> * Roland Winkler <jvax...@tah.bet> [2011-04-13 10:00:04 -0500]: > > On Mon Apr 11 2011 Sam Steingold wrote: >> here is an addition: >> >> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bbdb.user:1689 >> >> From: Sam Steingold <s...@gnu.org> >> Subject: Make "John" an alternate for "John Doe"? (y or n) >> Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bbdb.user >> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:37:35 -0400 (5 years, 38 weeks, 4 days ago) >> >> when I have an entry >> >> John Doe >> net: j...@foo.bar.com >> >> and I stumble upon a message >> From: John <j...@foo.bar.com> >> I am asked the above question: >> Make "John" an alternate for "John Doe"? (y or n) >> >> I don't think this makes any sense. >> Maybe the user names in "net" should be consulted in addition to "AKA" >> and "name" before asking whether "John" is a good alternative? > > I think bbdb-use-alternate-names should help you here.
This variable is t (and always has been). Are you suggesting that I add all usernames to the AKA field? (it already has "John Public", "John Q Public", "John Q. Public" &c; it would be nice if it were not necessary...) -- Sam Steingold (http://sds.podval.org/) on CentOS release 5.5 (Final) X 11.0.60900031 http://jihadwatch.org http://openvotingconsortium.org http://truepeace.org http://honestreporting.com http://mideasttruth.com Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
