ok I think I get it.....
geeze
I type m vi opens, I compose the message then :wq
THEN.... anothe window opens where I ADDRESS IT!
duh
I can see my aliases now
thanks
rob
Reply-To:
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; from Michael Sanders on Sun, Apr 25,
1999 at 01:43:00PM -0400
Quoting... Michael Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 11:49:43PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Reply-To:
> > Sorry I havent gottn back with my problem sooner but I havent had the time.
> >
> > Ok Ive added aliases using the a key and accepting the defaults
> > I added 3 addresses.
> > And added
> > set alias_file=~/.mutt.aliases
> > source ~/.mutt.aliases
> > to my .muttrc
> This looks exactly right.
> > Then from the commandline I source ~/.mutt.aliases and get
> Why? This hould not be necessary.
> > "unexpected syntax errors in ./mutt.aliases"
> > the default settings look like
> > alias myname "my formal name" (myemail@address) I dont see any "bad" syntax
> > also... looking at my *default* created ./muttrc.aliases one
> > formal name has " " the other dosent??
> I have two types of entry in my alias file
> alias alias First Last <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> alias alias xxx.yyy@zzz ( First Last )
>
> As far as I know, the only reason to use quotation marks is if you have
> punctuation marks (like "Last, First" or "J. Blow") in the name. I just avoid
> them.
> >
> > If I use m [for mail] vi opens with the cursor behind the Subject
> > If I move it to behind the To: and hit tab nothing happens other than beep
> > *where* exactly... am I suposed to use the tab key to show a list of
> > addresses?
> This is wrong. You should get a line at the bottom of the screen, which says
> To:
> This is where you hit the tab.
>
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