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- #@(#)$Id: elmrc-info,v 5.11 1994/03/11 21:19:26 syd Exp $
- # Elm Version 2.4
- #
- #$HDR - magic line to mark comments to put at top of user's elmrc file.
- #
- # For yes/no settings, ON means yes, OFF means no.
- #
- # Lines beginning with "#" (like this one!) are comments.
- #
- # The "###" lines mean that you do not have a value set and the system
- # default will be used. The value shown was the default at the time
- # this file was created. Yes...the default could have changed between
- # then and now.
- #
-
- shell
- # The shell to use for shell escapes
-
- fullname
- # The full user name for outbound mail
-
- maildir
- # where to save my mail to, default directory is "Mail"
-
- tmpdir
- # where to place temporary files, default directory is "/tmp"
-
- receivedmail
- # where to save received messages to, default file is "=received"
-
- editor
- # what editor to use ("none" means simulate Berkeley Mail)
-
- alteditor
- # name of editor to use for replies that have text
-
- easyeditor
- # name of editor for ~e command (when editor="builtin")
-
- visualeditor
- # name of editor for ~v command (when editor="builtin")
-
- escape
- # the character to use in the builtin editor for entering commands
-
- sentmail
- # where to save copies of outgoing mail to, default file is "=sent"
-
- calendar
- # where to save calendar entries
-
- sortby
- # how to sort folders, "Reverse Sent" by default
-
- aliassortby
- # how to sort the alias list, "Name" by default
-
- print
- # how to print a message ('%s' is the filename)
-
- attribution
- # attribution string for replies ('%s' is the author of original message)
-
- prefix
- # prefix sequence for indenting included message text in outgoing messages...
-
- weedout
- # what headers I DON'T want to see, ever.
-
- bounceback
- # threshold for bouncing copies of remote uucp messages...
- # zero = disable function.
-
- timeout
- # Set the main prompt timeout for resynching...
-
- autocopy
- # automatically copy message being replied to into buffer?
-
- copy
- # save a copy of all outbound messages?
-
- resolve
- # emulate the mailx message increment mode (only increment after
- # something has been 'done' to a message, either saved or deleted,
- # as opposed to simply each time something is touched)?
-
- weed
- # enable the weedout list to be read?
-
- noheader
- # when messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers?
-
- titles
- # display message title when displaying pages of message?
-
- savename
- # save messages, incoming and outbound, by login name of sender/recipient?
-
- forcename
- # save outbound messages by login name of sender/recipient even if the
- # associated folder doesn't already exist?
-
- movepage
- # when using the page commands (+ - <NEXT> <PREV>) change the current
- # message pointer...?
-
- pointnew
- # start up by pointing to the first new message received, if possible?
-
- signature
- # ".signature" file to append to outbound messages...
-
- localsignature
- # local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...
-
- remotesignature
- # remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...
-
- sigdashes
- # do we want dashes above signatures? (News 2.11 compatibility and convention)
-
- alwayskeep
- # should the default be to keep unread messages in the incoming mailbox?
-
- alwaysstore
- # should the default be to store read messages to the "received" folder?
-
- alwaysdelete
- # should the default be to delete messages we've marked for deletion?
-
- pager
- # program to use for displaying messages ('builtin' is recommended)
-
- promptafter
- # prompt for a command after the external pager exits?
-
- builtinlines
- # This is used to determine if the builtin pager should be used on some
- # messages even if you would usually use an external pager program.
- # There are two ways of determining whether the builtin pager should be
- # used. If you want any message that is shorter than "n" lines to use the
- # internal pager, set the parameter to "n". If you want the builtin
- # pager to be used if the message is "m" lines shorter than the number of
- # lines on your screen set the parameter to be "-m". Setting the
- # parameter to zero will result in the message always being sent through
- # your external pager.
-
- keepempty
- # should we keep folders from which all messages are deleted?
-
- keypad
- # are we running on an HP terminal and want HOME, PREV, NEXT, etc...?
-
- softkeys
- # are we running on an HP terminal and want softkeys available too?
- # (this implies "keypad=ON" too)
-
- alternatives
- # alternative addresses that I could receive mail from (usually a
- # forwarding mailbox) and don't want to have listed...
-
- forms
- # do we want to be able to mail out AT&T Mail Forms?
-
- userlevel
- # are we good at it? 0=beginner, 1=intermediate, 2+ = expert!
-
- names
- # just show the names when expanding aliases?
-
- arrow
- # should we use the "->" rather than the inverse video bar?
-
- menu
- # should we display the three-line 'mini' menu?
-
- metoo
- # would you like a copy of a message you send to an alias you are on?
-
- ask
- # should the message disposition questions be displayed(ON) or
- # auto-answered(OFF) with the default answers when we resync or
- # change folders?
-
- askcc
- # would you like to be asked for Carbon-Copies information each msg?
-
- precedences
- # list of delivery precedences allowed, or empty to allow anything
- # precedence may be followed by optional ":priority" specification
-
- charset
- # name of Character Set used with MIME text/plain Content-type
- # US-ASCII is default. Be aware that if you use a national charset
- # elm probably needs metamail to display US-ASCII.
-
- displaycharset
- # name of Character Set which the display supports. This is independent
- # of the above "charset".
-
- compatcharsets
- # list of Character Sets, which are more or less a superset of US-ASCII
- # so we know that we can display messages with charset=US-ASCII without
- # help of metamail
-
- configoptions
- # list of options that can be configured at the "o)ptions" screen
-
- confirmappend
- # Should elm always ask the user to confirm before it appends
- # messages to any existing file?
- # This is used for both folders in the user's mail directory
- # and ordinary files.
-
- confirmcreate
- # Should elm always ask the user to confirm before it creates
- # any new files?
- # This is used for both folders in the user's mail directory
- # and ordinary files.
-
- confirmfiles
- # Should elm ask for confirmation before it appends a message
- # to an existing file that is not a folder in the user's Mail
- # directory?
- # This is used for ordinary files only and does not affect
- # folders in the user's mail directory.
-
- confirmfolders
- # Should elm ask for confirmation before it creates a new folder
- # in the user's Mail directory?
- # This is used only for folders in the user's mail directory and
- # does not affect ordinary files.
-
- usetite
- # would you like to use termcap/terminfo ti/te entries?
-
- readmsginc
- # Value by which message count is incremented while reading a new mailbox.
- # Setting this value to a number larger than one will speed up the time it
- # takes to read a large mailbox when using a slow terminal.
-
- sleepmsg
- # time in seconds which Elm will wait after displaying a transient message
- # and before erasing it. Can be 0 or positive integer.
-
- textencoding
- # Type of encoding to be put into the MIME Content-Transfer-Encoding header.
- # Usual values are 7bit or 8bit.
- # NOTE: Elm will not encode your message based on this variable.
-