run mail command with recipient of selected email

[Eric Smith <es@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is there (or should there be) a mutt command where user could run
the mail command - for a *new* mail message - with the recipient
taken automatically from the message selected in the index?

(mutt Would select the recipient as the sender or recipient based on
the alternates variable).

Am I the only one that is constantly looking up mail addresses
from previous emails to or from a certain contact?

Of course I use my aliases file a lot as well.

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- Eric Smith