Re: posting name in summary buffer

[Adam Sjøgren]

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:54:40 +0900, Gernot wrote:

> I checked this variable, and indeed, it was not set. Setting it to
> ignore my own addresses solved the "problem". (Not knowing what is
> going on is a problem)

(Sure; often I've encountered problems that turned out to be features
I hadn't learned/understood yet.)

Adam> Perhaps it makes the most sense in email - seeing the name
Adam> of the recipient for emails you sent yourself is more
Adam> valuable information than what your own name is; presumably
Adam> you are aware of that :-)

(Actually, seeing the newsgroup instead of your own name is of great
value in the Drafts-group, so it makes sense to do so for news as
well, I think).

> Hah, your explanation makes perfect sense, even to a thcky like yours
> truly who shrivels at the mere sight of lisp code.

Great!

I've used Gnus for years and years before reading a couple of chapters
of the elisp manual and writing a few simple functions; go about it in
your own pace, I'd say :-)


  Best regards,

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 "Subdued flamboyance"                                        Adam Sjøgren
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