Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:57:09 -0500 From: Steve Brown <gtabug@prayforwind.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: mutt(was stupid virus going around) Message-ID: <20011128205708.A504@prayforwind.com> In-Reply-To: <20011128163322.GB29228@keyslapper.org>; from leblanc%2Bfreebsd@keyslapper.org on Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:33:23AM -0500 References: <022901c17761$b431a510$fd6e34c6@mlevy> <15363.49761.411744.990323@guru.mired.org> <59350765.20011127112338@mindspring.com> <20011127191156.GD452@nabokov.afc.vw.com> <02b101c1776b$e72b38a0$fd6e34c6@mlevy> <15364.23207.328491.247555@guru.mired.org> <20011128070420.GB39649@nabokov.afc.vw.com> <20011128072412.GA20379@keyslapper.org> <20011128022805.A2150@northernbrewer.com> <20011128163322.GB29228@keyslapper.org>
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Hello there, On the subject of mutt: - how do I read saved mail? (other than cat'ing mbox) - how do I re-read mail I've accidently marked deleted(before quitting of course) Thanks, Steve On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:33:23AM -0500, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > On 11/28/01 02:28 AM, Christopher Farley sat at the `puter and typed: > > Louis LeBlanc (leblanc+freebsd@keyslapper.org) wrote: > > > > > Mutt allows you to use emacs, vi, or vim as your composer/viewer, in > > > addition to the no frills (even compared to vi) builtin composer. You > > > can even configure it to color certain text to indicate headers, > > > quotes, addresses, etc., just by tweaking a mail.vim config. > > > > While we're on the subject of editor/mail user agent interactions: > > What is it that causes all lines in the message body beginning with the > > word 'From' to be indented with a '>'?? > > > > I see an astonishing number of email messages like this, and I've never > > really spent the time to figure out whether it was mutt, vim, postfix, > > or procmail doing this. > > > > From from from > > > > ^^ This line was composed with no leading '>', but by the time it gets > > sent to the list, and sent back to my mailbox, it will contain one. > > Only in the response. '>' is a standard quote lead. I notice you're > using Mutt 1.2.5 (You might want to upgrade to the latest mutt-devel). > When your message comes back to you in the list, it should not be > indented, but notice my reply does indent your text. > > Read the Mutt docs for the following directives: > > set attribution="On %d, %n sat at the \`puter and typed:" > set indent_string="> " # how to quote replied text > > This is how I have these directives in my muttrc. It is possible to > change the indent string, but in general it just makes things more > difficult for others to read and decipher. For instance, some people > like to use the '|' char, but if they reply to a message in which a > regexp uses that character at a line wrap, it hoses the context. You > can set your attribution however you want, and the docs describe a > pretty good set of metachars that can be used to duplicate anything > from the date to the subject of the message being replied to (IIRC). > > HTH > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ > > critic, n.: > A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries > to please him. > -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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