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- From: lms@rle-vlsi.mit.edu (Luis Miguel Silveira)
- Subject: Re: search and insert e-mail address
- In-Reply-To: desmedt@rulfsw.leidenuniv.nl's message of 22 Jul 92 11:25:49 +0100
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- References: <1992Jul22.112549.1@rulfsw.leidenuniv.nl>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 18:24:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul22.112549.1@rulfsw.leidenuniv.nl>
- desmedt@rulfsw.leidenuniv.nl writes:
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- I have written a small package to search an e-mail address and insert
- it into a mail buffer.
-
- It works in a simple but effective way. You write the name to be
- looked for in the To: field, then press C-C C-A, and a menu buffer
- will appear with all addresses that match the name. You can move
- through the menu buffer and select one, which then replaces what was
- the To: field.
-
- This package presupposes the existence of a data file that has, on
- each line, a name, followed by one or more tabs, followed by an e-mail
- address.
-
-
- [code deleted]
-
- I fail to see why one would need a new package for this. Isn't the
- data file you mention merely doing the job which is already done by
- the .mailrc file ? And doesn't for instance the mail-abbrevs package
- (by Jamie Zawinsky) do what you are offering (perhaps without the
- option of choosing between the matched address on a separate buffer).
-
- Please do not get me wrong. I do not mean to be disrespectful of your
- work, merely suggesting that it would be more interesting if you would
- make it compatible with already existing and widely used packages
-
- Just my 2c.
-
- -Miguel
-
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