whom Command

Purpose

Manipulates Message Handler (MH) addresses.

Syntax

whom [ -alias File ... ] [-nocheck | -check ] [ { -draftfolder +Folder | -nodraftholder | File }{ -draftmessage Message | -draftFile } ]

Description

The whom command does the following:

Expands the headers of a message into a set of addresses.
Lists the addresses of the proposed recipients of a message.
Verifies that the addresses are deliverable to the transport service.
Note: The whom command does not guarantee that addresses listed as being deliverable will actually be delivered.

A message can reside in a draft folder or in a file. To specify where a message resides, use the -draft, -draftfolder, or -draftmessage flag.

If you do not specify the -draftfolder flag or if the Draft-Folder: entry in the $HOME/.mh_profile file is undefined, the whom command searches your MH directory for a draft file. Specifying a message after the -draftfolder +Folder flag is the same as specifying the -draftmessage flag.

Flags

Item	Description
-alias File	Specifies a file to search for mail aliases. By default, the system searches the /etc/mh/MailAliases file.
-draft	Uses the header information in the UserMhDirectory/draft file if it exists.
-draftfolder +Folder	Uses the header information from the draft message in the specified folder. If you specify a draft folder that doesn't exist, the system creates one for you.
-draftmessage Message	Uses the header information from the specified draft message.
-help	Lists the command syntax, available switches (toggles), and version information. Note: For MH, the name of this flag must be fully spelled out.
Message	Specifies the message draft. Use the following to specify messages: Number Number of the message. cur or . (period) Current message. This is the default. first First message in a folder. last Last message in a folder. next Message following the current message. prev Message preceding the current message.
-nodraftfolder	Undoes the last occurrence of the -draftfolder +Folder flag.

Note: Two other flags, -check and -nocheck, are also available. These flags have no effect on how the whom command performs verification. The -check and -nocheck flags are provided for compatibility only.

Profile Entries

The following entries are entered in the UserMhDirectory/.mh_profile file:

Item	Description
`Draft-Folder:`	Sets your default folder for drafts.
`postproc:`	Specifies the program used to post messages.

Security

Attention RBAC users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations that are associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.

Examples

To list and verify the addresses of the proposed recipients of a message, enter the addressees and subject of the message at the respective prompt, as follows:

To: d77@nostromo
Subject: a test

When prompted again, enter the text of the message:

-------Enter initial text
test
-------

After the whatnow prompt, enter the whom command:

whatnow>>> whom

The address of the proposed recipients of the message is then displayed:

lance...
d77@nostromo... deliverable

Files

Item	Description
$HOME/.mh_profile	Specifies the MH user profile.
/usr/bin/whom	Contains the whom command.