[Alpine-info] how to create rules /nicknames under alpine?

Karen Lewellen klewellen at shellworld.net
Sun Jan 28 13:57:28 PST 2024


Lucio,
This is fantastic!
Am thankful to learn there is a way to simply trigger the role when
needed, instead of setting automatic factors.
Profound appreciation,
Karen



On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Lucio Chiappetti wrote:


> On Sat, 27 Jan 2024, Karen Lewellen wrote:

>

>> I have a time sensitive need to create a rule in alpine where a different

>> edition of my signature is sent.

>> What I would appreciate are simple clear and step by step directions to

>> get this done.

>

> Here you are:

>

> type M S R R A i.e.

>

> Menu

> Setup

> Rules

> Role

> Add (a new role)

>

> for the new role, give a Nickname, Comment

>

> then scroll down to ACTIONS BEGIN HERE

> and set e.g.

>

> Set LiteralSig = <No Value Set>

> Set Signature = ~/.sig/moderator.signatur

>

> (this is my choice, no literal signature written inline in .pinerc but in an

> external file,. in this example is moderator.signatur ... I have polenty of

> signatures in ~/.sig, some chsen by role, some manually

>

> You might want to look at the other items in the role, e.g. if you want the

> role to be triggered automatically by some characteristics of the mail you

> are replying. Use the internal help (command ?) while addsing the role to

> get help on each item.

>

> Otherwise you may invoke the role by name by the usual ways when composing

> (e.g. command # or sequence M C R)

>

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