irv@happym.wa.com (Irving Wolfe) (07/12/90)
As near as I can figure out, elm doesn't support editing received messages. I often wish to remove parts of messages before saving them, or, in the case of messages received from co-workers here, to add notes to myself on how to deal with whatever. Is support for this -- like the "ed" or "vi" commands to the program mail -- actually there? If not, would other users also like to see it? I imagine it would be pretty easy to implement. -- Irving Wolfe Happy Man Corp. irv@happym.wa.com 206/463-9399 ext.101 SOLID VALUE, the investment letter for Benj. Graham's intelligent investors Information (not sample) free: email patty@happym.wa.com with US mail addr.
rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) (07/13/90)
In article <8@happym.wa.com>, irv@happym.wa.com (Irving Wolfe) writes: |> As near as I can figure out, elm doesn't support editing received messages. I |> often wish to remove parts of messages before saving them, or, in the case of |> messages received from co-workers here, to add notes to myself on how to deal |> with whatever. |> |> Is support for this -- like the "ed" or "vi" commands to the program mail -- |> actually there? |> |> If not, would other users also like to see it? I imagine it would be pretty |> easy to implement. What if you just set your pager to vi? I was contemplating this myself, but haven't done it yet. Does anyone have a good reason why this would be a bad idea? Robert | Robert L. Howard | Georgia Tech Research Institute | | rhoward@msd.gatech.edu | MATD Laboratory | | (404) 528-7165 | Atlanta, Georgia 30332 | | UUCP: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,ut-ngp}!gatech!msd!rhoward |
lauther@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Ulrich Lauther) (07/13/90)
In article <11296@hydra.gatech.EDU> rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) writes: >In article <8@happym.wa.com>, irv@happym.wa.com (Irving Wolfe) writes: >|> As near as I can figure out, elm doesn't support editing received >messages. I [stuff deleted] > >What if you just set your pager to vi? I was contemplating this myself, >but haven't done it yet. Does anyone have a good reason why this would >be a bad idea? Or, you just forward the message to yourself; then you are asked if you want to edit it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ulrich Lauther Internet: lauther@janus.berkeley.edu Siemens / UCB ph: +1 415 642 3338 fax: 642 2739 +1 415 658 8529 home
tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) (07/13/90)
In article <8@happym.wa.com> irv@happym.wa.com (Irving Wolfe) writes: >As near as I can figure out, elm doesn't support editing received messages. I >often wish to remove parts of messages before saving them, or, in the case of >messages received from co-workers here, to add notes to myself on how to deal >with whatever. > >Is support for this -- like the "ed" or "vi" commands to the program mail -- >actually there? > >If not, would other users also like to see it? I imagine it would be pretty >easy to implement. This is something that I have been meaning to ask about also. I want to edit the incomming files, but currently I have to edit the mail box to add my own comments. So, yes I would like to see it happen. ===== tim nelson | uucp ...!uunet!attcan!ncrcan!tim ncr canada | internet Tim.Nelson@Toronto.NCR.COM (416) 826-9000 | 6865 Century Ave, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 2E2 ===== * Have a good day, and a great forever! * What?
rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Bernardo) (07/13/90)
In article <11296@hydra.gatech.EDU> rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) writes: >What if you just set your pager to vi? I was contemplating this myself, >but haven't done it yet. Does anyone have a good reason why this would >be a bad idea? Tell me this is a joke. First off, I believe elm pipes the message to the pager. But even if it created a temp file whose name was an argument in the exec of the pager, using vi as your pager, all you'd wind up doing is editing a temp file, not a segment of your mail folder (file). -- Rob Bernardo, Mt. Diablo Software Solutions email: rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US phone: (415) 827-4301
das@trac2000.UUCP (David Snyder) (07/13/90)
In article <8@happym.wa.com>, irv@happym.wa.com (Irving Wolfe) writes: > As near as I can figure out, elm doesn't support editing received messages. I > often wish to remove parts of messages before saving them, or, in the case of > messages received from co-workers here, to add notes to myself on how to deal > with whatever. It sure does! The 'e' option off the elm menu will edit the mailbox. The only problem, that option can be turned ON or OFF at compile time. DAS -- David A. Snyder UUCP: ...!uunet!cbmvax!trac2000!das About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. -- Herbert Hoover
gulik@motcid.UUCP (Gregory Gulik) (07/14/90)
In article <8@happym.wa.com> irv@happym.wa.com (Irving Wolfe) writes: >As near as I can figure out, elm doesn't support editing received messages. I >often wish to remove parts of messages before saving them, or, in the case of >messages received from co-workers here, to add notes to myself on how to deal >with whatever. > >Is support for this -- like the "ed" or "vi" commands to the program mail -- >actually there? > >If not, would other users also like to see it? I imagine it would be pretty >easy to implement. I sometimes edit messages before I save them too. What you want to do is make sure Elm has been configured to include the E)dit command. When you read your mail, delete or save everything but the message you want to change, resynchronize with the '$' command, then hit 'E' to enter vi with that mail message. I often do this when I receive an automated reply from another system, and I want to put something about the contents on the Subject: line. -greg -- -- Gregory A. Gulik uunet!motcid!gulik || greg@gagme.chi.il.us || gulik@depaul.edu