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From: Larry Hynes
Subject: [Nmh-workers] Changes to mhbuild.man
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:15:46 +0000

- EDTIOR -> EDITOR
- remove some \- things
- formatting
- use 8-bit, like 7-bit

diff --git a/man/mhbuild.man b/man/mhbuild.man
index abae5d04..d239b808 100644
--- a/man/mhbuild.man
+++ b/man/mhbuild.man
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH MHBUILD %manext1% "October 15, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH MHBUILD %manext1% "March 23, 2017" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
 .SH NAME
-mhbuild \- translate MIME composition draft for nmh messages
+mhbuild \- translate MIME composition drafts for nmh messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .na
 .HP 5
@@ -31,38 +31,30 @@ mhbuild \- translate MIME composition draft for nmh messages
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B mhbuild
-command will translate a MIME composition draft into
-a valid MIME message.
+command will translate a MIME composition draft into a valid MIME message.
 .PP
 .B mhbuild
-creates multi-media messages as specified in RFC 2045
-through RFC 2049.
-This includes the encoding of message headers as specified
-by RFC 2047, and the encoding of MIME parameters as specified in RFC 2231.
+creates multi-media messages as specified in RFCs 2045 through 2049.
+This includes the encoding of message headers as specified by RFC 2047,
+and, additionally, the encoding of MIME parameters as specified in RFC 2231.
 .PP
-If you specify the name of the composition file as \*(lq-\*(rq,
-then
+If you specify the name of the composition file as \*(lq-\*(rq, then
 .B mhbuild
-will accept the composition draft on the standard
-input.
+will accept the composition draft on the standard input.
 If the translation of this input is successful,
 .B mhbuild
 will output the new MIME message to the standard output.
-This argument
-must be the last argument on the command line.
+This argument must be the last argument on the command line.
 .PP
-Otherwise if the file argument to
+Otherwise, if the file argument to
 .B mhbuild
-is the name of a valid
-composition file, and the translation is successful,
+is the name of a valid composition file, and the translation is successful,
 .B mhbuild
 will replace the original file with the new MIME message.
-It will rename
-the original file to start with the \*(lq,\*(rq character and end with the
-string \*(lq.orig\*(rq, e.g., if you are editing the file \*(lqdraft\*(rq,
-it will be renamed to \*(lq,draft.orig\*(rq.
-This allows you to easily
-recover the
+It will rename the original file to start with the \*(lq,\*(rq character
+and end with the string \*(lq.orig\*(rq, e.g., if you are editing the file
+\*(lqdraft\*(rq, it will be renamed to \*(lq,draft.orig\*(rq.
+This allows you to easily recover the
 .B mhbuild
 input file.
 .SS "Listing the Contents"
@@ -74,16 +66,13 @@ to list the table of contents associated with the MIME 
message that is created.
 .PP
 The
 .B \-headers
-switch indicates
-that a one-line banner should be displayed above the listing.
+switch indicates that a one-line banner should be displayed above the listing.
 The
 .B \-realsize
 switch tells
 .B mhbuild
-to evaluate the \*(lqnative\*(rq
-(decoded) format of each content prior to listing.
-This provides an
-accurate count at the expense of a small delay.
+to evaluate the \*(lqnative\*(rq (decoded) format of each content prior to 
listing.
+This provides an accurate count at the expense of a small delay.
 If the
 .B \-verbose
 switch
@@ -99,18 +88,15 @@ the \*(lqContent-Disposition\*(rq header.
 For users who wish to simply attach files to text content,
 .B mhbuild
 will scan the composition file for \*(lqAttach\*(rq headers.
-An
-\*(lqAttach\*(rq header contains a filename that will be appended to the
-message using normal MIME encapsulation rules.
-One filename is allowed
+An \*(lqAttach\*(rq header contains a filename that will be appended to the
+message using normal MIME encapsulation rules.  One filename is allowed
 per \*(lqAttach\*(rq header, but multiple \*(lqAttach\*(rq headers are
 allowed per composition file.
 .PP
 These files will be appended after any other MIME content, including any
 content specified by
 .B mhbuild
-directives (see below).
-See
+directives (see below).  See
 .IR send (1)
 for more details.
 .PP
@@ -128,16 +114,14 @@ or
 .BI mhbuild-disposition- type
 .RE
 .PP
-to supply the disposition value.
-The only supported values are
+to supply the disposition value.  The only supported values are
 \*(lqattachment\*(rq
 and
 \*(lqinline\*(rq.
