Re: [Nmh-workers] 'repl -format' to mime-messages

[Harald Geyer]

> > Is there any sensible way to make 'repl -format' only quote the
> > text parts of a mime message? (It would be nice if it decoded them too.)
> 
> There isn't a "sensible" way. I use a wrapper script (around vi) as my
> message editor and the script includes the following:
> 
> if [[ -n $editalt ]]; then
>   mhshow -part 1 -form mhl.null -file $editalt | sed -e '1 d' -e 's/^/> /' >&
> 3
> fi
> 
> File descriptor 3 is initialised further up with `exec 3>$1' (the script
> does a lot else besides).

That looks useable and it is definitely better than my current 
workaround. (don't quote at all or use gpm and add quotes manually)

But nevertheless I'm waiting for nmh 7.3.0, which will habe a
mimeaware repl. ;)

Grüße,
Harald