Re: Add alias during session

=- Darrin Chandler wrote on Tue 6.Feb'07 at 12:42:56 -0700 -= > > > When replying, mutt asks "Reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([yes]/no)?" > > > or some such, and "no" gets me the real person (rather than > > > the list). With "a" to add an alias I get no such choice - > > > it always wants to add the

Re: Add alias during session

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 07:27:59PM +0100, Rado S wrote: > =- Darrin Chandler wrote on Tue 6.Feb'07 at 11:08:54 -0700 -= > > > However, one situation comes up fairly often... I want to add an alias > > for someone in the message, but not who mutt thinks is the sender. This > > happens on mailing l

Re: Add alias during session

* Travis H. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-06-07 13:35]: [...] > I do. I just started with mutt recently and I'm having to put > things into my aliases the first time I send to a person or > list. Probably it will not be as frequent as time goes on. > Still, it'd be nice to have it so people could bin

Re: Add alias during session

* Darrin Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-06-07 13:15]: [...] > The times I want to add an alias completely separate from a current > message are few and far between. For me, I wouldn't think adding a "new > blank alias" feature would be worth it. [...] add lbdb to your system and utilize it fo

Re: Add alias during session

* On 2007.02.05, in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, * "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there really no way to do a generic create-alias, where you don't > have to change the information of the current sender? I've often > wanted to do this - just hit 'a', but not have to erase all

Re: Add alias during session

=- Darrin Chandler wrote on Tue 6.Feb'07 at 11:08:54 -0700 -= > However, one situation comes up fairly often... I want to add an alias > for someone in the message, but not who mutt thinks is the sender. This > happens on mailing lists, usually. When replying, mutt asks "Reply to > [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Add alias during session

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 06:18:40PM +0100, Rado S wrote: > Of course everything that automates repeated operation is good, but > you have to question: does it pay off to have this feature extra? > How many people use it _like you_? I do. I just started with mutt recently and I'm having to put thin

Re: Add alias during session

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 02:50:08PM +0100, Rado S wrote: > > Those added with "a" don't have to be sourced. But "a" only adds > > the sender's address. The only way to add an arbitrary alias > > seems to be to edit the alias file directly - and then to make > > it effective {...} the alias file woul

Re: Add alias during session

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 06:18:40PM +0100, Rado S wrote: > =- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tue 6.Feb'07 at 8:49:52 -0600 -= > > > Wouldn't it be good to have another that just > > starts with everything blank, instead of making the user open a > > blank folder or erase all the information? > > Of

Re: Add alias during session

=- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tue 6.Feb'07 at 8:49:52 -0600 -= > Wouldn't it be good to have another that just > starts with everything blank, instead of making the user open a > blank folder or erase all the information? Of course everything that automates repeated operation is good, but you

Re: Add alias during session

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 02:50:08PM +0100, Rado S wrote: > a) open an empty folder, where there is no "current addr". ;) > > b) use (often ^U) to erase whole line at once, in case > you're bothered by "delete char-by-char". Much faster. OK, these help, but they're still not ideal. Wouldn't it be

Re: Add alias during session

=- Jing Xue wrote on Mon 5.Feb'07 at 19:12:29 -0500 -= > Those added with "a" don't have to be sourced. But "a" only adds > the sender's address. The only way to add an arbitrary alias > seems to be to edit the alias file directly - and then to make > it effective {...} the alias file would have

Re: Add alias during session

On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 05:30:03PM -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 07:18:37PM -0500, Jing Xue wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 11:36:16AM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > > > On date Sunday 2007-02-04 12:16:11 -0500, Jing Xue muttered: > > > > I know 'a' adds an alias for

Re: Add alias during session

On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 07:18:37PM -0500, Jing Xue wrote: > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 11:36:16AM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > > On date Sunday 2007-02-04 12:16:11 -0500, Jing Xue muttered: > > > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > > > more generic way to add

Re: Add alias during session

On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 11:36:16AM +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > On date Sunday 2007-02-04 12:16:11 -0500, Jing Xue muttered: > > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > > more generic way to add alias _and_ make it effective immediately? I can > > start an edit

Re: Add alias during session

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 11:41:15PM -0800, William Yardley wrote: > On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 11:06:52PM +0100, Christian Ebert wrote: > > * Jing Xue on Sunday, February 04, 2007 at 12:16:11 -0500: > > > > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > > > more generic way

Re: Add alias during session

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 11:41:15PM -0800, William Yardley wrote: > > > > :source aliasfile > > > > after adding the alias. > > Maybe I'm on crack, but I already don't have to source the alias file > for a new alias to work - after adding it with "a", it Just Works. > > w I just tried it. It r

Re: Add alias during session

On date Sunday 2007-02-04 12:16:11 -0500, Jing Xue muttered: > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > more generic way to add alias _and_ make it effective immediately? I can > start an editor to edit my .mutt/alias but I can't see the changes until > restarting m

Re: Add alias during session

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 11:06:52PM +0100, Christian Ebert wrote: > * Jing Xue on Sunday, February 04, 2007 at 12:16:11 -0500: > > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > > more generic way to add alias _and_ make it effective immediately? > > :source aliasfile >

Re: Add alias during session

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 11:06:52PM +0100, Christian Ebert wrote: > > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > > more generic way to add alias _and_ make it effective immediately? > > :source aliasfile > > after adding the alias. Or turn the whole sequence into a

Re: Add alias during session

* Jing Xue on Sunday, February 04, 2007 at 12:16:11 -0500: > I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other > more generic way to add alias _and_ make it effective immediately? :source aliasfile after adding the alias. c -- _B A U S T E L L E N_ lesen! --->>

Add alias during session

I know 'a' adds an alias for the current sender, but is there any other more generic way to add alias _and_ make it effective immediately? I can start an editor to edit my .mutt/alias but I can't see the changes until restarting mutt. Thanks. -- Jing Xue