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prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:

> Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> wrote:
>> prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:
>>> +(defcustom message-allow-gcc-fcc-alone 'ask
>>> +  "*Specifies what to do when a message has no recipients other than
>>> +Gcc or Fcc.  If it is the symbol `always', the posting is allowed.  If
>>> +it is the symbol `never', the posting is not allowed.  If it is the
>>> +symbol `ask', you are prompted."
>>> +  :group 'message-interface
>>> +  :type '(choice (const always)
>>> +		 (const never)
>>> +		 (const ask)))
>>
>> I modified it a bit, and committed it.  (Don't use "*" as the first
>> character of variable documentation unless the user should set the
>> variable with M-x set-variable RET.)
>
> Why shouldn't that be allowed here?  It seems to work for me.

It works, but a "*" as the first character in variable documentation
signals to Emacs that the variable is something that the user would
like to be able to set interactively with M-x set-variable RET.  I
think it should be reserved for really interactive variables such as
case-fold-search.