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Re: Problem with square-brackets in reply Subject:



You have reply_regexp set to something that removes square brackets.

On 2007-03-09 12:10:36 -0500, Burton Lee wrote:
> From: Burton Lee <burton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: mutt-users@xxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:10:36 -0500
> Subject: Problem with square-brackets in reply Subject:
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using mutt to reply to emails sent by a ticket system.  The email subjects
> have the form:
> 
>   Ex.
>   Subject: [<QUEUENAME> #<Tkt. #>] Subject of Ticket
> 
> When I reply to this email, mutt removes anything contained between the square
> brackets. 
> 
>   Ex.
>   Subject: Re: Subject of Ticket
>  
> I'm thinking I could use procmail to change square brackets to something else,
> and then try a send-hook to switch it back?  Is there a less hackish answer? 
> If not, anyone have a good example of how to do that kind of regex
> substitution in a hook?
> 
> FYI, I'm using mutt 1.4.2.1i.   If upgrading would solve this problem, I can
> do so, but would prefer not to.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
> 
> Burton Lee
> 
> 

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