# # .elm/elmrc - options file for the ELM mail system # # Saved automatically by ELM 2.5 PL2 # #; @(#)$Id: elmrc-info,v 1.14 1996/08/08 19:49:15 wfp5p Exp $ # # This file allows you to tailor Elm. # # The lines beginning with "#" (like this one!) are comments. # # Some of the option settings are commented out with "###". This means # that you do NOT have a value set for the option, and the system default # will be used. (The value shown is the default at the time this file # was created.) If you wish to enable one of these options, you MUST # delete the "###" to de-comment the entry. # # For the yes/no settings, say ON for yes and OFF for no. # # For more detailed description of these settings, see the Elm Reference Guide. # # --- Table of Contents --- # # 1. General Program Configuration Options # 2. Main Message Selection Screen Options # 3. Message Display/Pager Options # 4. Editor Options # 5. Message Composition Options # 6. Signature Options # 7. Program Termination/Folder Cleanup Options # 8. Folder Handling Options # 9. MIME and Character Set Options # #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 1: General Program Configuration Options # # Are we good at it? 0=beginner, 1=intermediate, 2 and above=expert. # Lower levels give more verbose prompts. Higher levels make advanced # options available. ### userlevel = 0 # After displaying a transient message, Elm will pause this many seconds # before erasing it. Can be 0 or a positive integer. ### sleepmsg = 2 # After this many seconds of inactivity, Elm will re-check the mailbox # for new messages. ### timeout = 600 # Enable AT&T Mail forms support? ### forms = OFF # Want to use HP 2622 terminal softkeys? # You had better be running on that sort of terminal if you turn this on! ### softkeys = OFF # Would you like to use termcap/terminfo ti/te (screen switch) entries? ### usetite = ON # When initially reading in a mail folder, the status display is updated # whenever this many more messages are processed. A large number helps # avoid lots of output on slow terminal connecitons. ### readmsginc = 1 # Command to print a message. ### print = /bin/lp # List of headers to select and weed when printing messages. ### printhdrs = # Command to use for shell escapes. ### shell = # Directory to use for temporary files. ### tmpdir = /tmp/ # Pathname to the saved calendar entries file. ### calendar = # How to sort the alias list, "Name" by default. ### aliassortby = Name # Space-delimited list of alternative addresses that appear in your # mail messages (such as your addresses on other machines). This allows # Elm to recognize which messages are to and from you. Stuff like # "user@*.dom.ain" works here. ### alternatives = # List of options that can be configured at the "o)ptions" screen. ### configoptions = ^_defsopv_am_un #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 2: Main Message Selection Screen Options # # Mark selected message with "->" rather than the inverse video bar? ### arrow = OFF # Display the three-line "mini-menu" of commands? ### menu = ON # How to sort the display of messages in a folder. "Reverse Sent" by default. ### sortby = Reverse-Sent # Should mailing list info be displayed for messages at startup? # The "M" command toggles this on and off. ### showmlists = OFF # When "showmlists" is off, a single-character mark is displayed # to indicate who the message is to. This four-character string # defines the values to use for the mark. The four characters are: # - Mark for mail to you and nobody else. # - Mark for mail to you and other recipients. # - Mark for mail to multiple recipients, and you are on the CC list. # - Mark for mail not addressed directly to you (e.g. mailing lists) # An underscore "_" in this list will display as a blank. ### tochars = _TC* # Should messages to which you've replied be shown with an "r" mark? ### showreply = OFF # Start up by pointing to the first new message received, if possible? ### pointnew = ON # When moving to next or previous page of messages, should the current # message pointer also move onto that page? ### movepage = OFF # Increment the message pointer only after the message has been fully # disposed (saved or deleted)? If OFF, then the message pointer is # incremented after you do anything that touches the message. ### resolve = ON #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 3: Message Display/Pager Options # # Program to use for displaying messages. "builtin" is recommended. ### pager = builtin+ # Display message title when displaying pages of message? ### titles = ON # This determines whether the builtin pager should be used instead of # an external pager (if you defined one above). If the value is greater # than zero, then the builtin pager is used for any message shorter than # that number of lines. If the value is less than zero, the builtin # pager is used if the message is that many lines shorter than the size # of the screen. If zero, the external pager always is used. ### builtinlines = -3 # Prompt for a command after the external pager exits? ### promptafter = ON # Enable use of the "weedout" list defined below? ### weed = ON # What headers I DON'T want to see, ever. ### weedout = "*end-of-user-headers*" #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 4: Editor Options # # Name of editor to use for composing messages. "none" or "builtin" # uses the simple built-in editor. ### editor = emacs # Name of editor to use for replies that have text. ### alteditor = emacs # Name of editor to use for the "~e" command in the built-in editor. ### easyeditor = emacs # Name of editor to use for the "~v" command in the built-in editor. ### visualeditor = emacs # The character to use in the built-in editor for entering commands. ### escape = # Flush the input buffer after returning from an external editor? ### editflush = ON #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 5: Message Composition Options # # The full user name for outbound