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From: argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: how to use mail with preformatted file (including headers)
Keywords: post
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Date: 26 Dec 90 18:10:35 GMT
References: <1990Dec17.234241.15715@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
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In article <1990Dec17.234241.15715@nntp-server.caltech.edu> todd@Quotron.COM (Todd_Booth) writes:
> 1) Is there a direct way with mail or sendmail to mail files such as the following?
> 
> To: (comment) user
> Subject: subject goes here
> 
> msg goes here.
Yes, in mush, type:

% mush -draft "filename" -send

> I've done this with mh post, but don't want to install/maintain, ... mh.
Good plan :-)

> 2) Is there a way to include comments in an alias file?
> .mailrc
> alias todd (todd booth) todd@quotron.com

Mail doesn't support this, but mush does.

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