From: twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce)
Subject: problems with elmrc (Elm 2.4 on SunOS 4.1.2)
Organization: Amherst College, Amherst MA
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 02:26:35 GMT

I've just installed Elm 2.4 on a Sun SPARC running SunOS 4.1.2.  It
seems to work perfectly well, except that when I invoke elm, I get the
following two messages immediately before my screen is cleared:

I can't understand sort key "charset" in line 172 in your ".elm/elmrc" file
I can't understand sort key "compatcharsets" in line 177 in your ".elm/elmrc" file

Below is the contents of the global elm.rc (I have no personal elmrc)
on that system.  The last dozen or so lines, since I assume they are
what is causing all the trouble, are reproduced first:

  # alternative addresses that I could receive mail from (usually a
  # forwarding mailbox) and don't want to have listed...
  alternatives = dsidev!elmdev  dsirel!elmdev  elmdev@dsidev  elmdev%dsidev  

  # list of delivery precedences allowed, or empty to allow anything
  # precedence may be followed by optional ":priority" specification
  precedences = special-delivery:urgent air-mail:urgent first-class bulk junk

  # name of Character Set used with MIME text/plain Content-type
  # US-ASCII is default. Be aware that if you use a national charset
  # elm probably needs metamail to display US-ASCII. Elm tries to 
  # know if that charset could display US-ASCII too, but the list
  # of us-ascii compatible charsets is not yet complete
  charset=US-ASCII

  # list of Character Sets, which are more or less a superset of US-ASCII
  # so we know that we can display messages with charset=US-ASCII without
  # help of metamail
  compatcharsets = ISO-8859-1 ISO-8859-2 ISO-8859-3 ISO-8859-4 ISO-8859-5 ISO-8859-6 ISO-8859-7 ISO-8859-8 ISO-8859-9

And now the whole elm.rc:

  #@(#)$Id: elmrc.samp,v 5.1 1992/10/03 20:53:59 syd Exp $
  #
  # .elm/elmrc - options file for the ELM mail system
  #
  # Configured for cs.amherst.edu, 13 Oct 92 (twpierce)
  #

  # For yes/no settings with ?, ON means yes, OFF means no

  # where to save calendar entries
  calendar = ~/.Agenda

  # what editor to use ("none" means simulate Berkeley Mail)
  # '%s' can be used as the temporary filename for the outgoing message
  #editor = none

  # the character to use in the builtin editor for entering commands
  escape = ~

  # the full user name for outbound mail
  #fullname = Elm Development Group

  # where to save received messages to, default file is "=received"
  receivedmail = $HOME/Mail/received

  # where to save my mail to, default directory is "Mail"
  maildir = $HOME/Mail

  #directory to hold my temporary files to avoid NFS cross mount problems
  tmpdir = /tmp

  # program to use for displaying messages ('builtin' is recommended)
  pager = /usr/ucb/more

  # prefix sequence for indenting included message text in outgoing messages...
  prefix = >_

  # how to print a message ('%s' is the filename)
  print = lpr %s

  # attribution string for replies ('%s' is the author of original message)
  #attribution = According to %s:

  # where to save copies of outgoing mail to, default file is "=sent"
  #sentmail = $HOME/Mail/mail.sent

  # the shell to use for shell escapes
  shell = /bin/csh

  # local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...
  localsignature = $HOME/.localsig

  # remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...
  remotesignature = $HOME/.signature

  # do we want dashes above signatures? (News 2.11 compatibility and convention)
  sigdashes = ON

  # how to sort folders, "Reverse Sent" by default
  sortby = Received

  # should the default be to delete messages we've marked for deletion?
  alwaysdelete = ON

  # should the default be to store read messages to the "received" folder?
  alwaysstore = ON

  # should the default be to keep unread messages in the incoming mailbox?
  alwayskeep = ON

  # should we use the "->" rather than the inverse video bar?
  arrow = OFF

  # should the message disposition questions be displayed(ON) or
  # auto-answered(OFF) with the default answers when we resync or change folders?
  ask = ON

