Hi Volker,
For sure, I would want this kind of check to be something I could program for what ever language :-) As for bugs, if you are using the 8.3.x pre-release on gitlab, please file bug reports. Mark Volker A. Brandt <[email protected]> writes: > Daniel Barrett writes: > > On June 19, 2025, Yeechang Lee wrote: > > >A way to avoid sending a message that mentions an attachment but does not > > >have one. It is based on VM 8.2.0b and Emacs 23 (yes, really). I offer it > > >to the community hoping that others will find it useful, and for feedback. > > > > Very interesting! > > > > May I suggest that "my-vm-check-for-attachment-regexp" should be a > > list of regexps instead of one regexp? For example, > > > > ( > > "I've attached" > > "see \(the \)?attachment" > > "\(attached\|enclosed\|included\) \(file\|image\|picture\|document\)" > > ) > > > > A list like this is easier to read & maintain than a single regexp, > > and it may reduce false positives in messages like "Hi, I'm a > > psychologist who researches attachment" or "The hip bone is attached > > to the thigh bone." > > Very interesting indeed... for the small minority of people on this > planet who writes messages in English. ;-) > > In all seriousness: I use some web mail portals that try to be smart > by implementing something similar. I have never had any of their soft- > ware catch me not including an attachment. However, several times they > managed to drive me screaming mad because I used a (German) trigger word > in a different context, and I had to close warning after warning before > I could send my message. > > So I applaud your effort and your sentiment to share, but I would never > in a million years use something like that. > > I love emacs-vm because it is great and I have been using it for more > than two decades, but I also hate it because it is riddled with bugs. > If I had the time, I would try to deal with the bugs... > > > Cheers -- Volker > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Volker A. Brandt Consulting and Support for Solaris-based Systems > Brandt & Brandt Computer GmbH | WWW: http://www.bb-c.de/ > Am Wiesenpfad 6, 53340 Meckenheim, GERMANY | Email: [email protected] > HR: Amtsgericht Bonn, HRB 10513 | Mastodon: @[email protected] > Geschäftsführer: Rainer J.H. Brandt und Volker A. Brandt >
