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5.6.3 Adding Headers or Text

The add command adds arbitrary headers or text to the message. To add a header, use the following syntax:

Command: add header ‘[name]string
Command: add[name]string

For example:

add header[X-Comment-1] "GNU's Not Unix!"
add [X-Comment-2] "Support FSF!"

To add text to the body of the message, use:

Command: add body text

Adds the text to the message body. Use of this command with ‘here document’ syntax allows to append multi-line text to the message, e.g.:

add body <<-EOT
    Regards,
    Hostmaster
    EOT

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