mail. NOTE: Many mail systems add # From: lines on their own and this setting has no effect!!! If your # system is one of those, you might want to try things such as the # "chfn" command or setting the NAME environment parameter. ### fullname = # Would you like to be asked for Carbon-Copy addresses when sending a message? ### askcc = ON # When you send a message to an alias that contains you, would you # like to receive a copy of the message? ### metoo = OFF # When replying to a message, ask "Copy message?" into editing buffer? # If OFF, then the "replycopy" action is taken without asking. ### askreplycopy = ON # Should the default for the "Copy message?" question be "yes"? ### replycopy = ON # When messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers? # If OFF, just the message body with no headers is copied. ### noheader = ON # Prefix to mark included message text. Use "_" for a space. ### prefix = >_ # Attribution string for replies. "%F" is the author of original message. ### attribution = # Attribution for forwarded messages. "%F" is original author. # Something like: "--- %[begin|end] forwarded message from %F ---" # If empty, standard attribution and prefix quoting used on forwards. ### fwdattribution = # List of delivery precedences allowed, or empty to allow anything. # Precedence may be followed by optional ":priority" setting. ### precedences = # When showing To: addresses, just display the recipient name? # If OFF, show entire recipient address. ### names = ON # When sending messages to a uucp "bang path" address, automatically # add a CC that will bounce back a copy off the remote host when it is # at least this many hops away. Set 0 to disable function. ### bounceback = 0 #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 6: Signature Options # # Local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages. ### localsignature = # Remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages. ### remotesignature = # Place dashes line above signatures? (Usenet compatibility and convention) ### sigdashes = ON #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 7: Program Termination/Folder Cleanup Options # # Should the "Delete messages?" question be asked when you exit, resync, # or change folders? If OFF, then the "alwaysdelete" action is taken # without asking. ### askdelete = ON # Should the "Keep unread messages in incoming mailbox?" question be # asked when you exit, resync, or change folders? If OFF, then the # "alwayskeep" action is taken without asking. ### askkeep = ON # Should the "Move read messages to received folder?" question be asked # when you exit, resync, or change folders? If OFF, then the "alwaysstore" # action is taken without asking. ### askstore = ON # Should the default for the "Delete messages?" question be "yes"? ### alwaysdelete = OFF # Should the default for the "Keep unread messages in incoming mailbox?" # question be "yes"? ### alwayskeep = ON # Should the default for the "Move read messages to received folder?" # question be "yes"? ### alwaysstore = OFF # Should we keep folders from which all messages are deleted? # If OFF then the empty folder files are deleted. ### keepempty = OFF #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 8: Folder Handling Options # # Where to save my mail to. ### maildir = # Save a copy of all outgoing messages I send? ### copy = OFF # Name of folder in which copies of outgoing messages are saved. ### sentmail = =sent # Name of folder in which received messages are saved. ### receivedmail = =received # Save messages, incoming and outbound, by alias of sender/recipient? ### savebyalias = OFF # Save messages, incoming and outbound, by login name of sender/recipient? ### savebyname = ON # Save outbound messages by login name of sender/recipient even if the # associated folder doesn't already exist? ### forcename = OFF # Should Elm ask for confirmation before it appends messages to any # existing file? This is used for both folders in the user's mail # directory and ordinary files. ### confirmappend = ON # Should Elm ask for confirmation before it creates any new files? This # is used for both folders in the user's mail directory and ordinary # files. ### confirmcreate = ON # Should Elm ask for confirmation before it appends a message to an # existing file that is not a folder in the user's Mail directory? This # is used for ordinary files only and does not affect folders in the # user's mail directory. ### confirmfiles = OFF # Should Elm ask for confirmation before it creates a new folder in the # user's Mail directory? This is used only for folders in the user's # mail directory and does not affect ordinary files. ### confirmfolders = OFF # Should Elm ask for confirmation before saving tagged messages to a # folder when the cursor is on an untagged message? ### confirmtagsave = ON # List of folders which are incoming folders. Incoming folders are # handled like your spool mailbox. Folders in this list will be # opened with "magic mode" ### incomingfolders = "*end-of-incoming-folders*" #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Section 9: MIME and Character Set Options # # Name of character set which the display supports. ### displaycharset = iso-8859-1 # List of character sets, which are (more or less) a superset of US-ASCII. # When "displaycharset" is one of these, we can avoid spawning "metamail" # to handle a US-ASCII message. ### compatcharsets = ISO-8859-1 ISO-8859-2 ISO-8859-3 ISO-8859-4 ISO-8859-5 ISO-8859-7 ISO-8859-8 ISO-8859-9 # The character set used for messages you write that contain 8-bit # national characters. (This becomes the "charset" parameter in the # "Content-Type" header of your outbound message.) If the message # contains solely 7-bit charcters, then this setting is ignored and # US-ASCII is selected. A common choice here is "ISO-8859-1". ### charset = iso-8859-1 # # end of Elm configuration settings # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------