ways.
.PP
If the initial edit fails, no new draft is created, but any
existing re-used draft is preserved.
Failures of later edits are ignored and another prompt is printed.
.PP
Consult the
.BR mh-draft (7)
man page for more
information.

.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'/etc/mmh/ExtraBigFileName  'u
^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
^+drafts~^The draft folder
.fi

.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta 2.4i
.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
^Draft\-Folder:~^To set the default draft\-folder
^Editor:~^To override the default editor
^Metafile\-Extension:~^The optional extion for meta information like lasteditor
^<lasteditor>\-next:~^To name an editor to be used after exit
^~^from <lasteditor>
^listproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
.fi

.SH "SEE ALSO"
send(1)

.SH CONTEXT
None