Maximum EMail Flexibility with MH

Summary: Most email agents can be customized somewhat, but MH is a set of public-domain programs that can be customized to do almost anything. There are several ready-to-use MH interfaces. MH utilities can also run other UNIX programs--and vice-versa. The result is a flexible, capable system unlike any other.

• Quick introduction to UNIX text and multimedia e-mail
• The building-block design of MH
• For e-mail users: Many interfaces to MH
• For programmers: Great flexibility and adaptability
• Sample MH setups to solve problems brought by members of the audience

Introduction, MH Design

1. Maximum EMail Flexibility with MH
2. MH Overview
3. MH Message Storage
4. MH Message Storage (cont'd)
5. MH Message Storage (cont'd)
6. MH Message Format
7. How MH Keeps User Preferences & Context
8. Some of the 40+ MH Utilities
9. Some MH Utilities Used by Other Programs
10. Example of MH Command-line Interface
11. Example of MH Command-line Interface
12. Example of MH Command-line Interface
13. Example of MH Command-line Interface
14. Example of MH Command-line Interface
15. xmh Interface
16. xmh Main Window
17. Searching for Messages with xmh
18. Some of the Other MH Interfaces

Using MH

1. Using MH
2. MH Message Numbers
3. MH Sequences
4. MH Sequences (cont'd)
5. MH Command-line Options/Switches
6. Using MH Command `Versions'
7. Making MH Command `Versions'
8. Automate Handling of Incoming Mail
9. Address Aliases
10. Message Template (`components') Files
11. Draft Folders

Programming MH

1. Techniques for Programming with MH
2. Using MH Utilities from Other Programs
3. MH Program Input/Output
4. MH Program Exit Status
5. An Unformatted Message (without mhl)
6. mhl Message Formatting
7. Simple mhl Format File
8. MH Format Strings
9. MH Format Strings (cont'd)
10. MH Format String Example: scan
11. Program Example:
12. Parsing Message Headers
13. Combining MH with Other UNIX Utilities
14. Combining MH with Other UNIX Utilities
15. Customizing Message Composition/Sending
16. Sending a Message: Step 1
17. Sending a Message: Steps 2-4
18. Sending a Message: Steps 5-6
19. Simple Shell Script with MH
20. Simple Shell Script with MH
21. Simple Shell Script with MH
22. Simple Shell Script with MH
23. Your Own Interface to MH
24. Your Own Interface to MH