Re: message-mail-p and message-news-p are confused

[Ivan Boldyrev <boldyrev+nospam@cgitftp.uiggm.nsc.ru>]

On 8514 day of my life Erik Arneson wrote:
> On 26-Sep-2003, Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> wrote:
>> Erik Arneson <g.e.gnus@erik.aarg.net> writes:
>>> I am not sure exactly what is causing it, but it seems that
>>> `message-mail-p' and `message-news-p' are getting very confused lately.
>>> When I create a new mail message, `message-mail-p' still returns nil.
>>> When I try to send mail, it acts like I am sending news.
>>
>> How do you create a new mail message?  With `m' from the group buffer?
>
> Yep, I hit 'm' from a mail group summary buffer, or even 'C-u m' from
> the group buffer while over a mail group.  However, `message-mail-p'
> still returns 'nil'.  It is pretty obnoxious.

I noticed: (message-mail-p) returns non-nil only if you have 'To:'
header filled (probably, 'Cc:' and 'Bcc' are ok too).

In my posting styles I use (not (message-news-p)). It behaves as
necessary with one exception: when you press 'a' in Group buffer, both
(message-news-p) and (message-mail-p) are nil.  But I rarely use it.
Adding in summary buffer works perfectly.

As I learned from code, bot (message-mail-p) and (message-news-p)
check wither mail header ('To:' etc.) or ('Newsgroups:') exist and are
not empty.

When you press 'a' in news group, 'Newsgroups:' is automatically
filled with group name, and everything is ok.

> I have `gnus-post-method' set to 'current, but I am not so sure that's
> used for mail.

-- 
Ivan Boldyrev

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