* lisp/gnus/gnus-msg.el (gnus-configure-posting-style):

Allow string replacements in values when matching against a header.

* doc/misc/gnus.texi (Posting Styles): Document the possibility to
perform string replacements when matching against headers.

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index 44c2272a63d..d78543183df 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-07-18  Albert Krewinkel  <albert+gnus@zeitkraut.de>
+
+        * gnus.texi (Posting Styles): Document the possibility to perform
+        string replacements when matching against headers.
+
 2014-07-09  Stephen Berman  <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
 
         * todo-mode.texi (Levels of Organization): Comment out statement
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index f77fd20dbf2..80c1cc2ef03 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -12813,10 +12813,12 @@ variable, which is a vector of the following headers: number subject
 from date id references chars lines xref extra.
 
 In the case of a string value, if the @code{match} is a regular
-expression, a @samp{gnus-match-substitute-replacement} is proceed on
-the value to replace the positional parameters @samp{\@var{n}} by the
-corresponding parenthetical matches (see @xref{Replacing Match,,
-Replacing the Text that Matched, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.)
+expression, or if it takes the form @code{(header @var{match}
+@var{regexp})}, a @samp{gnus-match-substitute-replacement} is proceed
+on the value to replace the positional parameters @samp{\@var{n}} by
+the corresponding parenthetical matches (see @xref{Replacing Match,,
+Replacing the Text that Matched, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual}.)
 
 @vindex message-reply-headers
 
@@ -12848,6 +12850,10 @@ So here's a new example:
         ;; @r{If I'm replying to Larsi, set the Organization header.}
         ((header "from" "larsi.*org")
          (Organization "Somewhere, Inc."))
+        ;; @r{Reply to a message from the same subaddress the message}
+        ;; @r{was sent to.}
+        ((header "x-original-to" "me\\(\\+.+\\)@@example.org")
+         (address "me\\1@@example.org"))
         ((posting-from-work-p) ;; @r{A user defined function}
          (signature-file "~/.work-signature")
          (address "user@@bar.foo")