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Subject: 
Setting the From: header in slrn
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lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp
Date: 
Thu, 29 Jun 2000 17:17:01 GMT
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Arg.  My nntp "From:" header usually looks like this:

From: "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com>

...but for some reason, slrn seems to want to do this:

From: Sproaticus@yo-yo.provo.novell.com (Sproaticus)

...and won't let me change it.  This header is *probably* what is keeping me
from posting to LUGNET via slrn.  Attempts to enter a custom "From:" header
from .slrnrc or the message text gives me an application error (basically, "no
custom from fields").  Documentation on slrn is extremely sparse, but it seems
that there is no way to format the "From:" field either.

So, what to do?  Do I change my settings in the LUGNET Posting Setup page, or
is there a way to get slrn to behave?

Cheers,
- jsproat



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) I'd get around a lot faster if my foot wasn't always in my mouth. Item #13 in the slrn FAQ in v0.9.6.2 specifies how to do this. I just need to define a s-lan macro called "make_from_string_hook" that returns the "From:" header as a string. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) put these lines in your ~/.slrnrc file: hostname "io.com" set username "jsproat" set realname" Sproaticus" you'll probably also want the 'set custom_headers "X-Real-Life-Name: your name here"', too, if you don't already have it. you might have (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)

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