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Re: Howto run a command in message hooks (was: Re: How to send a return receipt)



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* Patrick Schoenfeld <schoenfeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [10-24-07 10:42]:
> I want to write a script that _asks_ the user, if he wants to send a return
> receipt (note how that differs from your assumption that a macro would be
> suffice. For me it wouldn't because w/o the question _I_ would forget to send
> the return receipt). Something like this can automatically be triggered only 
> by message
> hooks. But as the solution is extern (= a script), how do i call it from 
> within
> the message hook? I added a hook like this:
> 
> message-hook "~h Return-Receipt-To:" "|/home/schoenfeld/.mutt/return_receipt"
> 
> And even though the specified file is a valid executable script mutt says 
> (when
> I open this mail in the pager):
> 
> |/home/schoenfeld/.mutt/return_receipt: Unknown command

first *guess* w/b that ~/.mutt/return_receipt script was not
executable, but you have really presented little information.
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