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From: st@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Stephen Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: How to make selective use of prefix string
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Date: 3 Dec 90 16:29:44 GMT
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Warning: I'm at the beginner lever of elm use.

When I forward mail, it's usually digests and similar items which I don't want
to use my prefix string (">") with.  Conversely, when I reply to mail, I
want to prefix the mail to which I reply.  As far as I can figure, elm uses
one string ("prefix" in elmrc) for both purposes.

What is the best way to supress the prefix or set it to null when forwarding,
yet use it or set it to non-null when replying?

Thanks,
Stephen W. Thompson, University of Pennsylvania
Institute for Reseach on Higher Education
thompson@a1.quaker.upenn.edu OR st@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
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Stephen W. Thompson, 215-898-4585
Institute for Research on Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
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Internet:         thompson%a1.quaker@upenn.edu (preferred)