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Re: [Mutt] #2936: description of $use_envelope_from is ambiguous



#2936: description of $use_envelope_from is ambiguous

Comment (by Adeodato Simó):

 {{{
 * René Clerc [Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:47:06 +0200]:

 > * Mutt <fleas@xxxxxxxx> [01-08-2007 00:21]:

 > > #2936: description of $use_envelope_from is ambiguous

 > >  The description of $use_envelope_from is ambiguous. The manual says:
 > >  ''When set, mutt will use $envelope_from_address as the envelope
 sender if
 > >  that is set, otherwise it will attempt to derive it from the "From:"
 > >  header. Note that this information is passed to sendmail command
 using the
 > >  "-f" command line switch ![...]''

 > >  The "otherwise" seems to correspond to the "when": ''When set, mutt
 will
 > >  ![...], otherwise it will ![...]''.

 > >  I propose: ''When this option is set, Mutt will set the envelope
 sender,
 > >  using the value of $envelope_from_address if it is set, else the
 address
 > >  of the "From:" header. Note that this information is passed ![...]''

 > Why not split it up in two sentences, for even more clarity?  (In
 > addition, some other minor changes)

 > ''When this option is set, Mutt will set the envelope sender using
 > the value of $envelope_from_address, if that is set.  If this option
                                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 > is not set, Mutt will set the envelope sender to the "From:" header.
   ^^^^^^^^^^
 > Note that this information is passed ![...]''

 The underlined text seems to refer to "$use_envelope_from" itself. I
 recommend "If this second option is not set" instead.

 Cheers,
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/2936#comment:>