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On 2026-03-23 03:51, Xavier Maillard wrote:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2026, Eduardo Chappa wrote:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2026, Xavier Maillard wrote:
Where does Alpine take the default From from ? I just got confused
when sucribing to a mailing list that it took a default From address
I did not set.
Short answer. From your login name for your computer and your domain
name.
Makes sense.
if you need to set up a from header, take a look how to change your
from header from at
https://www.ii.com/internet/messaging/pine/changing_from/
Ok, that's the way I do it just I missed the way to trigger it automatically. That's fixed now. Thank you.
Use Roles and Forms.
When going to post to a mail list I press "CF" (Compose/Form), and then
choose one that goes to the current list.
In "Setup/Rules/Roles" I define roles specific for mail lists.
================================================== CURRENT FOLDER
CONDITIONS BEGIN HERE ==================================================
Current Folder Type =
Set Choose One
--- --------------------
( ) Any
( ) News
( ) Email
(*) Specific (Enter Incoming Nicknames or use ^T)
Folder List = imap Tesa L
{localhost}_Lists/os-en
{localhost}_Lists/os-other
{localhost}_Lists/os-prgrmmng
That activates the role in the folders that pick the several mail lists.
================================================= CURRENT MESSAGE
CONDITIONS BEGIN HERE ==================================================
Address in address book? =
Set Choose One
--- --------------------
(*) Don't care, always matches
( ) Yes, in any address book
( ) No, not in any address book
( ) Yes, in specific address books
( ) No, not in any of specific address books
Abook List = <No Value Set>
Types of addresses to check for in address book =
Set Address types
--- --------------------
[X] From
[X] Reply-To
[ ] Sender
[ ] To
[ ] Cc
That defines two conditions that activate this role (I use a different
email for mail lists)
=========================================================== ACTIONS
BEGIN HERE ===========================================================
Initialize settings using role : <No Value Set>
Set From = "Carlos E. R." <...@...>
Set Reply-To = <No Value Set>
Set Fcc = /home/cer/Mail/_Lists/list-sent
Set LiteralSig = <No Value Set>
Set Signature = .signature.english.lists
Set Template = .pinetemplate.english
Set Other Hdrs = <No Value Set>
Use SMTP Server = <No Value Set>
Use NNTP Server = <No Value Set>
Here I set some "actions", things that are filled according to these
rules. Notice that this is the one rule that sets the From.
============================================================ USES BEGIN
HERE =============================================================
Reply Use =
Set Choose One
--- --------------------
( ) Never
(*) With confirmation
( ) Without confirmation
Forward Use =
Set Choose One
--- --------------------
( ) Never
(*) With confirmation
( ) Without confirmation
Compose Use =
Set Choose One
--- --------------------
( ) Never
(*) With confirmation
( ) Without confirmation
Makes Pine ask me if the conditions meet.
--
Cheers, Carlos.
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