 .SS "Convert Interface"
 The convert interface is a powerful mechanism that supports
 replying to MIME messages.
-These placeholders are used in the following
-description:
+These placeholders are used in the following description:
 .RS 5
 .TP 15
 .PD 0
@@ -158,8 +142,6 @@ FILE
 full path of message being replied to
 .PD
 .RE
-.PP
-.RE
 The convert support is based on pseudoheaders of the form
 .PP
 .RS 5
@@ -170,13 +152,11 @@ The convert support is based on pseudoheaders of the form
 .RE
 .PP
 in the draft.
-For each such pseudoheader, mhbuild looks in the
-profile and
+For each such pseudoheader, mhbuild looks in the profile and
 .I mhn.defaults
-for this corresponding
+for the corresponding
 .I TYPE
-entry to find the
-converter that supports it:
+entry to find the converter that supports it:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .BI mhbuild-convert- TYPE : \0CONVERTER
@@ -184,8 +164,7 @@ converter that supports it:
 .PP
 It's a fatal error if no such entry is found for
 .IR TYPE .
-An empty
-entry, e.g.,
+An empty entry, e.g.,
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .B mhbuild-convert-text/html:
@@ -197,13 +176,11 @@ from the draft.
 .PP
 The
 .I mhn.defaults
-file
-contains default
+file contains default
 .B mhbuild-convert-text/html
 and
 .BR mhbuild-convert-text/plain
-entries.
-Profile entries can be used to override corresponding
+entries.  Profile entries can be used to override corresponding
 .I mhn.defaults
 entries, as usual.  Text converters should limit text line lengths
 to a maximum of 78 characters, and must limit them to a maximum of 998
@@ -222,16 +199,14 @@ Each part in
 that has no corresponding TYPE entry in the profile or
 .I mhn.defaults
 is
-excluded from the draft; the user can include them using mhbuild
-directives.
+excluded from the draft; the user can include them using mhbuild directives.
 .PP
 .B repl
 inserts
 .B Nmh-mhbuild-text/html:
 and
 .B Nmh-mhbuild-text/plain:
-pseudoheaders in every draft.
-The user can prevent insertion of
+pseudoheaders in every draft.  The user can prevent insertion of
 content parts of either of those types by putting corresponding empty
 entries in their profile.
 .PP
@@ -240,8 +215,7 @@ Only the highest precedence alternative with a supported
 of a multipart/alternative part is used.
 .PP
 mhn.defaults.sh selects the text/html-to-text/plain converter at
-install time.
-It includes
+install time.  It includes
 .B iconv
 and
 .BR par ,
@@ -250,14 +224,12 @@ or
 in the pipeline only if they are found.
 .PP
 Some content types require the addition of parameters to the
-Content-Type header, such as
-\*(lqmethod=REPLY\*(rq
+Content-Type header, such as \*(lqmethod=REPLY\*(rq
 for text/calendar.
 .B mhbuild
 looks for a Content-Type header, followed
 by a blank line, at the beginning of the converter output.
-If one is
-found, it is used for the corresponding part in the reply draft.
+If one is found, it is used for the corresponding part in the reply draft.
 .PP
 The convert interface doesn't support different
 .IR ARGSTRING s
@@ -265,8 +237,7 @@ or different converters for different parts of the same
 .IR  TYPE .
 That would require associating parts by part number with the
 .IR ARGSTRING s
-or converters.
-Instead, that can be done (currently, without using
+or converters.  Instead, that can be done (currently, without using
 the convert support), with
 .B mhbuild
 directives as described below, e.g.,
@@ -275,9 +246,7 @@ directives as described below, e.g.,
 #text/html; charset=utf-8 *8bit | mhstore -noverbose -part 42.7 -outfile - | 
w3m -dump -cols 64 -T text/html -O utf-8
 .RE
 .PP
-The only way to mix
-convert
-pseudoheaders and
+The only way to mix convert pseudoheaders and
 .B mhbuild
 directives is to insert the directives before
 .B mhbuild
@@ -296,25 +265,21 @@ If the
 program is installed on your system, it will be set by default
 (in
 .IR mhn.defaults )
-to filter the converter output.
-It helps to
-set the
-PARINIT
-environment variable, as described in its man page.
+to filter the converter output.  It helps to set the PARINIT
+environment variable, as described in
+.IR par (1).
