On Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:18:56 -0700, Nick Andriash wrote:
C>> You have setup TB! to place that extra address there.
NA> Oh, how so? I use the %To macro to automatically have the List's
NA> address entered in the To: field of a new message. There are no
NA> extra addresses that I can see.
..... until you hit a mailto: link. :-)
If I double click on any mailto: link TB! will *always* open a new
message with *one* address in it. However, there are times when you hit
a mailto: link where two addresses will appear, one for the mailto: link
and one for a To: macro in your folder new message template, the latter
being something you setup. That's what I mean. IOW's, if two addresses
appear in a message when a TB! user hits a mailto: link, it's because
the user has configured it to happen that way, inadvertently of course.
Templates are great, but aren't smart. They'll do exactly what you tell
them to in a simple, unintelligent fashion. Because of this, things not
intended may occur.
NA> I too follow that procedure when I am outside of my Mailing List
NA> Folders. When I am _in_ my various Mailing List Folders, I prefer to
NA> skip that step, and have the macro address the message for me
NA> automatically. I've never had any success with the %To macro in the
NA> AB templates, if that is what you are suggesting as a remedy for
NA> TB's inability to properly handle a MailTo: link.
No, my remedy is either:
a) to live with the possibility of inadvertently addressing a message
to an extra, unintended recipient with the full understanding that
when this happens it's just that TB! is doing as instructed.
b) to use the favourites menu for addresses most commonly used for
sending new messages.
c) to use the auto-complete function or the address book to send new
messages.
I chose option b). :-) Option a) is prone to accidents. Options b and c
are not.
C>> For reply templates, I use address book level templates which only
C>> come into play when the senders address for the message to which I'm
C>> replying corresponds to the address to which the reply template
C>> belongs.
NA> I don't use any AB templates at all... find they are more trouble
NA> than anything else, because half the macros don't work properly from
NA> them.
I find that they work beautifully. I use exclusively folder templates at
present. My discussion list templates are generated, correctly, without
fail using address book templates. I never have to be concerned about
which folder I'm in when replying to anyone. The correct templates are
used. Because of this, I manage all of my non-list messages via the
Inbox. On replying to messages, reply filters move them to their
respective folders and address book templates create the appropriate
templates for the replies. This is why Marck can manage all his mail via
the single ticker based virtual folder.
It's really funny that you feel this way because I changed to Address
Book templates because the folder templates offered me less flexibility
and were annoying to use at times.
NA> I've never had a problem with replies, other than the one instance
NA> with your MailTo: but I don't consider that a configuration problem
NA> from a Users standpoint... rather it is an example of TB's inability
NA> to correctly process a simple MailTo: link.
I disagree here. If you chose to use a folders new message template,
including the %To macro in it, what you have basically done is instruct
TB! to always address new messages created from this folder to the
address defined in the %To macro. TB! is doing as it's told.
C>> Also for the reply templates use %TO=""%TO="<insert address
C>> here>". This will prevent address duplications.
NA> Is the duplication of %To in the above example done on purpose? I've
NA> tried including that macro (the %To macro and not your example
NA> above) in AB templates, but it simply doesn't work... a new message
NA> comes up devoid of any addressing. With respect to replies, I've
NA> never included an addressing macro in any of the templates.
Duplicating the %To is for reply templates, not new message templates.
In a new message, there's no address to clear from the To: field which
is what %To="" does.
C>> Using the %TO macro in folder templates is a recipe for problems if
C>> one isn't aware of the potential addressing problems. I avoid it
C>> because I can't be bothered with watching out for side effects of a
C>> suboptimal configuration. :-/
NA> I may not have the expertise in template use that you and some of
NA> the others have, but I don't feel my configuration is suboptimal at
NA> all... in fact it meets my needs beautifully. :o) In my view, A
NA> MailTo: link is an entity in itself, and what folder it resides in
NA> should not have any adverse effect on how it's addressed.
Correct me if I'm wrong anyone but the mailto: link seems to act merely
as hook to invoke a new message with the corresponding address entered.
The new message is created via the usual channels and is subject to the
usual templates defined by the user.
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