Re: adding references when resending mail - reply
* Anders Helmersson [2002-09-12 20:45]: well - reply to your own mail and add the missing info. you could use the resend-mail command, of course, but that might start a new thread. What concerns me with this method is that in-reply-to will include my own mail id, even if it is not a reply but a resending of my own mail. [...] What I had in mind in my original thinking was to have a quadoption question in the resend function for including the reference of the original mail. That would keep the To: field intact. Move into you =sent-mail folder, save the message to =postponed, undelete it if you need to, and then continue the postponed message. It will get a new message ID and date, rest stays the same (exept the text of course). Isn't that exactly what you want? Well, not a single-keystroke solution, but it shouldn't happen too often anyway. [I actually just did that because this message apparently didn't get through in the first attempt.] Cheers, Joachim
Re: adding references when resending mail - reply
* Anders Helmersson [2002-09-12 20:45]: well - reply to your own mail and add the missing info. you could use the resend-mail command, of course, but that might start a new thread. What concerns me with this method is that in-reply-to will include my own mail id, even if it is not a reply but a resending of my own mail. [...] What I had in mind in my original thinking was to have a quadoption question in the resend function for including the reference of the original mail. That would keep the To: field intact. Move into you =sent-mail folder, save the message to =postponed, undelete it if you need to, and then continue the postponed message. It will get a new message ID and date, rest stays the same (exept the text of course). Isn't that exactly what you want? Well, not a single-keystroke solution, but it shouldn't happen too often anyway. Cheers, Joachim
adding references when resending mail
Sometimes I need to follow-up on some previously sent mail. For instance, I have forgotten to mention something or I have got some new information to add. I want my new mail to get threaded under the original mail. What is the appropriate and easiest way of adding such references. Here, I am not refering to replies or follow-ups on mailing lists. -- Anders Helmersson
Re: adding references when resending mail
* Anders Helmersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [020912 16:10]: Sometimes I need to follow-up on some previously sent mail. For instance, I have forgotten to mention something or I have got some new information to add. I want my new mail to get threaded under the original mail. What is the appropriate and easiest way of adding such references. Here, I am not refering to replies or follow-ups on mailing lists. I may or may not have understood what you mean, but here goes. The simplest way to achieve this is using the same mechanisms as for list mail. Go to the mailbox where your outgoing mail is saved, and reply to your own message (changing the To: Cc: and Bcc: fields appropriately). Make sure you have order=threading activated in the mailbox where you want these followups to be seen. -Johan -- Johan Almqvist http://www.almqvist.net/johan/qmail/
Re: adding references when resending mail - reply
* Anders Helmersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002-09-12 14:08]: Sometimes I need to follow-up on some previously sent mail. For instance, I have forgotten to mention something or I have got some new information to add. I want my new mail to get threaded under the original mail. What is the appropriate and easiest way of adding such references? well - reply to your own mail and add the missing info. you could use the resend-mail command, of course, but that might start a new thread. Here, I am not refering to replies or follow-ups on mailing lists. then what? Sven
Re: adding references when resending mail - reply
well - reply to your own mail and add the missing info. you could use the resend-mail command, of course, but that might start a new thread. What concerns me with this method is that in-reply-to will include my own mail id, even if it is not a reply but a resending of my own mail. Here, I am not refering to replies or follow-ups on mailing lists. then what? One applicable situation could be when I would like to arrange a meeting, with someone (say Beth). However, after sending the first mail, I discover that I forget to say when the meeting is going to take place. I resend the mail with the date and time. I do not consider this as a reply and, thus, In-reply-to should not be set, but only References (according to RFC2076, para 3.6). Though, I may be to restrictive in definition of reply. What I had in mind in my original thinking was to have a quadoption question in the resend function for including the reference of the original mail. That would keep the To: field intact. Anders
Re: adding references when resending mail - reply
* Anders Helmersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002-09-12 18:44]: well - reply to your own mail and add the missing info. you could use the resend-mail command, of course, but that might start a new thread. What concerns me with this method is that in-reply-to will include my own mail id, even if it is not a reply but a resending of my own mail. yes, that's a grave problem, of course.i think... not. One applicable situation could be when I would like to arrange a meeting, with someone (say Beth). However, after sending the first mail, I discover that I forget to say when the meeting is going to take place. I resend the mail with the date and time. I do not consider this as a reply and, thus, In-reply-to should not be set, but only References (according to RFC2076, para 3.6). what does the RFC say about users who want a special technical solution with each possible situation in life then? anything? ;-) Though, I may be to restrictive in definition of reply. loosen up! What I had in mind in my original thinking was to have a quadoption question in the resend function for including the reference of the original mail. That would keep the To: field intact. use resend-message then. use your editor to add the necessary changes. and let the MTA let its work by giving the message a new Message-ID. and don't forget to wear your sun screen! ;-) Sven -- Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
Re: adding references when resending mail - reply
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Anders Helmersson wrote: well - reply to your own mail and add the missing info. you could use the resend-mail command, of course, but that might start a new thread. What concerns me with this method is that in-reply-to will include my own mail id, even if it is not a reply but a resending of my own mail. Here, I am not refering to replies or follow-ups on mailing lists. then what? One applicable situation could be when I would like to arrange a meeting, with someone (say Beth). However, after sending the first mail, I discover that I forget to say when the meeting is going to take place. I resend the mail with the date and time. I do not consider this as a reply and, thus, In-reply-to should not be set, but only References (according to RFC2076, para 3.6). Though, I may be to restrictive in definition of reply. What I had in mind in my original thinking was to have a quadoption question in the resend function for including the reference of the original mail. That would keep the To: field intact. Anders Hi, set in your .muttrc set copy=ask-yes (if you have changed your default settings). After you recognized that your original mail was wrong or something was missing copy from your mailsent-mailbox the email you want to correct to your postponed mailbox. Then resend it and you are able to correct the missing datas. Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang-bang fruit
