>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Sjøgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Adam> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:29:59 +0900, Gernot wrote:
>> I am confused and don't know what to look for. The problem is
>> that in my own posts in a group I see an arrow and the name of
>> the group in the summary buffer where I expect to see my own
>> name for the post I made. I don't know what that field is
>> called. In the manual it seems to be called "the name from the
>> From header".
Adam> Perhaps changing the variable gnus-ignored-from-addresses
Adam> will be of use to you?
Adam> ,----[ C-h v gnus-ignored-from-addresses RET ] |
Adam> `gnus-ignored-from-addresses' is a variable declared in
Adam> Lisp. | -- loaded from "gnus-sum"
Adam> |
Adam> | Value:
Adam> "\\(asjo\\|adam\\)@\\(koldfront.dk\\|asjo.org\\|diku.dk\\)"
Adam> |
Adam> | Documentation: | *Regexp of From headers that may be
Adam> suppressed in favor of To headers. `----
Hello Adam,
Many thanks,
I checked this variable, and indeed, it was not set. Setting it to
ignore my own addresses solved the "problem". (Not knowing what is
going on is a problem)
Adam> If you do not set it, it defaults to your user-mail-address,
Adam> which probably explains this:
Adam> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:46:38 +0900, Gernot wrote:
> Urgh, extra information: when I read gnus from another machine, I see
>> my name properly endered in my own posted previously made from
>> the machine in which I do not see my own posts.
Adam> What you've hit is a feature.
Adam> Perhaps it makes the most sense in email - seeing the name
Adam> of the recipient for emails you sent yourself is more
Adam> valuable information than what your own name is; presumably
Adam> you are aware of that :-)
Hah, your explanation makes perfect sense, even to a thcky like yours
truly who shrivels at the mere sight of lisp code.
Many thanks once again,
Gernot
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G Hassenpflug
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