Using aliases on Gnus.

Using aliases on Gnus.

[Jorge Godoy]

Hi!


How can I make gnus use some aliases? For instance I'd like to have an
alias "directors" where I can put all directors plus some other people
without having to create a mailing list (it's for my use only) or
without having to put each address on the message (I may forget
someone). 

I don't know it it matters, but I'm using bbdb with Gnus.


Thanks,
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Re: Using aliases on Gnus.

[ShengHuo ZHU]

Jorge Godoy <godoy@conectiva.com> writes:

> Hi!
> 
> 
> How can I make gnus use some aliases? For instance I'd like to have an
> alias "directors" where I can put all directors plus some other people
> without having to create a mailing list (it's for my use only) or
> without having to put each address on the message (I may forget
> someone). 
> 
> I don't know it it matters, but I'm using bbdb with Gnus.

It matters.  I use

    (add-hook 'message-setup-hook 'bbdb-define-all-aliases)

For details, read the document of bbdb-define-all-aliases.

ShengHuo

Re: Using aliases on Gnus.

[Andreas Fuchs]

Today, Jorge Godoy <godoy@conectiva.com> wrote:

> Hi!
> How can I make gnus use some aliases? For instance I'd like to have an
> alias "directors" where I can put all directors plus some other people
> without having to create a mailing list (it's for my use only) or
> without having to put each address on the message (I may forget
> someone). 

The following functions might be of interest to you:

bbdb-company, bbdb-notes
bbdb-apply-next-command-to-all-records
bbdb-send-mail
bbdb-search


I have found that the company field works amazingly well for this
sort of thing. If you have people who can be members of >1 group, I
recommend the use of a notes field.

> Thanks,

HTH.

regards,
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Re: Using aliases on Gnus.

[Andreas Fuchs]

Today, ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> wrote:
> It matters.  I use
>     (add-hook 'message-setup-hook 'bbdb-define-all-aliases)

Hm. This is even easier than the approach I just posted. Good thing
that I haven't defined too many mail-aliases yet, so migration was
easy.

Thank you (-:

> ShengHuo

regards,
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Andreas Stefan Fuchs                             in Real Life aka
asf@acm.org, asfuchs@gmx.at, asf@ycom.at         in NNTP and SMTP,
antifuchs                                        in IRCNet and
Relf Herbstfresser, Male 1/2 Elf Priest          in AD&D