>> The version of mail-extr that comes with GNU emacs v19 and bbdb do not
>> seem to get along particularly well. Mail-extr now returns the raw
>> email address if it can't get any better idea for the person's name,
>> which causes bbdb to warn: "Ignoring bogon ... to avoid name clash
>> with ...". And if mail-extr really has not idea, it will return ""
>> (as opposed to nil, which I think bbdb is expecting) which causes bbdb
>> to die with an error.
Both problems have been a real pain in the neck for a long while for me.
I never was quite sure if it was not my own's fault, i.e., the fault of my
special mail / rmail hooks.
>> Has someone got a solution for these or should I try to come up with a
>> patch?
I did not...
Oh yes, please -- I'd like "that" patch and will let you know if it works
for me.
Martin Maechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <><
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