On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:47:01PM +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote: > On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 02:31:06PM -0700, Robert Holtzm wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 03:46:26PM -0700, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote: > > > Robert Holtzm wrote: > > > > What file does mutt source to generate the TO: header? Compare the one > > > > in this post to the last name in the sig. It appears that the problem > > > > started around Aug 16 as far as I can tell. Going back to earlier posts > > > > in my outbox it's correct. > > > > > > I believe you're referring to your last name being misspelled in your > > > From header. > > > > > > First mutt consults $from for a name (unless you've turned off > > > $use_from). If $from is empty, it checks your $EMAIL environment > > > variable. > > > > > > It will then check $realname. Finally, it grabs the information out of > > > getpwuid() (which usually reads from your /etc/passwd file). > > > > You lost me. Use_from is set but I have no idea what or where $from is. > > The way you use it it sounds like a file but I can't find it. The same > > with $realname which only exists in .muttrc in connection with a > > non-existent macro. > > Both $from and $realname are variables in your mutt configuration. For > example: > > set from="em...@example.com" > set realname="My Name"
<slams palm to side of head> Why didn't I see those were .muttrc entries! My only remaining question is since these settings aren't shown in .muttrc, and since prior to ~16 August the problem didn't exist, what changed and why. Many thanks. -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read by tight lipped NSA agents who fail to see humor in Doctor Strangelove Key ID 8D549279
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