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Adding a Nickname After Reading a Message

DESCRIPTION

When you first receive an electronic mail message from someone, if you expect to correspond with this person regularly, immediately set up a nickname in your address file by using the "Take Addr" command.

PROCEDURE

  1. While viewing the message sent to you by someone that you wish to create a nickname for, press "t" to execute the Take Addr command.

  2. When asked to enter a nickname, type in the name that you would like to use to identify this person in the future. Choose a name that will be easy for YOU to remember.

  3. Press <Return>. Pine presents the full name and electronic mail address of the person you have nicknamed. If this information is correct, press <CTRL> and "x" to eXit the address book. You can now use this nickname any time you want to send a message to this person.

This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the University of Washington. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of Washington. The University of Washington holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington or the State of Washington.

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