  # would you like to be asked for Carbon-Copies information each msg?
  askcc = ON

  # automatically copy message being replied to into buffer? 
  autocopy = OFF

  # threshold for bouncing copies of remote uucp messages...
  # zero = disable function.
  bounceback = 0

  # save a copy of all outbound messages?
  copy = OFF

  # do we want to be able to mail out AT&T Mail Forms?
  forms = OFF

  # should we keep folders from which all messages are deleted?
  keepempty = OFF

  # we're running on an HP terminal and want HOME, PREV, NEXT, etc...
  keypad = OFF

  # should we display the three-line 'mini' menu?
  menu = ON

  # would you like a copy of a message you send to an alias you are on?
  metoo = ON

  # when using the page commands (+ - <NEXT> <PREV>) change the current
  # message pointer...?
  movepage = ON

  # just show the names when expanding aliases?
  names = ON

  # when messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers?
  noheader = ON

  # start up by pointing to the first new message received, if possible?
  pointnew = ON

  # prompt for a command after the external pager exits?
  promptafter = ON

  # emulate the mailx message increment mode (only increment after something
  # has been 'done' to a message, either saved or deleted, as opposed to 
  # simply each time something is touched)?
  resolve = ON

  # save messages, incoming and outbound, by login name of sender/recipient?
  savename = ON

  # save outbound messages by login name of sender/recipient even if the
  # associated folder doesn't already exist?
  forcename = OFF

  # are we running on an HP terminal and want HOME, PREV, NEXT, etc...?
  # (this implies "keypad=ON" too)
  softkeys = OFF

  # set the main prompt timeout for resynching...
  timeout = 60

  # display message title when displaying pages of message?
  titles = ON

  # are we good at it?  0=beginner, 1=intermediate, 2+ = expert!
  userlevel = 0

  # enable the weedout list to be read?
  weed = OFF

  # what headers I DON'T want to see, ever.
  weedout = "Path:" "Via:" "Sent:" "Date" "Status:" "Original" "Phase" 
	  "Subject:" "Fruit" "Sun" "Lat" "Buzzword" "Return" "Posted" 
	  "Telephone" "Postal-Address" "Origin" "X-Sent-By-Nmail-V" "Resent" 
	  "X-Location" "Source" "Mood" "Neuron" "Libido" "To:" "X-Mailer:" 
	  "Full-Name:" "X-HPMAIL" "Cc:" "cc:" "Mmdf" "Network-" "Really-" 
	  "Sender:" "Post" "Message-" "Relay-" "Article-" "Lines:" 
	  "Approved:" "Xref:" "Organization:" 	"*end-of-user-headers*"

  # alternative addresses that I could receive mail from (usually a
  # forwarding mailbox) and don't want to have listed...
  alternatives = dsidev!elmdev  dsirel!elmdev  elmdev@dsidev  elmdev%dsidev  

  # list of delivery precedences allowed, or empty to allow anything
  # precedence may be followed by optional ":priority" specification
  precedences = special-delivery:urgent air-mail:urgent first-class bulk junk

  # name of Character Set used with MIME text/plain Content-type
  # US-ASCII is default. Be aware that if you use a national charset
  # elm probably needs metamail to display US-ASCII. Elm tries to 
  # know if that charset could display US-ASCII too, but the list
  # of us-ascii compatible charsets is not yet complete
  charset=US-ASCII

  # list of Character Sets, which are more or less a superset of US-ASCII
  # so we know that we can display messages with charset=US-ASCII without
  # help of metamail
  compatcharsets = ISO-8859-1 ISO-8859-2 ISO-8859-3 ISO-8859-4 ISO-8859-5 ISO-8859-6 ISO-8859-7 ISO-8859-8 ISO-8859-9


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