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<H2><A NAME="SEC7" HREF="mh-e_toc.html#TOC7">Processing Mail</A></H2>
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The first thing we want to do is reply to the message that we sent
ourselves. Ensure that the cursor is still on the same line as your
test message and type <KBD>r</KBD>. You are prompted in the minibuffer with
<SAMP>`Reply to whom:'</SAMP>. Here mh-e is asking whether you'd like to reply
to the original sender only, to the sender and primary recipients, or to
the sender and all recipients. If you simply hit <KBD>RET</KBD>, you'll
reply only to the sender. Hit <KBD>RET</KBD> now.
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You'll find yourself in an Emacs buffer similar to that when you were
sending the original message, like this:
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<PRE>
To: wohler
Subject: Re: Test
In-reply-to: Bill Wohler's message of Wed, 24 Aug 1994 13:01:13 -0700
<199408242001.NAA00505@newt.com>
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To: wohler
Subject: Test
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 13:01:13 -0700
From: Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
This is a test message to get the wheels churning...
-----{show-+inbox} 4 (MH-Show)--Bot----------------------------------
Composing a reply...done
<I>Composition window during reply</I>
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By default, MH will not add you to the address list of your replies, so
if you find that the <SAMP>`To:'</SAMP> header field is missing, don't worry.
In this case, type <KBD>C-c C-f C-t</KBD> to create and go to the <SAMP>`To:'</SAMP>
field, where you can type your login name again. You can move around
with the arrow keys or with <KBD>C-p</KBD> (<CODE>previous-line</CODE>), <KBD>C-n</KBD>
(<CODE>next-line</CODE>), <KBD>C-b</KBD> (<CODE>backward-char</CODE>), and <KBD>C-f</KBD>
(<CODE>forward-char</CODE>) and can delete the previous character with
<KBD>DEL</KBD>. When you're finished editing your message, send it with
<KBD>C-c C-c</KBD> as before.
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You'll often want to save messages that were sent to you in an organized
fashion. This is done with <STRONG>folders</STRONG>. You can use folders to keep
messages from your friends, or messages related to a particular topic.
With your cursor in the MH-Folder buffer and positioned on the message
you sent to yourself, type <KBD>o</KBD> to output (<CODE>refile</CODE> in MH
parlance) that message to a folder. Enter <KBD>test</KBD> at the
<SAMP>`Destination:'</SAMP> prompt and type <KBD>y</KBD> (or <KBD>SPC</KBD>) when mh-e
asks to create the folder <SAMP>`+test'</SAMP>. Note that a <SAMP>`^'</SAMP> (caret)
appears next to the message number, which means that the message has
been marked for refiling but has not yet been refiled. We'll talk about
how the refile is actually carried out in a moment.
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Your previous reply is now waiting in the system mailbox. You
incorporate this mail into your MH-Folder buffer named <SAMP>`+inbox'</SAMP>
with the <KBD>i</KBD> command. Do this now. After the mail is incorporated,
use <KBD>n</KBD> or <KBD>p</KBD> to move the cursor to the new message, and read
it with <KBD>RET</KBD>. Let's delete this message by typing <KBD>d</KBD>. Note
that a <SAMP>`D'</SAMP> appears next to the message number. This means that the
message is marked for deletion but is not yet deleted. To perform the
deletion (and the refile we did previously), use the <KBD>x</KBD> command.
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If you want to send another message you can use <KBD>m</KBD> instead of
<KBD>M-x mh-smail</KBD>. So go ahead, send some mail to your friends!
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