 .TP 5
 2)
 Add this line to your profile:
 .IP "" 10
 mhbuild-next: $EDITOR
 .IP "" 5
-assuming that your EDTIOR environment variable is set; if not, replace
-EDITOR with the name of your editor.
-Without that profile entry, a
+assuming that your EDITOR environment variable is set; if not, replace
+EDITOR with the name of your editor.  Without that profile entry, a
 response of \*(lqe[dit]\*(rq at the What now? prompt will require
 specification of your editor if an
 .B \-editor mhbuild
 switch is used.
-.RE
 .TP 5
 3)
 If using
@@ -322,44 +287,34 @@ If using
 source the Bourne-shell compatible functions in
 .IR %docdir%/contrib/replaliases .
 .br
-That script also sets the
-PARINIT
-environment variable if it was not set.
-.RE
+That script also sets the PARINIT environment variable if it was not set.
 .SS "Translating the Composition File"
 .B mhbuild
-is essentially a filter to aid in the composition of MIME
-messages.
+is essentially a filter to aid in the composition of MIME messages.
 .B mhbuild
 will convert an
 .B mhbuild
-\*(lqcomposition file\*(rq
-into a valid MIME message.
-A
+\*(lqcomposition file\*(rq into a valid MIME message.
+An
 .B mhbuild
-\*(lqcomposition file\*(rq
-is just a file containing plain text that is interspersed
-with various
+\*(lqcomposition file\*(rq is just a file containing plain text that is
+interspersed with various
 .B mhbuild
-directives.
-When this file is processed
-by
+directives.  When this file is processed by
 .BR mhbuild ,
-the various directives will be expanded to the
-appropriate content, and will be encoded according to the MIME standards.
+the various directives will be expanded to the appropriate content, and
+will be encoded according to the MIME standards.
 The resulting MIME message can then be sent by electronic mail.
 .PP
 The formal syntax for a
 .B mhbuild
-composition file is defined at the
-end of this document, but the ideas behind this format are not complex.
-Basically, the body contains one or more contents.
-A content consists of
+composition file is defined at the end of this document, but the ideas
+behind this format are not complex.
+Basically, the body contains one or more contents.  A content consists of
 either a directive, indicated with a \*(lq#\*(rq as the first character
 of a line; or, plaintext (one or more lines of text).
-The continuation
-character, \*(lq\\\*(lq, may be used to enter a single directive on more
-than one line, e.g.,
+The continuation character, \*(lq\\\*(lq, may be used to enter a single
+directive on more than one line, e.g.,
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
@@ -381,13 +336,11 @@ The
 .B \-directives
 switch allows control over whether mhbuild will honor any of the
 \*(lq#\*(rq-directives.
-This can also be affected with the #on or
-#off directives, and #pop, which restores the state of processing to
-that preceding the most recent #on or #off.
-(The #on, #off, and #pop
-directives are always honored, of course.) This allows inclusion of
-plain text which looks like mhbuild directives, without causing
-errors:
+This can also be affected with the #on or #off directives, and #pop,
+which restores the state of processing to that preceding the most recent
+#on or #off.  (The #on, #off, and #pop directives are always honored,
+of course.) This allows inclusion of plain text which looks like mhbuild
+directives, without causing errors:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
@@ -401,14 +354,12 @@ printf("Hello, World!");
 Currently the stack depth for the #on/off/pop directives is 32.
 .PP
 The \*(lqtype\*(rq directive is used to directly specify the type and
-subtype of a content.
-You may only specify discrete types in this manner
+subtype of a content.  You may only specify discrete types in this manner
 (can't specify the types multipart or message with this directive).
 You may optionally specify the name of a file containing the contents
 in \*(lqnative\*(rq (decoded) format.
-If this filename starts with the
-\*(lq|\*(rq character, then it represents a command to execute whose
-output is captured accordingly.
+If this filename starts with the \*(lq|\*(rq character, then it represents
+a command to execute whose output is captured accordingly.
 For example,
 .PP
 .RS 5
@@ -424,8 +375,7 @@ user's profile to determine how the different contents 
should be composed.
 This is accomplished by consulting a composition string, and executing
 it under
 .BR /bin/sh ,
-with the standard output set to the content.
-If the
+with the standard output set to the content.  If the
 .B \-verbose
 switch is given,
 .B mhbuild
@@ -457,8 +407,7 @@ will look for an entry of the form:
 .RE
 .PP
 to determine the command to use to compose the content.
