[Alpine-info] change roles after composing?

[alandhae at gmx.de]

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008, Steve Hubert <hubert at washington.edu> wrote:


> > Any updates on this since then? Is it possible to change the role for an

> > already existing draft? How does alpine determine the role to use for a

> > draft created in another e-mail client and then saved in an IMAP-server's

> > drafts mailbox?

> 

> No, no changes. It is not possible to change later. All the role does is it

> sets the initial values of the various fields that it sets like the 

> > > From or whatever you have defined. After that the message is the same as 

> any other, there is no memory of it being from a role. The only time a role

> can be used is at the time a new message is being created.


Ususally, when wanting to change the role for a message, I'm postponing 
the message. 
Then I'm selecting the postponed folder in the folders list, forwarding 
the message using the correct Role, removing all lines indicating 
forwarding, the old role (like signature), and editing the subject line 
removing the (fwd).
Of course, I again have to add all recipients of the message. 
For me it's quite an easy work-around for changing the roles.
This already worked with pine 4.x


	Regards

	Andreas