jeffo@mrcnext.uiuc.edu (Jeffrey B Nicholson) (03/08/91)
Will the ability to do "hawaii = the twins = joe@cs.rit.edu,maoa" come in the next release of ELM? I would think that all that is required is two scans of the alias listing. In the alias-guide there is this example: hawaii = The Hawaiian Twins = joe@cs.rit.edu, maoa maoa = Maoa Lichtenski Jr = maoa@Hawaii.cs.uh.edu Aside from the maoa being defined after the hawaii (I see why that is a problem) why must the hawaii line be bad? What's so bad about having both a complex address and an alias defined in the same alias such as the 'hawaii' line? Think about the case where the two lines are reversed: maoa = Maoa Lichtenski Jr = maoa@Hawaii.cs.uh.edu hawaii = The Hawaiian Twins = joe@cs.rit.edu, maoa To make this work, all you'd have to do is modify the existing alias expansion technique a little by just skipping names that can't be expanded. Here, "joe@cs.rit.edu" can't be expanded (there is no such alias defined), so just move on to the next name in line (skip to the comma and do the rule again). This is a pretty nice way to define aliases, IMHO, and avoids making silly little aliases such as: joe = Joe Lichtenski = joe@cs.rit.edu just for the purpose of getting the 'hawaii' alias to work (defined as joe,maoa). Perhaps the user has another use for the alias 'joe'? Maybe "joe@cs.rit.edu" will never get any mail from the user without 'maoa' getting the same mail? Anyways, will we be able to do these kind of definitions in an upcoming ELM release? If so, when? If not, why not? Jeff -- +---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ |*These opinions are mine* This .signature is|...!uiuc.edu!jeffo (UUCP'ish)| |mine. Everything you have just read is mine.| jeffo@uiuc.edu (ARPA'ish) | +---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | "Earth destroyed by solar flare. Film at eleven." The last nightly news. | | "Fast, Cheap, Good: Choose any two." Rule for a lot of things. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (03/08/91)
In article <jeffo.668402748@mrcnext> jeffo@uiuc.edu writes: >Will the ability to do "hawaii = the twins = joe@cs.rit.edu,maoa" come in the >next release of ELM? The best answer to this question is no and maybe.... Its not a matter of order or passes, its a matter of the algorithm of indexing that Dave used. If we stay with Dave's algorithm, no, its not possible with his code. If we drop that algorithm and go with a new one, then perhaps, if its within the realm of what that algorithm will do. All of it is in flux, which is why I doubt you will see 2.4 on May 1. -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235