Re: Multiple Message Forwarding/Attaching

[Tim Landscheidt]

Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> wrote:

>>>> Is it possible to forward more than one message in gnus?

>>> Sure it is.  Mark all messages you need to forward with the process mark
>>> `#', then use `gnus-summary-post-forward' or `gnus-summary-mail-forward'
>>> as usual.

>> BTW, another question about this.

>> This works when the mails to be attached are in the same group.  How
>> do you attach mails that are stored in different groups ?

> Very good question, and I don't know how to do that in a good way.  I
> see two workarounds:

>   a) Open a sticky article buffer for each message you want to forward,
>      and then use `mml-attach-buffer' (C-c RET b).  But I don't know if
>      that works if the messages contain attachments and stuff...

>   b) Search for the messages you need to forward using your favorite
>      search interface, e.g. nnir, so that they are all in one summary
>      buffer.  Of course, that's not always possible...

c) 1. Go to group #1, C-c C-f one message and bury the buf-
      fer.
   2. Go to group #n, C-c C-f one message, copy the MML bit
      to the initial draft and discard this one.
   3. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Tim