ken wrote:
> As previously discussed, I've been looking at putting the "From" address
> in message draft via extensions to the format language (the existing
> syntax doesn't have that ability).

can you expand on that?  what is it that can't be done?

>
> I see two possibilities as to how to implement this:
>
> - A new function, e.g. %(localmbox).

can't this be done now, with something like "%(profile Local-Mailbox)"?
(or similar -- my mh-format skilz are sketchy at best.)

paul

>
> - A new pseudo-component, e.g. %{localmbox}.
>
> In terms of implementation ... they are probably a wash.  The first
> requires a new format instruction; the second does not, but it does
> require some stuff in the interpreter side, and that actually is a
> little bit magical as components you are interested in are "seeded"
> before you call fmt_scan() (this is why some programs use a special
> "text" component); obviously this one would be handled internally.
>
> The advantage to doing it as a component would be you could use address
> functions like %(proper) on it (but I don't know how common that is).
> The disadvantage is that you could never have a "real" message component
> called "localmbox"; I don't know how common that would be either.
>
> Thoughts?  I've gone back and forth on this and I don't really know
> which would be better.
>
> --Ken
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