Command Reference Guide
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elm(1) elm(1)
1 Convert 8-bit messages to 7-bit, but depend on sendmail to handle
binary messages.
2 Depend on sendmail to handle both 8-bit and binary messages.
readmsginc The value by which the Reading in folder, message: counter is
incremented while reading a new folder. If you set this value to a number
larger than one, it will speed up the time it takes to read a large folder
when you are using a slow terminal. The default is 1.
sleepmsg The time in seconds that elm will wait after displaying a diagnostic mes-
sage before erasing it. The value can be 0 or a positive integer. The
default is 2.
timeout The interval, in seconds, after which elm rechecks the incoming mailbox
for new mail. The default is 600 (10 minutes).
userlevel The relative level of your user sophistication. Acceptable values are:
0 Novice user (the default). Command menus are a small verbose sub-
set of the available commands.
1 Moderately experienced user. Command menus are a larger terse
subset of the available commands. Outbound message commands
allow you to recover previously unsent messages as the text of the
current outbound message.
2 Expert. The features are the same as for 1.
Level 1 or 2 is required if you want to send a forms message.
Boolean Variables
Boolean variables have the forms
boolean-name =ON −and− boolean-name = OFF
The following boolean variables are defined.
alwaysdelete If ON, the default answer of the Message Menu q (quit) prompt
Delete messages? (y/n)
is set to y (yes). If OFF, the default answer is set to n (no). The default is
OFF. See the Message Menu q command.
alwayskeep If ON, the default answer of the Message Menu q (quit) prompt
Keep unread messages in incoming mailbox? (y/n)
is set to y (yes). If OFF, the default answer is set to n (no). The default is
ON. See the Message Menu q command.
alwaysstore If ON, the default answer of the Message Menu q (quit) prompt
Move read messages to "received" folder? (y/n)
is set to y (yes). If OFF, the default answer is set to n (no). The default is
OFF. See the Message Menu q command.
arrow If ON, use an arrow (->) to mark the current item in a menu index. If
OFF, use an inverse bar. If the program is invoked with the -a command
line option,
arrow is set to ON. The default is OFF.
ask If ON, you are asked the questions
Delete messages? (y/n)
Move read messages to "received" folder? (y/n)
Keep unread messages in incoming mailbox? (y/n)
(as appropriate) each time you leave the program with the Message Menu q
(quit) command. See that command for details of the process. If OFF,orif
you use the Message Menu Q command, elm uses the values defined by the
alwaysdelete , alwaysstore , and alwayskeep boolean variables,
respectively, without prompting. The default is ON.
HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000 − 24 − Section 1−−227
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