Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 17:30:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Kim Scarborough <lists@jinx.unknown.nu> To: Bart Trzynadlowski <btrzynadlowski@powernet.net> Cc: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: need help with pine Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990608172648.22720A-100000@jinx.unknown.nu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906081515020.6527-100000@Brzuszek>
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I'm butting in here a little bit late, but you CAN change the username in pine. It's a compile-time option that is off by default. Download the source and look through the Makefile. On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Bart Trzynadlowski wrote: > > Well, does anyone know of a mailer similar to pine? I tried Mutt and did > not like it because I would prefer a mailer that can scroll line by line > and have a nice editing mode like pine. What about elm? And what about a > newsreader? How does news work? Will the news reader fetch the news from > my nntp server or do I need separate programs to fetch and read news? > I tried slrn and trn and both of those were simply unusable. Pine's > newsreading interface is nice through.... > > Thanks, > > Bart Trzynadlowski > trzy@powernet.net <-- reply here > > On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Christopher Michaels wrote: > > > I personally don't really know because I just use pine myself. I'm pretty > > sure I've seen other people on the list mention that they could make such > > changes in another mailer. > > > > Someone else on the list should be able to answer your question. > > > > -Chris > > P.S. It's generally a good idea to keep the cc: to the mailing list on your > > replies. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bart Trzynadlowski [SMTP:btrzynadlowski@powernet.net] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 1:03 AM > > > To: Christopher Michaels > > > Subject: RE: need help with pine > > > > > > > > > What about other mailers? What I need is an emailer that will work (I got > > > Mutt, I have yet to install and configure it) and a newsreader. I tried > > > slrn and I didn't like it at all! Is there anything that's quick and > > > effective that I can use as a newsreader? I might tackle the Pine problem > > > later but I think a new mailer would be nice for a newbie like me for now > > > :) > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Bart Trzynadlowski > > > trzy@powernet.net <-- reply here > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Christopher Michaels wrote: > > > > > > > The unix version of PINE does not have a configuration option to change > > > the > > > > username that is being used. This is working as designed, and I belive > > > that > > > > some other MUA's do have that ability. > > > > > > > > *** > > > > excerpt from http://www.washington.edu/pine/tech-notes.4.10/config.html > > > > user-id > > > > PC-Pine only and personal configuration file only. Sets the username > > > > that is placed on all outgoing messages. The username is the part of the > > > > address that comes before the "@". > > > > *** > > > > > > > > BUT.. you can add a reply-to address, which isn't exactly what you want > > > but > > > > should have a similar effect. Again, according to the above page... > > > > > > > > *** > > > > customized-hdrs > > > > Add these custom headers when composing. Also possible to add > > > > default values to these custom headers or to any of the standard > > > headers. > > > > This is a list variable. Each entry in the list is a header name (the > > > actual > > > > header name that will appear in the message) followed by an optional > > > colon > > > > and value. For example, if a Reply-to header was needed because it was > > > > different from the From address, that could be accomplished with: > > > > customized-hdrs=Reply-to: fred_flintstone@bedrock.net > > > > Leaving the optional value out allows the user to fill it in when > > > > composing a message. If it isn't filled in, it won't be included in the > > > > message. > > > > > > > > *** > > > > > > > > I might read that page if I were you, but there is a workaround > > > available. > > > > Your only other options are, 1. change your username on the box, or 2. I > > > > belive there is a way to get sendmail to rewrite the headers of your > > > email > > > > to change the user name, I'll be damned if I know how to do it tho. > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Bart Trzynadlowski [SMTP:btrzynadlowski@powernet.net] > > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 10:33 PM > > > > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > > > Subject: need help with pine > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > I just noticed that when I send messages with pine it will set the > > > > > return address as "btrzynadlowski@powernet.net" but my email is > > > > > "trzy@powernet.net" > > > > > I don't see any options in Pine to change the email address, how > > > > > can I get it so it does not print my FreeBSD login name but uses my > > > email > > > > > account name? > > > > > I'm not 100% sure it does it with email message but I am 100% > > > > > positive that any message I send to usenet will have a return address > > > of > > > > > btrzynadlowski@powernet.net > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > Bart Trzynadlowski > > > > > trzy@powernet.net <-- reply here > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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