-If this isn't
-found,
+If this isn't found,
 .B mhbuild
 will look for an entry of the form:
 .PP
@@ -466,8 +415,7 @@ will look for an entry of the form:
 .BI mhbuild-compose- type
 .RE
 .PP
-to determine the composition command.
-If this isn't found,
+to determine the composition command.  If this isn't found,
 .B mhbuild
 will complain.
 .PP
@@ -480,18 +428,15 @@ mhbuild-compose-audio/basic: record | raw2audio -F
 Because commands like these will vary, depending on the display
 environment used for login, composition strings for different
 contents should probably be put in the file specified by the
-MHBUILD
-environment variable, instead of directly in your
+MHBUILD environment variable, instead of directly in your
 user profile.
 .PP
 The \*(lqexternal-type\*(rq directives are used to provide a MIME
 reference to a content, rather than enclosing the contents itself
 (for instance, by specifying an ftp site).
-Hence, instead of
-providing a filename as with the type directives, external-parameters
-are supplied.
-These look like regular parameters, so they must be
-separated accordingly.
+Hence, instead of providing a filename as with the type directives,
+external-parameters are supplied.
+These look like regular parameters, so they must be separated accordingly.
 For example,
 .PP
 .RS 5
@@ -551,18 +496,14 @@ would be as follows:
 Any long URLs will be wrapped according to RFC 2231 rules.
 .PP
 The \*(lqmessage\*(rq directive (#forw) is used to specify a message or
-group of messages to include.
-You may optionally specify the name of
+group of messages to include.  You may optionally specify the name of
 the folder and which messages are to be forwarded.
-If a folder is not
-given, it defaults to the current folder.
-Similarly, if a message is not
-given, it defaults to the current message.
-Hence, the message directive
-is similar to the
+If a folder is not given, it defaults to the current folder.
+Similarly, if a message is not given, it defaults to the current message.
+Hence, the message directive is similar to the
 .B forw
-command, except that the former uses
-the MIME rules for encapsulation rather than those specified in RFC 934.
+command, except that the former uses the MIME rules for encapsulation
+rather than those specified in RFC 934.
 For example,
 .PP
 .RS 5
@@ -573,8 +514,7 @@ For example,
 .PP
 If you include a single message, it will be included directly as a content
 of type \*(lqmessage/rfc822\*(rq.
-If you include more than one message,
-then
+If you include more than one message, then
 .B mhbuild
 will add a content of type \*(lqmultipart/digest\*(rq
 and include each message as a subpart of this content.
@@ -582,18 +522,16 @@ and include each message as a subpart of this content.
 If you are using this directive to include more than one message, you
 may use the
 .B \-rfc934mode
-switch.
-This switch will indicate that
+switch.  This switch will indicate that
 .B mhbuild
-should attempt to utilize the MIME encapsulation rules
-in such a way that the \*(lqmultipart/digest\*(rq that is created
-is (mostly) compatible with the encapsulation specified in RFC 934.
+should attempt to utilize the MIME encapsulation rules in such a way
+that the \*(lqmultipart/digest\*(rq that is created is (mostly) compatible
+with the encapsulation specified in RFC 934.
 If given, then RFC 934 compliant user-agents should be able to burst the
 message on reception\0--\0providing that the messages being encapsulated
 do not contain encapsulated messages themselves.
-The drawback of this
-approach is that the encapsulations are generated by placing an extra
-newline at the end of the body of each message.
+The drawback of this approach is that the encapsulations are generated by
+placing an extra newline at the end of the body of each message.
 .PP
 The \*(lqbegin\*(rq directive is used to create a multipart content.
 When using the \*(lqbegin\*(rq directive, you must specify at least one
@@ -609,17 +547,15 @@ This will be a multipart with only one part.
 .PP
 If you use multiple directives in a composition draft,
 .B mhbuild
-will
-automatically encapsulate them inside a multipart content.
-Therefore the
-\*(lqbegin\*(rq directive is only necessary if you wish to use nested
-multiparts, or create a multipart message containing only one part.
+will automatically encapsulate them inside a multipart content.
+Therefore the \*(lqbegin\*(rq directive is only necessary if you wish to
+use nested multiparts, or create a multipart message containing only one part.
 .PP
 For all of these directives, the user may include a brief description
 of the content between the \*(lq[\*(rq character and the \*(lq]\*(rq
 character.
-This description will be copied into the
-\*(lqContent-Description\*(rq header when the directive is processed.
