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rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Subject: bug#2941: marked as done (rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 17:05:06 +0000

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:48:12 -0400

Severity: serious

The new way in which Rmail treats Babyl files is odd:


emacs -Q
C-u M-x rmail RET some-babyl-file RET

"Replacing BABYL format with mbox format...done"

Before I can read the above message, it is replaced with the next:

"Marking buffer unmodified to avoid rewriting Babyl file as mbox file"


Now I try to modify the buffer:

1) By adding a label.
a foo RET
"Marking buffer unmodified to avoid rewriting Babyl file as mbox file"

2) By editing a message.
e
make change to message
C-c C-c
"Marking buffer unmodified to avoid rewriting Babyl file as mbox file"

3) By deleting a message.
d
"Marking buffer unmodified to avoid rewriting Babyl file as mbox file"


Why do all of these leave the buffer unmodified? If Emacs crashes now,
I will lose information.


4) By expunging a message.
x
y

Finally, the buffer is marked modified.

Now if I press "s" to save the buffer, it is saved without warning,
clobbering the existing Babyl file. I was expecting a confirmation
prompt.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 2941-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2941: rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 12:58:52 -0400

> >> C-u M-x rmail RET foo RET
> >> d
> >> x
> >> y
> >> C-x C-s
> >
> > Could you propose a patch that catches this case?
>
> I can easily make this do whatever people generally want.
> I did not want to change it for one vociferous person,
> but I will gladly change to follow the general preference.

OK, I see you've done that.  Thanks.

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