On 7 Shevat 5761, Arne Jørgensen wrote:
>>From time to time I receive mails from people who have not configured
> a real name in their MUA. The result is a ugly summary-buffer containg
> lines with things like [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] and then I have to
> guess/remember (same thing) who [EMAIL PROTECTED] is.
>
> Have could I have BBDB/Gnus rewrite that line and put in his real name
> from the BBDB? Persons with well-configured MUAs should not be
> affected.
,----[ From the BBDB info, "Gnus Summary Buffer" ]
| Using Names from the BBDB
| .........................
|
| The names reported for authors of posts in the Summary buffer can be
| altered to conform to the values present in their respective BBDB
| records (if any). This rewriting is enabled by the use of a Gnus user
| format code, as determined by `bbdb/gnus-summary-user-format-letter'.
| This variable, which defaults to `B', is used to create a format code
| which is intended for use in `gnus-summary-line-format'. The format
| code is created by concatenating `%u' with the value of
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-user-format-letter'. In the default case this
| results in the creation of the format code `%uB'. This format code is
| intended to replace the format code previously used in the Summary
| buffer format line to indicate the author and/or net address (usually
| `%a', `%n', and/or `$N').
|
| The effects of this format code are in two independent parts - the
| marking of known posters, and the rewriting of posters names. The
| first, the marking of posters, occurs only when
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-mark-known-posters' is `t' (the default) and the
| posters have entries in the BBDB. When this variable is true, the
| marking occurs as described in the previous section, Marking Posters,
| above.
|
| The poster name rewriting is done for all posters - not just for
| those with records in the BBDB. That said, rewriting rules for posters
| in the BBDB are more flexible than for those not listed. The rewriting
| is governed by two variables, as described below.
|
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-real-names' can have one of three values -
| `t', `bbdb', or `nil'. In general, this variable governs the
| preference between net addresses and names. If it is `t', the name (if
| any) will be used. If `nil', the net address will be used. The third
| value, `bbdb', can be used as a method for distinguishing between
| authors with records in the BBDB and those without. If the variable is
| set to `bbdb', the name from the BBDB record will be used if the author
| has a record in the BBDB. If the author is not in the BBDB, the net
| address from the message will be printed. This variable makes little
| sense if `bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-bbdb-data' is `nil', as no names
| will be printed in the Summary buffer in this case - only net addresses.
|
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-bbdb-data' is used to (dis)allow use of
| the BBDB for author data retrieval. If it is `t', data from the BBDB
| will be used if available. If it is `nil', data from the BBDB will not
| be used.
|
| In the following examples, assume the following:
|
| 1. Message: `From: Jamie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
| BBDB: No record
|
| 2. Message: `From: Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
| BBDB: Name: `Matthew', Net: `[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
|
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-bbdb-data' `t' `t' `nil'
| `bbdb/gnus-summary-prefer-real-names' `t' `bbdb' `t'
| Printed in Summary buffer for
| Case 1 Jamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jamie
| Case 2 Matthew Matthew Matt
`----
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Charles Sebold
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