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Re: mutt/2430: mutt group aliases behave inconsistently



* On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 kyle-mutt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx muttered:
> >Number:         2430
> >Category:       mutt
> >Synopsis:       mutt group aliases behave inconsistently
> If you create a group alias, like so:
> alias friends All My Friends <a@xxxxx>, <b@xxxxx>, <c@xxxxx>
> then when composing a message to that group, the "to" list shows up
> like this:
> All My Friends <a@xxxxx>, b@xxxxx, c@xxxxx - note that the wockas (<>)
> have been removed from the subsequent addresses.
> it's kinda weird

So it removes the unneeded <>. Why is that weird?
Note that <> are only needed when you have a real name part.
so a@xxxxx is fine
some guy <a@xxxxx> <> needed. Consequently mutt removes the unnecessary
brackets.
Lets, brake the alias down:

alias friends All My Friends <a@xxxxx>, <b@xxxxx>, <c@xxxxx>
cmd   alias   real name to a@xxxxx    , b@xxxxx  , c@xxxxx

Maybe »All My Friends« should be the group name?
alias friends All My Friends: joe black <a@xxxxx>, some guy <b@xxxxx>, c@xxxxx;

> For most MTA's, this is merely a cosmetic issue

For every mta it ought to be cosmetic. Otherwise it's a hughe bug.
rfc822

Michael
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