Re: adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
Eric Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] said something to this effect on 01/15/2002: Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. A related issue I am having in connection with my hack to have a copy of _all_ mails that I send interactively with mutt in a single folder. I have this folder-hook: folder-hook . my_hdr X-outgoing: save But when I reply to an email (or forward, or bounce), then I do not get this header inserted as I want. Can you get your editor to do it? It sounds like that might be the right place for it to happen. (darren) -- What is ideology but the rationalisation of a vested interest?
adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. A related issue I am having in connection with my hack to have a copy of _all_ mails that I send interactively with mutt in a single folder. I have this folder-hook: folder-hook . my_hdr X-outgoing: save But when I reply to an email (or forward, or bounce), then I do not get this header inserted as I want. -- Eric Smith
Re: adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 03:39:14PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. It seems to me that a much better long-term solution would be to politely explain to these recipients when they make this error, the meaning of the To and Cc fields. This would also save them from making the same mistake with mail from others besides yourself. Gary -- Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Spokane, Washington, USA http://www.spocom.com/users/gjohnson/mutt/ |
Re: adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
Gary Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 03:39:14PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. It seems to me that a much better long-term solution would be to politely explain to these recipients when they make this error, the meaning of the To and Cc fields. This would also save them from making the same mistake with mail from others besides yourself. It's also impossible to do what the original poster wants; as soon as the message differs between recipients, it's no longer a cc/bcc; it's a different message, and has to be injected separately. Charles -- --- Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ ---
Re: adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 03:39:14PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. When I remember, I often do this manually ... I write something like this ... Dear MainRecipient, [CC: CCRecipient] Blah blah ... This makes it clear to both the main recipient and the CC recipient that the message is not just going to one or other of them. Nothing automated, but I usually write messages to a single individual or to a well-defined group (thus no need for CC). Dave. -- Dave Ewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computing Manager ICRF Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oxford UK PGP: CC70 1883 BD92 E665 B840 118B 6E94 2CFD 694D E370 msg23131/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
According to Charles Cazabon on Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 09:35:44AM -0600: Gary Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 03:39:14PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. It seems to me that a much better long-term solution would be to politely explain to these recipients when they make this error, the meaning of the To and Cc fields. This would also save them from making the same mistake with mail from others besides yourself. It dont seem that way to me. Email is a commercial tool, not just a techie medium. People do not (want to) squint at headers, even things obvious to you and I, like To: or Cc: If a bit of programming can make things _more_ obvious, the my view is that it is a good thing. It's also impossible to do what the original poster wants; as soon as the message differs between recipients, it's no longer a cc/bcc; it's a different message, and has to be injected separately. So inject it a second time - why all this ideology? Sendmail is light enough to be run a few times if needs be. -- Eric Smith
Re: adding an attribution-like line for Cc's
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 09:03:23PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: According to Charles Cazabon on Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 09:35:44AM -0600: Gary Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 03:39:14PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: Occasionally, I Cc an email and the recipient of the Cc assumes that the email is directed to them (and not just copied to them). Is it possible to add an attribution-like line similar to: This is a copy of an email sent to main_recipient Would be nice to have this for Bcc (and bounce) as well. It seems to me that a much better long-term solution would be to politely explain to these recipients when they make this error, the meaning of the To and Cc fields. This would also save them from making the same mistake with mail from others besides yourself. It dont seem that way to me. Email is a commercial tool, not just a techie medium. People do not (want to) squint at headers, even things obvious to you and I, like To: or Cc: If a bit of programming can make things _more_ obvious, the my view is that it is a good thing. But To and Cc are not techie concepts. Cc means carbon copy and has been a part of office memos since carbon paper was invented. These are simple concepts used for a long time in the workaday world and now applied in a very direct, straightforward manner to the new medium of e-mail. If people aren't going to pay attention to the To and Cc headers, what makes you think they are going to pay attention to any other header? If some recipients have trouble grasping these concepts, then it would probably be more effective to include an introductory paragraph in the body of the message where it can be spelled out in plain English (or whatever language is appropriate) and where they're sure to see it, something like, This memo is really directed to Bob and Susan, but I'm sending a copy to Mary and Roger as well just for their information. Gary -- Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Spokane, Washington, USA http://www.spocom.com/users/gjohnson/mutt/ |
