Error in process filter on (R)eplying to certain messages

[Henrik Frisk]

Hi

I have recently moved to a new computer and new operating system (osx). I have emacs* and mu** from Homebrew and I get the folowing error when replying to certain messages:

error in process filter: member: Args out of range: "/archive", 53, 57

Thinking it might be related to where the messages lives I tried to move it to another folder without success (same error).

If I remove the code I've added for the account selection (see here: https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e/Multiple-accounts.html) the problem is solved. I would however really like to have that functionality. 

Any ideas?

/Henrik Frisk


* GNU Emacs 26.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin16.6.0, NS appkit-1504.83 Version 10.12.5 (Build 16F73)) of 2017-05-18

** 0.9.18_1

[Eduardo Mercovich]

Hi Henrik.

> I have recently moved to a new computer and new operating system
> (osx). I have emacs* and mu** from Homebrew and I get the
> folowing

> error [...] If I remove the code I've added for the account

> selection (see here:
> https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e/Multiple-accounts.html)
> the
> problem is solved. I would however really like to have that
> functionality.

Your version supports contexts (cited in the same page) and that
is the recommended way to change accounts.

>> for mu4e version 0.9.16 and higher, the recommended way to
>> deal with multiple accounts is through mu4e’s built-in
>> Contexts system
>> (https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e/Contexts.html#Contexts).

I would try to move from that old hack to contexts first.

It took me some time (why change it if it works, right?) ;) but it
was worth the effort and it didn't took long.

HTH

Best...


--
Eduardo Mercovich

Donde se cruzan tus talentos
con las necesidades del mundo,
ahí está tu vocación.
(Anónimo)

[Henrik Frisk]

I would try to move from that old hack to contexts first.

It took me some time (why change it if it works, right?) ;) but it was worth the effort and it didn't took long.

HTH

Right, I have this vague memory of the reason I decided to *not* go with contexts but you have convinced me to do it now!

Thanks!

/Henrik

[Henrik Frisk]

Ok, that was easy enough and solved the problem.

A related question:

I use getmail to fetch all my email from different accounts into the same Maildir. Would it be better now that I'm using contexts to keep them separated? It does not seem to me to matter so far.

And, as long as I keep doing it the way I am, choosing context at mu4e startup doesn't really make a difference?

Best,

/Henrik

[Eduardo Mercovich]

Hi Henrik.

>>> I would try to move from that old hack to contexts first.

[...]

> Ok, that was easy enough and solved the problem.

Great! :-)

> A related question:
> I use getmail to fetch all my email from different accounts into the same Maildir. Would it be better now that I'm using contexts to keep them separated? It does not seem to me to matter so far.

From what I could read on the list, yes, it seems to be common and sane practice, independently from using our not contexts.

I have it that way too, each account on its own directory directly under ~/Maildir.

> And, as long as I keep doing it the way I am, choosing context at mu4e startup doesn't really make a difference?

Exactly. The specific context will be selected based on your rules, and if not, it will be asked. :-)

Best...

--
eduardo mercovich

[Henrik Frisk]

> And, as long as I keep doing it the way I am, choosing context at mu4e startup doesn't really make a difference?

Exactly. The specific context will be selected based on your rules, and if not, it will be asked. :-)

Thanks!

/Henrik

[Henrik Frisk]

Thank you so much for the support, this really made mu4e an even better email client! No I just need to find evaluate if getmail is the best option for getting mail and if smptmail is the best sender.

Thanks again!

[Eduardo Mercovich]

Hi Henrik.

>> [...] The specific context will be selected based on your

>> rules, and if not, it will be asked. :-)

> Thank you so much for the support, this really made mu4e an even
> better email client!

Beautiful, I'm happy it helped. :)

> No I just need to find evaluate if getmail is the best option
> for getting mail and if smptmail is the best sender.

While those issues depends on each person, worklow and system
characteristics, these are recurrent discussions in the list...
and with sound reasons.

I found -as many others- that mbsync works faster and with less
resources than offlineimap, but other found offlineimap
configuration simpler.

Sending mail (MTA) is the other point, along with mail processing
(MDA).

Let's keep sharing our experiences so we can help newcomers to
choose the best solution for each case. :)

Abrazo...


--
Eduardo Mercovich

Donde se cruzan tus talentos
con las necesidades del mundo,
ahí está tu vocación.

(Anónimo)