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[PATCH] bug#18130: rmail.el: handle imaps, pops, and local source mailboxes (maildir, MH, etc.)

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: gray <at> gnu.org, carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com, bug-mailutils <at> gnu.org, 18278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18278: [PATCH] bug#18130: rmail.el: handle imaps, pops, and local source mailboxes (maildir, MH, etc.)
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:19:40 +0300

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:00:22 -0400
> Cc: Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com>, bug-mailutils <at> gnu.org,
> 	18278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> [ Thanks Carlos for pinging us about it.  ]
> 
> > set of mailbox formats (both remote and local).  This patch makes
> > rmail.el fully use the flexibility of GNU Mailutils.  In particular,
> > it makes it possible to use imaps and pops encrypted protocols.  The
> > patch is against the current Emacs trunk.  The bug has been reported by
> > Carlos Pita to both GNU Emacs[2] and Mailutuls[3].
> 
> Thank you Sergey,
> 
> The patch looks OK for me, but as I'm not familiar with Rmail, I'd like
> to have the opinion of someone else.

I do use Rmail, but not movemail from Mailutils, and not for imap and
other modern protocols.

So the only issue that bothers me here is: would the new code still
work with the old movemail, and how does the code detect whether it
invokes old or new one?

If this change is 100% backwards compatible, I see no reasons not to
install it.

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