* Philip Mak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-06-24 21:45]: > I don't like the user interface for the [a]lias command. > I'm thinking that some disk-based database > (e.g. GDBM) would be more appropriate for aliases.. > This would fix the problem of aliases in > one mutt not showing up in other mutts.
$ man addressbook $ man lbdb $ man bbdb > Furthermore, I run multiple copies of mutt in screen, > and if I add an alias in one mutt, it doesn't show up > in the other mutts unless I re-source .mail_aliases. $ man ldap $ man muttrc /query_command > Pine has a nicer interface. then use pine. > .. can I configure mutt to not > ask what file to save the alias to? no - there's no prompt option for that. > Also, if someone has a lot of aliases GDBM > would be more efficient. I don't think > anyone would have hundreds of aliases, though... $ grep -c alias ~/.mutt.aliases 886 > Thoughts? rtfm http://www.math.fu-berlin.de/~guckes/mutt/setup#aliases Sven -- Sven Guckes [EMAIL PROTECTED] use "lists address" when you are *not* subscribed use "subscribe address" when you *are* subscribed -> http://www.math.fu-berlin.de/~guckes/mutt/setup.html
