Computer Science
showexternal(1) showexternal(1)
NAME
showexternal - Fetch and display the body of a mail mes-
sage that is included by reference
SYNOPSIS
showexternal body-file access-type name [site [directory
[mode [server]]]]
DESCRIPTION
The showexternal program will attempt to obtain the real
body of a mail message that is included only by reference,
using the MIME type "message/external-body". It is
intended to be called by metamail via a mailcap entry like
the following:
message/external-body; showexternal %s %{access-type}
%{name} %{site} %{directory} %{mode} %{server} ; needster-
minal
If it succeeds in fetching the message body, showexternal
will then call metamail to actually display it.
SEE ALSO
metamail(1)
ENVIRONMENT
The FTP environment variable can override "ftp" as the
name of the ftp program.
BUGS
Not the greatest error handling in the world.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1991 Bell Communications Research, Inc.
(Bellcore)
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this mate-
rial for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice and this permis-
sion notice appear in all copies, and that the name of
Bellcore not be used in advertising or publicity pertain-
ing to this material without the specific, prior written
permission of an authorized representative of Bellcore.
BELLCORE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR
SUITABILITY OF THIS MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PRO-
VIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
AUTHOR
Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore
Release 1 1
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