David DeSimone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Thu, 07 Oct 1999:
> Most people on this list, when you ask them how to set up different
> identities, will tell you to use send-hooks with a my_hdr From: command.
> That's because, until recently, that was the only way to do it. But Mr.
> Roessler added a feature that some people seem to have missed: A "from"
> variable that gives the default for the "From:" header, if none is
> determined by any other means.
First of all -- in which version is this? I've been using 1.0pre2, but
that lacked the variable, so I got and compiled pre3. But that didn't
appear to have a $from variable either. So is this only in the
developement version or something? A patch?
Then, assuming I can get a mutt with a $from variable... What are the
advanteges (or disadvantages) of $from, as compared against my_hdr From?
Should I go through my .muttrc and convert all the hooks setting
my_hdr From to setting $from?
The only immediate advantage I know of is that reverse_name will work,
and I haven't used it before now. Then again, that was partly because
it didn't work with my_hdr's. :-) But I'm wondering if there are other
reasons to convert my .muttrc, or not to convert?
Mikko
PS. Why's the subject line mention "use_from"? Isn't that something
different? Just a simple typing mistake or..?
Hmm, I certainly seem to have a lot of questions today. :-)
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