Re: How to pipe text or load a file directly into mail-mode?

[Reiner Steib <reinersteib+from-uce@imap.cc>]

On Thu, May 04 2006, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:

> | (defun slrn-setup-post (&optional filename)
> |   "Load a file and set things up for posting it as a `mail'
> |   message through Emacs."
> |     (interactive)
> |       (if filename
> |           (insert-filename))
> |       (beginning-of-buffer)
> |       (insert-string "From: foo@bar.example.net\n\n")
> |       (mail-mode))

I'd suggest to set the buffer in mail mode first and then use the
predefined functions like `mail-insert-from-field', `mail-to', ...

Bye, Reiner.
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