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[Nmh-workers] Changes to mh-tailor.man

2017-03-22 20:49:37
- Straighten up some formatting
- Don't escape hyphens unecessarily
- Pluralise message (so that outgoing messages...)

diff --git a/man/mh-tailor.man b/man/mh-tailor.man
index 0a3f5240..6c1c6a2b 100644
--- a/man/mh-tailor.man
+++ b/man/mh-tailor.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "April 18, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH MH-TAILOR %manext5% "March 23, 2017" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@ and
 .PP
 If you use
 .BR smtp ,
-this will enable a direct SMTP
-interface in
+this will enable a direct SMTP interface in
 .BR nmh .
-When sending mail, instead of passing the
-message to the mail transport agent,
+When sending mail, instead of passing the message to the mail
+transport agent,
 .B post
-will open a socket connection
-to the mail port on the machine specified in the
+will open a socket connection to the mail port on the machine
+specified in the
 .B servers
 entry.
 .PP
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ If you use
 .BR sendmail/smtp ,
 then
 .B post
-will send messages by forking a
-local copy of
+will send messages by forking a local copy of
 .BR sendmail .
 It will still speak SMTP with this local copy of
 .BR sendmail .
@@ -71,24 +69,21 @@ This replaces the old, undocumented
 mechanism and retains some of its limitations, such as lack of
 support for the
 .B \-whom
-switch and
-\*(lqDcc:\*(rq header field.
+switch and \*(lqDcc:\*(rq header field.
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR localname :
 .RS 5
 The hostname
 .B nmh
-considers local.  It should typically be a fully
-qualified hostname.  If this is not set, depending on the version of
-UNIX you're running,
+considers local.  It should typically be a fully qualified hostname.
+If this is not set, depending on the version of UNIX you're running,
 .B nmh
-will query the system for this value
-(e.g.\& uname, gethostname, etc.), and attempt to fully qualify this
-value.
+will query the system for this value (e.g.\& uname, gethostname, etc.),
+and attempt to fully qualify this value.
 .PP
 If you are using POP to retrieve new messages, you may want to set this
-value to the name of the POP server, so that outgoing message appear to
+value to the name of the POP server, so that outgoing messages appear to
 have originated on the POP server.
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -99,25 +94,22 @@ hostname.
 .PP
 This should only be needed, if for some reason
 .B nmh
-is not able to
-fully qualify the hostname returned by the system (e.g.\& uname,
-gethostname, etc.).
+is not able to fully qualify the hostname returned by the system
+(e.g.\& uname, gethostname, etc.).
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR clientname :
 .RS 5
 This option specifies the host name that
 .B nmh
-will give in the
-SMTP
+will give in the SMTP
 .B HELO
 (and
 .BR EHLO )
-command, when posting mail.  If not
-set, the default is to use the host name that
+command, when posting mail.  If not set, the default is to use the
+host name that
 .B nmh
-considers local
-(see
+considers local (see
 .B localname
 above).  If this option is set, but empty, no
 .B HELO
@@ -125,11 +117,10 @@ command will be given.
 .PP
 Although the
 .B HELO
-command is required by RFC 821, many SMTP servers
-do not require it.  Early versions of
+command is required by RFC 821, many SMTP servers do not require it.
+Early versions of
 .I SendMail
-will fail if the hostname
-given in the
+will fail if the hostname given in the
 .B HELO
 command is the local host.  Later versions of
 .I SendMail
@@ -156,14 +147,14 @@ 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 +162,19 @@ 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
@@ -212,8 +203,8 @@ to
 .BR servers :
 localhost
 .RS 5
-A SINGLE hostname to be used when performing mail submission via SMTP.  
Previous
-versions of
+A single hostname to be used when performing mail submission via SMTP.
+Previous versions of
 .B nmh
 supported multiple hostnames for
 .BR servers ,
@@ -222,13 +213,13 @@ but the current version of
 only supports a single entry (the name is kept for backwards compatibility
 reasons).  This can be overridden via the
 .B \-server
-option to
+switch to
 .IR send (1).
 It is not possible to change the mail submission port number in the
 .B servers
 entry; see the
 .B \-port
-option to
+switch to
 .BR send (1)
 for this functionality.
 .SS "SendMail"
@@ -249,7 +240,7 @@ 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"
@@ -312,19 +303,17 @@ If no entry is given, the
 .B fcntl
 lock method will be chosen.
 .PP
-If you do not wish to use kernel\-based locking,
+If you do not wish to use kernel-based locking,
 .I dot
-locking is an option available.
-If \*(lq--enable-lockdir=directory\*(rq
-is not specified at build time, lock files will be created
-in the directory where the file being locked resides.  Otherwise, lock
+locking is an option available.  If \*(lq--enable-lockdir=directory\*(rq
+is not specified at build time, lock files will be created in the
+directory where the file being locked resides.  Otherwise, lock
 files will be created in the directory specified by
 \*(lq--enable-lockdir\*(rq.
 .PP
 Prior to installing
 .BR nmh ,
-you should see how locking is done at
-your site, and set the appropriate values.
+you should see how locking is done at your site, and set the appropriate 
values.
 .SH FILES
 .TP 20
 %nmhetcdir%/mts.conf
@@ -335,19 +324,13 @@ None
 .IR mh\-mts (8),
 .IR post (8)
 .SH DEFAULTS
-As listed above.  The path of the mail transport configuration
-file can be changed with the
-MHMTSCONF
-environment variable and augmented with the
-MHMTSUSERCONF
-environment variable, see
+As listed above.  The path of the mail transport configuration file can
+be changed with the MHMTSCONF environment variable and augmented with the
+MHMTSUSERCONF environment variable, see
 .IR mh\-profile (5).
 .SH BUGS
 Failure to open any mail transport configuration file is silently
 ignored.  Therefore, it's best to avoid dynamic creation of such
-a file with the intent of use via the
-MHMTSCONF
-or
-MHMTSUSERCONF
+a file with the intent of use via the MHMTSCONF or MHMTSUSERCONF
 environment variables.  If such use is necessary, the ability
 to successfully open the file should first be verified.

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