Thank you very much; this worked perfectly. I actually put a ^( in front and
a )$ at the end so that it would match only those email addresses, and I have
a working alternates setting.
Thanks again.
- Jimmy Kaplowitz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 06:44:13PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote:
> Jimmy Kaplowitz muttered:
> > I'm having trouble getting the 'alternates' variable setting to
> > recognize who I am I use the following email addresses:
> >
> > Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Landas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > I have tried doing:
> >
> > set alternates="^(Jimmy Kaplowitz
><([EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED])>|Landas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)$"
> >
> > But it doesn't recognize me. no success.
>
> Leave out the realname part. $alternates only matches your email, not
> your name.
> alternates="[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> should work.
>
> > set alternates="(Jimmy|Landas)"
> >
> > it recognizes me fine, but that is a little vague for my tastes.
>
> That is, because jimmy and landas are parts of the addresses you use.
> alternates is _not_ casesensitive.
>
> HTH,
>
> Michael
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