Re: posting name in summary buffer

[Gernot Hassenpflug]

>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Sjøgren <asjo@koldfront.dk> writes:

    Adam> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:29:59 +0900, Gernot wrote:
    >> I am confused and don't know what to look for. The problem is
    >> that in my own posts in a group I see an arrow and the name of
    >> the group in the summary buffer where I expect to see my own
    >> name for the post I made. I don't know what that field is
    >> called. In the manual it seems to be called "the name from the
    >> From header".

    Adam> Perhaps changing the variable gnus-ignored-from-addresses
    Adam> will be of use to you?

    Adam> ,----[ C-h v gnus-ignored-from-addresses RET ] |
    Adam> `gnus-ignored-from-addresses' is a variable declared in
    Adam> Lisp.  | -- loaded from "gnus-sum"
    Adam> | 
    Adam> | Value:
    Adam> "\\(asjo\\|adam\\)@\\(koldfront.dk\\|asjo.org\\|diku.dk\\)"
    Adam> | 
    Adam> | Documentation: | *Regexp of From headers that may be
    Adam> suppressed in favor of To headers.  `----

Hello Adam,

Many thanks,

I checked this variable, and indeed, it was not set. Setting it to
ignore my own addresses solved the "problem". (Not knowing what is
going on is a problem)

    Adam> If you do not set it, it defaults to your user-mail-address,
    Adam> which probably explains this:

    Adam> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:46:38 +0900, Gernot wrote:

> Urgh, extra information: when I read gnus from another machine, I see
    >> my name properly endered in my own posted previously made from
    >> the machine in which I do not see my own posts.

    Adam> What you've hit is a feature.

    Adam> Perhaps it makes the most sense in email - seeing the name
    Adam> of the recipient for emails you sent yourself is more
    Adam> valuable information than what your own name is; presumably
    Adam> you are aware of that :-)

Hah, your explanation makes perfect sense, even to a thcky like yours
truly who shrivels at the mere sight of lisp code.

Many thanks once again,
     Gernot
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G Hassenpflug