MH & nmh: Overall Index

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== A ==

access, setting permissions 1.5 MH Profile
agent
transfer 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
user 1.2 How UNIX Email Works, 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
monolithic 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
ASCII Sidebar: ASCII, bits, etc., 3.0 Chapter Introduction
attachments
overview 3.2 Multipart Messages
authors
exmh B.3 The History of exmh
MH B.1 History of MH
mh-e B.4 Early History of mh-e
xmh B.2 History of xmh
authors of this book
acknowledgments 0.8 Acknowledgments

== B ==

base64 encoding 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
binary encoding 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
Borden, Bruce B.1 History of MH, B.1 History of MH
bugs
infinite loop 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters

== C ==

cached body parts 3.2 Multipart Messages
ChangeLog file 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
character sets
MIME 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages, 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
components, header
vs. header fields 1.5 MH Profile
components, profile
vs. profile entries 1.5 MH Profile
configuration for first time 4.2 Setting Up MH
context file 2.5 A User's Directories, 2.5 A User's Directories, 4.2 Setting Up MH

== D ==

DIFFERENCES file 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
directories
bin 2.5 A User's Directories
MH
binary 2.2 MH Programs (Binaries) Directory
library 2.3 Library and Etcetera Directories
etcetera 2.3 Library and Etcetera Directories
/usr/spool/mail 2.4 System Mailboxes
draft
file 2.5 A User's Directories

== E ==

8bit encoding 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
email
about 1.1 What is Email?
addressing 1.4 Addressing Email
multimedia (see MIME)
multipart messages 3.2 Multipart Messages, 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
operation 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
encoding MIME messages Sidebar: ASCII, bits, etc., 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
environment variables
MANPATH 4.3 Online Manual Pages
exmh
authors B.3 The History of exmh
history of B.3 The History of exmh
.exmh-defaults-color file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmh-defaults-mono file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmh-defaults file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhbindings file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhcontext file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhfcache file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhsedit file 2.7 Special Files for exmh

== F ==

FAQ, obtaining D.2 FAQ
files
overview 3.2 Multipart Messages
ChangeLog 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
context 2.5 A User's Directories, 4.2 Setting Up MH
DIFFERENCES 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
draft 2.5 A User's Directories
.exmh-defaults-color 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmh-defaults-mono 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmh-defaults 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhbindings 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhcontext 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhfcache 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.exmhsedit 2.7 Special Files for exmh
.folders 2.7 Special Files for exmh
mailbox 2.4 System Mailboxes
message 2.5 A User's Directories
MH 2.1 UNIX Filesystem Overview
MH.doc 4.3 Online Manual Pages
mh.profile 4.2 Setting Up MH
MH.ps 4.3 Online Manual Pages
sequence 2.5 A User's Directories
without ending newline 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters
.xmhcache 2.6 Special Files for xmh
xmhdraft 2.6 Special Files for xmh
filesystems and MH 2.1 UNIX Filesystem Overview
folder command
examples 4.2 Setting Up MH
folders
draft 2.5 A User's Directories
in filesystem 2.5 A User's Directories
.folders file 2.7 Special Files for exmh
front end, MH 0.0 Chapter Introduction, 1.2 How UNIX Email Works

== G ==

Gaines, R. Stockton B.1 History of MH, B.1 History of MH
Gildea, Stephen B.4 Early History of mh-e

== H ==

header fields
Content-Description: 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
Content-ID: 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
Content-transfer-encoding: 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages, 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
Content-type: 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
MIME 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
MIME-Version: 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
headers
vs. header fields 1.5 MH Profile
history
of exmh B.3 The History of exmh
of MH B.1 History of MH
of mh-e B.4 Early History of mh-e
of xmh B.2 History of xmh

== I ==

i-number 2.8 Links
IMAP 1.6 What Computers Support MH?
install-mh command 4.2 Setting Up MH
interface, MH 0.0 Chapter Introduction
introduction to this book 0.0 Chapter Introduction
acknowledgments 0.8 Acknowledgments
changes in third edition 0.4 New in the Third Edition
contents of this book 0.3 What's in This Book, 0.5 What Isn't in This Book
conventions 0.6 Conventions Used in This Book
request for comments 0.7 Request for Comments
why read this book 0.2 Why Read This Book?

