Re: They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Emanuel Berg
Hikaru Ichijyo writes: > Just finding out if I was doing it the "right" way. "There is no right or wrong – only what is and what isn't". > It sounds like gnus-posting-styles is a good way to > set broad defaults. It is even better to use `gnus-posting-styles' to set the *exceptions* as long as

Re: They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Hikaru Ichijyo
Emanuel Berg writes: > Hikaru Ichijyo writes: > >> Firstly, it seems possible to setup posting aliases >> via gnus-posting-styles or under gnus-parameters. >> They both seem to let you control where and when the >> settings get applied. Is there a difference or a >> reason to prefer doing it one

Re: They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Hikaru Ichijyo
Damien Wyart writes: > * Hikaru Ichijyo in gnu.emacs.gnus: >> I wanted to start using Emacs to handle my mail. I had initially >> decided to use VM, because while I like newsreaders, it didn't seem >> like a rational idea to use a mailreader that tries hard to think it >> can't delete anything.

Re: They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Emanuel Berg
Damien Wyart writes: > I would say posting styles are more "global" and > more powerful (signature can be changed for example) Don't forget the message parameters if you want that truly global. I used to rely on gnus-posting-styles a lot but eventually moved most of that work to other settings.

Re: They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Emanuel Berg
Hikaru Ichijyo writes: > Firstly, it seems possible to setup posting aliases > via gnus-posting-styles or under gnus-parameters. > They both seem to let you control where and when the > settings get applied. Is there a difference or a > reason to prefer doing it one way or the other? I'm > curren

They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Hikaru Ichijyo
I wanted to start using Emacs to handle my mail. I had initially decided to use VM, because while I like newsreaders, it didn't seem like a rational idea to use a mailreader that tries hard to think it can't delete anything. Lots of people on gnu.emacs.help told me, subtly, you can run VM if you

Re: They were right -- Gnus is better

2015-01-15 Thread Damien Wyart
* Hikaru Ichijyo in gnu.emacs.gnus: > I wanted to start using Emacs to handle my mail. I had initially > decided to use VM, because while I like newsreaders, it didn't seem > like a rational idea to use a mailreader that tries hard to think it > can't delete anything. Did you read about advanced