[news.software.nn] How do I use elm to mail from nn?

indra@brahms.amd.com (Indra Singhal) (10/24/90)

Previously I wrote:
>I guess the subject says it all... essentially, I'd like to be able to
>use the aliases I have setup for myself in elm when mailing articles or
>just mail while in nn.

I received one reply (enclosed). I am cross posting this to
comp.mail.elm to stir up a few more minds...

I tried the solution below... it still does not provide all of nn's
builtin mailing functionality... nn lets you edit the outgoing mail
whereas the solution below just shoots the mail out without giving you
that option.

Thanks to David Lesher for his suggestion below.

By the way, is there a variable in nn that evaluates to the subject of
the current article? I could then perhaps say: | -s"%S" <elm-alias> to
have the outgoing mail automatically get the article's subject.

On the elm end... is there a way to have elm require confirmation before
mailing out piped data? That could fix this situation.

Thanks again... 
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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 90 14:29:28 -0400
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
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Subject: Re: How do I use elm to mail from nn?
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In news.software.nn you write:

>I guess the subject says it all... essentially, I'd like to be able to
>use the aliases I have setup for myself in elm when mailing articles or
>just mail while in nn.

Here's how I do it.
[from my init]

map show | (
	:set	default-save-file |elm\ 	
	save-full input
	:set	default-save-file ~/tempf/Mail/	
)

As per Kim.

Then, when I want to mail something to a friend I just go:
| jb
and nn puts in the elm call. Or you can say
| -sGood_news jb
to have a subject....

If you just want to RUN elm from within nn, just bang out.
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