+This description will be copied into the \*(lqContent-Description\*(rq header
+when the directive is processed.
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
@@ -633,8 +569,7 @@ Similarly, a disposition string may optionally be provided 
between
 If a disposition string is provided that does not contain a filename
 parameter, and a filename is provided in the directive, it will be
 added to the \*(lqContent-Disposition\*(rq header.
-For example, the
-following directive:
+For example, the following directive:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
@@ -656,8 +591,7 @@ By default,
 will generate a unique \*(lqContent-ID:\*(rq for each directive,
 corresponding to each message part; however, the user may override
 this by defining the ID using the \*(lq<\*(rq and \*(lq>\*(rq
-characters.
-The
+characters.  The
 .B \-nocontentid
 switch suppresses creation of all \*(lqContent-ID:\*(rq headers,
 even in the top level of the message.
@@ -669,19 +603,17 @@ and the MIME Content\-Type.
 However, you can override that in an
 .B mhbuild
 directive by specifying \*(lq*\*(rq and the encoding.
-Acceptable encoding
-values are \*(lq8bit\*(rq, \*(lqqp\*(rq (for quoted\-printable), and
-\*(lqb64\*(rq (for base64 encoding).
-It should be noted that undesired
-results may occur if 8bit or quoted\-printable is selected for binary
-content, due to the translation between Unix line endings and the line
-endings use by the mail transport system.
+Acceptable encoding values are \*(lq8bit\*(rq, \*(lqqp\*(rq
+(for quoted-printable), and \*(lqb64\*(rq (for base64 encoding).
+It should be noted that undesired results may occur if 8bit or quoted-printable
+is selected for binary content, due to the translation between Unix line 
endings
+and the line endings use by the mail transport system.
 .PP
 In addition to the various directives, plaintext can be present.
 Plaintext is gathered, until a directive is found or the draft is
 exhausted, and this is made to form a text content.
-If the plaintext
-must contain a \*(lq#\*(rq at the beginning of a line, simply double it,
+If the plaintext must contain a \*(lq#\*(rq at the beginning of a line,
+simply double it,
 e.g.,
 .PP
 .RS 5
@@ -707,14 +639,11 @@ Content-Description: text
 .RE
 .PP
 then this will be used to describe the plaintext content.
-You MUST follow this line with a blank line before starting
-your text.
+You MUST follow this line with a blank line before starting your text.
 .PP
 By default, plaintext is captured as a text/plain content.
-You can
-override this by starting the plaintext with \*(lq#<\*(rq followed by
-a content-type specification.
-For example, e.g.,
+You can override this by starting the plaintext with \*(lq#<\*(rq followed
+by a content-type specification.  For example, e.g.,
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
@@ -739,53 +668,48 @@ set by adding the \*(lqcharset\*(rq parameter to the 
directive.
 #<text/plain; charset=iso-8859-5
 .RE
 .PP
-If a text content contains any 8\-bit characters (characters with the
+If a text content contains any 8-bit characters (characters with the
 high bit set) and the character set is not specified as above, then
 .B mhbuild
-will assume the character set is of the type given by the
-standard
+will assume the character set is of the type given by the standard
 .IR locale (1)
 environment variables.
-If these environment variables are not
-set, then the character set will be labeled as \*(lqx-unknown\*(rq.
+If these environment variables are not set, then the character set
+will be labeled as \*(lqx-unknown\*(rq.
 .PP
-If a text content contains only 7\-bit characters and the character set
+If a text content contains only 7-bit characters and the character set
 is not specified as above, then the character set will be labeled as
 \*(lqus-ascii\*(rq.
 .PP
-By default text content with the high bit set is encoded with a 8bit
-Content\-Transfer\-Encoding.
-If the text has lines longer than the value
-of
+By default text content with the high bit set is encoded with an 8-bit
+Content-Transfer-Encoding.
+If the text has lines longer than the value of
 .B \-maxunencoded
-(which defaults to 78) then the text is encoded using the quoted\-printable
+(which defaults to 78) then the text is encoded using the quoted-printable
 encoding.
 .PP
 The
 .B \-headerencoding
 switch will indicate which algorithm to use when encoding any message headers
-that contain 8\-bit characters.
+that contain 8-bit characters.
