Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att-cb!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!ucsd!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpda!hpsemc!bd From: bd@hpsemc.HP.COM (bob desinger) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: (gnu) emacs mh-mail Message-ID: <690006@hpsemc.HP.COM> Date: 28 Mar 88 19:23:10 GMT References: <1910@mtune.ATT.COM> Organization: HP SEMC, Cupertino, CA Lines: 134 If you're used to MH but want to get started with the Gnu Emacs mh-e interface, don't waste any more time. Unpack the shar file below, read "mhe-start", print "mhe-chart" and pin it up in your office. Then type `M-x mh-rmail' and enjoy. Mhe-start is a cookbook to getting started with mh-e. -- bd #! /bin/sh # This is a shell archive. Remove anything before this line, # then unwrap it by saving it in a file and typing "sh file". # # Wrapped by bd at hpsemc on Mon Mar 28 12:21:28 1988 # Contents: # mhe-start mhe-chart PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/local/bin:$PATH; export PATH echo 'At the end, you should see the message "End of shell archive."' echo Extracting mhe-start cat >mhe-start <<'@//E*O*F mhe-start//' Ever wanted to have a windowed mail system on your cheap ASCII terminal? Gnu Emacs does that for you. It's rather cool. Your scan-listing appears in a small top window and your messages appear in a large bottom window. Here's how to get started. 1. Get into Gnu Emacs as usual except don't ask for a file. 2. Type `M-x mh-rmail'. This does the `inc' and sets up your screen. 3. Type `.' (dot) to see the current message. The 10 most useful commands: n Show next (press Space for next screen) p Show prev d Delete u Undelete ^ Refile message into a folder > Write message into a file x Execute (do the moves and deletes) f Forward message to others a Answer (reply) to this message C-u a Answer, with message included (use C-c to send it off) When you forward or reply to a message, the original comes up in the top window and your compose-window is on the bottom. The wall chart shows each Gnu Emacs mh-e command and its corresponding MH equivalent. @//E*O*F mhe-start// set `wc -lwc mhe-chart <<'@//E*O*F mhe-chart//' ------- Reading mail ------- @. show current message show show cur show . n next message next show next p previous message prev show prev SPACE next page of current message BACKSPC prev page of current message g goto message show # i inc newly-arrived mail inc l list (print) mail on printer show | lp M-r rescan folder scan ------- Moving and Removing ------- d delete rmm ^ move refile c copy refile -link > write to file show >file u undo this delete or move M-u undo all deletes and moves e or x execute deletes and moves ------- Sending mail ------- a answer repl C-u a answer including original reply f forward forw s send comp r redistribute dist M-e extract failed mail for re-sending ------- When composing ------- C-c C-c send message What now? push C-u C-c C-c send message verbosely What now? send -watch -verbose C-c C-q quit and delete What now? quit delete C-x k quit, saving draft What now? quit C-c C-w verify addresses What now? whom C-c C-s insert ~/.signature file C-c C-y insert current message C-c C-i insert any message from any folder C-c C-f go to field: [initial letter of] subject, to, cc, bcc, fcc ------- Folders ------- M-f change to folder folder +xxx M-p pack folder folder -pack M-x mh-sort-folder sortm M-r rescan folder scan M-k kill folder rmf M-l list all folders folders ------- Picking ------- M-s search a folder for message(s) pick C-c C-c (from pick template) do the search % add current to sequence mark cur -seq ... C-x n narrow to sequence scan `pick ...` C-x w widen ------- Digests ------- M-b burst M-SPC next page of digest M-BACKSPC prev page of digest @//E*O*F mhe-chart// set `wc -lwc