GNU bug report logs - #2941
rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:55:04 UTC

Severity: serious

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #69 received at 2941 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 2941 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2941: rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:25:31 -0400

Richard M Stallman wrote:

> Remember that s also does expunge.  If you give two commands that can
> query, you may get two quieries.
>
> This says nothing about whether one command should query the user twice.
> I find your argument unpersuasive.

I reiterate:

C-u M-x rmail RET foo RET
d
s

is one command that prompts twice (with the patch you proposed).
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