From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: suvayu ali Subject: Re: A few questions about how you write e-mails Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:07:22 -0700 Message-ID: References: <87tykgxqbb.fsf@fastmail.fm> <11775.1287632417@gamaville.dokosmarshall.org> <4CC18349.6080005@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=36189 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P9JDy-0001sB-TH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:08:12 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P9JDv-0002kK-3U for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:08:04 -0400 Received: from mail-wy0-f169.google.com ([74.125.82.169]:57800) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P9JDu-0002k8-Vd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:08:03 -0400 Received: by wyf23 with SMTP id 23so1109188wyf.0 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:07:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4CC18349.6080005@aol.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Matthias Danzl Cc: Org-mode ml Hi Matthias, On 22 October 2010 05:27, Matthias Danzl wrote: > On 10/21/2010 10:10 AM, suvayu ali wrote: >> On 20 October 2010 20:40, Nick Dokos wrote: >>> Given the mangling that mailers do to replies (e.g. the idiotic default >>> top posting of Thunderbird and its ilk), how they handle signatures, and >>> the non-standard nature of signatures themselves, I'd say this is pretty >>> much hopeless. >> >> After our discussion yesterday, I did some research. Didn't find >> anything +ve. I am considering switching to mutt. :) > > Hello!! > > I didn't read the entire thread on this, but I like to add that Thunderbird > can be customized in where and how it posts the original message in replies > (Account Settings -> Composition). AND it has support for an external > editor [0]. I'm using Thunderbird 3 + emacs. You even can use a single > Profile > cross-platform! > > However, thanks for boxquote.el, it's pretty nice! > > [0] http://globs.org/articles.php?pg=2&lng=en Download and install "External > Editor" and set it to launch a simple emacsclient > I have been using External Editor, tbemail.el and emacsclient for many months now. Its great, better than before. But still it leaves me wanting for more Emacs integration. My recent search for an emailer started when I realised Thunderbird's attachment facility is pretty much beyond my control. Cheers, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.