* Rob Park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-17 22:49]:
> Alas! darren chamberlain spake thus:
> > * Alex Polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-17 08:22]:
> > > How do I start composing a new message to a mailing list? What I
> > > usually do now is push "L" for list-reply the remove the body and
> > > appropriate headers.
> >
> > I have this in my config:
> >
> > subscribe mutt-users@
> > mailboxes =lists/mutt-users
> > folder-hook =lists/mutt-users "macro index m \"<mail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]\""
> >
> > subscribe mutt-dev@
> > subscribe @bugs.guug.de
> > mailboxes =lists/mutt-dev
> > folder-hook =lists/mutt-dev "macro index m \"<mail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]\""
> >
> > When I hit m in my mutt folders, it executes the macro, with the
> > appropriate stuff filled in.
>
> That's awfully restrictive. What if you were in another mbox and you
> wanted to mail mutt-users?
In that case, an alias (or good old-fashioned typing) Does The Right
Thing. Because there is no "\n" at the end of the macros, the To: line
is seeded, not set (I can always ^U the line to start over, for
example).
In practice, I only send mail to lists from within the mailbox for that
list, even when creating a new message and not responding. The macros
above reflect my usage patterns, not the other way around.
> I just use an alias, and send mail normally.
Yep. This just makes that a little simpler. My macros work with
aliases, of course, so I could have an alias for mutt-users that the
macro invokes, which is useful for when a list changes its address
(from, hypothetically speaking, guug.de to mutt.org): then only the
alias needs updating.
(darren)
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