On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:15:40PM +0700, durant@cbn.net.id wrote:
Hi Alain,
Got that. I copied a fair amount of what you sent me in your .muttrc file, including that. Did you create an alias file in Mutt before changing the .muttrc file? How did you create it? This may be the difference.
I also tried "touch ~/.mutt/aliases at shell prompt, but got the following response:
usr@computer:~> touch ~/.mutt/aliases touch: creating `/home/usr/.mutt/aliases': No such file or directory
This is because you do not have a ~/.mutt directory. Do a mkdir ~/.mutt first. The aliases file is only a simple sub-file of the main .muttrc, containing muttrc commands. You can place it anywhere you like, as long as you point the 'source' command to the correct location. You could even put the alias commands in your .muttrc if you like.
BTW, I need some help with the following fields:
my_hdr X-OS: `uname -a`
What is `uname -a`?
Some information about the operating system. In my case: tabby(21)% uname -a SunOS tabby 5.8 Generic_108528-13 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10 'man uname' will tell you more.
set alternates
Is this an alternative "reply to:"?
I don't think so. Reading the manual, it appears to set the various addresses that should be considered 'you'. e.g. until recently, I used to be known as dsmith@bristol.st.com, or Dave.Smith@st.com. Email addressed to both addresses would arrive in the same inbox. Mutt likes to know who 'you' are, so that it can flag mails appropriately.
set sig_dashes
Should mutt add a line of two dashes before a signature (see below)? In most circumstances, Yes it should. Read the sig_dashes section of the manual.
set locale
I've never quite got my head around locales, but in this case, it appears to specify the date format mutt should use. Again, read the manual. http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual See the 'Configuration Variables' section. HTH... -- David Smith Work Email: Dave.Smith@st.com STMicroelectronics Home Email: David.Smith@ds-electronics.co.uk Bristol, England