how to use mail with preformatted file (including headers)

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From: Todd_Booth
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 1990 23:42

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1) Is there a direct way with mail or sendmail to mail files such as the following?

To: (comment) user
Subject: subject goes here

msg goes here.

I've done this with mh post, but don't want to install/maintain, ... mh.

2) Is there a way to include comments in an alias file?

.mailrc
alias todd (todd booth) todd@quotron.com

thanks, 

todd (booth) 

todd@quotron.com 213 302-4368
..!uunet!quotron.com!todd

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arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!quotron.com!todd

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!quotron.com!todd
From: todd@Quotron.COM (Todd_Booth)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: how to use mail with preformatted file (including headers)
Keywords: post
Message-ID: <1990Dec17.234241.15715@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 17 Dec 90 23:42:41 GMT
Sender: news@nntp-server.caltech.edu
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Organization: Quotron Systems Inc.
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