[imp] feature request - option to auto 'expand names' upon sending

[Terry Davis]

wow, cool!

thank you chuck.


Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:

>Quoting Terry Davis <tdavis@birddog.com>:
>
>>I have an ldap backend set up with addresses and everything works 
>>perfectly (thank you).  When a user types in a name like 'terry', they 
>>have to click on 'expand names' to have it check that entry against the 
>>address book.  It would be cool to have an option that says "if email 
>>address does not contain an '@' symbol, automatically check the ldap 
>>server for matches and send if one is found.  if more than one is found, 
>>ask the user".  This will skip the step of having to click on expand 
>>names.  the server will try to be smart about it for you.  if the 
>>address doesnt contain an @ symbol, it can be assumed that the user is 
>>attempting to pull from the address book.  This would be awesome as a 
>>non-default option that can be set globally and in the preferences of 
>>the user.
>>
>
>A preference to handle this was discussed a week or so ago and is on my todo 
>list.
>
>-chuck
>
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>Charles Hagenbuch, <chuck@horde.org>
>"What was and what may be, lie, like children whose faces we cannot see, in the
>arms of silence. All we ever have is here, now." - Ursula K. Le Guin
>


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Terry Davis
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