---
name: "News::FormReply"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnews-article-perl"
version: "1.27-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/News::FormReply"
---

# News::FormReply(3pm)

derivative of News::FormArticle and News::AutoReply

## NAME

News::FormReply - derivative of News::FormArticle and News::AutoReply

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use News::FormReply;
```

See below for functions available.

## DESCRIPTION

This is a "mixin" of News::FormArticle and News::AutoReply; it generates form replies by performing substitutions on a text file.

## USAGE

```
  use News::FormReply;
```

Exports nothing.

## Constructor

- new ( ORIGINAL, FILENAME \[, SOURCE \[...\]\] )

  Construct an article as a reply to `"ORIGINAL"`, initialised from the specified file, performing variable substitution with values supplied by the `"SOURCE"` parameters (see News::FormArticle).

  The Subject, To, References and In-Reply-To headers are setup **after** the template has been read and substituted, but a Subject header set in a template will not be overridden.

## AUTHOR

Andrew Gierth \<andrew@erlenstar.demon.co.uk\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1997 Andrew Gierth \<andrew@erlenstar.demon.co.uk\>

This code may be used and/or distributed under the same terms as Perl itself.