Ken, thanks for trying this out. The second solution in the second link was for Gnus. So, does this mean that if I put it in init.el and define a hook then it should work?
Since I am relatively new to emacs, I would appreciate if you could tell a bit more about how you exactly did this. thanks in advance! ps. and I love your idea of solving math problems too. So many have suffered from drunk emailing!! On Monday, May 19, 2014 2:59:01 PM UTC-4, Ken Mankoff wrote: > > > The second solution on the second link works fine for me. Thanks for > sending it. I didn't check the other links or solutions listed there. > > This also is a nice starting place for other send hooks. For example, > GMail has an option requiring you solve simple math problems if sending > emails at certain times, to avoid drunk emailing... > > Ha! I just tried to send this email and got prompted/warned because > there was no attachment... > > -k. > > On 2014-05-19 at 14:10, Stephen Eglen <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I think we've all made this mistake! > > > > gmail has/had this feature a few years ago. It was called the > "forgotten > > attachment detector". MSOutlook can also do this, e.g. > > > > http://www.msoutlook.info/question/373 > > > > Such a feature for message-mode could be used by many mail programs, > mu4e > > included. > > > > Does the following work -- it runs upon attempting to send the message. > > http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusAttachmentReminder > > > > Stephen > > On Monday, May 19, 2014 12:21:00 AM UTC+1, Steve Harman wrote: > >> > >> Dear mu4e folks, > >> > >> I sometimes send emails where the attachment(s) are mentioned in the > email > >> but I forget to actually attach them. As a result, I get embarrassed. > What > >> would be the best way to remind the user that the text includes a word > or > >> multiple words (attached, attaching, etc.) that could be a sign of a > need > >> for attachment? As a result the user would remember to send the > attachment. > >> This would be very useful for a forgetful person. > >> > >> i searched the list and it looks like this can be an action in the > message > >> view: > >> > http://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e/Adding-an-action-in-the-message-view.html#Adding-an-action-in-the-message-view > > >> > >> thanks in advance, > >> > >> Steve > >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mu-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
