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Re: Keep Forgetting Attachments!



2004-06-16T18:36:20 The Doctor What:
> Okay, I have a problem:
> 
> I'll write an email, mention an attachment and then send the email
> without attaching the file in question.

I have the same problem, chronically.

> I have a possible solution:
> 
> Have mutt check for the work attachment or attached and then prompt
> the user "Do you need to attach a file?" immediately after exiting
> edit mode.

Brilliant! I'm gonna try that out and see how it tastes!

> Would this be hard to impliment?

Here's how I'm gonna implement it:

  ~/bin/mutt-editor:

        #!/bin/sh
        while true;do
                ${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-vi}} $1
                egrep -w 'attach|(ment|ed)' $1 >/dev/null || exit
                echo -n 'Do you need to attach a file? '
                read ans
                case "$ans" in
                        [yY]*) continue;;
                esac
                exit
        done

and of course in ~/.muttrc:

        set editor=~/bin/mutt-editor

(with ~ expanded of course).

-Bennett

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