The Elm Reference Guide

A comprehensive list of all commands, options and such to the Elm mail system.

Introduction

There are many parts to a complex software system and The Elm Mail System is no different. This document describes fully all the options available in the mailer, including the command line options, the commands (in considerably more detail than in The Elm Users Guide) and the .elm/elmrc file. To be more explicit, this document covers:

Contents

  • The .elm/elmrc File
  • The Command Line Options
  • Special Outgoing Mail Processing
  • Customized header lines
  • Commands
  • Using Elm with ``editor = none''
  • The Alias System
  • While We're Talking Aliases...
  • Expert Mail Users and Debugging the Mailer
  • Without any further ado, then, let's get this show on the road!!

    Created by Dave Taylor
    Elm is now in the public trust. Bug reports, comments, etc. to Syd Weinstein

  • Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor
  • Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by The USENET Community Trust
  • May 1, 1990
  • See also the elm user's guide

    Last update: 5-Feb-93 by JGW