Thanks, and many thanks for the script. I use procmail but I haven't written scripts like this before, so that's very useful.
Best, Chas ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:09:05 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Getting aliases from Cc field > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Saturday, April 4 at 05:29 PM, quoth Charles Howard: >> >>Very funny, I don't think. >> >>So let me rephrase my question : >> >>Is there a way to take an address from the Cc field to an alias file, >>similar to how one uses `a' for the From field ? > > Sure. Well, to my knowledge, mutt doesn't provide any built-in > mechanism. The simplest way is to create a script that extracts the > contents of the CC field, builds an alias line, and appends it to the > alias file. For example, if you have dialog and procmail > (specifically, procmail's tool formail) installed, here's a basic > script (modify to taste): > > #!/bin/sh > aliasfile=~/.aliases > CCheader=$(formail -c -x CC) > string="what alias should I use for $CCheader?" > tmpfile=$(mktemp -t dialog.XXXXXX) > dialog --inputbox "$string" 8 ${#string} 2>"$tmpfile" > retval=$? > if [ $retval == 0 ] ; then > alias=$(cat $tmpfile) > echo "alias $alias $CCheader">>"$aliasfile" > fi > rm -f $tmpfile > > ~Kyle > - -- > There in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from > revolutionist and rebel men and women who dare to dissent from > accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent > with disloyal subversion. > -- Dwight D. Eisenhower > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Comment: Thank you for using encryption! > > iEYEARECAAYFAknXokEACgkQBkIOoMqOI17MFwCgsiEt5Ootuklv10ZTVfB5FI0l > wBQAni+dudKA8+75iOs0XQf78s8nVo3A > =gCyX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665338/direct/01/
