The Mutt E-Mail Client : Getting Started : Sending Mail
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2.4. Sending Mail

The following bindings are available in the index for sending messages.

m	compose		compose a new message
r	reply		reply to sender
g	group-reply	reply to all recipients
L	list-reply	reply to mailing list address
f	forward		forward message
b	bounce		bounce (remail) message
ESC k	mail-key	mail a PGP public key to someone

Bouncing a message sends the message as is to the recipient you specify. Forwarding a message allows you to add comments or modify the message you are forwarding. Bouncing a message uses the sendmail command to send a copy of a message to recipients as if they were original recipients of the message. See also $mime_forward.

Mutt will then enter the compose menu and prompt you for the recipients to place on the ``To:'' header field. Next, it will ask you for the ``Subject:'' field for the message, providing a default if you are replying to or forwarding a message. See also $askcc, $askbcc, $autoedit, and $fast_reply for changing how Mutt asks these questions.

Mutt will then automatically start your $editor on the message body. If the $edit_headers variable is set, the headers will be at the top of the message in your editor. Any messages you are replying to will be added in sort order to the message, with appropriate $attribution, $indent_string and $post_indent_string. When forwarding a message, if the $mime_forward variable is unset, a copy of the forwarded message will be included. If you have specified a $signature, it will be appended to the message.

Once you have finished editing the body of your mail message, you are returned to the compose menu. The following options are available:

a	attach-file		attach a file
ESC k	attach-key		attach a PGP public key
d	edit-description	edit description on attachment
D	detach-file		detach a file
T	edit-to			edit the To field
c	edit-cc			edit the Cc field
b	edit-bcc		edit the Bcc field
y	send-message		send the message
s	edit-subject		edit the Subject
f	edit-fcc		specify an ``Fcc'' mailbox
p	pgp-menu		select PGP options (``i'' version only)
P	postpone-message	postpone this message until later
q	quit			quit (abort) sending the message
i	ispell			check spelling (if available on your system)
^F	forget-passphrase	whipe PGP passphrase from memory

2.4.1. Editing the message header


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