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   Message 182 of 1,004   
   Tim Schattkowsky to Martin Foster   
   Re: AutoSend test   
   16 Nov 21 00:12:54   
   
   MSGID: 2:240/1120.29 f293b802   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   TZUTC: 0100   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.7 f2358588   
   //Hello Martin,//   
      
   om *15.11.21* at *11:14:18* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*   
   to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"AutoSend test"*.   
      
    TS>> WinPoint always applies the templates from the text group assign to the   
    TS>> destination (!) area of the new message. The reasoning behind this is   
    TS>> obvious. However, that is not necessarily where the message will end up   
    TS>> as the destination area can be changed in the editor.   
      
    TS>> I think, you are expecting the text group of the source area to be   
    TS>> applied. However, the default area for forwarded messages is NETMAIL, so   
    TS>> the headers are taken from the text group assigned to NETMAIL (if any).   
    TS>> My guess is you have no text group assigned there and end up with no   
    TS>> headers.   
      
    MF> Ah, Aha! :-))   
      
    MF> Your guess is absolutely spot on and the reason for this is that in a new   
    MF> clean install of WinPoint, there aren't any text groups and therefore, a   
    MF> text group cannot be assigned to the existing NETMAIL area. The message   
    MF> templates have to be enabled by going into Extras -> Options ->   
    MF> Signatures and clicking the "Add" button and then giving the new text   
    MF> group a name but the new text group is NOT assigned to the existing   
    MF> NETMAIL area(I hadn't realised that until now).   
      
    MF> In addition, a text group cannot be assigned to the Prototype Area(Extras   
    MF> -> Options -> General) in a new clean install for the same reason as   
    MF> above.   
      
   Probably creating and assigning the default text group at first start would   
   make sense. This is less trivial than one may expect because it requires some   
   collaboration between the setup program and the application binary, but I put   
   it on the list.   
      
   Regards,   
   Tim   
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