RMAIL usage - attributions

RMAIL usage - attributions

[Duke Normandin]

I'm used to having in my messages, something like:

On <some_date> <some_person> wrote:

How do I achieve the same with RMAIL?

^C^Y inserts the entire message, headers and all, but I don't want to
have to edit the headers all the time to get the attribution in the
form that I like. All solutions will be most welcome! TIA...
-- 
Duke

Re: RMAIL usage - attributions

[Lowell Gilbert]

Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:

> I'm used to having in my messages, something like:
>
> On <some_date> <some_person> wrote:
>
> How do I achieve the same with RMAIL?
>
> ^C^Y inserts the entire message, headers and all, but I don't want to
> have to edit the headers all the time to get the attribution in the
> form that I like. All solutions will be most welcome! TIA...

This depends on what mode you use for sending mail.  
Rmail offers several choices; the defaults have changed with 23.2, 
so it's a lot easier if your emacs is recent.
See the 'Mail-Composition Methods' node in the emacs manual.

Re: RMAIL usage - attributions

[Duke Normandin]

On Sat, 25 Sep 2010, Lowell Gilbert wrote:

> Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:
>
> > I'm used to having in my messages, something like:
> >
> > On <some_date> <some_person> wrote:
> >
> > How do I achieve the same with RMAIL?
> >
> > ^C^Y inserts the entire message, headers and all, but I don't want to
> > have to edit the headers all the time to get the attribution in the
> > form that I like. All solutions will be most welcome! TIA...
>
> This depends on what mode you use for sending mail.
> Rmail offers several choices; the defaults have changed with 23.2,
> so it's a lot easier if your emacs is recent.
> See the 'Mail-Composition Methods' node in the emacs manual.

I use the standard "Mail mode", i.e. `sendmail-user-agent' (Mail
mode), as per the manual. So How can it be done using Mail-mode?

-- 
Duke

Re: RMAIL usage - attributions

[Lowell Gilbert]

Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:

> On Sat, 25 Sep 2010, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>
>> Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:
>>
>> > I'm used to having in my messages, something like:
>> >
>> > On <some_date> <some_person> wrote:
>> >
>> > How do I achieve the same with RMAIL?
>> >
>> > ^C^Y inserts the entire message, headers and all, but I don't want to
>> > have to edit the headers all the time to get the attribution in the
>> > form that I like. All solutions will be most welcome! TIA...
>>
>> This depends on what mode you use for sending mail.
>> Rmail offers several choices; the defaults have changed with 23.2,
>> so it's a lot easier if your emacs is recent.
>> See the 'Mail-Composition Methods' node in the emacs manual.
>
> I use the standard "Mail mode", i.e. `sendmail-user-agent' (Mail
> mode), as per the manual. So How can it be done using Mail-mode?

One of the more powerful ways is by using the super-cite package, which
seems to be part of the standard Emacs distribution and has its own
manual.  If what you want is easily derivable from what mail-mode
already does, it might be easier to advice the mail-yank-original
function to do your standard edits automatically.

I haven't used rmail in at least ten years, so I can't suggest exact
recipes, but it shouldn't be too hard to work out.

 - Lowell

Re: RMAIL usage - attributions

[Duke Normandin]

On Sun, 26 Sep 2010, Lowell Gilbert wrote:

> Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:
>
> > On Sat, 25 Sep 2010, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> >
> >> Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:
> >>
> >> > I'm used to having in my messages, something like:
> >> >
> >> > On <some_date> <some_person> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > How do I achieve the same with RMAIL?
> >> >
> >> > ^C^Y inserts the entire message, headers and all, but I don't want to
> >> > have to edit the headers all the time to get the attribution in the
> >> > form that I like. All solutions will be most welcome! TIA...
> >>
> >> This depends on what mode you use for sending mail.
> >> Rmail offers several choices; the defaults have changed with 23.2,
> >> so it's a lot easier if your emacs is recent.
> >> See the 'Mail-Composition Methods' node in the emacs manual.
> >
> > I use the standard "Mail mode", i.e. `sendmail-user-agent' (Mail
> > mode), as per the manual. So How can it be done using Mail-mode?
>
> One of the more powerful ways is by using the super-cite package, which
> seems to be part of the standard Emacs distribution and has its own
> manual.  If what you want is easily derivable from what mail-mode
> already does, it might be easier to advice the mail-yank-original
> function to do your standard edits automatically.
>
> I haven't used rmail in at least ten years, so I can't suggest exact
> recipes, but it shouldn't be too hard to work out.

I'll try hacking `mail-yank-original' and see how far I get - either in
hosing everything, or finding a solution. :) Thanks for the input!
-- 
Duke

Re: RMAIL usage - attributions

[Lowell Gilbert]

Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:

> I'll try hacking `mail-yank-original' and see how far I get - either in
> hosing everything, or finding a solution. :) Thanks for the input!


Again, I'd recommend using defadvice rather than editing the actual function.

Re: RMAIL usage - attributions

[Duke Normandin]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, Lowell Gilbert wrote:

> Duke Normandin <dukeofperl@ml1.net> writes:
>
> > I'll try hacking `mail-yank-original' and see how far I get -
> > either in hosing everything, or finding a solution. :) Thanks for
> > the input!
>
>  Again, I'd recommend using defadvice rather than editing the actual
>  function.

Good plan! Looks like I'll have to learn a little `elisp' - which I
plan on doing anyway.
-- 
Duke