EECS Introduction to PINE

Intermediate Options & Features

Once you've become comfortable using PINE, you might notice some things which you'd like to change about the basic setup. Try playing with some of these features.

For instructions on how to modify these features, see the documentation on Configuring PINE.

Options

default-fcc

Allows you to change the name of your saved outgoing messages folder from the default "sent-mail." Also allows you the option of not saving copies of your outgoing messages if you don't wish it. If you rename this file, be sure to follow UNIX naming conventions. See fcc-name-rule for more options.

Features

enable-full-header-cmd

This feature enables the "H Full Headers" command which toggles between the display of all headers in the message and the normal edited view of headers. The Full Header command also controls which headers are included for Export, Pipe, Print, Forward, and Reply functions. (For Reply, the Full Header mode will respect the "include-header-in-reply" feature setting.)

enable-tab-completion

This feature enables the TAB key when at a prompt for a filename. In this case, TAB will cause the partial name already entered to be automatically completed, provided the partial name is unambiguous.

include-text-in-reply

This feature controls an aspect of Pine's Reply command. Normally, Pine will ask whether you wish to include the original message in your reply. If this feature is set, the original message will be included in the reply automatically, without prompting.

print-index-enabled

This feature controls the behavior of the Print command when in the Folder Index screen. If set, the print command will give you a prompt asking if you wish to print the message index, or the currently selected message.

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