 The valid arguments are
 .I base64
-for base\-64 encoding,
+for base-64 encoding,
 .I quoted
-for quoted\-printable encoding, and
+for quoted-printable encoding, and
 .I utf\-8
-which requires that all 8\-bit header field bodies be encoded as UTF\-8
+which requires that all 8-bit header field bodies be encoded as UTF-8
 (RFC 6530) and that the message be sent to a SMTP server that supports
 SMTPUTF8 (RFC 6531).
 The
 .B \-autoheaderencoding
 switch instructs
 .B mhbuild
-to automatically pick the encoding, either base64 or quoted\-printable,
+to automatically pick the encoding, either base64 or quoted-printable,
 that results in a shorter encoded string.
 .PP
-Putting this all together,
-here is an example of a more complicated message draft.
-The
-following draft will expand into a multipart/mixed message
-containing five parts:
+Putting this all together, here is an example of a more complex message draft,
+which will expand into a multipart/mixed message containing five parts:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
@@ -811,21 +735,18 @@ is given the
 .B \-check
 switch, then it will also associate an integrity check with each
 \*(lqleaf\*(rq content.
-This will add a Content-MD5 header field to
-the content, along with the md5 sum of the unencoded contents, per RFC
-1864.
-This may be used by the receiver of the message to verify that
-the contents of the message were not changed in transport.
+This will add a Content-MD5 header field to the content, along with the md5
+sum of the unencoded contents, per RFC 1864.
+This may be used by the receiver of the message to verify that the contents
+of the message were not changed in transport.
 .SS "Transfer Encodings"
 After
 .B mhbuild
-constructs the new MIME message by parsing directives,
-including files, etc., it scans the contents of the message to determine
-which transfer encoding to use.
-It will check for 8bit data, long lines,
-spaces at the end of lines, and clashes with multipart boundaries.
-It will
-then choose a transfer encoding appropriate for each content type.
+constructs the new MIME message by parsing directives, including files, etc.,
+it scans the contents of the message to determine which transfer encoding to 
use.
+It will check for 8-bit data, long lines, spaces at the end of lines, and
+clashes with multipart boundaries.
+It will then choose a transfer encoding appropriate for each content type.
 .PP
 If an integrity check is being associated with each content by using
 the
@@ -833,9 +754,8 @@ the
 switch, then
 .B mhbuild
 will encode each content with
-a transfer encoding, even if the content contains only 7\-bit data.
-This
-is to increase the likelihood that the content is not changed while in
+a transfer encoding, even if the content contains only 7-bit data.
+This is to increase the likelihood that the content is not changed while in
 transport.
 .SS "Invoking mhbuild"
 Typically,
@@ -843,16 +763,14 @@ Typically,
 is invoked by the
 .B whatnow
 program.
-This
-command will expect the body of the draft to be formatted as an
+This command will expect the body of the draft to be formatted as an
 .B mhbuild
 composition file.
-Once you have composed this input file
-using a command such as
+Once you have composed this input file using a command such as
 .BR comp ,
-.BR repl ,
-or
 .BR forw ,
+or
+.BR repl ,
 you invoke
 .B mhbuild
 at the \*(lqWhat now\*(rq prompt with
@@ -870,7 +788,7 @@ to translate the composition file into MIME format.
 .PP
 Normally it is an error to invoke
 .B mhbuild
-on file that already in MIME format.
+on a file that is already in MIME format.
 The
 .B \-auto
 switch will cause
@@ -910,16 +828,14 @@ will still encode message headers according to RFC 2047.
 .SS "User Environment"
 Because the environment in which
 .B mhbuild
-operates may vary for a
-user,
+operates may vary for a user,
 .B mhbuild
-will look for the environment variable
-MHBUILD .
+will look for the environment variable MHBUILD.
 If present, this specifies the name of an additional user profile which
 should be read.
-Hence, when a user logs in on a particular machine,
-this environment variable should be set to refer to a file containing
-definitions useful for that machine.
+Hence, when a user logs in on a particular machine, this environment
+variable should be set to refer to a file containing definitions useful
+on that machine.
 .PP
 Finally,
 .B mhbuild
@@ -1007,9 +923,8 @@ line         ::=     "##" text EOL
 .B mhbuild
 looks for additional user profile files and
 .I mhn.defaults
-in multiple
-locations: absolute pathnames are accessed directly, tilde expansion
-is done on usernames, and files are searched for in the user's
+in multiple locations: absolute pathnames are accessed directly, tilde
+expansion is done on usernames, and files are searched for in the user's
 .I Mail
 directory as specified in their profile.
 If not found there, the directory



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