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From: syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: How to make selective use of prefix string
Message-ID: <1990Dec3.174255.1167@DSI.COM>
Date: 3 Dec 90 17:42:55 GMT
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Organization: Datacomp Systems, Inc.  Huntingdon Valley, PA
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st@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Stephen Thompson) writes:

>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?
Their is a little used 'feature' when you forward.  If you say,
no to edit the message, it doesn't add the prefix.  Then if you 
want to edit it, say edit at the 'send/edit/headers' menu.
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Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP                   Elm Coordinator
Datacomp Systems, Inc.                          Voice: (215) 947-9900
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