The following diffs change maildrop(s) to mail drop(s) in
- mh-profile.man
- mh-tailor.man
- mhmail.man
- msgchk.man
- nmh.man
- scan.man
- slocal.man
diff --git a/man/mh-profile.man b/man/mh-profile.man
index 4a7ee526..774df308 100644
--- a/man/mh-profile.man
+++ b/man/mh-profile.man
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ the last volume sent for the digest
.RS 5
Tells
.B inc
-your maildrop, if different from the default. This is
+your mail drop, if different from the default. This is
superseded by the environment variable
MAILDROP.
(profile, default: %mailspool%/$USER)
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ The \*(lqlocale\*(rq profile entry supersedes these.
MAILDROP
This variable tells
.B inc
-the default maildrop. This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+the default mail drop.
+This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
.TP
MAILHOST
This variable tells
@@ -947,7 +948,7 @@ This variable tells
.B repl
your user name and
.B inc
-your default maildrop: see the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+your default mail drop: see the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
.TP
USERNAME_EXTENSION
This variable is for use with username_extension masquerading. See the
diff --git a/man/mh-tailor.man b/man/mh-tailor.man
index 0a3f5240..40e41626 100644
--- a/man/mh-tailor.man
+++ b/man/mh-tailor.man
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ file.
.BR mmdfldir :
%mailspool%
.RS 5
-The directory where maildrops are kept. If this option is set, but empty,
+The directory where mail drops are kept. If this option is set, but empty,
the user's home directory is used. This overrides the default value
chosen at the time of compilation.
.RE
.PP
.BR mmdflfil :
.RS 5
-The name of the maildrop file in the directory where maildrops are kept.
+The name of the mail drop file in the directory where mail drops are kept.
If this is empty, the user's login name is used. This overrides the default
value (which is empty).
.RE
@@ -171,19 +171,19 @@ value (which is empty).
.BR mmdelim1 :
\&\\001\\001\\001\\001\\n
.RS 5
-The beginning-of-message delimiter for maildrops.
+The beginning-of-message delimiter for mail drops.
.RE
.PP
.BR mmdelim2 :
\&\\001\\001\\001\\001\\n
.RS 5
-The end-of-message delimiter for maildrops.
+The end-of-message delimiter for mail drops.
.RE
.PP
.BR spoollocking :
%default_locking%
.RS 5
-The locking algorithm to use when opening the maildrop. Can be any one of
+The locking algorithm to use when opening the mail drop. Can be any one of
the following:
.PP
.RS 5
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ program.
.RS 5
The name of the default POP service host. If this is not set, then
.B nmh
-looks in the standard maildrop areas for waiting mail, otherwise
+looks in the standard mail drop areas for waiting mail, otherwise
the named POP service host is consulted.
.RE
.\" .SS "BBoards Delivery"
diff --git a/man/mhmail.man b/man/mhmail.man
index 315a553b..f0f3a35f 100644
--- a/man/mhmail.man
+++ b/man/mhmail.man
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ be used instead to send messages.
.PP
When invoked without arguments, it simply invokes
.B inc
-to incorporate new messages from the user's maildrop.
+to incorporate new messages from the user's mail drop.
.PP
When one or more addresses are specified, a message is read from the
standard input and spooled to a temporary file.
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ is used.
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate maildrop into folder
+^%bindir%/inc~^Program to incorporate mail drop into folder
^%nmhlibexecdir%/post~^Program to deliver a message
^/tmp/mhmail*~^Temporary copy of message
.fi
diff --git a/man/msgchk.man b/man/msgchk.man
index eb356c22..edff6d50 100644
--- a/man/msgchk.man
+++ b/man/msgchk.man
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ should produce a message. The default is
which says that
.B msgchk
should always report the status of the
-users maildrop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
+users mail drop. Other values for `type' include `mail' which says that
.B msgchk
should report the status of waiting mail; and, `nomail'
which says that
.B msgchk
-should report the status of empty maildrops.
+should report the status of empty mail drops.
The
.B \-nonotify
.I type
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ switch has the inverted sense, so
directs
.B msgchk
to never report the status of
-maildrops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
+mail drops. This is useful if the user wishes to check
.BR msgchk 's
exit status. A non\-zero exit status indicates that mail was
.B not
diff --git a/man/nmh.man b/man/nmh.man
index 5591ce64..eaf06ead 100644
--- a/man/nmh.man
+++ b/man/nmh.man
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ before, it will create the necessary default files and
directories after
asking you if you wish it to do so.
.PP
.B inc
-moves mail from your system maildrop into your
+moves mail from your system mail drop into your
.B nmh
\*(lq+inbox\*(rq
folder, breaking it up into separate files and converting it
diff --git a/man/scan.man b/man/scan.man
index 8d53e30a..6e9ff312 100644
--- a/man/scan.man
+++ b/man/scan.man
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The
.I filename
switch allows the user to obtain a
.B scan
-listing of a maildrop file as produced by
+listing of a mail drop file as produced by
.BR packf .
This listing
includes every message in the file (you can't scan individual messages).
diff --git a/man/slocal.man b/man/slocal.man
index 5d0c4edf..fa6625e8 100644
--- a/man/slocal.man
+++ b/man/slocal.man
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ whom it is delivering mail. It must exist on the local
system. The
.B \-mailbox
switch tells
.B slocal
-the name of the user's maildrop file.
+the name of the user's mail drop file.
.PP
.B slocal
is able to detect and suppress duplicate messages.
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ owned by root and must be writable only by root.
.PP
If a global delivery file cannot be found or does not perform an
action which delivers the message, then standard delivery to the
-user's maildrop is performed.
+user's mail drop is performed.
.SS "Example Delivery File"
To summarize, here's an example delivery file:
.PP
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ value immediately, and the child could continue on, doing
whatever it
wanted for as long as it wanted. This approach is somewhat risky if
the parent is going to return an exit status of zero. If the parent is
going to return a non-zero exit status, then this approach can lead to
-quicker delivery into your maildrop.
+quicker delivery into your mail drop.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ quicker delivery into your maildrop.
^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
^$HOME/\&.maildelivery~^The file controlling local delivery
^%nmhetcdir%/maildelivery~^Rather than the standard file
-^%mailspool%/$USER~^The default maildrop
+^%mailspool%/$USER~^The default mail drop
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR rcvdist (1),
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ interpreted as the
value
.B RP_MECH
(200), which means
-\*(lquse an alternate route\*(rq (deliver the message to the maildrop).
+\*(lquse an alternate route\*(rq (deliver the message to the mail drop).
.SH BUGS
Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.
.PP
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