Aliases with nnmail?

Aliases with nnmail?

[Rajappa Iyer]

How do I set up and use mail aliases with nnmail? Is there any
predefined way of doing things or is a custom hook required? If the
latter, does anyone have any function they'd be willing to share?

Thanks,
Rajappa
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Rajappa Iyer <rsi@lucent.com>		#include <std_disclaimer.h>
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Re: Aliases with nnmail?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Rajappa Iyer <rsi@lucent.com> writes:

> How do I set up and use mail aliases with nnmail? Is there any
> predefined way of doing things or is a custom hook required? If the
> latter, does anyone have any function they'd be willing to share?

I don't know what you mean by "mail aliases".  The address in the From
line is taken from `user-mail-address', if any.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: Aliases with nnmail?

[Rajappa Iyer]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:

> Rajappa Iyer <rsi@lucent.com> writes:
> 
> > How do I set up and use mail aliases with nnmail? Is there any
> > predefined way of doing things or is a custom hook required? If the
> > latter, does anyone have any function they'd be willing to share?
> 
> I don't know what you mean by "mail aliases".  The address in the From
> line is taken from `user-mail-address', if any.

Sorry I wasn't clear... I meant the addresses in the recipient
list. e.g. larsi = larsi@ifi.uio.no so that I don't have to type
larsi@ifi.uio.no every time. Y'know something like Mail/aliases for MH
or /usr/mail/aliases for sendmail.
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Rajappa Iyer <rsi@lucent.com>		#include <std_disclaimer.h>
	They also surf who only stand on the waves.

Re: Aliases with nnmail?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Rajappa Iyer <rsi@lucent.com> writes:

> Sorry I wasn't clear... I meant the addresses in the recipient
> list. e.g. larsi = larsi@ifi.uio.no so that I don't have to type
> larsi@ifi.uio.no every time. Y'know something like Mail/aliases for MH
> or /usr/mail/aliases for sendmail.

Message uses mailabbrev, which again uses the ~/.mailrc file, which
has lines like this:

alias ei18n "Emacs Internationalization <ei18n@riker.miranova.com>"

Typing ei18n<SPC> (in the To or Cc (etc.) header) will then expand to
the full address.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen