From: asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren)
To: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: Getting rid of the Fcc: field, and other compose problems.
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:07:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87obyusvis.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ehzqlv61.fsf@singlemalt.gphilip.net>
On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:26:54 +0530, gphilip@india.com wrote:
> asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren) writes:
>> On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:59:36 +0530, G wrote:
>>> 1. The "Fcc:" field is populated with a non-existant directory, and I am
>>> prompted whether I want to create this maildir.
>> What have you done to get an Fcc: field? I don't think you get one by
>> default? (You probably get a Gcc: field for archiving sent messages,
>> though).
> The sad thing is that I do not know :( .
Maybe you could try showing us what the exact value of the header is,
and what configuration you are using?
It might jig some hard to reach piece of memory...
>> Does it help to set the variables user-full-name and user-mail-address?
> It helped to set these, but only as a static measure; these wouldn't
> change depending on which mail I am replying to.
No, how could they? :-)
>>> ;; (setq gnus-posting-styles
>>> '(((header "to" "myfirstaddress@gmail.com")
>>> (address "myfirstaddress@gmail.com"))
>> I think you've got a level of parens too many there? (Comparing to the
>> example in the Posting Styles node in the manual)
> No, the parens are OK here.
Really? I have one level less than you have in my posting styles; the
manual does as well.
> After a bit of digging around the manuals and the source code of
> gnus/message.el, I tried a hunch, and it worked! Here is what works:
> (setq gnus-posting-styles
> '(((header "to" "myfirstaddress@gmail.com")
> (From "myfirstaddress@gmail.com"))
> ((header "to" "myotheraddress@gmail.com")
> (From "myotheraddress@gmail.com"))))
> That is, specifying "From" instead of "address" does the trick.
I find that hard to believe, but, hey, if it works, it works.
("address" works just fine in my posting styles.)
Best regards,
Adam
--
"What do you feel Adam Sjøgren
When you let go of the wheel" asjo@koldfront.dk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-09-08 19:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-08 9:29 G Philip
2011-09-08 16:54 ` Adam Sjøgren
2011-09-08 18:56 ` gphilip
2011-09-08 19:07 ` Adam Sjøgren [this message]
2011-09-08 21:04 ` Richard Riley
2011-09-09 7:51 ` G Philip
2011-09-10 19:55 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2013-05-05 21:44 ` Nat Makarevitch
[not found] <loom.20110908T115419-459@post.gmane.org>
2011-09-08 10:38 ` Eric S Fraga
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