Variable: message-form-letter-separator

message-form-letter-separator is a customizable variable defined in message.el.gz.

Value

"\n----------next form letter message follows this line----------\n"

Documentation

Separator for message-send-form-letter.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 23.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/message.el.gz
;; To send pre-formatted letters like the example below, you can use
;; `message-send-form-letter':
;; --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
;; To: alice@invalid.invalid
;; Subject: Verification of your contact information
;; From: Contact verification <admin@foo.invalid>
;; --text follows this line--
;; Hi Alice,
;; please verify that your contact information is still valid:
;; Alice A, A avenue 11, 1111 A town, Austria
;; ----------next form letter message follows this line----------
;; To: bob@invalid.invalid
;; Subject: Verification of your contact information
;; From: Contact verification <admin@foo.invalid>
;; --text follows this line--
;; Hi Bob,
;; please verify that your contact information is still valid:
;; Bob, B street 22, 22222 Be town, Belgium
;; ----------next form letter message follows this line----------
;; To: charlie@invalid.invalid
;; Subject: Verification of your contact information
;; From: Contact verification <admin@foo.invalid>
;; --text follows this line--
;; Hi Charlie,
;; please verify that your contact information is still valid:
;; Charlie Chaplin, C plaza 33, 33333 C town, Chile
;; --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

;; FIXME: What is the most common term (circular letter, form letter, serial
;; letter, standard letter) for such kind of letter?  See also
;; <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_letter>

;; FIXME: Maybe extent message-mode's font-lock support to recognize
;; `message-form-letter-separator', i.e. highlight each message like a single
;; message.

(defcustom message-form-letter-separator
  "\n----------next form letter message follows this line----------\n"
  "Separator for `message-send-form-letter'."
  ;; :group 'message-form-letter
  :group 'message-various
  :version "23.1" ;; No Gnus
  :type 'string)