On Sat 6 Oct 2007 16:51, Rem P Roberti wrote: > <snip> It is very easy to create an alias from a received message just > by using the "a" command. This puts the new alias in my .mail_aliases > folder, which resides in my home directory. My understanding is that > you can transfer selected aliases from that folder to Abook, and that > process can be carried off from within Mutt itself. Then you can just > prune the .mail_aliases folder for whatever aliases are not to be kept > permanently.
Can't help you there I'm afraid. Since I started using Abook I stopped using the standard Mutt alias file. I found a Perl script written by Brian Foley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> which writes the details straight into Abook. I've remapped my "a" key to call that. > I'm sure that the solution to this problem is a slam dunk but, as I > said, I suffer from the dreaded curse of the newbies. You gotta start somewhere! > Thanks again for your help. You're welcome.