Re: from & to fields
* Thorsten Haude <mutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-08-08 11:58 +0200]:
> Hi,
>
> * Nicolas Rachinsky wrote (2004-08-08 10:14):
> >* Thorsten Haude <mutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-08-08 09:41 +0200]:
> >> I set reverse_name, but Mutt always uses one specific adress to answer
> >> the mail. I don't see why this address is or why reverse_name does not
> >> fire. Why?
> >
> >Don't know, but the part of your muttrc you showed us contained no
> >alternates. Without alternates reverse_name does not work.
>
> Ok, that was a bit obscure. I posted the last bit because it could
> contain something which would overwrite reverse_name.
:set ?reverse_name
could answer you this question faster and more reliable.
> My $alternates is set, though it is still a variable. If I try to use
> the alternate command, I get
> Fehler in /home/yooden/.mutt/muttrc, Zeile 25: alternates: Unbekanntes
> Kommando
> source: Fehler in /home/yooden/.mutt/muttrc
>
> (alternates: Unknown Command)
That changed IIRC between 1.5.5.1 and 1.5.6.
> For the adresses
> yoo@xxxxxxxx
> yooden@xxxxxxxx
> .+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> how would the alternates have to look like?
The naive variant would be:
yoo@vranx\.de|yooden@vranx\.de|.+@thorstenhau\.de
There are shorter variants possible.
(yoo|yooden)@vranx\.de|.+@thorstenhau\.de
...
Nicolas