How 'bout this? Why not add another option similar to the -attach
option that I added to whatnow and send? Why not add a -forward
option that would specify the name of another header that would be used
for forwarding messages. So, for example, if you had in your profile
repl: -forward X-MH-Forward
forw: -forward X-MH-Forward
send: -attach X-MH-Attachment -forward X-MH-Forward
whatnow: -attach X-MH-Attachment
then if you were reading message inbox/10 and did a repl -mime it would
add the header
X-MH-Forward: inbox/10
I think it might be nicer to mimic the syntax of the #forw directive
here, i.e. be able to say
X-MH-Forward: +inbox 10 15 21
There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, it allows for grouping
of forwarded message into digests, which is exactly what the #forw
directive allows. Secondly, it might be nice to permit the full power
of message ranges and sequences to be used.
As far as I can tell it does not make the implementation any more difficult,
since mhbuild still does all the work. I also think it is not any more
difficult to read, so it satisfies the aim of keeping these headers
intelligible. I think it's a little easier to read, in fact.
Cheers,
- Joel
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