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Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
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Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:36:08 GMT
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 17:17:01 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
Arg.  My nntp "From:" header usually looks like this:

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

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?

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 to reverse the values of username and realname, but .. i
think i have it right.  good luck.  :)

--
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Walter Gagehot



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  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) Actually, the problem was coming from the fact that slrn uses () instead of <> to separate the two, and the order *is* reversed. Here's what I ended up doing: In .slrnrc: interpret "lugnet_macros.sl" in lugnet_macros.sl: define (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) Setting that header wouldn't have any effect -- the server ignores it if the client sends it. --Todd (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)

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  Setting the From: header in slrn
 
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.pro...novell.com (Sproaticus) ...and won't let me change it. This header is (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)

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