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elm(1) elm(1)
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.
askcc If ON, elm prompts you for "carbon copies" with the prompt Copies To:
each time you send, forward, or reply to a message. If OFF, the prompt is
omitted. In either case, you can still explicitly include Cc: addresses with
the ˜c command in the built-in editor, or with the Header Menu com-
mands. The default is ON.
autocopy If ON, elm automatically copies the text of the message you are replying to
into the edit buffer. If OFF, elm prompts you with Copy message?.
The default is OFF.
confirmappend If ON, you are asked to confirm before messages are appended to an exist-
ing file, whether it is a file in your mail directory or a file in another direc-
tory. If OFF, see confirmappend and confirmfiles Operation
below. The default is OFF.
confirmcreate If ON, you are asked to confirm before a new file is created. whether it is a
file in your mail directory or a file in another directory. If OFF, see
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