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From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
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Subject: Re: Using the %(friendly{}) format
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Date: 22 Mar 90 06:02:47 GMT
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In article <9003192327.AA07968@abyss.eng.umd.edu> ziegast@mordor ("Eric W. Ziegast") writes:
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>First what does the friendly format do?
>On the commands that use it, it turns these:
>
>a)	ziegast@mordor.eng.umd.edu (Eric W. Ziegast)
>b)	ziegast@mordor.eng.umd.edu
>c)	"Eric W. Ziegast" <ziegast@mordor.eng.umd.edu>
>
>into these:
>
>a)	Eric W. Ziegast
>b)	ziegast@mordor.eng.umd.edu
>c)	"Eric W. Ziegast"

Bizarre.  I get b and c the same, but a comes out the same as b
for me here.  Here is my configuration.  

version: MH 6.6 #9[UCI] (convexs) of Fri Feb 23 18:59:01 CST 1990
options: [BSD43] [BSD42] [DUMB] [MHRC] [RPATHS] [MHE] [ATZ]
         [FOLDPROT='"0700"'] [MSGPROT='"0600"'] [SBACKUP='".#"']
         [SENDMTS] [SMTP]

I've been playing with a conditional to test if there's
a personal part and to use that if so, but it just doesn't
work.  

    %<(mymbox{from})To:%14(friendly{to})%|\
    %<(pers{from})A:%17(pers{from})%|\
    %<(note{from})B:%17(note{from})%|\
    C:%17(friendly{from})%>%>%>

It always takes the C: path, although it will print
out the pers{}, note{}, or friendly{} part just fine.  

My question is why aren't the first pers{} and note{} ever testing true?

--tom
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