On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 02:21:39AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have set up a .mail_aliases file for mutt that looks like: > alias mdevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In my .muttrc I have: > set alias_file=$HOME/.mail_aliases > source $HOME/.mail_aliases > set edit_hdrs > > Now when I try and edit the To: Cc: Bcc: fields and press tab, mutt will > not give me a list of email addresses from my file. It just tabs across > the screen like tab normally does. > > Note: I have gotten it working if I don't set edit_hdrs and get prompted > for the To: address and then press tab. But the documentation seems to > suggest that it can be done as this quote points out: > "To use aliases, you merely use the alias at any place in mutt where mutt > prompts for addresses, such as the To: or CC: prompt. You can also enter > aliases in your editor at the appropirate headers if you have the > $edit_hdrs variable set." > > How do you get mutt to do this or can it only be done with edit_hdrs set > to no? Do I need to bind the tab key somehow?
I think you need to type the entire alias "key" in your editor, and mutt will replace those keys with the real address on exit. > > Also, I haven't figured out yet how to send mail to another mailbox from > within mutt. Say you use procmail to filter the debian-user mail into > its own separate file and then read it with mutt. Then, say you want to > transfer a message you like into your debian-tips file. How would you > do this? > Press "s" ;) Mike
