=?utf-8?Q?isn´t?= it a waste to create 30-50 email alliases? and some, seldomly used, I would also have to enter everything. thanks Gottfried Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:20 +0100 Message-ID: <[email protected]>
tpeplt <[email protected]> writes: > "Bob Newell" <[email protected]> writes: > >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2026, at 06:30, Gfp wrote: >> ... >>> So how can I find the email addresses and autocomplete >>> their names? If I don´t remember the email address? >>> >>> Is there a package I have to install additionally? >> >> This works really well with the BBDB package, although >> some study and setup will be required. Set it to capture >> incoming and outgoing email addresses (maybe with some >> exceptions), and then tab completion can also be set up. >> Once you have it working it's indispensable. >> > > You can also define aliases for email addresses that you > know and expect to reuse. Evaluate the following expression > in Emacs to read the user manual section on mail aliases: > > (info "(emacs) Mail Aliases") > > Once you have defined aliases for your list of email > addresses, you can use completion on your aliases, as the > manual entry above documents: > > "You can also insert an aliased address directly, using > the command ‘M-x mail-abbrev-insert-alias’. This reads > an alias name, with completion, and inserts its > definition at point." > > Of course, you can map the command > ‘mail-abbrev-insert-alias’ to a keybinding that you find > mnemonic and convenient, either globally using > ‘keymap-global-set’ or to a local keymap using ‘keymap-set’.
