---
name: "rcvpack"
section: "1mh"
platform: "linux"
package: "nmh"
version: "1.8-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rcvpack/1mh"
---

# rcvpack(1mh)

append an email from standard input to a file

## NAME

rcvpack - append an email from standard input to a file

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/lib/mh/rcvpack** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] *file* \[**-mbox**\] \[**-mmdf**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**rcvpack** appends a copy of a message to the file specified on its command line.

If the **-mbox** switch is given (the default), messages are separated by mbox (uucp) style delimiters.  This is the format used by most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.).

Alternatively, if the **-mmdf** switch is given, messages are separated by mmdf style delimiters, each message being separated by four CTRL-A's and a newline.

**rcvpack** will correctly lock and unlock the file to serialize access when running multiple copies of **rcvpack**.

In general, **rcvpack** has been rendered obsolete by the **file** action of **slocal**, although it may still have some use in shell scripts.

## FILES

```
^/etc/nmh/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
```

## SEE ALSO

[*rcvdist*(1)](/rcvdist/1.md), [*rcvstore*(1)](/rcvstore/1.md), [*rcvtty*(1)](/rcvtty/1.md), [*slocal*(1)](/slocal/1.md)

## BUGS

Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.