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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2001-05-05 22:35:54 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2001-05-05 22:35:54 +0000
commit7fc1fe0951b987d81a9c937f4253c26db7a8f796 (patch)
treeca01a5ef82eb36dc24fbfeadc463438415ffe175 /man/sending.texi
parent00aa62e5da6683c0e6b337c63daeead6cb28404f (diff)
downloademacs-7fc1fe0951b987d81a9c937f4253c26db7a8f796.tar.gz
Explain use of multiple FCC fields.
Explain custom group mailalias. Fix typos.
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diff --git a/man/sending.texi b/man/sending.texi
index 397fef803f0..05c77aa72b8 100644
--- a/man/sending.texi
+++ b/man/sending.texi
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ copy of every message to some other @var{address}, set the variable
This field contains the name of one file and directs Emacs to append a
copy of the message to that file when you send the message. If the file
is in Rmail format, Emacs writes the message in Rmail format; otherwise,
-Emacs writes the message in system mail file format.
+Emacs writes the message in system mail file format. To specify
+more than one file, use several @samp{FCC} fields, with one file
+name in each field.
@vindex mail-archive-file-name
To put a fixed file name in the @samp{FCC} field each time you start
@@ -207,14 +209,14 @@ This field lists the message IDs of related previous messages. Rmail
sets up this field automatically when you reply to a message.
@end table
- The @samp{To}, @samp{CC}, @samp{BCC} and @samp{FCC} header fields can
-appear any number of times, and each such header field can contain
-multiple addresses, separated by commas. This way, you can specify any
-number of places to send the message. A @samp{To}, @samp{CC}, or
-@samp{BCC} field can also have continuation lines: one or more lines
-starting with whitespace, following the starting line of the field, are
-considered part of the field. Here's an example of a @samp{To} field
-with a continuation line:@refill
+ The @samp{To}, @samp{CC}, and @samp{BCC} header fields can appear
+any number of times, and each such header field can contain multiple
+addresses, separated by commas. This way, you can specify any number
+of places to send the message. These fields can also have
+continuation lines: one or more lines starting with whitespace,
+following the starting line of the field, are considered part of the
+field. Here's an example of a @samp{To} field with a continuation
+line:@refill
@example
@group
@@ -485,12 +487,14 @@ the full name, and what style to use, as in @code{mail-from-style}
(@pxref{Mail Headers}).
For completion purposes, the valid mailing addresses are taken to be
-the local users' names plus your personal mail aliases. You can specify
-additional sources of valid addresses; use the customization buffer
-to see the options for this.
+the local users' names plus your personal mail aliases. You can
+specify additional sources of valid addresses; look at customization
+group @samp{mailalias} to see the options for this
+(@pxref{Customization Groups}).
- If you type @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} in the body of the message, it invokes
-@code{ispell-complete-word}, as in Text mode.
+ If you type @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} in the body of the message,
+@code{mail-complete} invokes @code{ispell-complete-word}, as in Text
+mode.
@node Citing Mail
@subsection Citing Mail
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@ entering an outgoing message:
@findex fortune-to-signature
@cindex fortune cookies
You can use the @code{fortune} program to put a ``fortune cookie''
-message into outpoing mail. To do this, add
+message into outgoing mail. To do this, add
@code{fortune-to-signature} to @code{mail-setup-hook}:
@example
@@ -665,7 +669,7 @@ message into outpoing mail. To do this, add
and sending mail---Mail mode. Emacs has alternative facilities for
editing and sending mail, including
MH-E and Message mode, not documented in this manual.
-@xref{,MH-E,,mh-e, The Emacs Interface to MH}. @xref{,Message,,message,
+@xref{MH-E,,,mh-e, The Emacs Interface to MH}. @xref{Message,,,message,
Message Manual}. You can choose any of them as your preferred method.
The commands @code{C-x m}, @code{C-x 4 m} and @code{C-x 5 m} use
whichever agent you have specified. So do various other Emacs commands