== L ==

Larus, Jim B.4 Early History of mh-e
links
about 2.8 Links
symbolic 2.8 Links
links, symbolic 2.1 UNIX Filesystem Overview

== M ==

mail command 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
mailbox file 2.4 System Mailboxes
man command 4.3 Online Manual Pages
MANPATH 4.3 Online Manual Pages
message file 2.5 A User's Directories
messages
overview 3.2 Multipart Messages
xmh 2.6 Special Files for xmh
files 2.5 A User's Directories
printing 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
removed 2.5 A User's Directories
meta key
making 0.6 Conventions Used in This Book
metamail
obtaining D.6 Metamail
MH
about 1.2 How UNIX Email Works, 0.1 Why Choose MH?
acronym B.1 History of MH
administration 0.5 What Isn't in This Book
and the UNIX filesystem 2.1 UNIX Filesystem Overview
authors B.1 History of MH
cached body parts 3.2 Multipart Messages
configuration 0.5 What Isn't in This Book
configuring user account 4.2 Setting Up MH
examples 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
FAQ, obtaining D.2 FAQ
history of B.1 History of MH
initializing 4.2 Setting Up MH
installation 0.5 What Isn't in This Book
MIME (see also MIME)
obtaining 1.7 Obtaining MH, nmh, xmh, exmh, and mh-e
original proposal for B.1 History of MH
setting up 4.2 Setting Up MH
supported UNIX versions 1.6 What Computers Support MH?
vs. nmh 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
MH command versions
in filesystem 2.5 A User's Directories
folder
examples 4.2 Setting Up MH
install-mh 4.2 Setting Up MH
mhn
-list 3.2 Multipart Messages
examples 2.3 Library and Etcetera Directories
about 2.5 A User's Directories, 1.5 MH Profile
before MH 5 4.2 Setting Up MH
comments 4.2 Setting Up MH
creating 4.2 Setting Up MH
examples 1.5 MH Profile
initializing 4.2 Setting Up MH
mh.profile (system default) 4.2 Setting Up MH
mh-e D.6 Metamail
authors B.4 Early History of mh-e
history of B.4 Early History of mh-e
MH.doc file 4.3 Online Manual Pages
MH.ps file 4.3 Online Manual Pages
mhlist command 3.2 Multipart Messages
mhn
-list 3.2 Multipart Messages
.mh_sequences file 2.5 A User's Directories
MIME 3.0 Chapter Introduction, E.5 MIME Reference Guide
character sets 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
encoding 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages, 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
external body parts 3.2 Multipart Messages
header fields 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
introduction 1.3 Introduction to MIME, 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
metamail, obtaining D.6 Metamail
multipart/alternative messages 3.2 Multipart Messages
obtaining FAQ 3.3 More About MIME
Quick Reference E.5 MIME Reference Guide
using with xmh (see metamail)
multimedia (see MIME)
multipart messages 3.2 Multipart Messages, 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
boundaries in 3.2 Multipart Messages
line breaks 3.2 Multipart Messages
multipart/alternative 3.2 Multipart Messages

== N ==

newline 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters
nmh
about 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
vs. MH 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
nmh commands
mhlist 3.2 Multipart Messages
mhparam
etcdir 2.3 Library and Etcetera Directories

== O ==

od command 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters
online help 4.3 Online Manual Pages

== P ==

permissions, setting 1.5 MH Profile
POP (Post Office Protocol) 1.6 What Computers Support MH?

== Q ==

quoted-printable encoding 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages

== R ==

Reid, Brian B.4 Early History of mh-e
RFC 1521 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
RFC 1522 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
RFC, obtaining D.3 RFCs and Internet Drafts

== S ==

security 1.5 MH Profile
sequence file 2.5 A User's Directories
7bit encoding 3.1 Overview of MIME Messages
Shapiro, Norman Z. B.1 History of MH
shell
prompt 0.6 Conventions Used in This Book
subfolder
in filesystem 2.5 A User's Directories
symbolic links 2.1 UNIX Filesystem Overview, 2.8 Links
symbols
in MH command lines 0.6 Conventions Used in This Book, 0.6 Conventions Used in This Book

== T ==

tail command 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters

== U ==

UNIX commands
mail 1.2 How UNIX Email Works
man 4.3 Online Manual Pages
od 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters
tail 2.9 Caution About MH Files and Newline Characters
uuencode 3.0 Chapter Introduction
US-ASCII 3.0 Chapter Introduction
uuencode 3.0 Chapter Introduction

== W ==

Weissman, Terry B.2 History of xmh
Welch, Brent B.3 The History of exmh

== X ==

xmh
authors B.2 History of xmh
draft message files 2.6 Special Files for xmh
history of B.2 History of xmh
obtaining 1.7 Obtaining MH, nmh, xmh, exmh, and mh-e
.xmhcache file 2.6 Special Files for xmh

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