* Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> [03-07-13 10:19]:
> I've been looking into how to improve my mutt addressbook/aliases and
> statred by looking at the "Defining/Using Aliases" section. I'm now
> more confused than I was before!
>
> I can understand the Usage: bit at least but then it goes rapidly
> downhill.
>
> It says:-
>
> Note
>
> If you want to create an alias for more than one address, you must
> separate the addresses with a comma (“,”).
>
> Er, but that disagrees with the Usage: doesn't it? It should (the
> Usage:) say "alias [ -group name ...] key address [, address ...]".
alias <key-name> <address or previously-defined-alias> \|
,<address or previously-defined-alias> \|
,<address or previously-defined-alias> \|
,<address or previously-defined-alias> \|
,<address or previously-defined-alias> \|
...
** I have never used the "-group" param but do have "group aliases" that
work correctly.
> Anyway I don't really understand what is meant by "create an alias for
> more than one address" - does it really mean "an alias which will
> allow sending mail to more than one address when the alias is used"?
alias joe Joe Somebody j...@example.com
alias jim Jim Somebody j...@example.com
alias ron Ron Somebody r...@example.net
alias family joe jim ron
>
> Then it says:-
>
> To remove an alias or aliases (“*” means all aliases):
>
> followed by an example which seems to be *adding* aliases.
unalias *
removes all aliases
unalias family *
removes the alias "family
unalias jim
removes the alias "jim"
> It also doesn't seem to show one of the very useful attributes of
> aliases, they can refer to other aliases defined already.
also defined by the parameter "-group" :^)
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