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Re: LYNX-DEV mail header editing verboten?


From: Paul Gilmartin
Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV mail header editing verboten?
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 11:21:30 -0700 (MST)

In a recent note, redistribution point said:

> Date: Sat, 11 Jan 97 00:09 EST
> 
> I like mail programs that allow the user to edit the headers.

My personal choice would be a personal preference to override
the lynx.cfg: "SYSTEM_MAIL:/usr/lib/sendmail" to something
such as: 

   "PERSONAL_MAIL: elm -s %subject -i %workfile %addressee"

Then I could exploit my Elm aliases, and edit the headers to
whatever extent Elm permits.  I could define this as
a PRINTER, but how would I capture the Subject?

> Incidentally, the personal name and email address are usually
> enocded like this:
> 
> From: "Personal name" <address@hidden> [punctuation added -- gil]
> From: address@hidden (Personal name)
> 
Yah.  I'd certainly prefer that to the manifestly bogus
"X-Personal_Name: Sender's Name" header currently generated.
And it would be much friendlier to even moderately smart
MUA viewers which display the personal name if it exists
in the From: header, but have no understanding of any X-
header.

-- gil
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