GNU bug report logs - #31737
26.1.50; Gnus does not use mailutils movemail

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:25:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 26.1.50

Fixed in version 26.2

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Colin Baxter <m43cap <at> yandex.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: , Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>, 31737 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31737: 26.1.50; Gnus does not use mailutils movemail
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 07:12:09 +0100

>>>>> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

    >> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> Cc: m43cap <at> yandex.com,
    >> 31737 <at> debbugs.gnu.org Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:47:12 +0200
    >> 
    >> Are we sure enough that '--emacs' is not needed?

    Eli> I don't know.  I don't use Gnus, and I don't really know what
    Eli> that option in Mailutils does.  If someone here can explain
    Eli> what it does, we can make the decision; otherwise, we will
    Eli> leave Gnus to its devices.

According to the movemail man page, the --emacs option is only used by
rmail not gnus. My email setup uses both rmail and gnus and I've never
used that option.

Best wishes,
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