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

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 2941 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#2941: rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:37:22 -0400

>     It fixes the above sequence; however I can still go from Babyl to mbox
>     with no prompting by doing:

>     C-u M-x rmail RET foo RET
>     d
>     x
>     y

> I think that y is the answer to a prompt.

> It is a feature that rmail-expunge-confirm avoids prompting twice.

I think it's generally good to avoid prompting multiple times.  But it's
also important to make sure that the user gets prompted separately for
"conversion to mbox format".


        Stefan
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