Re: [Nmh-workers] nmh welcome message

[Paul Fox]

david wrote:
 > I added a welcome message when nmh detects that its version
 > changed.  You'll you see it the first time after checking out
 > the welcome branch (and 1.7, assuming we want to keep this).
 > 
 > It doesn't happen if stdin or stdout isn't connect to a terminal,
 > or for any of these commands:
 > 
 >     mhbuild, mhfixmsg, mhparam, mhpath, prompter, whatnow, whom
 > 
 > or any of the libexec commands:
 > 
 >     ap, dp, fmtdump, mhl, mkstemp, post, rcvdist, rcvpack, rcvstore,
 >     rcvtty, slocal, spost, viamail
 > 
 > Here's the message, printed on stderr:

nice.

is there a "press enter to continue?" prompt?  if not, many commands
which bring up an editor will tromp on that text before it can be
read.

paul

 > 
 > =======================================================================
 > Welcome to nmh version 1.6+dev
 > 
 > See the release notes in /home/levine/lib/nmh/share/doc/nmh/NEWS .
 > 
 > Send bug reports, questions, suggestions, and patches to
 > address@hidden  That mailing list is relatively quiet, so user
 > questions are encouraged.  Users are also encouraged to subscribe, and
 > view the archives, at https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-
 > workers .
 > 
 > This message will not be repeated until nmh is next updated.
 > =======================================================================
 > 
 > Thought the message will be repeated if the nmh command failed.
 > 
 > It's implemented by adding a Version: string to the user's context.
 > 
 > OK?
 > 
 > David
 > 
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 paul fox, address@hidden (arlington, ma, where it's 51.8 degrees)