* Christian Holtje <list.mutt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-08-09 16:24 -0500]: > > Hello Gang! G'day, > Here is my setup for disposable email addresses: > I have a domain, docwhat.gerf.org, and it accepts all email > addresses. I have procmail scripts to sort stuff based on the > address. Specifically prefixes like com, list, org, net, info, etc. > Some example addresses: > com.somebusiness > list.mutt-users > org.someorg > > I just discovered that the $reverse_name stuff isn't working because > I added a regex that includes all these disposable email addresses. Please show us your $alternates. > From the FAQ: > * I set $reverse_name, but it's not working! > The original message (the one to which you are replying) must > have been sent to an address which matches $alternates > (v<=1.5.5) or alternates-cmd (v>=1.5.6). > > Why is this the case? I find the reverse_name behaviour very very > useful for my disposable email address scheme. What are the pros > and cons of putting an email address in alternates? One pro is that $reverse_name works. Another is that ~p and ~P work. Yet one more is that %F shows who you sent the mail to, instead of your own address. There's more, I'm sure, but that's what came immediately to mind. > What should I > have in there? I accept email for a lot of addresses, because I'm > an admin and try to keep things separate. Should I only have my > main address in there? You should have all addresses that you receive mail at. I.e., set alternates='.*@docwhat\.gerf\.org' > These are the descriptions from the manual: > * alternates > A regexp that allows you to specify alternate addresses where you > receive mail. This affects Mutt's idea about messages from you > and addressed to you. > * reverse_name > It may sometimes arrive that you receive mail to a certain > machine, move the messages to another machine, and reply to some > the messages from there. If this variable is set, the default > From: line of the reply messages is built using the address where > you received the messages you are replying to. If the variable is > unset, the From: line will use your address on the current > machine. > > I would like to suggest that the reverse_name description mention > that the email address *not* be in alternates.* as the FAQ says. > > Thanks for your time. No trouble. -- Joshua 'bruce' Crawford ... http://www.geocities.com/mortarn Mary had a little RAM - only about a MEG or so.
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