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Article #9184Re: vm-resend-message
From: kyle
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1992 23:01
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1992 23:01
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Jamie Zawinski writes: > So you're suggesting that when I want to resend a message to someone, I first > edit the message, and then resend it? I don't like that very much because it > means I'm editing *my* copy of the message as well as annotating the copy I'm > going to send someone. I don't want my original copy of the message altered > just because I'm shipping it elsewhere. If I want to keep a clean copy I usually just dup the message first--- "s~/INBOX" or some such. Or I just use vm-forward-message. Between vm-resend-message, vm-forward-message, and vm-send-digest there should be a workable forwarding option for everyone. > Making "resend" leave you in a send-mail buffer really seems > like the rational thing to do; it's also a more consistent > interface. The first time I used "resend" I was very > surprised that it just sent it off without any further > confirmation; no other VM mail- sending command does that. This is how the command works in Elm. Now obviously I don't revere Elm other all other mailers, but its point 'n' shoot solution to resending messages is a good one. I want to keep it simple.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f6829,640beea99acd91ba X-Google-Attributes: gidf6829,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-02-20 15:08:05 PST Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.vm.bug Sender: bug-vm-request@uunet.uu.net Date: Thu, 20 Feb 92 18:01:05 -0500 From: kyle@wendy-fate.uu.net Message-ID: <9202202301.AA13656@wendy-fate.UU.NET> Subject: Re: vm-resend-message References: <9202121811.AA03026@thalidomide.lucid> <9202202115.AA02605@wendy-fate.UU.NET> <9202202222.AA18291@thalidomide.lucid> <JBW.92Feb20154611@bigbird.bu.edu> Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wendy-fate.uu.net!bug-vm