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Re: [PATCH] $askfrom option



Rado S wrote on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 15:41:58 +0200:
> =- Daniel Shahaf wrote on Wed 27.Oct'10 at  8:34:01 +0200 -=
> 
> > Derek Martin wrote on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 00:16:30 -0500:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 03:10:13AM +0200, Daniel Shahaf wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Sometimes I need to send an email from a different address
> > > > than usual.
> > > 
> > > This is what send-hook and folder-hook etc. are for.
> > > 
> > 
> > Advantages of $askfrom:
> > 
> >   This is also consistent with other MUAs, which typically present you
> >   with From/Reply-To/To/Cc/Subject all at the same time.
> > 
> > * Manual override.  For me, rather than writing a config that examines
> >   the To/Cc and chooses the right From, it's easier to just specify the
> >   right From manually and move on.
> >   
> >   For example, I have a separate address (aliased to 'd') that I use
> >   with friends/family, and it's easier for me to initiate a composition
> >   by "md<newline>friends_alias<newline><newline>subject<newline>" [1]
> >   (that's with $askfrom and $askcc set) than to add
> >   a "send-hook ~Cfriend 'set from="d"'" to my muttrc for each of my
> >   correspondents (and then debug/maintain that code).
> 
> Change it in the compose menu then.
> That's what other MUAs do, too.

Other MUAs let you set From,To,Subject all together before starting to
edit the body.  That's what I'm trying to parallel.

> You can even use macros for predefined addresses for "one-click"
> changes, even less hassle than with your $ask_from.
>

Thanks for the suggestion.  Currently I use aliases.