On Thursday, 25 September 2008, 17:10 (UTC+0200), Alexander Dahl wrote: > Hi, > > > For example, I have my university address as the default "from:" > > address. But I'm also active in a cycling organisation, and if someone > > with whom I've never exchanged email before sends a message to me at > > that address, no hook will match, but I'd still like the reply to > > originate from the cycling address, not the uni address. Currently, I > > have to set this manually (using a macro). > > I want the same thing and have configured it as follows (@ and . > replaced ;)) > > set reverse_name > set realname = 'Alexander Dahl' > set from = "post(at)lespocky(dot)de" > set use_from = yes > alternates "post(at)lespocky(dot)de|lespocky(at)web(de)" > > This does exactly what you describe, you simply have to set the > mail-adresses you use as alternates, no hooks or macros or my_hdr > modifications necessary.
Well, yes, but I am running mutt 1.5.15, and there I need "my_hdr From" for send-hooks, and that then messes up reverse_name. m.