Subject: Re: How do I edit received mail in Pine?

From: Paul O Bartlett <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 11:37:38 -0400

On 14 Jun 1997, Robin S. Socha wrote:

> >> In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
> >> (Ron Newman) writes:
> 
> Ron> How do I edit the text of an already-received e-mail message in
> Ron> Pine?
> 
> Export it and edit it manually, [...]

    If the message has already been saved in a folder (or is in an
incoming mail folder other than the INBOX), in Un*x Pine the folders
are simply flat files stored in a directory.  You can get out of Pine
and cd to that directory.  Then you may edit the file-which-is-a-folder
to your heart's content.  But just don't goof, because if you mess up
you can damage the integrity of the folder.  This methods works, but I
do not recommend it for inexperienced users.

> Ron> For that matter, if I'm writing a new message, how do I include
> Ron> the text of a message that I've already received?  (In Berkeley
> Ron> e-mail that would be the ~f or ~m command)
> 
> Yes, those were the days... *sigh* View the message, export it and
> then load the file into the new message. [...]
> 
    Depending on your circumstances and what you are trying to
accomplish (i.e., it will not serve in every case), just view the
message you have already received and forward it.  Once you are in the
edit screen, you will be able to edit that message and/or add news
text, as much as you want.

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From: Mike Uhl <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 02:31:42 -0500

On 14 Jun 1997, Ron Newman wrote:
> How do I edit the text of an already-received e-mail message
> in Pine?
> 
> For that matter, if I'm writing a new message, how do I
> include the text of a message that I've already received?
> 
> --
> Ron Newman
> NEW EMAIL ADDRESS ---->  [email-masked]
> NEW URL ---> http://www2.thecia.net/users/rnewman/
> 
I really don't know how it's supposed to be done. I just (E)xport it to a
local file and edit it with VI.
As for including it in another message, I just (^R)ead it into the
document I am writing.
I have been doing this ever since I started using Pine.

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From: Steven Whatley <[email-masked]>
Date: 26 Jun 1997 14:27:03 GMT

In article, [email-masked] (Ron Newman) writes:
> How do I edit the text of an already-received e-mail message in Pine?

How about saving the message in your "postponed mail" folder.  Then do a
Compose and edit the message.  When done, ostpone it again, Then go to the
"Postponed" folder and save the message back to where you want it.  I
called my postpone folder DRAFT. 

Personally, I liked the suggestion of editing the mail folder from vi or
pico.  Just don't delete any lines that have ctrl-As (^A^A^A^A^A) in them. 

Later,
Steven
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