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NAME
     inc - incorporate new mail

SYNOPSIS
     inc [+folder] [-audit audit-file] [-noaudit] [-changecur]
          [-nochangecur] [-form formatfile] [-format string]
          [-file name] [-silent] [-nosilent] [-truncate]
          [-notruncate] [-width columns] [-host host]
          [-user user] [-pack file] [-nopack] [-rpop] [-norpop]
          [-help]
9     _I_n_c incorporates mail from the user's incoming mail drop
     into an _M_H folder.  If `+folder' isn't specified, the folder
     named "inbox" in the user's _M_H directory will be used.  The
     new messages being incorporated are assigned numbers start-
     ing with the next highest number in the folder.  If the
     specified (or default) folder doesn't exist, the user will
     be queried prior to its creation.  As the messages are pro-
     cessed, a _s_c_a_n listing of the new mail is produced.

     If the user's profile contains a "Msg-Protect: nnn" entry,
     it will be used as the protection on the newly created mes-
     sages, otherwise the _M_H default of 0644 will be used.  Dur-
     ing all operations on messages, this initially assigned pro-
     tection will be preserved for each message, so _c_h_m_o_d(1) may
     be used to set a protection on an individual message, and
     its protection will be preserved thereafter.

     If the switch `-audit audit-file' is specified (usually as a
     default switch in the profile), then _i_n_c will append a
     header line and a line per message to the end of the speci-
     fied audit-file with the format:

          inc date
               <scan line for first message>
               <scan line for second message>
                         <etc.>

     This is useful for keeping track of volume and source of
     incoming mail.  Eventually, _r_e_p_l, _f_o_r_w, _c_o_m_p, and _d_i_s_t may
     also produce audits to this (or another) file, perhaps with
     "Message-Id:" information to keep an exact correspondence
     history.  "Audit-file" will be in the user's MH directory
     unless a full path is specified.

     _I_n_c will incorporate even improperly formatted messages into
     the user's MH folder, inserting a blank line prior to the
     offending component and printing a comment identifying the
     bad message.

     In all cases, the user's mail drop will be zeroed, unless
     the `-notruncate' switch is given.
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     If the profile entry "Unseen-Sequence" is present and
     non-empty, then _i_n_c will add each of the newly incorporated
     messages to each sequence named by the profile entry.  This
     is similar to the "Previous-Sequence" profile entry sup-
     ported by all _M_H commands which take `msgs' or `msg' argu-
     ments.  Note that _i_n_c will not zero each sequence prior to
     adding messages.

     The interpretation of the `-form formatfile',
     `-format string', and `-width columns' switches is the same
     as in _s_c_a_n (1).

     By using the `-file name' switch, one can direct _i_n_c to
     incorporate messages from a file other than the user's mail-
     drop.  Note that the name file will NOT be zeroed, unless
     the `-truncate' switch is given.

     If the envariable $MAILDROP is set, then _i_n_c uses it as the
     location of the user's maildrop instead of the default (the
     `-file name' switch still overrides this, however).  If this
     envariable is not set, then _i_n_c will consult the profile
     entry "MailDrop" for this information.  If the value found
     is not absolute, then it is interpreted relative to the
     user's _M_H directory.  If the value is not found, then _i_n_c
     will look in the standard system location for the user's
     maildrop.

     The `-silent' switch directs _i_n_c to be quiet and not ask any
     questions at all.  This is useful for putting _i_n_c in the
     background and going on to other things.

     If the local host is configured as a POP client, or if the
     `-host host' switch is given, then _i_n_c will query the POP
     service host as to the status of mail waiting.  The
     `-user user' switch may be given to specify the name of the
     POP subscriber you wish to check mail for on the POP service
     host.  The `-rpop' switch uses the UNIX _r_P_O_P (authentication
     done via trusted connections).  In contrast, the `-norpop'
     switch uses the ARPA _P_O_P (in which case _i_n_c will prompt for
     a password).

     If _i_n_c uses POP, then the `-pack file' switch is considered.
     If given, then _i_n_c simply uses the POP to _p_a_c_k_f (1) the
     user's maildrop from the POP service host to the named file.
     This switch is provided for those users who prefer to use
     _m_s_h to read their maildrops.

FILES
     $HOME/.mh_profile                  The user profile
     /usr/misc/mh/lib/mtstailor         tailor file
     /usr/spool/mail/$USER              Location of mail drop




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PROFILE COMPONENTS
     Path:                To determine the user's MH directory
     Alternate-Mailboxes: To determine the user's mailboxes
     Folder-Protect:      To set mode when creating a new folder
     Msg-Protect:         To set mode when creating a new message and audit-file
     Unseen-Sequence:     To name sequences denoting unseen messages

SEE ALSO
     _P_o_s_t _O_f_f_i_c_e _P_r_o_t_o_c_o_l (_r_e_v_i_s_e_d) (aka RFC-819 with revisions),
     mhmail(1), scan(1), mh-mail(5), post(8)

DEFAULTS
     `+folder' defaults to "inbox"
     `-noaudit'
     `-changecur'
     `-format' defaulted as described above
     `-nosilent'
     `-truncate' if `-file name' not given, `-notruncate' otherwise
     `-width' defaulted to the width of the terminal
     `-nopack'
     `-rpop'

CONTEXT
     The folder into which messages are being incorporated will
     become the current folder.  The first message incorporated
     will become the current message, unless the `-nochangecur'
     option is specified.  This leaves the context ready for a
     _s_h_o_w of the first new message.

BUGS
     The argument to the `-format' switch must be interpreted as
     a single token by the shell that invokes _i_n_c.  Therefore,
     one must usually place the argument to this switch inside
     double-quotes.





















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