Subject: forwarding or replying while message is postponed

From: Elmar Kurgpold <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 15:06:43 -0800 (PST)

I'm not sure if this topic has been covered, but....

It seems to me that whatever method I use to get to the compose message 
screen, I should still get a warning about the postponed message (if it 
exists).  As it is, this only happens if I press "C" to compose, but not 
if I use the forward or reply function.  Can this be fixed?

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From: David L Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 16:26:16 -0800 (PST)

I think I would find that behavior very annoying.  Usually if I am 
replying or forwarding a message I do not want to be distracted by a 
previously interrupted message.  The downside of the current behavior is 
what to do when you already have a message postponed and you want to 
postpone another one.  This will be addressed when we add support for 
multiple postponed messages....

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From: Elmar Kurgpold <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 16:57:14 -0800 (PST)

David,

I see your point, and I understand that the pine team will consider this. 
I suppose I can wait until the multiple postponed messages support is
added.  :-)

However, I'd just like to mention that most of the mail I compose is
a reply to someone else's mail.  Personally, I think of all the
methods of starting the composer essentially the same, except that the
different information may already be filled in.  If I were just giving
simple "Yes", "No", or "Here is the info you requested" answers, then I
would find the behavior annoying.  Frankly, I found it annoying at first
when I used the simple "compose" command-- but I got used to it.  I think
it is a fair request to allow the user to postpone *any* message s/he
composes, no matter what command was used to fire up the editor. 

Thanks for the consideration!

Regards,
	Elmar

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From: Richard Lee <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 09:00:11 -0600 (CST)

On Tue, 22 Feb 1994, Elmar Kurgpold wrote:

> . . . I think

	Well you *can* postpone messages that you reply to.  The only
problem is that you are still limited to *one* postponed message, If the
pine development team implemented multiple postpones, then your problem
would, in the main, be solved, wouldn't it?

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From: Elmar Kurgpold <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 09:24:31 -0800 (PST)

(Boink!) I was referring to postponing a message when there was already
one postponed.  If the multiple postpones feature is coming in the next
release, then my question is moot anyway. :-) I basically just want the
warning about a previously postponed message ***every*** time you start a
new message.  I know that normally you wouldn't want to continue your
previous message if you were doing a reply (well, that's debatable), but
if you start a message and *can't* postpone it, I think it's fair that you
be told.  8-D