


     EEEELLLLMMMM((((1111LLLL))))     UUUUSSSSEEEENNNNEEEETTTT CCCCoooommmmmmmmuuuunnnniiiittttyyyy TTTTrrrruuuusssstttt ((((EEEEllllmmmm VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 2222....3333))))      EEEELLLLMMMM((((1111LLLL))))



     NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
          elm - an interactive mail system

     SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
          eeeellllmmmm [ ----aaaacccchhhhkkkkKKKKmmmmrrrrwwwwzzzz ] [ ----ffff _a_l_t_e_r_n_a_t_e-_f_o_l_d_e_r ] [ ----dddd _d_e_b_u_g-_l_e_v_e_l
          ]
          eeeellllmmmm [ ----ssss _s_u_b_j_e_c_t ] _l_i_s_t _o_f _a_l_i_a_s_e_s _o_r _a_d_d_r_e_s_s_e_s

     DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
          _E_l_m is an interactive screen-oriented mailer program that
          supercedes _m_a_i_l and _m_a_i_l_x.

          There are three main ways to use the eeeellllmmmm 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 eeeellllmmmm 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aaa      Arrow - force the arrow cursor (instead of the
                    inverse bar)

            ----cccc      Checkalias - expand the following aliases and
                    return.




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            ----dddd _l_e_v_e_l
                    Debug - set specified debug level - Output to
                    "$HOME/ELM:debug.info"

            ----ffff _a_l_t_e_r_n_a_t_i_v_e-_f_o_l_d_e_r
                    Folder - read folder (specified) rather than the
                    incoming mailbox.

            ----hhhh      Help - give a list of starting options.

            ----????      Synonymous with the "-h" option.

            ----kkkk      Keypad - force knowledge of HP terminal keyboard,
                    to allow the use of the NEXT, PREV and
                    HOME/SHIFT-HOME keys.

            ----KKKK      Keypad + softkeys - enable use of softkeys on HP
                    terminals only.

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

            ----ssss _s_u_b_j Subject - specify subject for message to mail.

            ----vvvv      Version - print version and configuration
                    information.

            ----zzzz      Zero - don't enter EEEEllllmmmm if no mail is pending.

     AAAAUUUUTTTTHHHHOOOORRRR
          Dave Taylor, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

     SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
          The Elm documentation package, including: _T_h_e _E_l_m _U_s_e_r_s
          _G_u_i_d_e, The Elm Reference Guide, The Elm Alias System Users
          Guide, The Elm Forms Mode Guide, The Elm Filter Guide, The
          Elm Configuration Guide

          newalias(1L), checkalias(1L), mail(1), mailx(1), frm(1L),
          printmail(1L)

     FFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSS
          /usr/local/lib/elm-help.*         help files
          /usr/local/lib/aliases.text       system alias source
          /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.hash           user alias hash table
          $HOME/.elm/aliases.data           user alias data table
          $HOME/.elm/elmrc                  customized mailer
          parameters
          $HOME/.elm/elmheaders             customized message headers



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          /tmp/snd.$$                       outgoing mail edit buffer
          /tmp/mbox._l_o_g_n_a_m_e            temporary mailbox
          $HOME/ELM:debug.info              Debug output if turned on

     DDDDIIIIAAAAGGGGNNNNOOOOSSSSTTTTIIIICCCCSSSS
          Should know about keyboards/softkey terminals other than HP.
          (If only termcap were that powerful!)

     BBBBUUUUGGGG RRRREEEEPPPPOOOORRRRTTTTSSSS TTTTOOOO
          Syd Weinstein  elm@DSI.COM    (dsinc!elm)

     CCCCOOOOPPPPYYYYRRRRIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTTSSSS
          Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor
          Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by The USENET Community Trust









































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