Re: multiple mail accounts in Gnus

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Filipp Gunbin <fgunbin@fastmail.fm> writes:

> Eric, thanks for the reply
>
> On 03/10/2014 06:17 +0400, Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
>
>> This is a general issue with Gnus, and one that probably needs a
>> generalized built-in solution, but in the meantime what you're doing is
>> fine. You still want `message-alternative-emails' in addition to posting
>> styles, because that variable is a little more comprehensive -- it works
>> for *any* reply, regardless of the group you're replying from (and also
>> overrides posting styles if there's a conflict).
>
> You mean it will work even there are no specific posting styles?  But I
> set them up for all groups.

Sure, you could certainly do it that way, and posting styles is
certainly useful for many things, including composing new messages. But
my feeling is that message-alternative-emails is somehow "safer": it
will always work, even if you haven't set up posting styles for a group,
and 99% of the time the most important thing is simply replying to a
message using the same From: as the To: you received it at.

You'll want posting styles for the other headers and all that, but I do
think it makes sense to use both in conjunction.

Just my opinion!

Eric