Aliases

[Jude DaShiell]

has askcc=yes been set in the .muttrc file?  If yes, why does the use of
aliases block the prompt from being displayed?

On Mon, 19 Nov 2018, Felix Finch wrote:

> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:20:29
> From: Felix Finch <felix at crowfix.com>
> To: users <mutt-users at mutt.org>
> Subject: Re: Aliases
>
> On 20181119, steve wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using the alias functionality very often, but there is one thing
> > lacking or that I haven't found yet.
> >
> > Let's say I have a group alias like this
> >
> > alias group1 a,b,c,d
> >
> > and a simple one like this
> >
> > alias joe joe at example.com
> >
> > Now, I would like to create a new message with m, then the TO field
> > appears and I type group1 which fills that field with the four
> > recipients. Then I get the subject field and then I can edit the message
> > with my editor, vim in my case.
> >
> > Now if I want to add joe to the CC field, I cannot use the alias, I must
> > enter it manually. This case happens so often for me that I'm looking
> > for a way to simplify this process. I don't know if using aliases is the
> > right way to go, I don't see how to add joe to the group group1 AND ask
> > that it goes in the CC filed and not in the TO field.
>
> You can use aliases in the editor, they just don't autocomplete.  Put "joe" in
> the Cc: header with the editor; when mutt picks up the edited email, it expands
> it.  The few times I forget someone's alias and would otherwise rely on mutt
> expansion, I edit the alias file to remind myself.
>
>

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