From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to include original Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 17:42:40 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1083539022 15034 80.91.224.253 (2 May 2004 23:03:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 23:03:42 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 03 01:03:36 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BKPzj-00038N-00 for ; Mon, 03 May 2004 01:03:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BKPy8-0001DU-5f for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 02 May 2004 19:01:56 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!ra.nrl.navy.mil!chiapp19.algx.com!allegiance!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!news.octanews.net!gemini.bitstream.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:rObh/Z8zPfDRr69r4CfdgQoAS5I= Original-Lines: 27 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 49dcd550.news.bitstream.net Original-X-Trace: 1083538092 gemini.bitstream.net 432 216.243.177.155 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@bitstream.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:122926 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:18215 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:18215 John King writes: > Hi ! Sorry if this is a double posting. It's a repeat. Did you read the replies you've already gotten? > I am trying to use emacs on a UNIX server in order to send > email. When I get an email and reply, people complain that they > don't see their originial email message to me ... and so have a > tougher time remembering what they said that I am replying to. > > Can someone help me with this. I would like to set up I guess .emacs > file so that it automatically includes their original message in my > reply body.... I guess in quotes or something. No, using a quote string like the > character that starts each line of your text quoted in my reply. > Thanks for help. I have been searching on google and also reading > emacs tutorial and using C-h a commmands..but not sure what keywords > to put in their. If you are using Gnus with Emacs, Shift-F will do the job. With other mail interfaces (e.g. rmail), the key sequence will be different. The Emacs tutorial on reading mail will answer the rest of your questions. However, you may be looking for the wrong thing- you do not put something in your .emacs file to include quoted text in your replies.