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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.