On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 04:37:45AM +0200, Sébastien Hinderer quoth: > Dear all, > > First of all, let me thank you for the excellent quality of the list, for > me it's a pleasure to follow it, really. > > Now for the question. Is there a difference between defining the from > variable and using a my_hdr From: command to define the From header ? > I RTFM, but however can't figure out the answer. However I noticed the > use_from variable, which I guess has a link with the question. Yes, there is a difference. As the manpage says, $from is used for your default, and my_hdr is used to override it. The subtlety that is missed there is that from is consulted right when you first compose a message, and not afterward. Changing the value of $from once you've started an email will not actually change who the mail is from, but using my_hdr From: *will*. Thus, if you use a send-hook, for example, to change where the mail is from, you'll need to use my_hdr because $from won't change anything. Also, if use_from is unset (or set to "no"), the $from variable is ignored completely, while my_hdr will not be ignored. ~Kyle -- If I were you, I'd run! -- Mesh-Head If you were me, you'd be good-looking. -- the Six-String Samurai
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature