[clug] Mutt and 'subscribe'

[Duncan Roe]

All I ever to is subscribe to the simple list name and reverse-alias it - Mutt
seems to be able to work it out from there.

Cheers ... Duncan.

On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:10:34PM +1100, steve jenkin wrote:
> Duncan Roe wrote on 15/3/08 8:17 PM:
>
> Duncan,
>
> Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.
>
> Do you know what headers 'mutt' does it's regexp matching on??
> i.e. from the headers I've included for SANS, what 'subscribe' can I use
> in my config file.
>
> All my drilling down into the doco hasn't given me any clues there...
>
> I've figured out a few like for the CLUG list, but been unable to come
> up with a recipe for a bunch, including SANS.
>
> TIA
> steve
>
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > "lists" is the directive that preceded "subscribe".
> >
> > My config (appended) works with this and other lists. But I am still on Mutt
> > 1.4.2.1i (2004-02-12)
> >
> > Hope it's some help anyway,
> >
> > Cheers ... Duncan.
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 02:15:00PM +1100, steve jenkin wrote:
> >
> >> This problem has been driving me nuts for the last 6-12 months...
> >> I've read the doco countless times, found a bunch of example configs and
> >> am still stumped.
> >>
> >> Do we have any 'mutt' experts on the list?
> >>
> >> I get to use 'mutt' on a machine and I'd like to be able to tag various
> >> mail as 'List', so I can use 'D' then '~l'.
> >> I can get a  few lists working, but I haven't been able to work out just
> >> how 'mutt' does its matching.
> >>
> >> This is the headers for 'Newbites' from SANS.
> >> I've tried (and nothing works):
> >>
> >> subscribe newsbites at sans.org
> >> subscribe NewsBites at sans.org
> >> subscribe @sans.org
> >> subscribe sans
> >> subscribe SANS
> >> subscribe The SANS Institute
> >> subscribe The\ SANS\ Institute
> >>
> >> I haven't been able to establish what the 'lists' keyword does...
> >>
> >>
> >> Any clues anybody?
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> steve
> >>
> >
> > # (pop mailboxes and passwords deleted)
> > set mbox_type=mbox
> > # set index_format="%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%4l) %s"
> > set sort=threads
> > set record=/home/dunc/mbox
> > set move=no
> > set sig_dashes=yes
> > my_hdr Return-Path: <duncan_roe at acslink.net.au>
> > my_hdr From: Duncan Roe <duncan_roe at acslink.net.au>
> > color status black yellow
> > color normal black white
> > color indicator black cyan
> > color header black green ^From::*|^Subject::*
> > subscribe linux applixware-list java-linux-help java-linux-announce java-linux mutt-users atnp_wg2 atnp_wg2_sdm lunch edinburgh-computer-history
> > # Mail to lists is saved in list mailbox
> > save-hook ~l =%B
> > # add aliases for the lists
> > set reverse_alias
> > alias linux linux at lists.samba.org (linux)
> > alias mutt-users mutt-users at mutt.org (mutt-users)
> > alias java-linux-help java-linux-help at java-linux.org (java-linux-help)
> > alias java-linux java-linux at java.blackdown.org (java-linux)
> > # Other alaises deleted - but you get the idea
> > source /home/dunc/mail.aliases
> >
>
>
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