* Christian Höltje <list.mutt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-08-10 10:26 -0500]: > * Joshua Crawford (mortarn_lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx) [040810 03:01]: >> * Christian Holtje <list.mutt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-08-09 16:24 >> -0500]: > >> > 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. > > I have been changing it as I go along. Right now it is: > set > alternates="(.*@docwhat\.gerf\.org|(docwhat|christian|chris|bofh|kf6vnc)@(holtje|gerf)\.(org|net))" I'm no expert, but that looks ok to me. It's a lot simpler than mine. >> > 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. > > Thank you for the information! I had forgotten about these > features. Of course, how else would mutt know who is who? > From the manual: > ~p message is addressed to you (consults $alternates) > ~P message is from you (consults $alternates) > From the section for index_format: > %F author name, or recipient name if the message is from you > > I have a suggestion for the manual. It would be nice if they were > linked front and back. The ~p mentions alternates, but it'd be good > if it linked to alternates. And if alternates had links to these. > Where should I send a patch or a suggestion to? Suggestions can be sent via flea (or muttbug), with priority 0 (wishlist). Patches go to the mutt-dev list. >> > 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' > > Okay, I made that change a little bit ago. After I implimented the > folder hook scripter thingy. Would these be the folder-hooks mentioned elsewhere in this thread, that do 'my_hdr From:'? If so, they'll overwrite whatever address mutt wants to put on your mail (whether it's the default $from or a $reverse_name). Try removing them and see what happens. -- Joshua 'bruce' Crawford ... http://www.geocities.com/mortarn Don't believe everything you hear or anything you say.
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