* gnus-alias v1.4
@ 2003-08-16 23:51 Joe Casadonte
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From: Joe Casadonte @ 2003-08-16 23:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
I've just posted the latest version of gnus-alias (v1.4) with the
following changes:
o Tested under gnus 5.10.2
o gnus-alias-override-user-mail-address (new function)
Better identity switching, though it may not work with all
backends. Will correctly set mail header's Return-Path if allowed.
o gnus-alias-message-x-completion (new function)
Drop in function for use in a message-x hook to set your identity
based on the To: field in a NEW message. Requires you to tab off of
the To: header, though.
o Minor documentation cleanup
o Minor changes for byte-compiler warnings
Header info follows....
;;; @(#) gnus-alias.el -- an alternative to gnus-posting-styles
;;; @(#) $Id: gnus-alias.el,v 1.4 2003/08/16 23:05:10 jcasa Exp $
;; This file is not part of Emacs
;; Copyright (C) 2001-3 by Joseph L. Casadonte Jr.
;; Author: Joe Casadonte (emacs@northbound-train.com)
;; Maintainer: Joe Casadonte (emacs@northbound-train.com)
;; Created: September 08, 2001
;; Keywords: personality, identity, news, mail, gnus
;; Latest Version: http://www.northbound-train.com/emacs.html
;; COPYRIGHT NOTICE
;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
;; any later version.
;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
;; GNU General Public License for more details.
;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;; along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
;;; Commentary:
;;
;; gnus-alias provides a simple mechanism to switch Identities when
;; using message-mode. An Identity is one or more of the following
;; elements:
;;
;; o From - sets the From header (i.e. the sender)
;; o Organization - sets the Organization header (a common, optional header)
;; o Extra headers - a list of arbitrary header to set (e.g. X-Archive: no)
;; o Body - adds text to the body of the message (just above the signature)
;; o Signature - adds a signature to the message
;;
;; All of this is also provided by the standard `gnus-posting-styles'
;; (which see). Whereas Posting Styles let you set these up
;; initially, though, gnus-alias lets you change them on the fly
;; easily, too (in this regard gnus-alias is much like gnus-pers,
;; upon which it is based; see 'Credits' below). With a simple
;; command (`gnus-alias-select-identity') you can select & replace
;; one Identity with another.
;;
;; There are other significant differences between gnus-alias and
;; Posting Styles, too. gnus-alias has a much simpler interface/API
;; for selecting an initial Identity automatically. Posting Styles is
;; much more flexible (especially in that you can build up an
;; "Identity" piece by piece), but with that flexibility can come
;; some complexity.
;;
;; Other advantages to using gnus-alias:
;;
;; o the ability to switch Identities in a message buffer
;; o can access original message to help determine Identity of the
;; followup/reply message
;; o can act on a forwarded message as if it were a message being
;; replied to
;; o can start a new message with a given Identity pre-selected
;;
;; It is possible to use both Posting Styles and gnus-alias, with
;; `gnus-posting-styles' setup occuring before gnus-alias selects an
;; Identity. That much co-ordination is beyond my attention span,
;; though; I just use this package.
;;
;; There may also be some overlap between this package and
;; `message-alternative-emails' (which see), though I'm not exactly
;; sure what that really does.
--
Regards,
joe
Joe Casadonte
jcasadonte@northbound-train.com
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