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On 2026-03-23 03:51, Xavier Maillard wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Mar 2026, Eduardo Chappa wrote:
>> On Sun, 22 Mar 2026, Xavier Maillard wrote:
>>
>>> Where does Alpine take the default From from ? I just got confused 
>>> when sucribing to a mailing list that it took a default From address 
>>> I did not set.
>>
>> Short answer. From your login name for your computer and your domain 
>> name.
> 
> Makes sense.
> 
>> if you need to set up a from header, take a look how to change your 
>> from header from at
>>
>> https://www.ii.com/internet/messaging/pine/changing_from/
> 
> Ok, that's the way I do it just I missed the way to trigger it 
> automatically. That's fixed now. Thank you.

Use Roles and Forms.

When going to post to a mail list I press "CF" (Compose/Form), and then 
choose one that goes to the current list.

In "Setup/Rules/Roles" I define roles specific for mail lists.


================================================== CURRENT FOLDER 
CONDITIONS BEGIN HERE ==================================================

Current Folder Type =
             Set    Choose One
             ---  --------------------
             ( )  Any
             ( )  News
             ( )  Email
             (*)  Specific (Enter Incoming Nicknames or use ^T)
                  Folder List = imap Tesa L 

                                {localhost}_Lists/os-en 

                                {localhost}_Lists/os-other 

                                {localhost}_Lists/os-prgrmmng 



That activates the role in the folders that pick the several mail lists.



================================================= CURRENT MESSAGE 
CONDITIONS BEGIN HERE ==================================================


Address in address book? =
             Set    Choose One
             ---  --------------------
             (*)  Don't care, always matches
             ( )  Yes, in any address book
             ( )  No, not in any address book
             ( )  Yes, in specific address books
             ( )  No, not in any of specific address books
                  Abook List = <No Value Set> 

     Types of addresses to check for in address book =
             Set   Address types
             ---  --------------------
             [X]  From
             [X]  Reply-To
             [ ]  Sender
             [ ]  To
             [ ]  Cc


That defines two conditions that activate this role (I use a different 
email for mail lists)


=========================================================== ACTIONS 
BEGIN HERE ===========================================================

Initialize settings using role : <No Value Set> 

Set From        = "Carlos E. R." <...@...> 

Set Reply-To    = <No Value Set> 

Set Fcc         = /home/cer/Mail/_Lists/list-sent 

Set LiteralSig  = <No Value Set> 

Set Signature   = .signature.english.lists 

Set Template    = .pinetemplate.english 

Set Other Hdrs  = <No Value Set> 

Use SMTP Server = <No Value Set> 

Use NNTP Server = <No Value Set> 



Here I set some "actions", things that are filled according to these 
rules. Notice that this is the one rule that sets the From.


============================================================ USES BEGIN 
HERE =============================================================

Reply Use =
             Set    Choose One
             ---  --------------------
             ( )  Never
             (*)  With confirmation
             ( )  Without confirmation

Forward Use =
             Set    Choose One
             ---  --------------------
             ( )  Never
             (*)  With confirmation
             ( )  Without confirmation

Compose Use =
             Set    Choose One
             ---  --------------------
             ( )  Never
             (*)  With confirmation
             ( )  Without confirmation


Makes Pine ask me if the conditions meet.





-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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