Re: Reply-To -> CC?

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>>>> >> This is possible with ‘Posting Styles’. Something like this,
>>>> >>
>>>> >>              (message-to-A-p        ;; A function predicate 
>>>> >>               (CC "B <b@cc.org>"))
>>>> >
>>>> > Does this also work when composing a new mail, or only when replying?
>>>>
>>>> Yes. It should work with all the messages.
>>>
>>> And Gnus modifies the header silently before sending?  Without
>>> additional setup?
>>
>> I don't think so: posting styles only work when replying to a message in
>> a particular group, or composing a new message "from" a group using "C-u
>> m" or "C-u a" while point is on that particular group.
>
> It works for a group if the fist element is a regexp. Quoting from the
> doc:
>
>    The first element in each style is called the ‘match’.  If it’s a
> string, then Gnus will try to regexp match it against the group name.
> If it is the form ‘(header MATCH REGEXP)’, then Gnus will look in the
> original article for a header whose name is MATCH and compare that
> REGEXP.  MATCH and REGEXP are strings.  (The original article is the one
> you are replying or following up to.  If you are not composing a reply
> or a followup, then there is nothing to match against.)  If the ‘match’
> is a function symbol, that function will be called with no arguments.
> If it’s a variable symbol, then the variable will be referenced.  If
> it’s a list, then that list will be ‘eval’ed.  In any case, if this
> returns a non-‘nil’ value, then the style is said to “match”.
>
> See “If the ‘match’ is a function symbol”.

Right, that's pretty much what I was saying.